Army vs Lehigh
- Friday, January 28, 2022
- West Point, NY
- Results
- Scores:
- Women: Army 190, Lehigh 109
- Men: Army 194.5, Lehigh 94.5
Courtesy: Army Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point swimming & diving team defended Crandall Pool on Friday night, sweeping Patriot League foe Lehigh in the Black Knights’ final dual of the 2021-22 campaign. The men’s team defeated the Mountain Hawks 194.5-94.5, while the women claimed a 190-109 margin of victory.
Throughout the course of the action, the Cadets claimed top finishes in 22 of 32 events. The men’s side posted 12 first-place performances and the women racked up 10. Aurelie Migault led the program with three first-place swims, as she touched the wall first in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events and additionally picked up a win in the 200 Medley Relay.
Prior to the start of the meet, head coach Brandt Nigro and his staff honored the team’s 11-member senior class. Despite the effects of COVID-19, the group has racked up over 30 combined dual victories and seen numerous program records broken.
The Men’s Meet
For the second-straight outing, Army (6-3, 2-1 PL) used the early races to build its lead. After turning in the top two spots in the 200 Medley Relay, the Cadets went on to sweep both the 1000- and 200-yard freestyle, claiming 47 of the first 55 points available.
The Mountain Hawks battled back in the 100-yard backstroke, as Joe Huber tied for third with Johan Pretorius for the team’s highest finish of the opening events. Army’s breaststroke trio of Evan Yoo, Bruce Bannister and Nate Wilson then got the Cadets their third sweep with their performances in the 100-yard race.
After six events, Lehigh was finally able to claim its first victory of the night, as a 0.01-second differential put Glenn Lasco ahead of second-place Ian Shahan in the 50 Free. The win was one of the last that the Mountain Hawks earned, as Army went on to take the top three spots in two of the next five individual events, achieving the feat in the 200 Back and 200 Breast.
The duo of Isaac Newman and David Manelis led the Cadets in the diving event, as each of them finished the night with a triumph. Newman’s 328.35 earned him first place on the 3-meter board, while Manelis took home the 1M event with a mark of 371.85.
Army had only exhibition entries in the final two events of the evening, the 200 IM and the 400 Free Relay, which allowed its visitors to collect a free 31 points. With the result, the Black Knights improve to 48-0 all-time in duals with Lehigh.
The Women’s Meet
The Black Knights (4-6, 1-2 PL) started off the meet strong, taking the top two spots in the 200 Medley Relay to secure 15 early points. Though the Mountain Hawks responded with back-to-back wins, Lauren Carag got the team back on top when she took home the 100 Back by over a full second.
Following Carag’s performance, Army got a boost in scoring when the trio of Migault, Maggie McDonald and Sarah Platt swept the 100 Breast. Melinda Zhang and Erica Esterly also contributed to the momentum with first- and third-place swims in the 200 Fly.
Despite the push from the Black Knights, Lehigh kept the pressure on and took home both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle before Migault stopped the streak with her performance in the 200 Breast, marking her third victory of the night.
On the boards, the Cadets earned significant points from Minh Donnell, Abigail Gibbs and Acacia Chai, who took the top three spots on both the 1- and 3-meter board. Donnell’s winning score of 293.55 stood as the most points of the day.
The teams traded wins down the stretch, with Lehigh taking the 500 Free and 400 Freestyle Relay and Army controlling the 100 Fly and 200 IM. The Mountain Hawks’ late victories made no difference, as the Black Knights went on to turn in their second-largest dual victory of the year.
