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Seniors Lead Cougars Past Oregon State
January 26, 2018 | Swimming
PULLMAN, Wash. - For the sixth straight year, the Cougars recorded a victory over Oregon State, claiming a 163-74 win at Gibb Pool Friday. The Cougars placed first in every event, while four Cougars had two individual wins each.
Seniors Anna Brolin, Rachel Thompson and Talisa Wibmer combined to post three individual and two relay wins. Thompson led the way with two individual wins, clocking in at 24.16 in the 50 free and 51.55 in the 100. Brolin took first in the 100 fly with a time of 56.29. All three seniors were members of the winning 400 free relay team, after Wibmer touched the wall to close out the meet. Alongside teammate Chloe Larson, the trio swam to a dominating 3:31.07 finish in the event - nearly five seconds ahead of the second place team.
Freshman Emily Cook entered the meet as the tenth fastest freshman in the NCAA and fastest freshman in the Pac-12 in the 100 back. Cook added the Gibb Pool record to her resume with a first-place time of 54.51; and now holds both the school and pool records in the event.
Clothilde Peseux finished with a first place finish in both the 100 breast and 200 breast. Her time of 1:03.17 in the 100 breast was seventh fastest in program history, while her time of 2:17.29 in the 200 breast was tenth fastest in program history. Ryan Falk and Jasmine Margetts each added two wins, as Falk clocked in a 4:58.78 in the 500 free and later added a season-best time of 10:19.17 in the 1000 free. Margetts claimed the the 200 fly for the fifth time this season and later recorded a season-best time of 2:04.29 in the 200 IM.
Freshmen Alba Fores and Taylor McCoy also added wins. Fores took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.65 while McCoy won the 200 back with a time of 2:00.44.
The Cougars will travel to Utah Feb. 10 for their final regular season meet. The meet is set to begin at 10 a.m.
