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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Annika Eisele was runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke highlighting the final day of the 2023 Northwest Conference Championships on Sunday at the King County Aquatic Center. The Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team finished the meet fourth overall in the team standings with the Lute men placing seventh.

"I cannot start to find the words or describe what we just witnessed this weekend with the Lutes. The most simple and effective way I can say it is Go Lutes," said Head Coach Andrew Lum.

"We've built our season up to these past few days, and the Lutes blew all expectations out of the water (pun intended)! Everyone stepped up and lead in all aspects of the sport with themselves, their teammates, fellow competitors, coaches, officials, and fans. They showed an immense amount of love and passion for one another through every single moment. From the first relay to our final individual swims. The Lutes announced their presence in a beautiful and boisterous way every single day. We're so proud of what they've accomplished together."

Eisele clocked a time of two minutes, 6.83 seconds in the 200-yard backstroke to log the runner-up finish and First Team All-NWC honors with Maya Lovre winning the B final and placing ninth overall in 2:13.05.

Makenzie Chan-Orcutt took third place in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the all in 2:26.90 to secure First Team All-League.

Malia Wisham, the NWC Champion in the 200-yard individual medley on Friday, continued to impress at the conference meet, finishing fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.90) while Sidney Chan-Orcutt placed seventh overall in 54.60. Both Wisham and Chan-Orcutt logged All-Conference honors for their performance.

On the men's side, Tyler Tanaka was third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.15), claiming First Team All-Conference honors while earning Second Team All-Conference in the 1,650 freestyle after placing fourth in 16:35.78.

Devin Stanley was First Team All-NWC in the 100-yard freestyle, stopping the clock in a school record time of 45.93 while Na'inoa Loo was fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:10.83.

The Lutes closed out the meet with an eighth place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Charlie Cutter, Tanaka, Loo, and Stanley finishing in 3:13.41.

All told the Lutes won 24 All-Conference honors over the four-day meet. That includes the Lute women earning 14 individual All-Conference honors and three All-Conference relays while the men had seven entries earn All-League status.   

The Pacific Lutheran women place fourth overall in the team standings after scoring 368 points. The Lutes enjoyed a 27-point buffer over fifth place Whitworth University. Linfield University secured the conference title, scoring 693 points with Whitman College taking second billing with 638 points over the four-days.

The Lute men finished the meet with 237 points, rising one spot from Saturday and edging eighth place George Fox University by nine points. Whitman College hoisted the league crown, scoring 625 points with Whitworth University runner-up with 610.5 points.