Washington State swimming claimed ten wins in a sweep against San Diego State University and the University of New Mexico at the Aztec Aquaplex in San Diego Saturday. The Cougars came into the meet ranked No. 32 in the latest collegeswimming.com poll and added two more wins after defeating SDSU 161.5-132.5 and New Mexico 195-93. The Aztecs entered the week ranked No. 41 in the same poll.
Freshman Jasmine Margetts had a notable meet; she picked up two wins and set an Aztec Aquaplex record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:59.29, the fourth best time in WSU history. Margetts’ second win came in the 100 back when she touched the wall first at 56.46, a season best.
The Cougars began the meet with a win the 200 medley relay. The team of Margetts, Frederikke Hall, Anna Brolin, and Hannah Bruggman finished with a time of 1:44.37.
Junior Kendra Griffin claimed two wins as well. In the 1000 free, she finished at 10:16.07, the tenth-best time in WSU history. In the 500 free, Griffin touched the wall first at 5:01.49.
Senior Presley Wetterstrom claimed the breaststroke events, adding two more wins for a team-high of six victories this season. In the 100, she finished first with a time of 1:04.24, a season-best. In the 200, she picked up a win with a time of 2:15.79, marking the seventh-fastest time in WSU history.
Junior Addisynn Bursch also picked up two wins for the Cougars. In the 200 freestyle, Bursch set a season best time of 56.46, with her win. She also claimed the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.34, breaking into the WSU Top-10 list at seventh.
Junior Elise Locke picked up another win for the Cougars in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:01.15, a season-best for her and the fifth-fastest time in WSU history.
WSU also tallied eight second-place finishes. Senior Loree Olson finished second twice, once in the 100 backstroke at 56.64, a season best. Olson picked up her second win in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.47, the ninth-fastest time in WSU history. Sophomore Hannah Bruggman picked up four points for the Cougars in the 50 freestyle when she placed second with a time of 23.72. Hall finished second in the 200 breaststroke at 2:18.29.
Sophomore Rachel Thompson touched the wall second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:01.66. Bursch picked up a second place finish in the 100 freestyle at 51.31, finishing first for WSU. Junior Elise Locke also finished first for WSU and second overall in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.75.
Margetts also claimed a second place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.35, just .01 seconds behind teammate Bursch. Margetts’ time placed her eighth on the WSU Top-10 list.
The Cougars return to the pool when they travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Ohio State University Invitational on Friday, Nov. 20 for a three-day meet, finishing up on Sunday, Nov. 22.
