2008 Woodie Awards
Lewis swimmers gasp for air early in season
Both men's and women's teams were in action last week
Joe Tippett
Issue date: 11/25/05 Section: Sports
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The Lewis swimmers continued to swim well last week, but the teams still struggled to get wins as they faced tough competition when traveled to Michigan and Minnesota.
The Flyer men experienced their first losing streak of the year, finishing fourth of four teams in the St. Cloud State Invitational and losing to Grand Valley State a few days later. The women's team lost their fifth meet in a row, repeating what the men did by finishing fourth in the St. Cloud State Invitational and also falling to Grand Valley State. However, the meets were not a total loss, as individuals from both teams continued their strong swimming.
Both teams were up against very stiff competition at St. Cloud State as they faced off with NCAA Division I program Wisconsin-Green Bay, North Dakota University and the host St. Cloud State. Sophomore Jevgenijs Pesins led the Flyers by winning the 100-meter butterfly, and placing third in the 200 freestyle, 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley. Micheal Lapustin also continued to help the team by coming in second in the 100-meter backstroke , 200-meter backstroke and 50-meter freestyle. Both Pesins and Lapustin also played key roles in the Flyers finishing second in the 400-meter medley relay that also featured junior Steve O'Leary and freshman Jeff Martin. The Flyers' day was rounded out with strong performances from Adam Brown, Tim Farmer, and Greg Marx, but it was not enough as they finished in fourth place.
The women's luck was not much better as the men, as they met a similar fate that day, but much like the men came out with several strong individual performances. The combination of freshman Mary Jung, sophomore Stephanie White-Olson and junior Michelle Sliva once again led the Flyer women.
Jung tied for third in the 100-meter freestyle, placed fourth in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter freestyle and finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle. White-Olson was third in the 200-meter breaststroke and eighth in the 100-meter breaststroke while Sliva finished seventh in the 100-meter butterfly.
The Flyer men experienced their first losing streak of the year, finishing fourth of four teams in the St. Cloud State Invitational and losing to Grand Valley State a few days later. The women's team lost their fifth meet in a row, repeating what the men did by finishing fourth in the St. Cloud State Invitational and also falling to Grand Valley State. However, the meets were not a total loss, as individuals from both teams continued their strong swimming.
Both teams were up against very stiff competition at St. Cloud State as they faced off with NCAA Division I program Wisconsin-Green Bay, North Dakota University and the host St. Cloud State. Sophomore Jevgenijs Pesins led the Flyers by winning the 100-meter butterfly, and placing third in the 200 freestyle, 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley. Micheal Lapustin also continued to help the team by coming in second in the 100-meter backstroke , 200-meter backstroke and 50-meter freestyle. Both Pesins and Lapustin also played key roles in the Flyers finishing second in the 400-meter medley relay that also featured junior Steve O'Leary and freshman Jeff Martin. The Flyers' day was rounded out with strong performances from Adam Brown, Tim Farmer, and Greg Marx, but it was not enough as they finished in fourth place.
The women's luck was not much better as the men, as they met a similar fate that day, but much like the men came out with several strong individual performances. The combination of freshman Mary Jung, sophomore Stephanie White-Olson and junior Michelle Sliva once again led the Flyer women.
Jung tied for third in the 100-meter freestyle, placed fourth in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter freestyle and finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle. White-Olson was third in the 200-meter breaststroke and eighth in the 100-meter breaststroke while Sliva finished seventh in the 100-meter butterfly.
