Results

TACOMA, Wash. - The Pacific Lutheran University men's swimming team won the final two events of the night on Friday but came up just short against Linfield College, stumbling 114-91 in a Northwest Conference dual meet at the PLU Pool.
 
The Lutes did their best to close the gap over the final two events with Seth Koivisto and Sam Kawakami going one-two in the 100-yard breaststroke before Charlie Cutter, Phillip Hecksel, Bradley Jerome, and Elijah Singstad finished off the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Koivisto finished in one minute, 0.07 seconds to take the win in the 100 breaststroke while Kawakami touched the wall in 1:02.88. The Lute relay won in decisive fashion, stopping the clock in 1:28.89 and finishing almost six seconds ahead of the Wildcats. 

"Another nail biter. I love these meets because it allows this team to show its heart," said Head Coach Matt Sellman. "We were down and out about halfway through the meet and were in a bad place regarding the score. But they responded with great attitude and toughness, finishing with a flurry of wins. The men just missed the win but earned their respect in the end with some big victories to finish close. I'm so impressed with the winning attitude this team exudes when under pressure. Great teams with a success focused culture do that. It was lots of fun."
 
PLU opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay with Jacob Goodman, Koivisto, Hecksel, and Hayden Mortensen turning in an effort of 1:38.37. 
 
PLU received second place showings from Jerome in the 1,000-yard freestyie (10:22.52), Jackson Curtis in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.64), Mortensen in the 50-yard freestyle (22.28), Singstad in the 100-yard freestyle (49.22), and Goodman in the 100-yard backstroke (53.41).
 
PLU returns to the pool tomorrow afternoon, hosting NWC rival Pacific University at 1 p.m.