THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Taking first in nine of 12 events, the Puget Sound Loggers swept the team titles at the 2009 Cal Lutheran Winter Relay Invitational on Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, Calif.  The Puget Sound men, who are ranked 24th in the latest CollegeSwimming.com rankings, picked up 386 points to finish nearly 20 points ahead of Whitman while the Logger women put up 352 points to hold off Lewis & Clark.

In the men's results, the Loggers opened up the meet with a one-two finish in the 400 Yard Medley Relay, with the "A" squad recording a time of 3:50.42.  In the 150 Freestyle Relay, the Loggers edged out the host Kingsmen by just one-hundredth of a second to take first with a time of 1:08.62.  The UPS men also took first in the 150 Butterfly Relay, the 150 Backstroke Relay, the 150 Breaststroke Relay and the 500 Freestyle Relay to complete the sweep.

The Puget Sound women didn't sweep every event but they had a strong showing as well.  The UPS women took first in the 150 Freestyle Relay, the 150 Backstroke Relay, and the 150 Breaststroke Relay.

The Loggers return to Northwest Conference action on Saturday when they play host to Pacific in a long-program dual meet, set to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Wallace Pool in Tacoma, Wash.

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