Nov. 9, 2007

Lutes Sweep Pacific in Conference Swimming Action

Meet Results

FOREST GROVE - Pacific Lutheran rode the strength of sheer numbers to a sweep of a Northwest Conference swimming meet with the host Pacific Boxers on Friday night. The PLU men beat the Boxers, 138-59, while the Lute women won by a score of 145-48.

With the victories, the Lute men improve to 2-0 in conference while the women are now 1-1.

Freshman Jay Jones led the PLU men with a pair of victories, taking top honors in the 400-yard individual medley (4:27.56) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.00). Jones also swam a leg on PLU's winning 400 medley relay team (3:46.64). Other PLU winners in the men's competition were Bryce Manso in the 1000 freestyle (11:57.51), Ben Lilly in the 50 freestyle (22.68), Alex Limoges in the 200 butterfly (2:12.94), Andy Stetzler in the 100 freestyle (49.79), and Luke Thomas in the 500 freestyle (5:01.42).

Another Lute freshman, Jessie Klauder, paced the Lute women with a pair of victories, winning the 400-yard individual medley (4:50.95) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:35.41). Other PLU winners were Alyssa Zakzewski in the 1000 freestyle (12:46.02), Dayna Blauvelt in the 200 freestyle (2:07.02), Laura Brade in the 200 butterfly (2:26.00), Tara Johnson in the 100 freestyle (1:00.96), and Casey Jackson in the 200 backstroke (2:22.88). The Lutes also won the 400 medley relay (4:25.71) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:55.41)

Pacific Lutheran returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday with a Northwest Conference dual against Linfield in McMinnville, Ore.

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