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Results: 43 Record(s) Found.

Posted: 11/28/2012
Four Mountain Hawks set to compete at USA Winter Nationals
Lehigh will send four swimmers to compete in the USA Swimming AT&T Winter National Championships hosted by the University of Texas. The event, which will be held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, is set to begin Thursday morning and will conclude on Saturday.
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Posted: 11/16/2012
Mountain Hawks sweep Lafayette for fifth straight season
The Lehigh men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams used an impressive all-around effort, sweeping Lafayette on Friday for the fifth straight season. The men picked up a 172-126 win while the women were victorious, 169-125.
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Posted: 11/16/2012
Lehigh earns impressive 169-125 win at Lafayette
The Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team picked up a 169-125 win over Lafayette on Friday in a dominant team effort. The Mountain Hawks (1-2) placed first in 12 of 14 swimming events to beat Lafayette for a fifth straight year.
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Posted: 11/15/2012
Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry resumes in the pool Friday in Easton
In another tradition of Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry week will be renewed Friday night in Easton as the Lehigh swimming and diving teams will compete against Lafayette at 6 p.m. at Ruef Natatorium. The Mountain Hawks will be looking sweep their rivals for the fifth straight year. The meet will be just one of several competitions between the two schools this week, culminating in Saturday’s football game at Fisher Stadium.
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Posted: 11/12/2012
Patterson recognized as Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week
Lehigh freshman Courtney Patterson has been named the Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week following her strong performance this weekend at Princeton’s Big Al Open. Patterson was Lehigh’s top finisher in four different events and picked up the lone event win for the Mountain Hawk women in two days of competition.
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Posted: 11/10/2012
Patterson paces Lehigh Saturday at Big Al Open
Freshman Courtney Patterson won the women’s 200 yard freestyle and led Lehigh in three events as the Mountain Hawks wrapped-up action at the Big Al Invite Saturday at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool. Patterson won the 200 free in Saturday’s morning session and followed up with a second place finish in the 1650 free and a ninth place finish in the 200 fly in Saturday’s evening session.
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Posted: 11/09/2012
Lehigh women open up action in New Jersey
The Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team returned to the pool Friday night with the opening session of the Big Al Invite at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool. The Mountain Hawks competed in four events, taking on Georgetown, Fordham, TCNJ and the host Tigers in their first competition since losing at Colgate on October 27.
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Posted: 11/08/2012
Mountain Hawks return to pool at Big Al Open in New Jersey
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will head to New Jersey this weekend to compete in the Big Al Open Friday and Saturday at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool. The Mountain Hawks will compete against Fordham, Georgetown, TCNJ and the host Tigers in what will be Lehigh’s first competition in two weeks.
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Posted: 10/31/2012
Lehigh Athletics update on competitions through Sunday November 4
The Lehigh Valley has been one of the areas in Pennsylvania hardest hit by the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The following is an update from Lehigh Athletics on the status of its scheduled competitions (both home and away) for this week and weekend.
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Posted: 10/27/2012
Lehigh women come up short against strong Colgate squad
Despite a valiant effort, the Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team dropped its first Patriot League meet to Colgate 79-32 Saturday at Lineberry Natatorium. The Mountain Hawks hung tough against the perennial league championship contending Raiders, and a strong Yale squad that also competed in the meet as an exhibition.
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Posted: 10/26/2012
Mountain Hawks head to Colgate for first league meet
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will compete in their second meet of the season when they travel to Hamilton, N.Y. Saturday to take on the Colgate Raiders. Both teams will look to bounce back from hard-fought losses in their season opening meets when they begin Patriot League competition against the Raiders. Yale will also compete in the event, but its swimmers will not count towards scoring.
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Posted: 10/19/2012
Mountain Hawks edged by WCU in season-opener Friday night
Several Lehigh freshmen impressed in their college debuts, but the Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team dropped a narrow 122-119 decision to visiting West Chester in their season-opening meet Friday at Jacobs Pool. The Mountain Hawks won eight of 13 events, but an undermanned diving squad gave up 28 points on the boards.
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Posted: 10/16/2012
Lehigh Lights the Night in support of swimming alumna Jill Rann
This past Saturday, October 13 marked another wonderful year to celebrate the health and prosperity of former Lehigh swimmer Jill Rann ’12. Members of the Lehigh swimming and diving program joined Rann and her family at the annual Light the Night Walk at Northampton Community College.
