The Men Swimmers Grab "W" at PLU While Women Put Up Courageous Fight
News Release Date:
Friday, January 18
Tacoma, WA -- The Whitman Men's Swimming team started off fast and never looked back as it defeated Pacific Lutheran 145 - 60. The Women, who were depleted by illness, battled the Lutes all night only to succumb 121 - 84.

Nic Win, So.
The Men improved to 5 – 0 in the NWC as Nic Win (So, Bothell, WA) touched the wall first in the 400 Individual Medley and the 200 Backstroke – his time of 1:58.96, a season’s best. The Men went 1 and 2 in several events, including the Men’s 200 Breaststroke where Paul Chang (Sr, Carson City, NV) took first and Robby Dorn (Fr, Edina, MN) touched out the Lutes Bryan Ruggles by .4 seconds.

Claire Collins, Jr.
Chang also finished first in the 50 Freestyle with a time 22.43. Karl Mering (So, Boise, ID) also touched the wall first in two races: the 200 Freestyle (1:43.88) and the 200 Butterfly (1:53.06). Sam Starr (Fr, Pomona, CA) won the 100 Free, as did Galen Sollom-Brotherton (Jr, Dublin, CA) in the 1000 Free.
On the Women’s side, Claire Collins (Jr, Burlingame, CA) lead a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:28.49 and was part of the winning Medley Relay that took first along with Kendra Clinton (Fr, Kirkland, WA), Mel Notari (Jr, Bellevue, WA) and Genay Pilarowski (Jr, Kneeland,CA).
The Whitties got a second place from Notari in the in the 200 Fly and Tazi Flory (Fr, Vashon Island, WA) swam her first 1000 Freestyle of the year, finishing strong over the last 500 to take second.
Whitman Head Coach Jenn Blomme said after the meet, “We are in a really intense phase of training, and our swimmers are pretty banged up. Despite that, the energy was high, and we are really proud of how we swam tonight.”
The Missionaries continue their weekend road trip today with a dual meet at Puget Sound.
Below are the Final Results of the meet.
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HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 3.0 1/18/2013 08:25 PM
Whitman @ PLU Longs 1-18-13 - 1/18/2013
Results
Event 1 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitman College 'A' 4:09.16 11
1) Kendra Clinton 19 2) Genay Pilarowski 21
3) Mel Notari 20 4) Claire Collins 20
30.62 1:02.46 32.40 1:08.78 28.59 1:01.67 26.56 56.25
2 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'A' 4:16.58 4
1) Nicole Schalk 2) Kina Ackerman 21
3) Natasha Sioda 4) Michelle Hogan
30.98 1:03.96 33.07 1:11.40 28.03 1:04.48 26.58 56.74
3 Whitman College 'B' 4:26.35 2
1) Keller Hawkins 20 2) Jo Brunner 18
3) Teylor Greff 19 4) Sara Behrens 21
33.15 1:09.80 32.96 1:10.44 30.97 1:07.60 27.80 58.51
4 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'B' 4:30.70
1) Darla Avis 22 2) Jacqui Guitierrez
3) Joanna Griffiths 20 4) Taylor Gonzales
29.80 1:01.51 15.73 36.32 41.98 1:14.62 1:06.41 1:38.25
5 Whitman College 'C' 4:47.03
1) Rebecca Ryle 22 2) Cari Cortez 22
3) Rachael Barton 18 4) Allie Smith 18
1:09.96 1:45.97 40.71 1:14.83 41.88 1:11.15 35.08 35.08
Event 2 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitman College 'A' 3:40.20 11
