The Pioneer swim teams fell in a sweep against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Friday night as the women lose a heartbreaking meet 103-102 and the men fall 156-40.
The Lewis and Clark swim teams fell to The Whitman Missionaries in their final home meet of the 2007-08 season on Saturday afternoon with scores of 112-92 for the women and 141-49 for the men.
The Pioneer swim teams started the second half of their season split well on Friday night, posting a win verus the Pacific Boxers with scores of 136-45 for the women and 95-84 for the men.
The Pioneer women swim team expanded their day one lead to earn a team victory at the Northwest Invitational. Koy Collier was named the Female Swimmer of the Meet. The men's team finished sixth.
The Pioneer swim teams fell in their dual meet versus the Whitworth Pirates on Friday night with a women's score of 121-84 and a men's score of 139-53.
Both the LC men's and women's swim teams captured victories, each taking first place in 8 of their 11 events in their dual against Willamette on Friday evening.
The Pioneer swim teams placed three individuals in the top-15 at the NWC Sprints on Friday. The Pioneer women's team placed third in Saturday's relay meet.
The Pioneer team kicked off the 2007-08 season with a win for both the men and the women in a dual meet today against the Yotes of the College of Idaho.
Former Puget Sound Assistant Coach Chris Fantz has been named the new Head Swim Coach and Director of Aquatics at Lewis & Clark, effective immediately.
The Pioneer men's swimming team was named a NCAA Division III Academic All-American team by the CSCAA. Their team GPA was the 20th best among all Division III schools. The Pioneer women's team also earned Academic All-American team honors. Lewis & Clark was the only Northwest Conference school to earn the distinction.
The Lewis & Clark College Department of PE & Athletics is preparing to welcome in a class of talented first-year student athletes. With more students committing to Pioneer athletics every day, the Pioneers already have 102 recruited student-athletes who have paid deposits to attend the school in the fall. This is over a 100% increase above the number of new student-athletes that arrived on Palatine Hill last fall. Click on the above link to read more about the incoming swimmers.