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Posted: 09/26/2012
Patriot League announces women's swimming and diving preseason poll
The Mountain Hawks will look to build off of last year’s momentum heading into the 2012-2013 season, as Patriot League preseason polls were announced on Wednesday. Lehigh was predicted to finish fourth, finishing the voting with 63 points in the poll, which was voted on by the league’s coaches and Sports information directors.
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Posted: 09/14/2012
Lehigh swimmers and divers fight breast cancer in NYC
The Lehigh swimming and diving team helped fight breast cancer by running in the Susan G. Komen 5k Greater New York City Race for the Cure, Sunday September 9 in Central Park. The Mountain Hawks’ sixth straight year of participating in the event saw 50 swimmers and divers plus alumni and family members run.
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Posted: 09/06/2012
Lehigh welcomes 12 newcomers to swimming and diving program
As the Lehigh swimming and diving team returns to campus and begins preparations for the 2012-13 season, head coach Rob Herb has announced the addition of 13 student-athletes who will join the Mountain Hawks program. Herb has bolstered his women’s roster with eight freshmen, while the men welcome four freshmen plus one transfer, who is already familiar with the Mountain Hawks’ program.
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Posted: 07/20/2012
Record 11 Mountain Hawks named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
A record 11 Lehigh student-athletes were recently recognized as recipients of the 2012 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award as named earlier this week by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Eight different Lehigh athletic programs are represented, including men’s and women’s cross country and track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s golf, women’s swimming and diving, women’s soccer and softball.
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Posted: 07/20/2012
Lehigh women named to CSCAA Scholar All-America team
The Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team was honored for their hard work in the classroom as the Mountain Hawks earned Scholar All-American Team honors for the 2012 spring semester from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. To earn this distinction, a swimming and diving team must have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average for the semester. Lehigh’s women were recognized for having a 3.33 team GPA in the spring.
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Posted: 06/20/2012
Lehigh places 93 women on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
As part of a week-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the Patriot League announced all seven of its women’s winter/spring Academic Honor Rolls on Wednesday. Lehigh was well represented as the Mountain Hawks accounted for 93 of the over 650 women’s student-athletes named to the honor roll.
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Posted: 04/28/2012
Lehigh holds annual Hall of Fame induction banquet and ceremony
Lehigh held its annual Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall Fame banquet and induction ceremony on Saturday April 28, 2012 on the university’s Asa Packer Campus. Volleyball standout Kim (Freedman) Kellow ’99 was inducted following her election in the class of 2011, while former swimming and diving coach and director of admissions Bruce Gardiner and University Board of Trustees Chairman and former lacrosse student-athlete Dan Smith ’71 were inducted as part of a special election process.
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Posted: 02/27/2012
Sonderegger named to Academic All-Patriot League team
Lehigh junior diver Daniela Sonderegger was one of 11 female swimmers and divers named to the Academic All-Patriot League team, announced Monday. The Costa Rica native is a political science major with a 3.71 cumulative grade point average. She has been a Dean’s List student in multiple semesters and last summer was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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Posted: 02/22/2012
Seven Mountain Hawks named to All-Patriot League teams
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams placed seven student-athletes on the All-Patriot League teams announced Wednesday. Freshman Alissa Leung led the way earning first team honors, while junior Emily DiDonato joined five men: senior Connor Styles, juniors Alex Aboud and Frank Cuzzola, sophomore Chris Hoke and freshman Danny Bennett in receiving second team laurels.
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Posted: 02/18/2012
Lehigh men finish fourth, women fifth at Patriot League Championships
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams completed a strong showing at the Patriot League Championships as competition wrapped-up Saturday night at Navy’s Lejeune Hall. Three more school records fell on Saturday bringing Lehigh’s total for the championships to seven. The Mountain Hawk men finished in fourth place with 460 points, while the women placed fifth with 317.5 points.
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Posted: 02/17/2012
Two school records fall on day two of PL Championships
Two more school records fell as Lehigh completed the second day of competition at the Patriot League Championships Friday at Navy’s Lejeune Hall. Junior Alex Aboud broke his own school record in the 400 yard individual medley, while freshman Alissa Leung set a new school mark in the 100 yard backstroke. Lehigh’s women moved up to fifth place overall, while the men are now in fourth place.
