Ludwig Captains Mountain Hawks to Win over Colgate

BETHLEHEM Pa. – Lehigh girls’s swimming and diving hosted Patriot League rival Colgate on Friday night time. The Mountain Hawks held off the Raiders, beating them 135-105 for his or her third straight win.

The only swimmer for Lehigh was senior Mairin Ludwig, who received two occasions within the competitors. She received her first win of the night time within the 200-yard freestyle, the place she completed in 1:52.62. Ludwig additionally received a freestyle win over 500 yards, the place she gapped the remainder of the sphere by 7.5 seconds, hitting the wall at 5:03.65. Ludwig additionally completed second within the 200-yard particular person medley with a time of two:07.87 only one second off of first place.

First years Eliza Johnson and Genevieve Cody continued their undefeated begin of their primary occasions. Johnson stored her profitable streak alive within the 200-yard backstroke, swimming 2:04.57. Cody took the win within the 50-yard freestyle, ending in 24.35. She was just one hundredths of a second away from a second freestyle win over 100 yards, however Cody’s 52.35-second race was good for second.

Lehigh had a handful of second-place finishes over different particular person swimming occasions. Sophomore Claire Coughlin within the 1000-yard freestyle (10:52.61), senior Caitlin Deitch within the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.83), and first-year Emma Gyorkos within the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.29) all secured silver-medals. 

Junior Katie Whitaker as soon as once more dominated on the diving board. In the three-meter dive, she received with a rating of 259.05, her seventh victory of the season. Whitaker completed second within the one-meter dive, her rating of 230.55 being solely six factors in need of one other title. 

The Mountain Hawks had been in a position to proceed profitable within the relay occasions. Lehigh received the 400-yard medley relay in 3:54.81, with the crew consisting of Johnson, Deitch, Cody, and sophomore Clara Moschella. The squad of Johnson, first-year Giselle Michaels, senior Juliana Guida, and sophomore Annie Gao completed first within the 200-yard freestyle relay, swimming 1:36.99.

“It has been three weeks of intense training and extremely strong efforts racing each week,” mentioned head coach Rob Herb. “We are in a good place and expectations are high.”

Lehigh will get every week off earlier than heading again on the highway. The Mountain Hawks will journey to South Orange, N.J. on November 7 to face off in opposition to Seton Hall.