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Lafayette Competes in Quad Meet at Navy

Van Ess finishes first in 200 breast; Orth breaks school record in 1-meter dive

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Lafayette Swimming and diving faced American, Bucknell and Navy in a quad meet on Saturday at Navy's Lejeune Hall. 

For the women individually, sophomore Isabella Van Ess snagged a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke for the second meet in a row with a final time of 2:22.42. Freshmen Daisy Decker and Natalie Johnson placed fourth and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.97) and 100-yard fly (59.27), respectively. Sophomore Emma Luttrell swam a 4:44.35 in the 400-yard IM for a fifth-place finish while freshman Diedre Scudder took home fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.05). 

On the men's side, juniors Peter Kawash and Andrew Campbell finished second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.60) and 400-yard IM (4:10.83), respectively. Fellow junior Avery Letourneau placed third in the 100-yard fly, swimming a 51.25. Freshman Charlie Barker ended in fifth in the 100-yard fly (53.27) and senior James Lapsley finished with fifth- and fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke (53.14, 1:58.72).

In the diving competition, freshman Landon Orth placed sixth in the 1-meter dive, breaking the school record with a score of 293.85. He also pulled off a sixth-place finish in the 3-meter as well with a 278.20 finish.

For the women, junior Shaylee Daniels led the way with 11th- and 12th-place finishes (220.40, 226.35).

In relays, both the women and men reeled in second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle. Freshmen Sarah Newman, Natalie Johnson and Caroline Schenck and junior Maggie Ivie worked together for a 1:38.10 finish for the women, and juniors Timothy Jimenez and Peter Kawash, sophomore Tommy Weber and freshman Alexander Reihl swam to a time of 1:24.98 for the men.

Both the men (170-122) and women beat American (151-144). The Leopards fell to Bucknell (217-81 men, 226-74 women) and Navy (159-120 men, 159-124 women).

The Maroon and White next compete at Lehigh on Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kurtis Campbell

Kurtis Campbell

IM/Fr/Fly
Junior
Shaylee Daniels

Shaylee Daniels

Diving
Junior
Maggie Ivie

Maggie Ivie

Back/Free/Fly
Junior
Timothy Jimenez

Timothy Jimenez

Free/Back
Junior
Peter Kawash

Peter Kawash

Back/IM
Junior
James Lapsley

James Lapsley

Back
Senior
Emma Luttrell

Emma Luttrell

Fly/IM/Free
Sophomore
Isabella Van Ess

Isabella Van Ess

IM/Breast
Sophomore
Tommy Weber

Tommy Weber

Free
Sophomore
Daisy Decker

Daisy Decker

Free
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kurtis Campbell

Kurtis Campbell

Junior
IM/Fr/Fly
Shaylee Daniels

Shaylee Daniels

Junior
Diving
Maggie Ivie

Maggie Ivie

Junior
Back/Free/Fly
Timothy Jimenez

Timothy Jimenez

Junior
Free/Back
Peter Kawash

Peter Kawash

Junior
Back/IM
James Lapsley

James Lapsley

Senior
Back
Emma Luttrell

Emma Luttrell

Sophomore
Fly/IM/Free
Isabella Van Ess

Isabella Van Ess

Sophomore
IM/Breast
Tommy Weber

Tommy Weber

Sophomore
Free
Daisy Decker

Daisy Decker

Freshman
Free