Whitman Men's Swimming Hands Whitworth First Dual Meet Loss in Over a Decade
Walla Walla, WA – The Whitman Men’s Swimming Team defeated Whitworth in a dual meet this afternoon at Harvey Pool 133 – 129, handing the Pirates their first dual meet loss in over a decade. The victory did not come without some controversy.

Galen Sollom-Brotherton, Jr.
Whitman trailed 125 – 120 entering the final event – the 400 Freestyle Relay. A victory would guarantee a tie. The Missionaries finished first and fourth, but Whitworth’s “A” team was disqualified for a bad exchange between legs 1 and 2, giving the Whits a third place finish and the winning margin.
A win by Galen Sollom-Brotherton (Jr, Dublin, CA) in the 400 IM set up the final race dramatics. Sollom-Brotherton powered to a time of 4:13.05, leading the entire race. Whitworth picked up second thru fourth but Whit Nic Win (So, Bothell, WA) hung in for fifth to pick up an important one point.
The Final score was the only time the Whits led the meet. Whitworth got out to an early lead and held a 91 – 78 advantage after the 200 Backstroke. Said Whitman head coach, Jenn Blomme, “When the 200 Back rolled around, we knew we had to win everything, and pick up as many additional points as we could, too.”

Karl Mering, So.
Whitman finished first in 10 of the 12 individual races but Whitworth’s ability to consistently fill the second and third spots kept the Pirates in the lead most of the way.
Karl Mering (So, Boise, ID) and Sollom-Brotherton both had three individual wins on the day for Whitman, along with placing first on the 400 Free Relay team. Mering took first in the 100 and 200 Butterfly and the 200 Free. In addition to touching the wall first in the IM, Sollom Brotherton won the 1,650 Free and 500 Free.
Paul Chang (Sr, Carson City, NV) won twice – the 100 and 200 Breast.
“The men did an awesome job”, said Blomme. “They shook off the races that didn't go the way they wanted, and got right back up and going for it again. If ever a team deserved a triumph, it's this one.”

Mel Notari, Jr.
On the Women’s side, the Pirates got in front quickly and never took their hand off the throttle, winning 158.5 – 103.5.
The Whits got two wins from Captain Genay Pilarowski (Sr, Kneeland, WA) in the 100 and 200 Breast, and Mel Notari (Jr, Bellevue, WA) took first in the 100 Fly. But the Lady Pirates proved to be too strong, getting three wins from Alisa Stang – 50, 100 and 200 Free -- and two victories from both Bridget Louis (1,650 Free and 400 IM) and Nicole Lecoq (100 and 200 Breast)
Whitworth frequently finished 1-2-3 to close the door on the Missionaries. Blomme summed up the meet this way: “Our women were beat in points today, but showed an incredible mental toughness facing off against Whitworth. And we're slowly chipping away at some of the health and injury obstacles that have been in our way.
Contact:
Andrew Holt
Whitman Sports Information Director
holtac@whitman.edu
509.527.5902
