Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, California, October 10. Last night, the USC women’s swimming and diving squad opened up 2014-15 with a, 150-106, victory against Pacific 12 foe Washington State.<\/p>\n
Four swimmers won two events apiece as the USC women\u2019s swimming and diving team kicked off the 2014-15 season with a Pac-12 win over Washington State, 150-106, under the lights at Uytengsu Aquatics Center on Thursday (Oct. 9).<\/p>\n
The Trojans opened with a win in the 200y medley relay as freshman Hannah Weiss, senior Andrea Kropp and juniors Kendyl Stewart and Kasia Wilk won in 1:41.89.<\/p>\n
Sophomores Chelsea Chenault (10:11.16) and Maggie D\u2019Innocenzo (10:17.51) followed with a 1-2 showing in the 1000y free while junior Jasmine Tosky (1:49.89) and Stewart (1:51.21) did the same in the 200y free.<\/p>\n
Weiss scored the first individual win of her Trojan career by throwing down an NCAA \u2018B\u2019 cut in the 100y back (53.91), well ahead of Washington State\u2019s Loree Olson (56.90) while USC sophomore Sidney Cooke was third (57.94).<\/p>\n
The Cougars scored their first win as Frederikke Hall (1:05.12) edged Trojan sophomore Jamie Christy (1:05.38) and WSU\u2019s Presley Wetterstrom (1:05.39) in the 100y breast.<\/p>\n
Kropp, a breaststroke specialist, dabbled in the 200y fly tonight and won in 2:03.60 while junior transfer Lucy Worrall from Miami took third in her first meet for the Trojans in 2:05.30.<\/p>\n
Wilk wrapped up action before the first break with a win in the 50y free (23.06) and opened up action afterward with a victory in the 100y free (51.48). USC sophomore Evan Swenson was third in the 50y free (23.89) and second in the 100 (52.52).<\/p>\n
Weiss won her second straight event by taking the 200y back in 2:00.72, safely ahead of WSU\u2019s Olson (2:02.50) while Kropp doubled up as well with a win in her traditional 200y breast in 2:15.52. Tosky was second (2:16.11).<\/p>\n
Chenault joined the cast of two-time winners with a 4:58.92 in the 500y free with D\u2019Innocenzo taking second again, this time in 5:02.01. Stewart then registered her first win of the season with a 54.66 in one of her specialties, the 100y fly.<\/p>\n
Trojan sophomore Kelsey Kafka won the final individual event, claiming the 200y IM (2:06.57) while edging Olson (2:06.88). USC closed the meet as Stewart, Tosky, Wilk and Swenson touched first in the 400y free relay in 3:26.29.<\/p>\n
The Washington State University swimming team opened its season under the lights at Uytengsu Aquatic Center, falling to USC, 150-106. WSU junior Frederikke Hall\u2019s first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke highlighted the Cougars\u2019 evening. Hall touched the wall in 1:05.12 seconds, finishing 0.26 seconds ahead of USC\u2019s Jamie Christy. Hall contributed 15 points to the Cougars\u2019 total.<\/p>\n
In a tightly contested 50 freestyle, sophomore Haley Rose Love edged out USC\u2019s Evan Swenson to take second place in the sprint with a time of 23.85. Love was the Cougars\u2019 top points contributor of the evening, adding 20 points to WSU\u2019s total.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe swam great,\u201d Cougar Head Coach Tom Jager said. \u201cWe were down here a couple years ago, and we scored about 50 more points this time than that time. I think we\u2019ve built a good team this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her collegiate debut, freshman Anna Brolin took second place in the 100 butterfly. Brolin touched the wall in a time of 56.33 seconds, 0.59 seconds faster than teammate and senior Alison Mand. Mand contributed 19 points for the Cougars with second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (Hall, Brolin, Love) and 400 freestyle relay (Proulx, Bruggman, Love).<\/p>\n
Junior Loree Olson swam the second-fastest time in the 200 IM medley finishing in 2:06.88 seconds. Olson touched the wall 0.31 seconds back from USC\u2019s Kelsey Kafka in first place. Olson also notched a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:02.50.<\/p>\n
The Cougars are back in the water tomorrow with a dual meet against UCLA beginning at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n