1) Will Erickson 19 2) Paul Chang 21
3) Dane Kawamoto 20 4) Kevin O'Leary 19
27.09 56.62 27.33 59.18 25.29 54.84 23.66 49.56
2 Whitman College 'B' 3:45.08 4
1) Shunei Asao 20 2) Robby Dorn 19
3) Nic Win 19 4) Loic McGiverin-Odeide 18
26.87 56.21 28.91 1:02.09 25.01 54.89 23.81 51.89
3 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'A' 3:48.63 2
1) Joseph Parker 2) Dan Pedack
3) Jacob Deines 21 4) Tyler Meade
27.21 57.85 28.18 1:04.12 25.74 55.78 23.17 50.88
4 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'B' 3:56.20
1) Connor Osterlund 2) Kevin McKay
3) Jake Dacus 4) Phil Rempe 22
29.11 1:02.01 30.66 1:05.37 26.16 56.73 24.20 52.09
5 Whitman College 'C' 4:00.95
1) Andrew Roehrig 22 2) Kevin Wallin 19
3) Yohan Mahoney 20 4) Jacob Gavin 21
28.84 1:00.00 30.96 1:07.07 27.81 1:00.02 24.83 53.86
Event 3 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Hannah Armstrong 19 PLU-PN 11:27.25 9
29.52 32.60 33.08 33.50 33.30 33.60 33.60 33.91
35.13 36.04 35.46 36.58 36.43 35.00 34.34 36.06
37.29 35.23 34.29 32.29
2 Tazi Flory 18 Whitman 11:40.46 4
32.22 34.96 35.69 35.75 35.71 35.93 36.10 36.12
35.82 36.20 35.91 35.45 34.82 33.74 34.26 34.45
34.75 34.93 34.37 33.28
3 Emily Baier 18 PLU-PN 11:55.15 3
31.19 33.95 35.33 35.82 35.62 35.91 36.12 36.29
36.09 35.89 35.64 36.41 34.63 35.16 36.63 37.60
37.08 37.56 36.15 36.08
4 Amie Wilson PLU-PN 12:26.72 2
33.20 36.50 37.01 37.05 37.51 37.62 37.20 37.65
37.54 38.14 37.89 37.84 37.93 37.65 37.56 37.88
38.07 38.07 37.64 36.77
5 Rebecca Ryle 22 Whitman 12:33.24 1
32.90 36.23 37.25 38.11 38.11 37.79 38.77 38.64
38.70 38.35 37.99 38.27 38.39 38.72 38.15 37.66
37.58 38.09 37.55 35.99
6 Erin Kiskaddon 21 Whitman 13:10.31
34.68 39.09 39.46 40.48 40.41 40.59 40.63 40.56
40.81 40.27 40.07 40.09 39.36 39.90 39.70 39.76
39.01 39.31 38.51 37.62
Event 4 Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Galen Sollom-Brotherton 21 Whitman 10:06.61 9
27.29 30.38 30.91 30.79 31.08 31.36 31.15 31.44
31.18 31.15 30.71 31.00 30.86 30.95 30.70 30.51
28.89 28.87 28.94 28.45
2 Justin Murrell PLU-PN 10:15.50 4
27.09 30.29 30.81 30.88 30.97 31.66 31.28 31.33
31.34 31.22 31.32 30.65 31.00 31.14 30.87 30.83
30.69 31.00 31.09 30.04
3 Kevin Dyer 22 Whitman 10:40.65 3
29.67 31.74 31.91 31.65 31.43 31.47 31.59 31.89
31.72 31.87 32.22 32.33 32.57 32.60 32.66 32.77
32.65 32.79 32.98 32.14
4 Kevin McKay PLU-PN 11:05.81 2
29.04 31.40 32.24 33.00 32.66 33.46 33.65 33.55
33.79 33.85 33.95 34.09 34.57 34.69 34.49 34.19
34.40 33.02 33.51 32.26
5 Ramy Carter PLU-PN 11:20.16 1
28.94 31.74 32.93 33.41 33.97 33.79 34.24 34.38
34.92 34.91 34.57 35.12 34.70 34.97 35.41 34.74
35.28 34.62 34.69 32.83
6 Tyler Hurlburt 21 Whitman 12:52.95
32.62 37.08 38.88 38.28 38.65 39.29 38.36 39.41
39.92 39.97 39.93 39.74 40.09 40.02 39.42 39.01
38.56 39.14 37.82 36.76
Event 5 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Hannah Armstrong 19 PLU-PN 2:00.62 9
28.23 30.59 30.93 30.87
2 Melissa Dean PLU-PN 2:01.43 4
29.19 31.28 30.95 30.01
3 Claire Collins 20 Whitman 2:03.57 3
29.12 31.32 31.43 31.70
4 Charlotte Graham 22 Whitman 2:05.46 2
28.65 30.87 32.40 33.54
