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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