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Posted: 02/15/2012
Mountain Hawks head to Navy for Patriot League Championships
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will travel to Navy this weekend for the 2012 Patriot League Championships – the moment the Mountain Hawks’ men’s and women’s squads have waited for all year long. The Lehigh men enter the championships following a 7-4 dual meet season while the women were 4-7.
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Posted: 02/06/2012
Leung nabs second Patriot League swimming honor of season
Lehigh freshman Alissa Leung has been named the Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday. The award is Leung’s second of the season, as she also earned Patriot League honors for her performance against Marist in the first week of January.
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Posted: 02/03/2012
Lehigh travels to Penn State for final dual meet of season
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will travel to Penn State this weekend as they attempt to down the Nittany Lions in their last dual meet of the season. The meet will serve as a final tune up for both the Lehigh men and women before the Patriot League Championships February 16-18 at Navy.
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Posted: 01/28/2012
Lehigh women snap skid with 182-112 win Saturday at Drexel
The Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team snapped a three meet losing streak Saturday with a 182-112 win over Drexel at the Drexel Pool inside the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Freshman Alissa Leung and junior Emily DiDonato once again won two individual events apiece as the Mountain Hawks won nine of the 16 events on the day to improve to 4-5 on the season.
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Posted: 01/27/2012
Mountain Hawks split their squads for pair of weekend meets
The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will split their squads this weekend to compete in two meets on Saturday. With the Patriot League Championships now just three weeks away, Lehigh’s top swimmers will compete in a dual meet at Drexel, while the rest of the Mountain Hawks will swim at the Navy Invitational in Annapolis, Md.
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Posted: 01/21/2012
Mountain Hawks come up short in loss to Bucknell on Senior Day
Freshman Alissa Leung and junior Emily DiDonato each won two individual events to lead Lehigh in its final home meet of the season, a 189-111 loss to Bucknell Saturday at Jacobs Pool. The Mountain Hawks totaled five event wins against the Bison, who perennially boast one of the top women’s teams in the Patriot League.
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Posted: 01/20/2012
Mountain Hawks welcome Bucknell in final home meet of season
The Mountain Hawks return to Jacobs Pool for their final home meet of the season Saturday, as both the men and women take on the Bucknell Bison. The Lehigh men will attempt to rebound from their first dual meet loss of the season against a strong Bucknell squad, who enters the pool with a dual meet record of 6-2, while the women look to return to the win column against the 4-4 Bison.
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Posted: 01/13/2012
Lehigh women upended by Army 171-129
Freshman Alissa Leung once again swept the backstroke events, but host Army won 11 of the 16 events on the night as the Black Knights downed the Mountain Hawks 171-129 Friday night at Crandall Pool. Junior Emily DiDonato also won a pair of events for the Mountain Hawks, but the Black Knights were a bit too strong. Lehigh falls to 3-4 overall on the season and 2-2 against league opponents.
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Posted: 01/12/2012
Mountain Hawks set to swim against Army Friday at West Point
After a strong showing against Marist last week to open 2012, the Lehigh swimming and diving teams take to the road Friday, heading to the Hudson Valley region of New York to swim against Patriot League rival Army. The Mountain Hawk men will put their undefeated record on the line against a tough Black Knight squad, while Lehigh’s women will look for their third straight win over Army.
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Posted: 01/09/2012
Leung recognized as PL Female Swimmer of the Week
Lehigh freshman Alyssa Leung has been named the Patriot League’s Female Swimmer of the Week, it was announced Monday. Leung has been dominant in the backstroke early in her Lehigh career, and this past weekend swept the 100 and 200 yard back events in the Mountain Hawks’ loss to MAAC power Marist.
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Posted: 01/07/2012
Mountain Hawks swim well in loss to tough Marist squad
In its first meet in nearly six weeks, Lehigh’s women’s swimming and diving team hung tough with a very good Marist team Saturday at Jacobs Pool. The Mountain Hawks battled hard against the defending MAAC champions and had several strong individual performances in a 171-129 loss.
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Posted: 01/04/2012
Mountain Hawks return to Jacobs Pool Saturday against Marist
After more than a month away from competition, the Lehigh swimming and diving teams return to the pool on Saturday as the Mountain Hawks host the Red Foxes of Marist at Jacobs Pool. The Mountain Hawks enjoyed a strong opening semester on both the men’s and women’s sides and will look to continue that into that success into the New Year as the team works towards the Patriot League Championships in mid-February.
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Results: 43 Record(s) Found.

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