Dec. 2, 2006

Men Second, Women Fourth at the NWC Invitational

Session Two Results
Session Three Results
Team Scores

Jason Hesla

Matthew Kim

The Northwest Invitational swim meet came to a close today at the Pacific Lutheran pool and when all was said and done the Lutes proved they were for real this year. The men’s team placed second out of the nine-team field with 410 points behind Linfield, which scored 505. The women’s team finished fourth in a 10-team competition won for the second straight year by Lewis & Clark.

Highlights for the Lutes from day two included three different individual event winners. Jason Helsa led the charge by winning the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke in times of 1:04.25 and 2:21.77. Matthew Kim was the other individual winner on the men’s side with a victory in the 100 yard butterfly in a time of 55.57. Jessie Donovan was today’s only winner on the women’s team. Donovan tied her season best of 1:00.51 in the 100 yard backstroke, good enough for the win.

Other highlights from day two include the pair from Lewis & Clark College of Lindsay Nixon and Koy Collier. Nixon won the 400 yard IM and 100 yard butterfly while Collier won the 200 yard freestyle and the 100 yard freestyle. They were named the outstanding female swimmers of the meet.

This meet marks the end of competition of the Lutes until January. The next meet is January 12, against Lewis & Clark in Portland, Ore.

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