Complete Meet Results
Licensed to Walla Walla Swim Club HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 4.0 1/26/2013 03:46 PM
Whitman College vs. Whitworth - 1/26/2013
Results
Event 1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitworth-IE 'A' 1:52.77 11
1) Duvall, Katherine R 21 2) Barringer, Melissa 22
3) Carpenter, Kori J 19 4) Lecoq, Nicole L 20
2 Whitman College 'A' 1:52.78 4
1) Hlebasko, Cameo 19 2) Pilarowski, Genay W 21
3) Notari, Mel A 20 4) Jenne, Helen 21
3 Whitman College 'B' 1:55.13 2
1) Hawkins, Keller K 20 2) Collins, Claire A 20
3) Chapman, Katie A 22 4) Tornay, Jennifer 18
4 Whitworth-IE 'B' 1:57.60
1) Coiner, Michael E 20 2) Norris, Hannah 18
3) Spall, Heather I 19 4) Burnight, Taylor E 19
5 Whitman College 'C' x2:03.50
1) Ryle, Rebecca N 22 2) Greff, Teylor 19
3) Banks, Ellen E 20 4) Kiskaddon, Erin P 21
Event 2 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitworth-IE 'A' 1:36.06 11
1) Vaccaro, Aaron C 20 2) Wicks, Kyle R 19
3) Tatum, Wesley K 20 4) Sumnicht, Andrew J 20
2 Whitman College 'A' 1:37.53 4
1) Win, Nic T 19 2) Chang, Paul S 21
3) Kawamoto, Dane 20 4) Asao, Shunei 20
3 Whitworth-IE 'B' 1:40.64 2
1) Lemley, Jason D 19 2) Case, Trevor W 18
3) Brogan, Donovan M 21 4) Welle, Luke R 20
4 Whitman College 'B' 1:41.52
1) O'Leary, Kevin M 19 2) Dorn, Robby 19
3) Wechter, Nick 19 4) McGiverin-Odeide, Loic 18
5 Whitworth-IE 'C' x1:42.23
1) Fish, Anthony J 21 2) Lin, Lucas H 19
3) Dangleis, Matthew M 21 4) Budden, Cooper K 19
6 Whitman College 'C' x1:46.69
1) Roehrig, Andrew 22 2) Wallin, Kevin 19
3) Mahoney, Yohan M 20 4) Gavin, Jacob 21
Event 3 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Louis, Bridget V 19 WHTW-IE 18:07.23 9
2 Pavelko, Abigail E 21 WHTW-IE 18:21.69 4
3 Flory, Tazi 18 Whitman 19:19.60 3
4 Graham, Charlotte J 22 Whitman 19:31.20 2
5 Minster, Ashley M 21 WHTW-IE 19:41.98 1
6 Louis, Maria V 21 WHTW-IE 20:09.31
7 Ryle, Rebecca N 22 Whitman 21:01.43
Event 4 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Sollom-Brotherton, Galen 21 Whitman 16:22.08 9
2 Smith, Brandon A 18 WHTW-IE 16:46.39 4
3 Gustafson, Benjamin J 18 WHTW-IE 16:51.68 3
4 Moore, Kevin 18 WHTW-IE 17:17.41 2
5 Dyer, Kevin M 22 Whitman 18:04.65 1
6 Dorn, Robby 19 Whitman 18:37.06
Event 5 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Stang, Alisa F 20 WHTW-IE 1:57.51 9
2 Case, Anna E 21 WHTW-IE 2:01.13 4
3 Jay, Ashley M 20 Whitman 2:03.35 3
4 Chapman, Katie A 22 Whitman 2:07.64 2
5 Banks, Ellen E 20 Whitman 2:08.43 1
6 Borth, Marit C 20 WHTW-IE 2:09.78
7 Barton, Rachael 18 Whitman 2:19.91
-- Tornay, Jennifer 18 Whitman X2:09.03
-- Greff, Teylor 19 Whitman X2:11.55
-- Kiskaddon, Erin P 21 Whitman NS
Event 6 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Mering, Karl E 19 Whitman 1:41.55 9
2 Beck, Mitchell L 21 WHTW-IE 1:46.15 4
3 Sumnicht, Andrew J 20 WHTW-IE 1:46.70 3
4 Ranno, Nathan J 22 WHTW-IE 1:46.83 2
5 O'Leary, Kevin M 19 Whitman 1:48.01 1
6 Brody, Matthew L 21 WHTW-IE 1:49.16
