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Swimming: LWC men tally national cut in relay tri-Meet

Next home meet: LWC Men's Swimming Team hosts tri-meet with visiting Campbellsville University and University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) at Holloway Natatorium, 299 Williams Street, Columbia, KY at 5:30pmCT, Saturday, January 13, 2012. -DAN WHITE

By Dan White

The Lindsey Wilson College men's swimming team returned home to the Holloway Center Natatorium on Saturday afternoon to face Bethel (McKenzie, TN University and Rhodes (Memphis, TN) College in a tri-meet.



The Blue Raiders earned wins against both teams, topping Bethel 76-8 and Rhodes 59-32.

Freshman Connor Lyle dominated the field in the 200-yard freestyle, touching in one minute and 48.91 seconds for the Blue Raiders' first win of the day.

Newcomer Luke Royal followed that win up with a second-place finish in the 50-freestyle, finishing in 22.97 seconds, while Rhodes' Erik Campbell touched just ahead in 22.82 seconds.

Lindsey Wilson increased its lead in the 400-individual medley with the top-two spots in the race. Junior Logan Wetzel cruised to take first in 4:29.41, while newcomer Will Alvey touched in 4:39.35 to take second.

Royal earned his first win of the day in the 100-free with a time of 50.17 seconds, over a second and half ahead of Rhodes' Matthew Washnock who took second.

Wetzel and Alvey finished in first and second respectively in the 100-backstroke as Wetzel clocked in at 58.14 seconds and Alvey touched in 58.23 seconds.

Connor Lyle routed the field in the 500-free, touching under five minutes in 4:57.62 and 14 seconds ahead of Rhodes' Alex Rejaee who finished second in 5:11.46.

Lindsey Wilson pulled off another one-two sweep in the 100-breastroke as sophomore Johnathan Hindman took first in 1:05.31 and Daniel Lyle clocked in at 1:07.18 to take second.

The best result of the day was a national "A" cut in the 800-free relay as the Blue Raiders took first place in 7:35.25. Sophomore Corey Hall, Hindman, Wetzel and Connor Lyle made up the national-cut earning relay team.


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Connor Lyle, Lawrenceburg, IN, wins 500-yard race for LWC



2011-11-20 - 299 Williams Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College's Connor Lyle of Lawrenceburg, IN, swims in en route to winning the 500-yard freestyle race on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center natatorium. Lyle won the race in 4:57.62, 14 seconds ahead of second place Alex Rejaee who of Rhodes (Memphis, TN) College. In the tri-meet, LWC beat Bethel (McKenzie, TN) University 76-8 and Rhodes (Memphis, TN) College 59-32. -DUANE BONIFER

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