Whitman Swimming has returned to Walla Walla undefeated!
Today's scores: Women: Whitman, 112 and Lewis and Clark, 92. Men: Whitman, 141 and Lewis and Clark, 49.
Today's scores: Women: Whitman, 112 and Lewis and Clark, 92. Men: Whitman, 141 and Lewis and Clark, 49.
After swimming at Willamette last night, the Whitman swimmers found enough energy to cheer louder and swim faster than Lewis and Clark this afternoon. Everyone did great, and the close women's team victory wouldn't have been possible without every member of the team.
Some standout swims were:
- Whitman's A team (Nancy Alexander, Claire Noone, Erin Pettersen, and Lauren Flynn) touching out Lewis and Clark in the 400 Medley Relay. The men's team also emerged victorious.
- Elizabeth Roberson swimming stroke for stroke against L&C's Claire Jordan in the mile, finally emerging at the 1000 mark to claim a nearly 20 second victory. Elli Matkin placed fourth in this race, posting a 22:07... a very respectable time for her first mile ever. Max Hennings placed first in the men's mile, beating the Lewis and Clark swimmer by two minutes.
- Jamie Nusse winning the 200 Free by nearly ten seconds, and Colin Gibson touching out an L&C swimmer in that event by .07 seconds.
- Erin Pettersen winning the 200 Fly by 26 seconds, and Jessie Neill placing second, after an amazing second hundred to touch out the L&C swimmer.
- The women's 500 Free when Rhea Edelman, Elli Matkin, and Elizabeth Roberson all had strong races in the pool. Rhea and Elli both had great finishes, winning by a little more than a second.
- The men's 200 Breast, where once again, our breaststroke squad went 1, 2, 3 with Nick Wood, Chad Trexler, and Brian Wakefield, respectively.
All in all, some great swims! Thanks to all the parents and fans who came out for the meet - we really appreciate your support!!! For more information on this meet, check out our athletics page!
