Washington State swim defeated the University of Utah 149-145 on Saturday in Salt Lake City completing their final dual meet of the season and third conference win.
The Cougars overcame a 32-point hole, after the diving events, which WSU does not compete in.
“It was a good meet for us today. We swam tough all day and finished strong,” WSU Head Coach Tom Jager said. “We are proud of our season so far and excited about laying all on the line at conference. Go Cougs!”
The meet opened with the a second place finish in the 200 medley relay, the team of junior Haley Rose Love, senior Frederikke Hall, sophomore Anna Brolin, and sophomore Hannah Bruggman finished with a time of 1:43.75.
Junior Kendra Griffin opened up the individual meets with a win in the 1000 free, touching the wall first at 10:30.11.
Junior Addisynn Bursch picked up two wins for the Cougars. In the 200 freestyle she touched the wall at 1:52.07. In the 200 IM she clocked the fastest time of 2:04.35.
Freshman Jasmine Margetts also contributed two wins to the Cougars score with wins in the backstroke events. In the 100, she finished at 56.26 and in the 200, she clocked a time of 2:01.11.
After losing to a sweep in the 100 breast, junior Elise Locke brought the Cougars momentum back with a win in the 200 butterfly, clocking a time of 2:03.58.
WSU swept the 50 freestyle. Love, finished first with a time of 23.93. She was followed by teammate Hailey Johnson who placed second at 24:01, and Bruggman who finished third at 24.02.
The Cougars also swept the 500 freestyle. Sophomore Rachel Thompson earned the best time of 5:06.51, Griffin placed second at 5:08.24, and Locke finished third clocking a time of 5:08.97.
Brolin contributed nine more points to the score with a win in the 100 fly, touching the wall first at 56.03.
The close meet came down the last event, the 400 freestyle relay. The Cougars took second and third place, to put them over the Utes. The team of Thompson, Anna Rosen, Penny Nichols, and Ciera Kelly finished second with a time of 3:31.41. For third place, the team of Johnson, Talisa Wibmer, Michelle Berry, and Linnea Lindberg finished at 3:32.92.
WSU returns to the pool to compete in the Pac-12 Championships Feb.24-27 in Federal Way, Wash.
