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Men's Swimming

Miller, Sakai earn wins as Boxer men, women fall at PLU

Men's Swimming

Miller, Sakai earn wins as Boxer men, women fall at PLU

TACOMA, Wash. — A pair of Pacific men picked up event victories on Friday evening, but the host Pacific Lutheran Lutes topped Pacific 143-60 on the men's side and 149-37 on the women's side at the PLU Pool.

Charles Morse (Forest Grove, Ore.) was the first Boxer to finish in the top-three on the evening, posting a 10:56.26 second place finish in the 1000-freestyle, followed by teammate Michael Hernandez-Michalski (Salinas, Calif.) in third at 11:08.42.

Raymond Miller (Portland, Ore.) added nine points to the Pacific total with a first place finish in the 200-freestyle, finishing at 1:48.94.

Serita Solis (Poulsbo, Wash.) earned a third place finish on the women's side in the seventh event of the evening, the 50-freestyle, recording a time of 25.44. In the men's freestyle sprint, Kevin Quan (Portland, Ore.) finished second at 22.19.

The Boxers' second event victory came in the 400-IM as Michael Sakai (Honolulu, Hawaii) swam to a commanding victory at 4:28.49, winning the event by nearly five seconds.

Solis posted another third place finish in the 100-butterfly with a time of 1:02.56, while Rachel Webster (Normandy Park, Wash.) finished fourth at 1:02.58.

Miller and Sakai finished second and third, respectively, in the 100-butterfly. Miller notched a time of 54.67, while Sakai recorded a mark of 55.99.

Alissa Frazier (Oregon City, Ore.) made her dual debut in the 100-freestyle, finishing third at 55.72.

In the men's 100-backstroke, Aukai Kea (Miliani, Hawaii) finished third with a time of 1:00.49.

Webster posted a third place finish in the women's 500-freestyle, finishing at 5:33.78, while Morse earned second place points for the men in the same event with a 5:10.18 mark.

Frazier continued the top-three finishes for Pacific with a 1:10.70 time in the 100-breaststroke, an event before Quan also finished third in the men's 100-breaststroke at 1:03.02.

Pacific finished the evening with a pair of second place finishes in the 200-freestyle relay. The women's team of Callie Hinson (Salem, Ore.) Solis, Colleen Murphy (Valdez, Alaska) and Frazier, finished the relay with a time of 1:45.62. The Boxers' men's relay team finished at 1:34.51, and was made up of Derek Dunn (Springfield, Ore.), Sakai, Miller and Quan.

The Boxers remain in Tacoma on Saturday and are set to meet Puget Sound in a dual starting at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Aukai Kea

Aukai Kea

Mid-Fly
6' 0"
Sophomore
So./So.
Derek Dunn

Derek Dunn

Sprint Free/Breast
6' 1"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Raymond Miller

Raymond Miller

Free/Fly
6' 0"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Charles Morse

Charles Morse

Distance Free/Fly
6' 1"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Michael Sakai

Michael Sakai

Fly/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Michael Hernandez-Michalski

Michael Hernandez-Michalski

Distance/IM
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Kevin Quan

Kevin Quan

Sprint/Breast
5' 11"
Freshman
Jr./Fr.
Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy

Sprint Free
5' 6"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Rachel Webster

Rachel Webster

Fly/IM/Free
5' 8"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Alissa Frazier

Alissa Frazier

IM/Breast
5' 2"
Freshman
Fr./Fr.

Players Mentioned

Aukai Kea

Aukai Kea

6' 0"
Sophomore
So./So.
Mid-Fly
Derek Dunn

Derek Dunn

6' 1"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprint Free/Breast
Raymond Miller

Raymond Miller

6' 0"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Free/Fly
Charles Morse

Charles Morse

6' 1"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Distance Free/Fly
Michael Sakai

Michael Sakai

5' 10"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Fly/IM
Michael Hernandez-Michalski

Michael Hernandez-Michalski

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Distance/IM
Kevin Quan

Kevin Quan

5' 11"
Freshman
Jr./Fr.
Sprint/Breast
Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy

5' 6"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprint Free
Rachel Webster

Rachel Webster

5' 8"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Fly/IM/Free
Alissa Frazier

Alissa Frazier

5' 2"
Freshman
Fr./Fr.
IM/Breast