Washington Women Down Washington State

SEATTLE, Wash., November 23. WASHINGTON’S 21st-ranked women's swimming team (7-3) defeated Washington State (1-3), 162-97 this evening in the swimming version of the Apple Cup. The Huskies won 10 of the first 12 events before swimming the final two events as exhibition. The win improves Washington's all-time record against the Cougars to 24-1-1.

Washington was led by sophomore sensation Sharon Olson who won all three events she swam this evening. Olson posted victories in the 100 (51.59), 200 (1:49.85) and 500 freestyles (4:56.07) for her second triple-win meet of the season.

The Huskies swept four events one-two-three, including the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 50 and 500 freestyle. Junior Anissa Hilyard picked up both wins in the butterfly races (57.65, 2:02.19), posting her fifth consecutive 200 fly victory. Freshman Brittany Epperson won the 50 freestyle in a time of 23.97.

Sophomore Nicole Bernard placed first in the 200 backstroke (2:01.45) and her second place finish in the 100 backstroke (56.69) bumped her up four places on the UW top-10 list to sixth.

Also winning an individual event for the Huskies was senior co-captain Desiree Johnson who won the100 backstroke for the second-straight time.

Povilonyte, a native of Klaipeda, Lithuania, swam to victory in two events. She finished first in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes in times of 1:05.14 and 2:19.59, respectively. Povilonyte was also a member of the second place finishing 200 medley relay team.

Rutherglen, Australia, native, Erin, McCleave placed third in the 100 and 200 freestyles. With her time of 1:52.28 in the 200 freestyle, McCleave captured fifth on the Cougar’s All-Time Top 10 list. McCleave was also a member of the second place finishing 200 medley relay team and first place 200 free relay team.

Sophomore Copland (Wellington, New Zealand) finished right behind Povilonyte in the 200 breaststroke to earn a second place finish. Her time of 1:07.35 in the 100 breaststroke earned her fourth place. Copland also finished second in the 400 individual medley.

The only other individual victory for the Cougars came from freshman Kayli Changstrom in the 400 individual medley. Changstrom (Loveland, Colo.) earned her first spot on the Cougar’s All-Time Top 10 list, coming in at number nine with her time of 4:32.81.

Washington State vs. Washington Seattle, Wash.
(all distances in yards)

TEAM SCORING:
University of Washington (UW) 162,
Washington State University (WSU) 97

RESULTS:
Event 1: 200 Medley Relay (11-4-2)
1) Washington "A" 1:45.55 UW 11
Desiree Johnson, Melody Staubitz,
Jenn Latzen, Brittany Epperson
2) Washington State "A¹ 1:47.27 WSU 4
Nicole Chinn, Monika Povilonyte,
Sasha Taylor, Erin McCleave
3) Washington "B" 1:47.89 UW 2
Nicole Bernard, Erin Kloos,
Blythe Murray, Lisa Fanning
4) Washington "C" 1:50.51 UW
Nichole Real, Megan Bright,
Casey Sherfey, Crystal Rawlings
5) Washington State "B" 1:53.17 WSU
Lindsay Backhouse, Lesley Ouellette,
Theresa Dunn, Katie Van Horne
6) Washington State "C" 1:58.35 WSU
Brianne Kelson, Karen Eldred,
Sheena Mills, Candace Rodda

Event 2: 1000 Freestyle (9-4-3-2-1)
1) Hannah Jo 10:16.35 UW 9
2) Haley Wolcott 10:27.24 UW 4
3) Kayli Changstrom 10:41.19 WSU 3
4) Laurie Gregg 10:43.34 WSU 2
5) Courtney Hentzen 10:47.37 UW 1
5) Lisa Irwin 11:24.72 WSU

Event 3: 200 Freestyle
1) Sharon Olson 1:49.85 UW 9
2) Liya Liu 1:52.21 UW 4
3) Erin McCleave 1:52.28 WSU 3
4) Blythe Murray 1:54.65 UW 2
5) Andria Giovanni 1:56.44 WSU 1
6) Sasha Taylor 2:00.60 WSU
Exhibition
Nichole Real 1:54.12 UW Ex
Crystal Rawlings 1:58.31 UW Ex
Emily Chandler 2:08.92 WSU Ex
Andrea Lubeck 2:11.07 WSU Ex

Event 4: 100 Backstroke
1) Desiree Johnson 56.68 UW 9
2) Nicole Bernard 56.69 UW 4
3) Nicole Chinn 1:00.27 WSU 3
4) Lindsay Backhouse 1:00.57 WSU 2
5) Annette Vayo 1:01.60 UW 1
6) Brianne Kelson 1:01.73 WSU
Exhibition
Beth Newhouse 1:04.75 WSU

