EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette swimming and diving hosted Lehigh at Weinstein Natatorium for the annual rivalry meet and senior night on Friday. The men's and women's teams fell to the Mountain Hawks, the men 210-90 and the women 178-120.
A total of 10 pool records were broken from a mix of athletes on the Lafayette and Lehigh teams.Â
Senior diver Shaylee Daniels broke the school record for the women in the 1-meter dive with a score of 267.90, qualifying for the NCAA Division I Zone A Regionals. Daniels broke the school record in the 3-meter dive as well, scoring 255.08. In the 1- and 3-meter dives, the senior secured second place.
Junior Isabella Van Ess broke the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.72) with a second-place finish as well as the school and pool records in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.14) and a victory.
The relay team of seniors Maggie Ivie and Sophia Toomey, sophomore Natalie Johnson and Van Ess snagged second in the 200-yard medley with a final time of 1:45.61, surpassing the school record.
Sophomore diver Landon Orth snapped the pool record for the men in the 3-meter dive with a score of 305.18, reeling in first place.
Senior Kurtis Campbell swam for a time of 9:22.54 in the 1000-yard free, establishing a new pool record and garnering first.
Swimming for the women, Ivie secured second in the 100-yard backstroke with a final time of 58.31. Freshman Sarah Green captured a second-place finish in the 50-yard free, finishing in 24.53. Junior Emma Luttrell placed third in the 1000-yard free (10:36.55) as did Toomey in the 100-yard fly (57.87).
Sophomores Diedre McKenna Scudder, Abigail Bebel and Johnson each reeled in a third-place finish in the 200-yard free (1:56.91), 200-yard fly (2:07.48) and 100-yard free (53.42), respectively.
For the men, juniors Tommy Weber and Sean McManus each collected second in the 200-yard free (1:41.63) and 200-yard fly (1:52.91), while senior Avery LeTourneau secured second in the 100-yard fly (50.05). Sophomore Alexander Zoldan snagged second and third in the 500-yard free and 1000-yard free (4:35.77, 9:29.72).
Senior Jack Oleson garnered second place in the 200-yard breaststroke and third in the 100-yard breaststroke (2:06.61, 57.09). Classmate Peter Kawash took home third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.90) and sophomore Alexander Reihl swam for third spot in both the 50-yard free and 100-yard free (20.97, 45.91).
Diving for the women, Gianna Bobrowski placed third in the 1-meter dive with a score of 238.13.
On the men's side, junior Peter Curtis finished second in both diving events, scoring a 275.78 in the 1-meter and a 301.28 in the 3-meter. Sophomore Trey Telleen managed third in the 1- and 3-meter events (265.50, 231.98).
"It was a great meet. Everyone swam or dove beyond expectations. I couldn't be more proud of their accomplishments tonight," said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. "We've been through a lot the last couple of weeks with illness and injury. They all came back from it and gave it everything they had."
The Maroon and White will have some time off for training before they compete at Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 20 at 1 p.m.