PULLMAN, Wash. – For the second-straight meet the Washington State swim team recorded a victory at Gibb Pool. The Cougars hosted Northern Arizona Thursday, defeating the Lumberjacks, 129-70. WSU recorded top times in all 11 events and Freshman
Ryan Falk led the way with two wins en route to the victory.
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Falk continued her impressive freshman campaign by contributing 18 points to the Cougars' total. The Portland, Ore., native took first place in the 1000 free with a time of 10:20.76, and later added a first place finish in the 500 free touching the wall in 5:00.02.
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The Cougars started the meet with a splash, taking the top spot in the 400 medley relay. The team of
Jasmine Margetts, Angela Mavrantza,
Anna Brolin and
Hannah Bruggman clocked a 3:48.94.
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Bruggman notched a win in the 100 free with a 51.66, just ahead of teammate
Haley Rose Love who finished second, touching in 52.18. Love recorded her first win of the season with an impressive performance in the 50 free, clocking a time of 23.95.
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Senior
Addisynn Bursch added a victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.84, out-touching Margetts (2:07.03) and
Taylor Shewchuk (2:16.27) for the top spot. In the 200 back, Margetts took first place with a 2:01.29, followed by senior
Jessica Marston in second place touching in 2:07.07.
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Washington State also garnered first place finishes in the 200 free and 200 fly. Junior
Rachel Thompson finished the 200 free in 1:52.85, out-touching Northern Arizona's Kimmy Richter by .10 seconds. Senior
Elise Locke secured the top spot in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.01. Mavrantza notched her fourth win of the season with an impressive performance in the 200 breast, touching the wall in 2:19.81.
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Washington State next travels to Columbus, Ohio to compete at the Ohio State Invitational. The invite will begin on Friday Nov. 18 and end on Sunday Nov. 20.
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