January 24, 2009

Bulldogs Top Hosting Leopards

La Verne men's swimming and diving team hosted the visiting Bulldogs from the University of Redlands, but fell short in a 64-177 finish Saturday morning at the La Verne Aquatics Center.

Leopard Chad Loury finished 2nd in the 3 Meter Dive (179.30), but finished 1st in the 1 Meter Dive (168.15). Teammate Adam Kazub finished 3rd in both events with a 151.75 finish in the 1 Meter Dive and 162.95 in the 3 Meter Dive.

The Leopard 200 yard Freestyle Relay team of Johannes Geist, Cameron Denton, Brad Denton, and Andrew McKay finished 2nd with a time of 136.88. But it was sophomore Anthony Rivera who was able to make the biggest impact for La Verne's score with a 1st place finish in the 200 yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:36.21. Brett Case finished 3rd in the 100 yard Freestyle with 53.72, while Errol Stump finished 3rd in the 50 yard Freestyle.

The Leopards will hold one last conference event against Occidental College for the 2009 season, where the coaching staff will hold a special ceremony recognizing the graduating seniors. The meet will begin at 10:00am.