Event 5: 100 Breaststroke
1) Monika Povilonyte 1:05.14 WSU 9
2) Melody Staubitz 1:06.07 UW 4
3) Erin Kloos 1:06.93 UW 3
4) Jane Copland 1:07.35 WSU 2
5) Rachel Owen 1:08.16 UW 1
6) Candace Rodda 1:15.70 WSU
Exhibition
Brittany Trimberger 1:09.12 UW Ex
Melissa Chandler 1:09.18 UW Ex
Karen Eldred 1:14.23 WSU Ex

Event 6: 200 Butterfly
1) Anissa Hilyard 2:02.19 UW 9
2) Hannah Jo 2:03.71 UW 4
3) Casey Sherfey 2:06.05 UW 3
4) Kayli Changstrom 2:11.90 WSU 2
5) Sheena Mills 2:14.74 WSU 1
6) Lindsay Backhouse 2:17.48 WSU

Event 7: 50 Freestyle
1) Brittany Epperson 23.97 UW 9
2) Lisa Fanning 24.56 UW 4
3) Desiree Johnson 24.78 UW 3
4) Katie Van Horne 24.94 WSU 2
5) Lesley Ouellette 25.22 WSU 1
6) Theresa Dunn 27.00 WSU
Exhibition
Beth Newhouse 26.13 WSU
Megan Bright (50 Breaststroke) 31.19 UW
Candace Rodda 26.56 WSU

Event 8: 100 Freestyle
1) Sharon Olson 51.59 UW 9
2) Liya Liu 51.75 UW 4
3) Erin McCleave 52.54 WSU 3
4) Brittany Epperson 52.55 UW 2
5) Andria Giovanni 53.62 WSU 1
6) Katie Van Horne 55:03 WSU
Exhibition
Lisa Fanning 53.87 UW Ex
Crystal Rawlings 54.06 UW Ex
Rachel Owen 59.89 UW Ex

Event 9: 200 Backstroke
1) Nicole Bernard 2:01.45 UW 9
2) Nichole Real 2:05.95 UW 4
3) Lindsay Backhouse 2:09.66 WSU 3
4) Sasha Taylor 2:09.84 WSU 2
5) Brianna Kelson 2:10.83 WSU 1
6) Annette Vayo 2:11.03 UW

Event 10: 200 Breaststroke
1) Monika Povilonyte 2:19.59 WSU 9
2) Jane Copland 2:21.10 WSU 4
3) Erin Kloos 2:22.51 UW 3
4) Brittany Trimberger 2:26.85 UW 2
5) Melissa Chandler 2:29.86 UW 1
6) Lesley Ouellette 2:36.00 WSU
Exhibition
Beth Newhouse (200 back) 2:19.94 WSU Ex
Andrea Lubeck (200 back) 2:28.28 WSU DQ
Karen Eldred 2:37.63 WSU

Event 11: 500 Freestyle
1) Sharon Olson 4:56.07 UW 9
2) Haley Wolcott 5:05.82 UW 4
3) Blythe Murray 5:08.29 UW 3
4) Laurie Gregg 5:09.75 WSU 2
5) Lisa Irwin 5:38.27 WSU 1
6) Emily Chandler 5:41.79 WSU

Event 12: 100 Butterfly
1) Anissa Hilyard 57.65 UW 9
2) Jenn Latzen 57.85 UW 4
3) Casey Sherfey 58.49 UW 3
4) Andria Giovanni 1:00.09 WSU 2
5) Nicole Chinn 1:00.31 WSU 1
6) Sheena Mills 1:01.24 WSU
Exhibition
Theresa Dunn 1:02.15 WSU Ex

Event 13: 400 IM
1) Kayli Changstrom 4:32.81 WSU 9
2) Jane Copland 4:33.04 WSU 4
3) Laurie Gregg 4:41.75 WSU 3
Hannah Jo 4:24.92 UW Ex
Anissa Hilyard 4:32.16 UW Ex
Rachel Owen 4:42.52 UW Ex
Exhibition
Melissa Chandler 4:37.62 UW Ex
Erin Kloos 4:42.53 UW Ex
Brianne Kelson 4:54.98 WSU Ex
Emily Chandler 5:05.43 WSU Ex
Karen Eldred 5:05.65 WSU Ex

Event 14: 200 Freestyle Relay
1) Washington State "A" 1:39.02 WSU 11
Erin McCleave, Nicole Chinn,
Lesley Ouellette, Katie Van Horne
2) Washington State "B" 1:40.96 WSU 4
Andria Giovanni, Sasha Taylor,
Jan Copland, Sheena Mills
3) Washington State "C" 1:44.59 WSU 2
Theresa Dunn, Monika Povilonyte,
Beth Newhouse, Candace Rodda
Lane 4 Washington "A" 1:35.84 UW Ex
Sharon Olson, Brittany Epperson,
Melody Staubitz, Desiree Johnson
Lane 2 Washington "B" 1:38.36 UW Ex
Liya Liu, Annette Vayo,
Blythe Murray, Lisa Fanning
Lane 6 Washington "C" 1:41.56 UW Ex
Megan Bright, Nicole Bernard,
Haley Wolcott, Courtney Hentzen

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