No. 30 Washington State claimed five races and posted a 115-90 Pac-12 Conference victory over Arizona State University Thursday.
The Cougars recorded their second straight win over the Sun Devils after notching a 155.5-106.5 win in Pullman last year.
“Tonight was a great team win for us,” Washington State Head Coach Tom Jager said. “I am so proud for our seniors and the foundation they have laid for a great team. Our entire team showed up and raced today that’s how you win meets on the road. This Cougar team is tough and I am very proud of them. Every class contributed for us tonight and that’s a sign of a great team!”
Washington State opened the meet claiming two of the top three spots in the 200 medley relay with the team of Hayler Rose Love, Frederikke Hall, Anna Brolin and Hannah Bruggman finishing second with a season-best time of 1:43.86. Junior Kendra Griffin notched the Cougars first of the night in the 1000 Freestyle with a season-best 10:15.15, the seventh-fastest mark in WSU history.
In the 200 Freestyle, freshman Rachel Thompson picked up four more points for WSU finishing second and junior Elise Locke added three points with a third-place finish. The Cougars placed in two of the top three spots of the 50 Freestyle as sophomore Hannah Bruggman and junior Hayley Rose Love each notched season-best times to finished second and third, respectively.
The Cougars started to heat up in the fifth event, taking the top three spots of the 200 Medley led by junior Addisynn Bursch’s win with a time of 2:02.75, the sixth-best mark in school history. Senior Presley Wetterstrom finished second with a season-best 2:06.25 and senior Loree Olson placed third with a 2:06.85.
In the 200 Butterfly, WSU again claimed the top three finishers as junior Elise Locke earned the win with a season-best 2:01.30, good for the fifth-fastest time in school history. Griffin earned a second-place finish and sophomore Anna Brolin came in third for the Cougars. WSU continued to rack up the points as Bursch and Bruggman finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 Freestyle with season-best marks.
Freshman Jasmine Margetts continued her impressive start to her collegiate career by winning the 200 Backstroke and posting the third-best time in school history, 1:59.21, and two tenths from the NCAA “B” standard qualifying mark for the NCAAs. The Cougars also received a second-place finish from Olson who posted the eighth-fastest time school history at 2:00.07 and a third-place time from sophomore Talisa Wibmer with a season-best 2:09.08.
In the 500 Freestyle, Thompson earned a second-place finish before the Cougars picked up another win as Wetterstrom claimed the 200 Breastroke with a 2:16.58, the eighth-best time in WSU history. Hall finished close behind Wetterstrom to earn another four points and a second-place finish.
The Cougars closed the night placing second and third in the 800 Freestyle Relay with the team of Bursch, Margetts, Locke and Thompson posting a season-best time of 7:27.42, just three tenths of second behind the Sun Devils.
Washington State will stay on the road and face the University of Arizona and UNLV in Tucson, Friday at 2 p.m.