5 Sara Behrens 21 Whitman 2:11.52 1
31.12 34.02 34.39 31.99
6 Rachael Nelson PLU-PN 2:11.88
30.35 32.26 34.24 35.03
-- Taylor Gonzales PLU-PN X2:08.81
29.51 31.73 33.80 33.77
-- Amie Wilson PLU-PN X2:11.97
30.20 33.34 33.97 34.46
-- Emily Baier 18 PLU-PN X2:14.58
30.49 33.51 35.63 34.95
-- Rebecca Harris PLU-PN X2:15.49
31.08 34.55 35.53 34.33
Event 6 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Karl Mering 19 Whitman 1:43.88 9
24.21 25.81 27.39 26.47
2 Kevin O'Leary 19 Whitman 1:50.46 4
25.78 27.92 28.43 28.33
3 Sam Starr 18 Whitman 1:50.94 3
25.68 29.04 28.53 27.69
4 Corban Elliott PLU-PN 1:52.50 2
25.73 28.47 28.83 29.47
5 Justin Murrell PLU-PN 1:54.02 1
26.45 28.62 29.89 29.06
6 Dylan McGuire PLU-PN 1:59.87
26.27 29.37 31.61 32.62
-- Connor Osterlund PLU-PN X2:16.09
30.26 34.35 35.63 35.85
-- Michael Brasgalla 22 PLU-PN X2:28.20
31.83 36.87 39.26 40.24
-- Alex Dassoff PLU-PN X2:34.23
34.42 38.84 40.27 40.70
Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Toni Castillo PLU-PN 25.66 9
2 Kendra Clinton 19 Whitman 26.10 4
3 Kelly Jernigan PLU-PN 26.60 3
4 Jennifer Tornay 18 Whitman 26.67 2
5 Nicole Schalk PLU-PN 26.70 1
6 Ellen Banks 20 Whitman 26.77
Event 8 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Paul Chang 21 Whitman 22.43 9
2 Chase Mesford 22 PLU-PN 22.53 4
3 Dan Simons PLU-PN 23.15 3
4 Shunei Asao 20 Whitman 23.38 2
5 Tyler Meade PLU-PN 23.40 1
6 Loic McGiverin-Odeide 18 Whitman 23.97
-- Phil Rempe 22 PLU-PN X22.93
-- Dylan McGuire PLU-PN X24.55
-- Jacob Gavin 21 Whitman X24.67
-- Colin Orr 21 Whitman X26.68
Event 9 Women 400 Yard IM
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Kina Ackerman 21 PLU-PN 4:49.06 9
30.96 35.82 37.68 37.68 40.44 41.46 32.85 32.17
2 Elise Tinseth 18 Whitman 4:53.52 4
30.62 35.65 38.19 37.90 41.04 41.99 33.39 34.74
3 Ashley Jay 20 Whitman 5:01.71 3
30.82 36.09 40.20 39.51 41.96 43.03 35.64 34.46
4 Jo Brunner 18 Whitman 5:08.10 2
33.01 37.49 40.89 41.13 41.35 42.97 36.01 35.25
5 Anna Dolyniuk PLU-PN 5:11.06 1
32.16 36.58 39.49 39.32 44.90 46.26 36.55 35.80
6 Jacqui Guitierrez PLU-PN 5:31.24
34.69 40.70 43.13 42.24 46.53 47.69 39.12 37.14
Event 10 Men 400 Yard IM
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Nic Win 19 Whitman 4:20.19 9
27.34 31.10 32.88 33.44 37.27 37.51 30.82 29.83
2 Nick Wechter 19 Whitman 4:28.44 4
28.51 33.31 35.29 35.39 37.14 37.17 31.77 29.86
3 Andre Tacuyan PLU-PN 4:28.50 3
26.72 29.82 34.72 35.06 38.29 40.05 32.76 31.08
4 Jacob Deines 21 PLU-PN 4:33.05 2
28.09 31.98 33.97 33.36 40.57 40.16 33.25 31.67
5 Dan Pedack PLU-PN 4:46.57 1
28.94 34.78 38.98 38.77 38.02 39.68 33.94 33.46
6 Yohan Mahoney 20 Whitman 4:56.43
29.91 33.39 1:18.82 41.23 42.00 35.96 35.12
-- Cameron Webber PLU-PN X4:41.25
28.70 32.32 36.40 35.83 40.75 41.38 33.42 32.45
-- Michael Brasgalla 22 PLU-PN X5:08.25
32.59 40.22 40.64 41.33 41.88 42.85 35.30 33.44
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Kina Ackerman 21 PLU-PN 2:20.63 9
32.21 37.13 36.76 34.53
2 Mel Notari 20 Whitman 2:20.72 4
30.96 35.58 37.29 36.89
3 Genay Pilarowski 21 Whitman 2:21.71 3
31.45 36.64 37.85 35.77
4 Kelly Jernigan PLU-PN 2:23.54 2