7 Roehrig, Andrew 22 Whitman 1:51.00
8 Erickson, Will 19 Whitman 1:52.65
Event 7 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Lecoq, Nicole L 20 WHTW-IE 1:00.98 9
2 Duvall, Katherine R 21 WHTW-IE 1:02.31 4
3 Hlebasko, Cameo 19 Whitman 1:03.62 3
4 Behrens, Sara B 21 Whitman 1:06.72 2
5 Coiner, Michael E 20 WHTW-IE 1:06.80 1
6 Hawkins, Keller K 20 Whitman 1:07.87
Event 8 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Starr, Sam 18 Whitman 53.17 9
2 Win, Nic T 19 Whitman 54.10 4
3 Vaccaro, Aaron C 20 WHTW-IE 55.10 3
4 Lemley, Jason D 19 WHTW-IE 55.46 2
5 Fish, Anthony J 21 WHTW-IE 56.36 1
6 Asao, Shunei 20 Whitman 56.45
7 Kinney, Korey J 21 WHTW-IE 57.72
-- O'Leary, Kevin M 19 Whitman X1:01.67
Event 9 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Pilarowski, Genay W 21 Whitman 1:07.68 9
2 Collins, Claire A 20 Whitman 1:08.84 4
3 Barringer, Melissa 22 WHTW-IE 1:08.92 3
4 Norris, Hannah 18 WHTW-IE 1:10.19 2
5 Brunner, Jo 18 Whitman 1:10.45 1
6 Nelson, Lauren A 19 WHTW-IE 1:12.39
7 Cortez, Cari 22 Whitman 1:15.68
-- Greff, Teylor 19 Whitman X1:16.97
-- Ryle, Rebecca N 22 Whitman X1:17.89
-- Smith, Allie 19 Whitman XNS
Event 10 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Chang, Paul S 21 Whitman 58.84 9
2 Case, Trevor W 18 WHTW-IE 1:00.76 4
3 Wicks, Kyle R 19 WHTW-IE 1:01.40 3
4 Wechter, Nick 19 Whitman 1:01.91 2
5 Dorn, Robby 19 Whitman 1:01.98 1
6 Lin, Lucas H 19 WHTW-IE 1:02.30
7 Wallin, Kevin 19 Whitman 1:05.00
8 Watkins, Matt 19 WHTW-IE 1:05.85
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Carpenter, Kori J 19 WHTW-IE 2:14.82 9
2 Spall, Heather I 19 WHTW-IE 2:17.17 4
3 Tinseth, Elise 18 Whitman 2:19.06 3
4 Notari, Mel A 20 Whitman 2:20.95 2
5 Chapman, Katie A 22 Whitman 2:22.90 1
6 Albert, Kaurie 20 WHTW-IE 2:38.36
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Mering, Karl E 19 Whitman 1:57.18 9
2 Tatum, Wesley K 20 WHTW-IE 1:57.45 4
3 Welle, Luke R 20 WHTW-IE 1:59.70 3
4 Kawamoto, Dane 20 Whitman 2:01.25 2
5 Locatell, Michael C 21 WHTW-IE 2:04.09 1
6 Brogan, Donovan M 21 WHTW-IE 2:13.68
7 Mahoney, Yohan M 20 Whitman 2:13.77
8 Hurlburt, Tyler J 21 Whitman 2:27.97
Event 13 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Stang, Alisa F 20 WHTW-IE 25.23 9
2 Jenne, Helen 21 Whitman 25.88 4
3 Tornay, Jennifer 18 Whitman 25.91 2.5
3 Case, Anna E 21 WHTW-IE 25.91 2.5
5 Borth, Marit C 20 WHTW-IE 26.38 1
6 Burnight, Taylor E 19 WHTW-IE 26.48
7 Behrens, Sara B 21 Whitman 27.23
8 Kiskaddon, Erin P 21 Whitman 28.63
Event 14 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 MacKintosh, Callum H 20 WHTW-IE 22.20 9
2 Starr, Sam 18 Whitman 22.32 4
3 Vaccaro, Aaron C 20 WHTW-IE 22.39 3
4 Brody, Matthew L 21 WHTW-IE 22.66 2
5 Asao, Shunei 20 Whitman 22.81 1
6 Ranno, Nathan J 22 WHTW-IE 22.88
7 McGiverin-Odeide, Loic 18 Whitman 23.18
-- Dangleis, Matthew M 21 WHTW-IE X22.86
-- Budden, Cooper K 19 WHTW-IE X23.69
-- Wechter, Nick 19 Whitman NS
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Stang, Alisa F 20 WHTW-IE 54.54 9
