Results
TACOMA, Wash. — The Pacific Lutheran University men's swimming squad made a splash on Saturday afternoon, winning eight of the nine events the Lutes' had entries in to steamroll Northwest Conference rival Pacific University 105-35 in a dual match at the PLU Pool.
For the second straight meet, the Lutes (4-5, 4-3 NWC) opened the dual with a win, taking top honors in the 400-yard medley relay.
Na'inoa Loo,
Luke Farag,
Tyler Tanaka, and
Dylan Dang took the victory after logging a time of four minutes, 3.8 seconds.
Aidan Koshinsky prevailed in the 200-yard freestyle, boasting a winning time of 1:56.75 while the Lutes swept the top three places in the 50-yard freestyle.
Devin Stanley headlined the charge, winning the event in 22.81 with
Ben Thompson runner-up (23.21) and Dang finishing third (24.96).
Tanaka and Loo snagged the top two spots in the 200-yard butterfly with Tanaka posting a winning effort of 2:04.12 while Loo clocked a 2:11.42.
Khosbayar Amgalan won the 100-yard freestyle, part of a 1-2-3 Lute sweep. Amgalan powered to the win in 50.17 with
Ben Thompson second in 52.25 and
Sam Johnson third in 58.68.
Dang won his second event of the day in the 500-yard freestyle, out dueling Koshinsky for the win. Dang touched the wall in 5:22.90 with Koshinsky 0.41 seconds behind.
Thomas Pringle prevailed in the 200-yard breaststroke, securing a five-second win in 2:41.69.
The Lutes wrapped up the meet with a nailbiting finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Tanaka, Loo, Thompson, and
Ben Coats taking the win by just over a half second over the Lutes' B relay team. The Lutes' top squad posted a time of 3:29.96 with the B team touching the wall in 3:30.50.
"While it's not an easy task to get in the racing mindset knowing the hurdles that Pacific was dealing with leading into the meet, we found some very creative ways to have a rock solid competition against the Boxers, and each other," said Head Coach
Andrew Lum.
"We're fortunate to flex into some newer events today for everyone, and we had a fun time with some close races. It goes to show that the Lutes will get up and game no matter who's in the other lanes. This was great preparation for our final dual meet, and senior meet, against crosstown rival UPS next week."
Pacific Lutheran closes out the dual meet schedule next Saturday, hosting crosstown rival University of Puget Sound at 1 p.m. inside the PLU Pool.
