Pirates Scuttle Lutes in NWC Meet

Meet Results

Lacey Wear - Two event winner

PARKLAND - Northwest Conference power Whitworth swept a dual meet from host Pacific Lutheran on Saturday afternoon. The Pirate men coasted to a 140-65 victory, while the women's team posted a 124-80 victory.

PLU's Jessie Klauder duplicated her double victory from yesterday's win against Lewis & Clark by taking the 1000 freestyle (11:19.20) and the 100 freestyle (56.84). The only other individual winner for the Lutes was Casey Jackson in the 200 backstroke (2:1.94). Jackson was also part of the winning 400 medley relay for the Lutes. Despite these great performances by Jackson and Klauder, Whitworth was just too deep for the Lutes. Brittany Gresset and Samantha Kephart both won two events for the Pirates, Gresset in the 200 individual medley (2:19.75) and 200 freestyle (2:05.35) and Kephart in the 50 freestyle (25.39) and 200 butterfly (2:10.59).

On the men’s side, the five-time defending NWC champion Pirates were too much for the Lutes to handle as Whitworth won every event. Whitworth had three double-event winners. David Dolphay won the 500 freestyle (4:54.71) and 1000 freestyle (9:58.93), Michael Woodward finished first in the 200 individual medley (1:58.42) and 200 freestyle (1:49.81), and Justin Brandler took home the 50 freestyle (22.71) and 100 freestyle (50.18).

For the Lutes, Andy Stetzler and Jay Jones both finished runner-up in two events. Stetzler was second in the 1000 freestyle (10:05.42) and the 500 freestyle (4:7.34), while Jones was runner up in the 200 butterfly (2:09.58) and the 200 individual medley (2:01.35).

Pacific Lutheran competes in its final dual of the season at 1 p.m. next Saturday when it hosts the Willamette Bearcats in another Northwest Conference meet.

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