January 30, 2009
ALISON LESHER '08 TO BE HONORED PRIOR TO SATURDAY'S SWIM
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Syracuse, N.Y. - Le Moyne College standout swimmer Alison
Lesher '08 (Sherrill, N.Y./V-V-S) will be honored for
winning the 2008 Division II National Championship in the 200-yard
butterfly prior to Saturday's 1:00 p.m. swim meet against
Ithaca.
Lesher, who was one of 30 finalists selected this past fall for the
2008 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, will have a banner unveiled to
commemorate her achievement as the first student-athlete in Le
Moyne College history to win an individual national championship.
She earned her title by touching first in a school-record time of
2:01.66. Lesher, who finished her career as the most decorated
women's swimmer in the program's history, was a five-time
All-American, was named the Most Valuable Swimmer at the 2006 and
2007 Northeast-10 Conference Championships and won 10 conference
titles in her career. She also graduated holding eight different
school records.