30.94 36.99 38.02 37.59
5 Tazi Flory 18 Whitman 2:31.40 1
33.93 38.20 39.40 39.87
6 Joanna Griffiths 20 PLU-PN 2:40.36
34.31 39.78 42.70 43.57
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Karl Mering 19 Whitman 1:53.06 9
25.53 28.69 29.38 29.46
2 Dane Kawamoto 20 Whitman 2:02.48 4
26.96 30.84 31.55 33.13
3 Jake Dacus PLU-PN 2:05.88 3
28.26 31.52 32.75 33.35
4 Jacob Deines 21 PLU-PN 2:07.07 2
28.70 32.19 33.27 32.91
5 Andre Tacuyan PLU-PN 2:14.67 1
27.94 32.25 37.97 36.51
6 Tyler Hurlburt 21 Whitman 2:33.88
32.19 40.25 41.60 39.84
Event 13 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Toni Castillo PLU-PN 55.06 9
26.67 28.39
2 Melissa Dean PLU-PN 55.31 4
27.09 28.22
3 Michelle Hogan PLU-PN 56.31 3
26.96 29.35
4 Jennifer Tornay 18 Whitman 58.24 2
28.04 30.20
5 Ellen Banks 20 Whitman 59.43 1
28.30 31.13
6 Keller Hawkins 20 Whitman 1:03.97
30.38 33.59
Event 14 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Sam Starr 18 Whitman 48.68 9
23.20 25.48
2 Brian Ruggles PLU-PN 49.11 4
23.96 25.15
3 Shunei Asao 20 Whitman 50.81 3
24.64 26.17
4 Dan Simons PLU-PN 51.06 2
24.53 26.53
5 Tyler Meade PLU-PN 51.77 1
25.09 26.68
6 Kevin Dyer 22 Whitman 52.95
25.86 27.09
Event 15 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Natasha Sioda PLU-PN 2:14.57 9
32.54 35.54 33.01 33.48
2 Kendra Clinton 19 Whitman 2:16.33 4
33.01 35.33 34.63 33.36
3 Darla Avis 22 PLU-PN 2:21.18 3
34.58 36.81 35.36 34.43
4 Nicole Schalk PLU-PN 2:21.47 2
31.96 35.82 36.40 37.29
5 Sara Behrens 21 Whitman 2:28.97 1
35.24 37.45 38.87 37.41
6 Rebecca Ryle 22 Whitman 2:36.83
35.15 40.70 40.57 40.41
Event 16 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Nic Win 19 Whitman 1:58.96 9
28.09 29.36 30.53 30.98
2 Will Erickson 19 Whitman 2:04.44 4
28.64 31.25 32.26 32.29
3 Corban Elliott PLU-PN 2:05.49 3
28.89 31.40 32.72 32.48
4 Joseph Parker PLU-PN 2:08.97 2
28.61 31.89 33.68 34.79
5 Andrew Roehrig 22 Whitman 2:12.58 1
30.15 33.21 34.54 34.68
6 Ramy Carter PLU-PN 2:17.64
31.00 34.35 36.31 35.98
Event 17 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Hannah Armstrong 19 PLU-PN 5:28.08 9
28.99 31.63 32.91 33.38 33.60 34.10 33.60 33.70
33.52 32.65
2 Charlotte Graham 22 Whitman 5:36.62 4
30.76 34.19 34.26 34.21 34.33 34.88 34.36 34.00
33.04 32.59
3 Elise Tinseth 18 Whitman 5:37.99 3
31.30 34.56 34.59 34.45 34.42 34.22 33.99 34.08
34.06 32.32
4 Mel Notari 20 Whitman 5:51.04 2
31.42 34.35 35.49 35.58 35.52 35.54 36.16 35.80
36.02 35.16
5 Rachael Nelson PLU-PN 5:55.80 1
30.63 34.71 35.59 36.13 36.23 37.04 36.74 36.57
36.53 35.63
6 Rebecca Harris PLU-PN 6:03.14
31.95 35.02 35.44 35.93 37.12 37.30 38.00 38.37
38.06 35.95
Event 18 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Galen Sollom-Brotherton 21 Whitman 5:00.25 9
25.95 28.99 29.84 30.62 30.65 30.73 31.05 31.47
30.94 30.01
2 Justin Murrell PLU-PN 5:02.49 4
27.50 30.10 30.56 30.79 31.07 31.40 31.15 31.05
30.64 28.23
3 Corban Elliott PLU-PN 5:22.09 3
28.03 31.96 33.34 33.42 33.44 33.17 33.04 32.77
32.40 30.52
4 Cameron Webber PLU-PN 5:22.90 2
28.78 31.97 33.42 33.18 34.17 33.09 33.15 32.51
31.97 30.66
5 Yohan Mahoney 20 Whitman 5:47.31 1