Men’s Event Winners
200 Medley Relay – Jacob Powell, Evan Zhang, Ian Shahan, Owen Harlow – 1:29.83
1000 Free – CJ Bernauer – 9:37.09
200 Free – Ian Tansill – 1:40.97
100 Breast – Evan Yoo – 55.43
200 Fly – Jack Mowery – 1:49.89
3M Dive – Isaac Newman – 328.35
100 Free – Owen Harlow – 45.26
200 Back – Sam Wesley – 1:50.75
200 Breast – Evan Zhang – 2:00.11
500 Free – Evan Yoo – 4:32.35
100 Fly – Ian Shahan – 50.85
1M Dive – David Manelis – 371.85
Women’s Event Winners
200 Medley Relay – Lauren Carag, Aurelie Migault, Angela Huang, Sammie Edwards – 1:46.18
100 Back – Lauren Carag – 58.20
100 Breast – Aurelie Migault – 1:05.81
200 Fly – Melinda Zhang – 2:03.68
1M Dive – Minh Donnell – 293.55
200 Back – Mary Rotenberg – 2:05.70
200 Breast – Aurelie Migault – 2:23.00
100 Fly – Meghan Cole – 56.25
3M Dive – Minh Donnell – 291.23
200 IM – Melinda Zhang – 2:08.81
Coach’s Corner
“Tonight was the perfect way to end our dual meet season. The night started with a special ceremony to recognize our Firsties and thank them for everything they done for this program over the years. To me especially, having the opportunity to send them out on a great note was very meaningful. From start to finish, we performed well both on the boards and in the pool. Our divers got it done, setting numerous personal bests and breaking several plebe records. Swimming-wise, we built off last week’s home meet and kept swimming fast and putting up in-season bests. We were able to mix up our line-up tonight and move people so they could get more experience in their secondary events, which is important as we head into the Patriot League Championships. Eighteen days to go and we are excited to get back in the pool tomorrow and keep working towards our goals.” – Head Coach Brandt Nigro
What’s Next
The Black Knights will have two weeks off of competition before hosting the Army Invite, which is scheduled to run from Friday, Feb. 11 through Saturday, Feb. 12. Details regarding the competition at Crandall Pool, including start times and participating teams, will be shared as they are finalized.
Courtesy: Lehigh Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Fifth year senior Ann Foley once again dominated the pool in her events, swimming to three first-place finishes on the night, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team to victory over Army West Point, falling 190-109 Friday night at Crandall Pool. The loss is the Mountain Hawks’ (4-3, 2-2 PL) third straight to conclude the dual meet season for the 2021-22 campaign.
Foley totaled three of Lehigh’s six first-place finishes for the meet, while first years Natalie Martin and Maggie Mikalic each swam to victories in their events, while a relay team got the Mountain Hawks a win in the final event of the evening.
Martin opened up the night with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:33.79. Mikalic came in second with a time of 10:38.08.
Foley got her first of three wins in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:51.82. She also picked up victories in the 50-yard free (23.57) and the 100-yard free (51.41).
Mikalic won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.68 while Martin finished in second this time around at 5:12.07.
The Mountain Hawks closed the night with a victory in the 400-yard free relay as the team of Ashley Carper, Noel Fresa, Mikalic and Foley swam to a time of 3:30.00.
Lehigh competes in the final meet before Patriot League Championships next weekend at the ESU Invite hosted by East Stroudsburg. The quad-meet will feature ESU, Kutztown and Millersville. The event kicks off at 1 p.m.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – It was quite the night that the Lehigh men’s swimming and diving team planned for, falling to Army West Point, 194.5-94.5 Friday evening at Crandall Pool in the final dual meet of the season. The Mountain Hawks (2-5, 1-3 PL) drop their third straight meet heading into the final weekend before Patriot League Championships.
Lehigh tallied four first-place finishes on the night including a relay win that was a 1-2-3 finish for the Mountain Hawks.
Senior Owen Thomas got the first win of the night for Lehigh in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming to a time of 51.06. Fifth year senior Joe Huber came in third at 52.16. Senior Glenn Lasco finished first in the 50-yard freestyle with at time of 20.96 and Miles Cox got the final individual win in the 200-yard IM (1:58.52).
The most impressive showing of the night came in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the Mountain Hawks took the entire podium with a 1-2-3 finish. The team of Alex Patti, Aiden McCurley, Tim Norris and Connor Goodyear came in first with a time of 3:10.40. In second was Caleb Eberly, Janik Wing, Nick Lynam and Keagan Casey (3:16.32), while Andrew Sukach, Sean Davis, Jake Stafford and Connor Drucis finished third (3:27.08).
On the diving boards, senior Addison Cochran picked up a pair of third-place finishes in the one-meter dive (246.53) and the three-meter (223.73).
Lehigh competes in the final meet before Patriot League Championships next weekend at the ESU Invite hosted by East Stroudsburg. The quad-meet will feature ESU, Kutztown and Millersville. The event kicks off at 1 p.m.