BACK-TO-BACK WINS DOWN IN ARIZONA
Friday, October 30, the Cougs went down to Northern Arizona University on their first stop in the Grand Canyon State. Washington State won the meet 157-137. Highlights included Marlee Winser breaking the WSU 200 free record with a 1:45.89. Barbora Mileisyte and Darcy Revitt both added new top-ten times in the 50 free and 100 free. Georgia Els got her first win of the season in the 100 breaststroke. On October 31, the swimmers took on Grand Canyon University, Arizona Christian University, and Ottawa Christian University. They beat GCU 205-88, ACU 222-33, and OCU 222-24. Ariel Wang won three events during this meet, including the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM. Revitt and Mileisyte continue to add top-ten times to the record book. Tatum Janning broke the GCU pool record for the 1000 free (10:06.62) and the NAU pool record in the 1650. Yalcin got her first win of the season in the 200 fly.
BARBORA MILEISYTE EARNS PAC-12 SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
In the two meets that WSU had last week against Northern Arizona and Grand Canyon, Mileisyte showed why she deserved to be swimmer of the week with three wins in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 fly. All of those wins were WSU top-ten times. She helped the team win the first leg of the 200 free relay.
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST FRESNO STATE
The last time the Cougs faced Fresno State was in 2010-11, when Washington State won 165-96 at home. Fresno State and the Cougs have only swam against each other twice. Fresno State's last race was against CSU Bakersfield, where Fresno won 201.5-95.5 on October 23.
FUTURE HOME MEETS
Two more home meets remain this season. The next one is November 6 at 5 p.m. PT against Fresno State. This meet will also be a Pac-12 Conference Meet. The final home meet of the season will be on January 29, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT against Palouse rivals Idaho.
UP NEXT FOR THE COUGS
The Cougs will travel to Boise for the Northwest Collegiate Invite on November 19-22 for the last meet of 2026.