2008 Woodie Awards
Swimming tops Whitman, loses to Seattle
Elise Page, Staff Writer
Issue date: 11/14/06
Last Updated: 12/26/07
Whitworth swimming opened this past weekend with back-to-back dual meets. They took on NCAA Division II Seattle University Redhawks and the Division III Whitman College Missionaries, finishing with a loss and a victory.
Last Friday, the Pirates took on Seattle University in a non-conference meet.The Redhawk men won 10 of the 11 events, with the final score of the meet 150-53.
The only victory claimed by the Bucs was by junior David Dolphay, who won the 500 Freestyle in 4:50.8.
The women also lost to the Redhawks by a score of 120-85, though they won six of 11 events.
Whitworth freshman Natalie Turner won the 1,000 Freestyle with a time of 10:43.93 and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:13.46. Whitworth sophomore Brittany Gresset won the 50 Freestyle in 24.53 and the 100 Freestyle in 53.86. Junior Samantha Kephart won the 200 Freestyle in 1:58.01 and the Whitworth women won the 200 Freestyle Relay in 1:40.19.
"If we had been against a Division III school, it would have been a great day for us, but this team was Division II, so it was a definite challenge," Turner said.
Last Saturday, both the Whitworth men and women came back to claim victory against the Whitman Missionaries. The Whitworth men won with a score of 129-71.
The men won eight of the 11 events, opening the race with a win in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:43.05. Senior Nathan Newberg won the 1,650 Freestyle in 17:55.74, Dolphay won the 200 Freestyle in 1:49.75, junior Josh McDowell won the 200 Butterfly in 2:06.01.
Junior Bryan Clarke won the 100 Freestyle in 50.37, junior Luke Stocker won the 200 Backstroke in 2:03.66 and freshman Kris Asleson won the 200 Breaststroke in 2:24.72.
"Kris Asleson had a great race and a very close touch out in the breaststroke," freshman Yasi Kheshgi said. "It was pretty cool."
The men closed the meet with a victory in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:28.22.
The Pirate women won nine of 11 events to win their meet.
Junior Katelyn Erickson, Gresset, Kephart and Turner opened the meet with a win in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 4:06.94. Gresset went on to win the 50 Freestyle with a time of 24.96.
Kephart claimed victories in both the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:09.88 and 500 Freestyle in 5:27.55. Erickson won both the 1,650 Free in 18:43.48 and 200 Breaststroke in 2:33.85.
"Katelyn Erickson's performance on Saturday was amazing, considering she doesn't usually swim long distance," Turner said.
Turner won both the 400 Individual Medley in 4:48.26 and 100 Freestyle in 54.17. Sophomore Ashley Scroggy also won the 200 Freestyle in 2:04.62 for the Pirates.
The Whitworth women won 127-74.
"We've been working really hard so far this season, and for the amount of training we put in, we did well," Kheshgi said.
The Pirates take on Willamette University this Friday in the Aquatic Center at 6 p.m.
Last Friday, the Pirates took on Seattle University in a non-conference meet.The Redhawk men won 10 of the 11 events, with the final score of the meet 150-53.
The only victory claimed by the Bucs was by junior David Dolphay, who won the 500 Freestyle in 4:50.8.
The women also lost to the Redhawks by a score of 120-85, though they won six of 11 events.
Whitworth freshman Natalie Turner won the 1,000 Freestyle with a time of 10:43.93 and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:13.46. Whitworth sophomore Brittany Gresset won the 50 Freestyle in 24.53 and the 100 Freestyle in 53.86. Junior Samantha Kephart won the 200 Freestyle in 1:58.01 and the Whitworth women won the 200 Freestyle Relay in 1:40.19.
"If we had been against a Division III school, it would have been a great day for us, but this team was Division II, so it was a definite challenge," Turner said.
Last Saturday, both the Whitworth men and women came back to claim victory against the Whitman Missionaries. The Whitworth men won with a score of 129-71.
The men won eight of the 11 events, opening the race with a win in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:43.05. Senior Nathan Newberg won the 1,650 Freestyle in 17:55.74, Dolphay won the 200 Freestyle in 1:49.75, junior Josh McDowell won the 200 Butterfly in 2:06.01.
Junior Bryan Clarke won the 100 Freestyle in 50.37, junior Luke Stocker won the 200 Backstroke in 2:03.66 and freshman Kris Asleson won the 200 Breaststroke in 2:24.72.
"Kris Asleson had a great race and a very close touch out in the breaststroke," freshman Yasi Kheshgi said. "It was pretty cool."
The men closed the meet with a victory in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:28.22.
The Pirate women won nine of 11 events to win their meet.
Junior Katelyn Erickson, Gresset, Kephart and Turner opened the meet with a win in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 4:06.94. Gresset went on to win the 50 Freestyle with a time of 24.96.
Kephart claimed victories in both the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:09.88 and 500 Freestyle in 5:27.55. Erickson won both the 1,650 Free in 18:43.48 and 200 Breaststroke in 2:33.85.
"Katelyn Erickson's performance on Saturday was amazing, considering she doesn't usually swim long distance," Turner said.
Turner won both the 400 Individual Medley in 4:48.26 and 100 Freestyle in 54.17. Sophomore Ashley Scroggy also won the 200 Freestyle in 2:04.62 for the Pirates.
The Whitworth women won 127-74.
"We've been working really hard so far this season, and for the amount of training we put in, we did well," Kheshgi said.
The Pirates take on Willamette University this Friday in the Aquatic Center at 6 p.m.
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