2 Clinton, Kendra 19 Whitman 55.07 4
3 Jenne, Helen 21 Whitman 56.89 3
4 Borth, Marit C 20 WHTW-IE 57.29 2
5 Banks, Ellen E 20 Whitman 58.26 1
6 Burnight, Taylor E 19 WHTW-IE 59.17
7 Hawkins, Keller K 20 Whitman 1:01.56
-- Barton, Rachael 18 Whitman X1:02.71
-- Smith, Allie 19 Whitman X1:03.28
Event 16 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 MacKintosh, Callum H 20 WHTW-IE 48.56 9
2 Sumnicht, Andrew J 20 WHTW-IE 48.70 4
3 Ranno, Nathan J 22 WHTW-IE 49.08 3
4 O'Leary, Kevin M 19 Whitman 49.13 2
5 Asao, Shunei 20 Whitman 50.38 1
6 Brody, Matthew L 21 WHTW-IE 50.52
7 Dyer, Kevin M 22 Whitman 51.97
8 McGiverin-Odeide, Loic 18 Whitman 52.31
-- Dangleis, Matthew M 21 WHTW-IE X49.83
-- Budden, Cooper K 19 WHTW-IE X51.71
-- Gavin, Jacob 21 Whitman X1:06.08
-- Hurlburt, Tyler J 21 Whitman X1:11.64
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Lecoq, Nicole L 20 WHTW-IE 2:12.55 9
2 Hlebasko, Cameo 19 Whitman 2:17.56 4
3 Louis, Bridget V 19 WHTW-IE 2:18.19 3
4 Coiner, Michael E 20 WHTW-IE 2:18.66 2
5 Behrens, Sara B 21 Whitman 2:31.38 1
6 Albert, Kaurie 20 WHTW-IE 2:32.83
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Win, Nic T 19 Whitman 1:58.33 9
2 Lemley, Jason D 19 WHTW-IE 2:01.59 4
3 Kinney, Korey J 21 WHTW-IE 2:02.09 3
4 Fish, Anthony J 21 WHTW-IE 2:02.35 2
5 Erickson, Will 19 Whitman 2:02.63 1
6 Roehrig, Andrew 22 Whitman 2:09.35
7 Brogan, Donovan M 21 WHTW-IE 2:12.20
-- Starr, Sam 18 Whitman DQ
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Pilarowski, Genay W 21 Whitman 2:27.23 9
2 Collins, Claire A 20 Whitman 2:27.88 4
3 Norris, Hannah 18 WHTW-IE 2:28.22 3
4 Tinseth, Elise 18 Whitman 2:33.46 2
5 Barringer, Melissa 22 WHTW-IE 2:35.47 1
6 Nelson, Lauren A 19 WHTW-IE 2:37.73
7 Jay, Ashley M 20 Whitman 2:38.50
8 Callaghan, Melissa L 19 WHTW-IE 2:39.61
-- Brunner, Jo 18 Whitman X2:35.16
-- Case, Anna E 21 WHTW-IE X2:36.02
-- Greff, Teylor 19 Whitman X2:41.60
-- Cortez, Cari 22 Whitman X2:44.70
Event 20 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Chang, Paul S 21 Whitman 2:12.67 9
2 Case, Trevor W 18 WHTW-IE 2:14.43 4
3 Wechter, Nick 19 Whitman 2:14.61 3
4 Wicks, Kyle R 19 WHTW-IE 2:18.56 2
5 Lin, Lucas H 19 WHTW-IE 2:22.53 1
6 Watkins, Matt 19 WHTW-IE 2:27.02
-- Dorn, Robby 19 Whitman X2:20.65
-- Wallin, Kevin 19 Whitman X2:23.79
-- Gavin, Jacob 21 Whitman X2:24.28
-- McGiverin-Odeide, Loic 18 Whitman X2:32.06
Event 21 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Duvall, Katherine R 21 WHTW-IE 5:20.93 9
2 Pavelko, Abigail E 21 WHTW-IE 5:29.13 4
3 Graham, Charlotte J 22 Whitman 5:31.23 3
4 Minster, Ashley M 21 WHTW-IE 5:52.02 2
5 Louis, Maria V 21 WHTW-IE x5:55.29
6 Ryle, Rebecca N 22 Whitman 6:10.28 1
7 Kiskaddon, Erin P 21 Whitman 6:16.54
-- Chapman, Katie A 22 Whitman X6:13.01
Event 22 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Sollom-Brotherton, Galen 21 Whitman 4:45.30 9
2 Beck, Mitchell L 21 WHTW-IE 4:49.46 4
