Washington State vs Idaho (Women)
- Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
- Pullman, Wash.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: WSU 162, Idaho 92
Courtesy: WSU Athletics
Pullman, WASH. – The Washington State Women’s Swim team set six Gibb pool records, a top-10 time, and swept Idaho on senior night, 162-92. WSU began their last home meet by recognizing Mikaela Kirton, Jewel Springer, Michee Van Rooyen, and Rebecca Oviedo Cardenas.
The Cougars posted the fastest time in all 14 swimming races marking the 26th time WSU has recorded a win over the Vandals in series history.
The 200-medley relay team of Anna Rauchholz, Hailey Grotte, Kaya Takishige, and Selena Duran got things rolling with a victory that broke Gibb Pool records.
Moments later, senior captain, Jewel Springer touched the wall first in her last home meet and recorded a top-10 time in the 400 IM.
WSU rose to the top of the leaderboard in the 200 free and Angela di Palo secured a win in the event to set the second pool record of the evening.
In the fourth event of the meet, Rauchholz set her second pool record of the night, finishing first in the race.
Fellow freshman Emily Lundgren took first place, recorded an NCAA “B” cut time, and set the pool record in the 100 breast.
Similarly, Dori Hathazi clocked in an NCAA “B” cut time in the 200 fly securing an event win.
WSU continued their winning streak and posted three more back-to-back wins. Kirsten de Goede swept the 50 free, Di Palo clinched her second win of the night in the 100 free, and Kiana Swain secured a win in the 200 back.
Lundgren shined later in the meet as she placed another NCAA “B” cut time in the 200 breast and set the pool record that hasn’t been sent since 2020.
The Cougs continued to dominate as Lauren Wille recorded her first career win in the 500 free.
WSU completed the meet just as they started with a relay win and pool record from the 400 relay team of Di Palo, Hathazi, de Goede, and Duran.
The Cougars will return to the pool in two weeks at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center for the Pac-12 Conference Championships, Feb. 22– 26, in Federal Way, Washington.
Courtesy: Idaho Athletics
PULLMAN, Wash. – Idaho swimming made the short drive to Pullman to take on Washington State in a dual meet on Friday night. The Vandals dropped its regular season finale to the Cougars, 162-92.
Despite the loss, the Vandals posted solid performances throughout the meet that included nine runner-up finishes.
Ella Haskins and Kaling Phung headlined Friday’s effort for the Vandals with two second-place finishes each. Haskins clocked in at 23.73 in the 50-yard free and 51.41 in the 100-yard free to finish second in both races. A top scorer on the night for Idaho, Phung placed second in the 200-yard back (2:06.73) and 100-yard IM (59.46). She also got a third-place finish (1:44.30) as part of the 200-yard medley relay team, joined by Ani Husaby, Haily Oldham and Haskins.
Zoe Froh, Rylie Jones, Grace Ruble and Taylor Wassel all took home second-place finishes in their respective events. Froh finished in 5:08.23 in the 500 free, while Jones clocked in at 57.23 in the 100 butterfly. Ruble came in second with a time of 2:22.44 in the 200 breaststroke and Wassell finished in 2:06.59 in the 200 butterfly.
Idaho prepares for the Western Athletic Championships in Pharr, Texas for a four-day (Feb. 22-25) event, hosted by Texas Rio Grande Valley.
