2017 Swimming after Utah win

Swimming Washington State Athletic Communications

Cougars Use Late Surge To Swim Past Utes on Senior Day

PULLMAN, Wash. – For the third-straight year the Washington State swim team recorded a victory over Utah. The Cougars recorded top times in 11 of the 14 events and sophomore Jasmine Margetts led the way with three wins en route to WSU's 151-111 victory over the Utes at Gibb Pool Saturday.

Margetts continued her impressive sophomore campaign by contributing a meet-high 27 points. The Torrance, Calif., native took first place in the 400 IM clocking a time of 4:19.05, good for an NCAA 'B' mark. She also logged first-place finishes in the 200 back (2:00.03) and the 100 back (55.88).

The Cougars started the meet off strong, securing the top spot and 11 points in the 200 medley relay. The team of Hannah Bruggman, Angela Mavrantza, Anna Brolin and Addisynn Bursch clocked a time of 1:43.21 for the victory.

Washington State built upon its lead in the 1000 free sweeping the competition. Senior Kendra Griffin touched the wall in 10:23.07, ahead of freshman Ryan Falk (10:26.32) and Jessica Marston (10:36.23).

With four events remaining and WSU leading 97-91, Falk recorded her fifth win of the season with an impressive performance in the 500 free, clocking a time of 4:58.96 and junior Rachel Thompson took third with a 5:01.68.

The Cougars followed by sweeping the top three spots in the 100 fly, pulling away for good. Brolin clocked a first-place time of 56.08, followed by senior Elise Locke who finished 56.54 and senior Haley Rose Love touched the wall in 56.97.

Bursch added a victory in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.83 while Mavrantza recorded her seventh victory of the season, finishing in first in the 100 breast with a 1:03.34. Bruggman added 13 points to the Cougars' total. She took first in the 50 free with a time of 23.87 and finished second in the 100 free, touching the wall in 51.87.

The Cougars finished the dual with a victory in 400 free relay. The team of Bruggman, Thompson, Bursch and Love juts out-touched Utah's 'A' relay team to notch the win touching in 3:26.25.

With Saturday's victory, the Cougars closed the regular season 4-3 in dual meets. Head coach Tom Jager and the swimming program honored eight seniors before the meet. Washington State's 2017 senior class: Addisynn Burch, Emma Elhoff, Kendra Griffin, Haley Johnson, Elise Locke, Haley Rose Love, Jessica Marston and Anna Rosen.

WSU returns to the pool to compete in the Pac-12 Championships, Feb.22-25 in Federal Way, Wash., at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Anna Brolin

Anna Brolin

BREAST/FLY
Junior
Hannah Bruggman

Hannah Bruggman

FREE
Junior
Addisynn Bursch

Addisynn Bursch

BREAST/FREE/IM
Senior
Emma Elhoff

Emma Elhoff

FREE
Senior
Kendra Griffin

Kendra Griffin

FREE/FLY
Senior
Elise Locke

Elise Locke

FREE/FLY/IM
Senior
Haley Rose Love

Haley Rose Love

FREE
Senior
Jasmine Margetts

Jasmine Margetts

BACK/FLY/IM
Sophomore
Jessica Marston

Jessica Marston

FREE
Senior
Anna Rosen

Anna Rosen

FREE
Senior
Rachel Thompson

Rachel Thompson

BACK/FREE
Junior
Ryan Falk

Ryan Falk

FREESTYLE
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Brolin

Anna Brolin

Junior
BREAST/FLY
Hannah Bruggman

Hannah Bruggman

Junior
FREE
Addisynn Bursch

Addisynn Bursch

Senior
BREAST/FREE/IM
Emma Elhoff

Emma Elhoff

Senior
FREE
Kendra Griffin

Kendra Griffin

Senior
FREE/FLY
Elise Locke

Elise Locke

Senior
FREE/FLY/IM
Haley Rose Love

Haley Rose Love

Senior
FREE
Jasmine Margetts

Jasmine Margetts

Sophomore
BACK/FLY/IM
Jessica Marston

Jessica Marston

Senior
FREE
Anna Rosen

Anna Rosen

Senior
FREE
Rachel Thompson

Rachel Thompson

Junior
BACK/FREE
Ryan Falk

Ryan Falk

Freshman
FREESTYLE