Dec. 19, 2007

SWIMMING: Lutes Break for Christmas, Then Off to California

THIS WEEK: Pacific Lutheran has time off for Christmas break before returning to action on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the CLU Winter Invitational in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

TIME OFF, THEN BACK TO WORK: The PLU swim team returns to action early in the new year when they compete against four other teams in the 2008 CLU Winter Invitational hosted by California Lutheran University. Joining the Lutes at the invitational will be UC Santa Cruz, Whitworth, Fresno Pacific and host Cal Lutheran. The one-day meet gets underway at 9 a.m. There will be 16 events, including diving and only two relays, in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

HOME DUALS COMING UP: Following the CLU Winter Invitational, the Lutes will conclude their regular season schedule with four home duals. They host College of Idaho on Jan. 12, Lewis & Clark on Jan. 18, Whitworth on Jan. 19, and Willamette on Jan. 26. The Lutes will serve as the host school for the Northwest Conference Championships scheduled fro Feb. 8-10 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

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