30.16 33.23 34.80 35.16 36.01 35.27 35.81 35.61
36.14 35.12
6 Tyler Hurlburt 21 Whitman 6:16.92
32.18 37.29 39.37 39.11 39.18 39.26 39.00 37.84
37.59 36.10
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Claire Collins 20 Whitman 2:28.49 9
35.00 37.42 38.09 37.98
2 Genay Pilarowski 21 Whitman 2:28.58 4
34.96 38.48 37.91 37.23
3 Ashley Jay 20 Whitman 2:36.73 3
35.99 40.12 40.27 40.35
4 Anna Dolyniuk PLU-PN 2:47.42 2
37.42 42.02 43.04 44.94
5 Joanna Griffiths 20 PLU-PN 2:53.52 1
39.33 44.02 45.16 45.01
6 Jacqui Guitierrez PLU-PN 2:56.31
39.49 44.73 46.28 45.81
Event 20 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Finals Points
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1 Paul Chang 21 Whitman 2:14.80 9
30.15 33.89 35.07 35.69
2 Robby Dorn 19 Whitman 2:21.14 4
32.52 36.83 36.13 35.66
3 Brian Ruggles PLU-PN 2:21.54 3
33.26 36.51 36.67 35.10
4 Kevin McKay PLU-PN 2:23.17 2
32.91 35.49 37.09 37.68
5 Kevin Wallin 19 Whitman 2:25.50 1
32.99 37.37 37.55 37.59
6 Dan Pedack PLU-PN 2:30.34
34.00 38.70 38.79 38.85
Event 21 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'A' 3:45.78 11
1) Toni Castillo 2) Kelly Jernigan
3) Michelle Hogan 4) Melissa Dean
27.14 56.29 27.02 56.89 26.72 55.93 27.03 56.67
2 Whitman College 'A' 3:53.55 4
1) Charlotte Graham 22 2) Jo Brunner 18
3) Elise Tinseth 18 4) Jennifer Tornay 18
28.22 57.91 28.10 59.16 27.32 57.81 27.41 58.67
3 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'B' 3:57.20 2
1) Natasha Sioda 2) Rachael Nelson
3) Taylor Gonzales 4) Anna Dolyniuk
27.92 57.28 28.03 59.00 28.59 1:01.10 14.68 59.82
4 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'C' 4:05.32
1) Emily Baier 18 2) Darla Avis 22
3) Rebecca Harris 4) Amie Wilson
27.92 58.61 29.02 1:01.11 29.61 1:02.51 29.25 1:03.09
5 Whitman College 'B' 4:06.96
1) Erin Kiskaddon 21 2) Keller Hawkins 20
3) Ellen Banks 20 4) Tazi Flory 18
31.53 1:05.63 29.42 1:02.60 27.81 58.81 28.63 59.92
6 Whitman College 'C' 4:18.97
1) Cari Cortez 22 2) Allie Smith 18
3) Teylor Greff 19 4) Rachael Barton 18
32.11 1:06.85 29.56 1:04.52 29.36 1:02.23 30.05 1:05.37
Event 22 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals Points
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1 Whitman College 'A' 3:16.51 11
1) Galen Sollom-Brotherton 21 2) Kevin O'Leary 19
3) Sam Starr 18 4) Karl Mering 19
24.02 48.74 23.71 50.76 22.45 47.91 23.51 49.10
2 Whitman College 'B' 3:27.08 4
1) Nick Wechter 19 2) Kevin Dyer 22
3) Dane Kawamoto 20 4) Will Erickson 19
25.09 52.66 25.18 52.09 23.96 50.66 24.42 51.67
3 Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'B' 3:32.14 2
1) Phil Rempe 22 2) Dylan McGuire
3) Alex Dassoff 4) Connor Osterlund
24.65 52.13 25.35 52.71 25.13 52.29 24.74 55.01
-- Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'C' X3:45.00
1) Andre Tacuyan 2) Cameron Webber
3) Michael Brasgalla 22 4) Ramy Carter
27.16 56.07 26.33 55.37 27.25 56.95 26.41 56.61
-- Pacific Lutheran University-PN 'A' DQ
1) Chase Mesford 22 2) Dan Simons
3) Joseph Parker 4) Brian Ruggles
23.76 49.14 23.86 49.99 23.78 51.58 24.72 51.37
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