Dec. 15, 2005

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Four Lewis University women and five men have combined for a total of 29 top-10 finishes in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) swimming competition thus far on the 2005-06 season.

Freshman Mary Jung has posted four top-10 times to lead the women's squad, and her fourth-place time in the 200 freestyle is the team's highest ranking. Sophomore Stephanie White-Olsen has three top-10 times, while senior Jenny Byers and junior Michelle Silva have the other five top-10 times for the women's team.

On the men's side, junior Michael Lapustin has clocked six top-10 times to lead the Flyers, including a first-place ranking in the 200 IM and second-place times in the 100 and 200 backstroke.  Those three times earned Lapustin NCAA II "B" cuts. 

Sophomore Adam Brown has a third-place time in the 500 freestyle and a fourth-place rank in the 200 butterfly, among his five top-10 rankings.  Juniors Steve O'Leary and Jevgenijs Pesins and freshman Tim Farmer each have cracked the top-10 twice.

The swimmers return to action with a home meet on January 13 when they host North Central and DuPage.

Lewis' individual GLIAC top 10 times are listed below:

Women

Athlete	Conference Rank	Event	Time
Mary Jung	4th	200 freestyle	1:58.16
Mary Jung	7th	100 freestyle	54.64
Mary Jung	8th	500 freestyle	5:22.07
Mary Jung	10th	50 freestyle	25.36
Stephanie White-Olsen	5th	200 breaststroke	2:28.27
Stephanie White-Olsen	6th	100 breaststroke	1:08.57
Stephanie White-Olsen	10th	200 IM	2:16.05
Jenny Byers	8th	200 IM	2:15.19
Jenny Byers	10th	400 IM	4:52.92
Jenny Byers	10th	200 breaststroke	2:32.61
Michelle Silva	6th	200 butterfly	2:13.20
Michelle Silva	8th	100 butterfly	1:01.23

Men

Athlete	Conference Rank	Event	Time
Michael Lapustin	1st	200 IM	1:54.10
Michael Lapustin	2nd	100 backstroke	51.39
Michael Lapustin	2nd	200 backstroke	1:53.42
Michael Lapustin	4th	50 backstroke	25.32
Michael Lapustin	5th	50 freestyle	21.67
Michael Lapustin	9th	200 breaststroke	2:17.08
Adam Brown	3rd	500 freestyle	4:40.57
Adam Brown	4th	200 butterfly	1:55.33
Adam Brown	5th	1000 freestyle	10:02.80
Adam Brown	5th	1650 freestyle	16:30.91
Adam Brown	9th	400 IM	4:26.34
Steve O'Leary	5th	200 breaststroke	2:13.76
Steve O'Leary	5th	400 IM	4:17.59
Jevgenijs Pesins	5th	100 butterfly	52.45
Jevgenijs Pesins	6th	200 butterfly	1:55.97
Tim Farmer	7th	1000 freestyle	10:22.89
Tim Farmer	10th	500 freestyle	4:51.20