THIS WEEK
The Washington State University swim team opens the 2016-17 season with a home meet against Southern California, Friday at Gibb Pool...the meet begins at 5 p.m...the Trojans are coming a notable 2015-16 season where they won the Pac-12 Championships and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships.
 
WSU HEAD COACH TOM JAGER SAYS
"Every team takes on its own personality and this team is totally different than last year. With eight seniors coming back you would think this would be a similar team, but this is a team with a whole new attitude and much better confidence. They want to get after this sport and have fun while doing it. I have really enjoyed it thus far, and they have trained hard. We are in a real good spot and everyone is swimming relaxed. We have great leadership with eight seniors. All of them are leaders in their own right. We have some that lead vocally and some that lead by example. USC is one of the best teams in the country and that is the challenges we like at Washington State."
 
HEAD COACH TOM JAGER TO THE PAC-12 MEN'S ALL-CENTURY TEAM
Washington State University Swimming Head Coach Tom Jager was named to the Pac-12 Men's Swimming Olympic Sports All-Century Team...Jager was inducted for his excellence in freestyle sprints in Pac-12 Swimming at UCLA in 1984-87...he earned five individual NCAA championships and one relay championship...individually, Jager won two NCAA titles in the 100-yard freestyle in the 1983 and 1984, two in the 50-yard freestyle in 1984 and 1985 and one in the 100-yard backstroke in 1985...in 1984, he was named the Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year and later earned two Olympic Gold Medals as a member of relay teams...a panel of 20 coaches, swimmers, administrators and members of the media selected the team consisting of 26 swimmers and six divers, plus a Coach, and Swimmer & Diver of the Century...after college, Jager added two more Olympic Gold medals from relays and a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle in the 1988 Olympic Games...he closed out his Olympic career in 1992 with a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle.

LAST SEASON
The Cougars finished last year seventh in a tightly contested Pac-12...WSU notched eight dual meet victories last season, including wins over Arizona State, Oregon State, Nebraska and Utah...the Cougars won six-straight dual meets to close out the season for the second-consecutive year...Washington State earned 65 individual wins during the course of the season...WSU broke four school records last season, across four events and recorded 33 WSU top-10 performances.

COMING UP
Washington State hits the road for the first time Thursday, Oct. 20 with a dual meet against Stanford in Stanford, Calif...the meet is set for a 5 p.m. start...the Cougars will then travel to Berkley, Calif. to face California on Friday Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.