TACOMA, Wash. - Winning nine of the 11 events was more than enough for the Pacific Lutheran University men's swimming team to defeat Willamette University in the Northwest Conference opener ion Friday, rolling the Bearcats 138-67 at the PLU Pool.
"It was a solid start to the conference dual meet season," said Head Coach
Matt Sellman. "The team was excited and enthusiastic all night. We were definitely a little rough in the water to start the meet, but got stronger as the meet went on. We had some really good sprints and we expect to have a better day tomorrow."
James Buchanan,
Seth Koivisto, Charlie Cutter, and
Bradley Jerome kick-started the night for the Lutes (1-1, 1-0 NWC), winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:40.58 with the PLU B team taking second billing in one minute, 43.33 seconds.
Jerome breezed to the win in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:35.13 while
Jackson Curtis took home the win in the 200-yard freestyle in 27.25.
Jacob Goodman (22.45) and
Elijah Singstad (22.72) went one-two in the 50-yard freestyle while Koivisto won the 100-yard butterfly in 55.05.
Hayden Mortensen (48.35) and Singstad (48.85) took the top spots in the 100-yard freestyle while
James Buchanan (56.49) and Goodman (57.54) did the same in the 100-yard backstroke. Koivisto notched his third win of the night in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.00) with Jerome (1:02.01) and Sam Kawakami (1:03.26) in hot pursuit.
Goodman,
Phillip Hecksel, Singstad, and Mortensen capped off the night with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:28.24).
PLU returns to the pool tomorrow afternoon, hosting Lewis & Clark College at 1 p.m.