3 Smith, Brandon A 18 WHTW-IE 4:58.97 3
4 Locatell, Michael C 21 WHTW-IE 4:59.60 2
5 Moore, Kevin 18 WHTW-IE x5:01.58
6 Dyer, Kevin M 22 Whitman 5:01.63 1
7 O'Leary, Kevin M 19 Whitman 5:02.54
8 Erickson, Will 19 Whitman x5:20.62
Event 23 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Notari, Mel A 20 Whitman 1:01.27 9
2 Carpenter, Kori J 19 WHTW-IE 1:01.41 4
3 Chapman, Katie A 22 Whitman 1:02.95 3
4 Spall, Heather I 19 WHTW-IE 1:02.96 2
5 Pilarowski, Genay W 21 Whitman 1:03.56 1
6 Albert, Kaurie 20 WHTW-IE 1:10.82
7 Graham, Charlotte J 22 Whitman x1:13.83
Event 24 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Mering, Karl E 19 Whitman 50.70 9
2 Tatum, Wesley K 20 WHTW-IE 51.53 4
3 Vaccaro, Aaron C 20 WHTW-IE 53.18 3
4 MacKintosh, Callum H 20 WHTW-IE 54.09 2
5 Kawamoto, Dane 20 Whitman 54.36 1
6 Brogan, Donovan M 21 WHTW-IE x57.59
7 Mahoney, Yohan M 20 Whitman 59.37
8 Orr, Colin J 21 Whitman x1:00.03
Event 25 Women 400 Yard IM
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Louis, Bridget V 19 WHTW-IE 4:45.55 9
2 Pavelko, Abigail E 21 WHTW-IE 4:47.78 4
3 Tinseth, Elise 18 Whitman 4:54.15 3
4 Jay, Ashley M 20 Whitman 4:56.77 2
5 Flory, Tazi 18 Whitman 4:58.80 1
-- Callaghan, Melissa L 19 WHTW-IE NS
Event 26 Men 400 Yard IM
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Sollom-Brotherton, Galen 21 Whitman 4:13.05 9
2 Sumnicht, Andrew J 20 WHTW-IE 4:14.41 4
3 Welle, Luke R 20 WHTW-IE 4:19.18 3
4 Kinney, Korey J 21 WHTW-IE 4:19.42 2
5 Win, Nic T 19 Whitman 4:21.35 1
6 Case, Trevor W 18 WHTW-IE x4:23.22
7 Kawamoto, Dane 20 Whitman 4:26.66
-- Mahoney, Yohan M 20 Whitman DQ
Event 27 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitworth-IE 'A' 3:41.74 11
1) Stang, Alisa F 20 2) Lecoq, Nicole L 20
3) Carpenter, Kori J 19 4) Borth, Marit C 20
2 Whitman College 'A' 3:43.47 4
1) Jenne, Helen 21 2) Clinton, Kendra 19
3) Tornay, Jennifer 18 4) Collins, Claire A 20
3 Whitworth-IE 'B' 3:47.04 2
1) Duvall, Katherine R 21 2) Burnight, Taylor E 19
3) Case, Anna E 21 4) Norris, Hannah 18
4 Whitman College 'B' 3:52.44
1) Hlebasko, Cameo 19 2) Graham, Charlotte J 22
3) Jay, Ashley M 20 4) Tinseth, Elise 18
5 Whitworth-IE 'C' x4:12.01
1) Barringer, Melissa 22 2) Louis, Maria V 21
3) Minster, Ashley M 21 4) Albert, Kaurie 20
Event 28 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitman College 'A' 3:08.48 11
1) Starr, Sam 18 2) Chang, Paul S 21
3) Sollom-Brotherton, Galen P 21 4) Mering, Karl E 19
2 Whitworth-IE 'B' 3:15.42 4
1) Wicks, Kyle R 19 2) Lin, Lucas H 19
3) Beck, Mitchell L 21 4) Tatum, Wesley K 20
3 Whitman College 'B' 3:22.90 2
1) Erickson, Will 19 2) Dyer, Kevin M 22
3) Roehrig, Andrew 22 4) McGiverin-Odeide, Loic 18
4 Whitworth-IE 'C' 3:31.85
1) Gustafson, Benjamin J 18 2) Smith, Brandon A 18
3) Moore, Kevin 18 4) Watkins, Matt 19
-- Whitworth-IE 'A' DQ
1) Lemley, Jason D 19 2) Ranno, Nathan J 22
3) Brody, Matthew L 21 4) MacKintosh, Callum H 20
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