Results

SALEM, Ore.- The Pacific Lutheran University men's swimming team made a splash in its Northwest Conference opener, winning nine of the 11 events contested to steamroll host Willamette University 116-86 on Friday night.

Ethan Trieu, Seth Koivisto, Christiaan Chandler, and Phillip Hecksel collaborated to win the 400-yard medley relay to open the night, clocking a time of three minutes, 42.74 seconds.

Jeff Lozensky prevailed in the 200-yard freestyle with a winning time of 1:47.00 while Hayden Mortensen (22.47) and Charlie Cutter (23.05) went 1-2 in the 50-yard freestyle.

Trieu and Koivisto claimed the top two finishes in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking times of 2:00.64 and 2:04.71, respectively.

Mortensen tallied his second win of the night in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 49.66 while Trieu netted his third win, topping the field in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.84).

Alex Johannessen claimed the win in the 500-yard freestyle (4:55.64) while Koivisto took top billing in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.62).

PLU wrapped up the night with a five-second win in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Mortensen, Hecksel, Cutter, and Johannessen logging a time of 3:20.07.

"The team had a great first dual," said Head Coach Matt Sellman. "We swam well in many events but definitely showed some rust in the 200 strokes and in handling the rigors of a full order of events. We had some impressive swims, especially from our newcomers. Alex had good swims all night and we look forward to preparing for L&C and finishing a great first weekend."

The Lutes are back in the water tomorrow afternoon, facing Lewis & Clark College at 1p.m. in Portland.