Swimming and Diving Battles Lehigh in Annual Dual Meet

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lafayette competed within the annual Lafayette-Lehigh Dual Meet at Lehigh’s Jacobs Pool on Friday night time. The Leopards fell to the Mountain Hawks 210-89 (ladies) and 211-89 (males).

Diving for the ladies, junior Mia Guster loved the victory within the 1-meter dive with a remaining rating of 244.73. Guster additionally secured second within the 3-meter dive, scoring 259.43. Senior Katie Hensell achieved second and third within the 1-meter and 3-meter (235.95, 233.48). Sophomore Amelia Mee scored 233.25 for third place.

Senior Isabella Van Ess snagged second-place finishes within the 100-yard breaststroke and 400-yard IM (1:04.88, 4:28.72). Freshman Francesca DiGiovanni earned second within the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.12. DiGiovanni completed third within the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.21). Classmate Kayley Hudson garnered third within the 1000-yard freestyle (11:12.86) and senior Ella DeSalvo secured third within the 100 breast (1:08.67).

Freshman Mya Uku and sophomore Meghan Robinson reeled in a pair of third-place finishes within the 100-yard backstroke (57.80) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.55). Junior Abigail Bebel positioned third in each the 200-yard butterfly and 400 IM (2:07.45, 4:36.07). Junior Natalie Johnson took dwelling third within the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly with occasions of 24.25 and 57.39.

Diving for the boys, junior Landon Orth claimed victories within the 1- and 3-meter dives with scores of 303.83 and 296.25. Classmate Trey Telleen loved second and third place within the 1-meter (259.35) and 3-meter (243.98). Senior Peter Curtis reeled in second within the 3-meter (273.23) and third within the 1-meter (258.98). 

Freshman Justin Tucker took dwelling second within the 200 fly and 400 IM with occasions of 1:51.46 and 4:01.62. Freshman Leo Frein, senior Sean McManus and junior Alexander Reihl every earned third within the 100 again (49.96), 200 fly (1:52.78) and 50 free (20.79).

Next up, the Lafayette divers will head to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for the Retriever Diving Invite on Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.