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.
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"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!"
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The Cougars started the Sunday finals with the 1650 free. Senior
Kendra Griffin gathered two points for the Cougars with a 15
th place finish in 16:43.29. Freshman
Ryan Falk touched the wall 23
rd at 17:03.84, the tenth-fastest time in school history. Senior
Jessica Marston finished 26
th after she clocked a time of 17:13.22, while senior
Emma Elhoff placed 34
th with a 17:38.64.
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In the 200 back, sophomore
Jasmine Margetts tallied one point for WSU after finishing 16
th, clocking a 1:59.36, a season best. Senior
Jessica Marston notched a 32
nd place finish at 2:02.67, a career-best time.
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In the 100 free, junior
Hannah Bruggman added three and a half points, good for a two-way tie for 13
th place after touching in 50.61, a season best. Senior
Haley Rose Love garnered a 28
th place finish touching in 51.87, a season best. Senior
Anna Rosen clocked a 52.04 coming in 38
th, a season-best time.
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In the 200 breast, freshman Angela Mavrantza led the way for WSU, finishing 14
th 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 25
th with a time of 2:18.21, a season best. Sophomore
Taylor Shewchuk notched a 39
th place finish with a 2:23.41, a season-best time.
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In the 200 fly, Locke picked up three points for the Cougars with a 14
th place finish, clocking a 2:00.22, a season best. Griffin followed Locke with a 16
th place finish, good for two points and a season-best time. Margetts logged a season-best 2:01.63 coming in 18
th place. Freshman Luci Brock placed 34
th touching the wall in 2:05.90.
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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 11
th in the event. The team of
Rachel Thompson,
Anna Brolin,
Hailey Johnson and
Ciera Kelly finished 20
th (3:27.85).
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The Cougars return to action Friday, January 20, against Pac-12 foe Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., at 5 p.m.
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