Allegheny College Athletics - Lyons helps Gators set two pool records

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Athletes of the Week

Women's Track and Field

Beth Muller fell one win short of her second straight sprint trifecta, but still won the 55- and 200-yard dashes, to lead the Allegheny women's indoor track and field team to third place out of eight teams at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships at Denison. She was named Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year for the second straight season.

Muller repeated as the 55 champ with a time of 7.51 seconds and then successfully defended her title in the 200 (:26.37).

As the defending champ in the 400, Muller was beat out by Marissa Clardy of Oberlin. Muller finished the race in 1:00.08 while Clardy came in at :59.39.

Tony Dipre

Men's Track and Field

Allegheny's Tony Dipre set a meet record and posted an NCAA automatic-qualifying time while winning the mile at the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was also a member of the winning Distance Medley Relay team for the Gators, who placed third among nine teams at Denison.

Dipre, who was named the NCAC Distance Runner of the Year, claimed his individual win with a time of 4:10.84 and held off Denison's Makorobondo Salukombo (4:12.23). The previous meet record was set in 2009 by the Gators' Jeramie Parker (4:13.89). The Blue and Gold has now won three straight indoor miles at NCACs.

Mike Vlah, Alex Gorski and Chris Marker joined Dipre on the DMR squad, which clocked in at 10:35.79.

Lyons helps Gators set two pool records

11/21/2009 5:59:52 PM

Complete Results

FREDONIA, N.Y. – Ariana Lyons and the 200 free relay team set two pool en route to Allegheny’s 155-145 win over Fredonia State in non-conference swimming and diving action on Saturday afternoon.

The Gators collected their third straight dual-meet win, coming down to the final relay where the women came in first and third for 13 points to edge the Blue Devils. The team of Megan Knox, Ashley Whitehead, Tara Stein and Lyons set the pool record in 1:41.47.

Lyons broke the other pool record in the 50 free, touching in 24.75. Whitehead was second in that event with a time of 25.15. The 100 freestyle panned out the same way. Lyones earned first place with a time of 54.71, followed by Whitehead (55.67).

Allegheny won five more events throughout the meet. Christine Smith paced the Gators in the 1650 with a time of 18:46.43 for first and Lauren Karl was on her heels in second with an 18:47.76 finish.

The 2-3-4 finish in the 100 backstroke helped Allegheny stay on top early, before Molly Durot won the 200 butterfly in 2:16.22 and Alycia Conway placed second (2:21.77) .

Knox not only swam in the 200 free relay, but she won the 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle. Knox touched in 2:16.99 for the backstroke and then led a 1-2-3 finish in the 500 free. Her time of 5:23.62 led the way and Smith was second with 5:25.34. Durot took third place with 5:29.18.

It was a close race in the 200 breaststroke. Stephanie Andrasek of Fredonia won in 2:37.36 and Rachelle Barrett took second with a time of 2:38.13 and Joanna Wieckowska was a close third (2:39.09).

Wieckowska battled back to win the 200 IM in 2:21.93 and Barrett was second for Allegheny in 2:24.06.

The Gators returns to on December 3 at the Wooster Invitational.