COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Washington State swim team concluded competition with another impressive day at the Ohio State Invitational at the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. The Cougars finished the weekend ninth with 147.5 points.
"We swam well today," Washington State Head Coach Tom Jager said. "Much better in the finals. This team has a lot of pride and they raced well. We have some work to do in order to get better. But I like our chances for being great. Go Cougs!"
The Cougars started the Sunday finals with the 1650 free. Senior Kendra Griffin gathered two points for the Cougars with a 15th place finish in 16:43.29. Freshman Ryan Falk touched the wall 23rd at 17:03.84, the tenth-fastest time in school history. Senior Jessica Marston finished 26th after she clocked a time of 17:13.22, while senior Emma Elhoff placed 34th with a 17:38.64.
In the 200 back, sophomore Jasmine Margetts tallied one point for WSU after finishing 16th, clocking a 1:59.36, a season best. Senior Jessica Marston notched a 32nd place finish at 2:02.67, a career-best time.
In the 100 free, junior Hannah Bruggman added three and a half points, good for a two-way tie for 13th place after touching in 50.61, a season best. Senior Haley Rose Love garnered a 28th place finish touching in 51.87, a season best. Senior Anna Rosen clocked a 52.04 coming in 38th, a season-best time.
In the 200 breast, freshman Angela Mavrantza led the way for WSU, finishing 14th with a personal-best 2:15.29, the sixth-fastest time in school history and good for an NCAA B standard time. Senior Addisynn Bursch finished 25th with a time of 2:18.21, a season best. Sophomore Taylor Shewchuk notched a 39th place finish with a 2:23.41, a season-best time.
In the 200 fly, Locke picked up three points for the Cougars with a 14th place finish, clocking a 2:00.22, a season best. Griffin followed Locke with a 16th place finish, good for two points and a season-best time. Margetts logged a season-best 2:01.63 coming in 18th place. Freshman Luci Brock placed 34th touching the wall in 2:05.90.
Washington State closed the three-day invitational with the 400 free relay. The team Bruggman, Love, Rosen and Bursch tallied 12 points for the Cougars with a WSU season-best 3:24.17 to finish 11th in the event. The team of Rachel Thompson, Anna Brolin, Hailey Johnson and Ciera Kelly finished 20th (3:27.85).
The Cougars return to action Friday, January 20, against Pac-12 foe Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., at 5 p.m.
"We swam well today," Washington State Head Coach Tom Jager said. "Much better in the finals. This team has a lot of pride and they raced well. We have some work to do in order to get better. But I like our chances for being great. Go Cougs!"
The Cougars started the Sunday finals with the 1650 free. Senior Kendra Griffin gathered two points for the Cougars with a 15th place finish in 16:43.29. Freshman Ryan Falk touched the wall 23rd at 17:03.84, the tenth-fastest time in school history. Senior Jessica Marston finished 26th after she clocked a time of 17:13.22, while senior Emma Elhoff placed 34th with a 17:38.64.
In the 200 back, sophomore Jasmine Margetts tallied one point for WSU after finishing 16th, clocking a 1:59.36, a season best. Senior Jessica Marston notched a 32nd place finish at 2:02.67, a career-best time.
In the 100 free, junior Hannah Bruggman added three and a half points, good for a two-way tie for 13th place after touching in 50.61, a season best. Senior Haley Rose Love garnered a 28th place finish touching in 51.87, a season best. Senior Anna Rosen clocked a 52.04 coming in 38th, a season-best time.
In the 200 breast, freshman Angela Mavrantza led the way for WSU, finishing 14th with a personal-best 2:15.29, the sixth-fastest time in school history and good for an NCAA B standard time. Senior Addisynn Bursch finished 25th with a time of 2:18.21, a season best. Sophomore Taylor Shewchuk notched a 39th place finish with a 2:23.41, a season-best time.
In the 200 fly, Locke picked up three points for the Cougars with a 14th place finish, clocking a 2:00.22, a season best. Griffin followed Locke with a 16th place finish, good for two points and a season-best time. Margetts logged a season-best 2:01.63 coming in 18th place. Freshman Luci Brock placed 34th touching the wall in 2:05.90.
Washington State closed the three-day invitational with the 400 free relay. The team Bruggman, Love, Rosen and Bursch tallied 12 points for the Cougars with a WSU season-best 3:24.17 to finish 11th in the event. The team of Rachel Thompson, Anna Brolin, Hailey Johnson and Ciera Kelly finished 20th (3:27.85).
The Cougars return to action Friday, January 20, against Pac-12 foe Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., at 5 p.m.