Feb. 2
Men
Jackson Kowalski
Puget Sound, Senior
Keizer, Ore./McNary
Major: Biology
Kowlaski had a strong weekend in the pool for the Loggers, winning six of seven events that he participated in. His three individual wins came in the 200 IM (2:01.53), 100 Back (53.19) and 200 Back (1:58.34).
Honorable Mention –
Brandan Mantei (Pacific, Jr. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Michael Woodward (Whitworth, Jr. – Springfield, Ore./Thurston)
Kevin Dyer (Whitman, Fr. – Carson City, Nev./Carson City)
Bryce Manso (Pacific Lutheran, Sr. – Renton, Wash./Kentridge)
Women
Tracy Wormwood
Puget Sound, Freshman
Elk River, Minn./Elk River
Major: English
Wormwood took either first or second in every race she entered this weekend, setting a new UPS season best in the 200 Breast (2:28.73) against Whitworth and in the 200 IM (2:18.56) against Whitman.
Honorable Mention –
Eileen Bringman (Pacific, Jr. – Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland State)
Natalie Turner (Whitworth, Sr. – South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe)
Kayla Kosaki (Willamette, Fr. – Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea)
Jan. 26
Men
Kalen Darling
Whitworth, Junior
Honolulu, Hawaii/Univ. of Hawaii
Major: Biology, Pre-medicine
Darling helped the Whitworth men win their 70th consecutive NWC dual meet by winning three individual events against Whitman, including the 400 I.M and 500 free. His winning time in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:13.57) is the best in the NWC this season.
Honorable Mention –
Alex Limoges (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Vancouver, Wash./Hudson’s Bay)
Aleksander Jeremic (Puget Sound, Fr. – Skopje, Macednia/Nova)
Miles Phillips (Linfield, Fr. – Richland, Wash./Hanford)
Women
Ashley Lecoq
Whitworth, Junior
Renton, Wash./Liberty
Major: Biology, Pre-veterinarian
Lecoq won two individual events and swam the butterfly leg of the winning medley relay. Her time in the 100-yard butterfly (59.01) bettered her own NWC-leading time this season and the medley relay time (1:52.22) is the fastest in the conference this year.
Honorable Mention –
Jessie Klauder (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Klamath Falls, Ore./Mazama)
Claire Jordan (Lewis & Clark, Jr. – Edmonds, Wash./Kamiak)
Lauren Ballinger (Willamette, Fr. – Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee)
Katie Barton (Puget Sound, Sr. – Boise, Idaho – Bishop Kelly)
Stephanie Longmate (Linfield, Fr. – Poulsbo, Wash./North Kitsap)
Monica Boshart (Whitman, So. – Andover, Minn./Andover)
Jan. 19
Men
Aleksander Jeremic
Puget Sound, Fr.
Skopje, Macedonia/Nova
Major: Biology
Jeremic was the top swimmer for the Loggers as they resumed the 2009-10 season. He helped Puget Sound to two first place relay finishes at the Cal Lutheran Relay Invite and won both the 200 Free (1:47.99) and the 100 Fly (53.27) in a dual meet against Pacific.
Honorable Mention –
Brandan Mantei (Pacific, Jr. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Chris Bendix (Whitman, So. – Newcastle, Wash./Eastside Catholic)
Yusuke Kobayashi (Linfield, Sr. – Honolulu, Hawaii/Kaiser)
Women
Charlotte Graham
Whitman, Fr.
Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island
Graham won the 200 Free (2:00.07), the 100 Fly (1:00.70) and the 200 Fly (2:20.89) this weekend and was part of two winning relay teams as Whitman swept a pair of dual meets on the road. She helped the Whitman women run their NWC dual meet record to 5-0 for the first time in school history. Earlier in the week, she helped two Whitman teams place second at the Cal Lutheran Relays.
Honorable Mention –
Jessie Klauder (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Klamath Falls, Ore./Mazama)
Allison Clark (Pacific, Fr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Ava Williams (Puget Sound, Fr. – Eagle River, Alaska/Chugiak)
Catherine Nakamura (Linfield, Fr. – Mililani, Hawaii/Hawaii Baptist Academy)
Ashley Lecoq (Whitworth, Jr. – Renton, Wash./Liberty)
Lauren Ballinger (Willamette, Fr. – Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee)
Jan. 12
Men
Jacob Nord
Pacific Lutheran, Freshman
Bremerton, Wash./Olympic
Major: Nursing
PLU trailed entering the final leg of the 200 free relay on Saturday when Nord, swimming anchor, came back to give the Lutes the event win and a team victory over College of Idaho. Individually, Nord won both the 50 free (22.68) and 100 free (49.76).
Jan. 5
Men
Brandan Mantei
Pacific, Junior
Canby, Ore./Canby
Major: Physics
Mantei was the only Pacific individual event winner (200 Breast, 2:20.90) as the Boxers swam against two NCAA Division II schools, Mesa State and Grand Canyon. His second place time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.33) was a Pacific season best and was his first time in the event this season. Mantei also swam on two relays for the Boxers.
Dec. 8
Men
Rory Buck
Whitworth, Sophomore
Dubai, U.A.E./St. Andrews International School (Malawi)
Major: Kinesiology/Business Management
Buck automatically qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division III Championships with his time in the 200 Breaststroke and reached the evening finals of a US Senior National Championship meet, the highest level of competition in the country.
Yusuke Kobayashi
Linfield, Senior
Honolulu, Hawaii/Kaiser
Major: Exercise Science
Kobayashi won four individual events and one relay in a pair of home dual meets last week. He set season-best times in the 50 free, 100 back, 100 fly and 200 IM.
Honorable Mention –
There were no honorable mentions this week.
Women
Chrissy Baumgartner
Linfield, Sophomore
Kenmore, Wash/Inglemoor
Major: Elementary Education
Baumgartner won four individual events and swam on two winning relays during a pair of dual meets at home.
Honorable Mention –
There were no honorable mentions this week.
November 24
Men
Michael Woodward
Whitworth, Junior
Springfield, Ore./Thurston
Major: Art
Woodward shared high point honors with teammate Rory Buck by winning three individual events (100, 200, and 500 free) and swimming on four winning relays. He led Whitworth to the Northwest Invite team title.
Honorable Mention –
Jackson Kowalski (Puget Sound, Sr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Kevin Dyer (Whitman, Fr. – Carson City, Nev./Carson City)
Alex Limoges (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Vancouver, Wash./Hudson’s Bay)
Brandan Mantei (Pacific (Ore.), Jr. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Women
Natalie Turner
Whitworth, Senior
South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe
Major: Sociology
Turner was the individual high point winner for the women at the Northwest Invite. Her times in the 200 free (1:54.59) and 500 free (5:06.19) are the best in the NWC this season and are NCAA provisional qualifying marks.
Honorable Mention –
Elizabeth MacAfee (Puget Sound, Sr. – Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos)
Casey Jackson (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Seattle, Wash./Kennedy)
Allison Clark (Pacific (Ore.), Fr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Katie Chapman (Whitman, Fr. – Redmond, Wash./Inglemoor)
Gwen Schulze (Willamette, Sr. – Silverdale, Wash./Central Kitsap/Austin College)
November 17
Men
Kalen Darling
Whitworth, Junior
Honolulu, Hawaii/Univ. of Hawaii
Major: Biology, Pre-medicine
Darling won every event in which he swam over the weekend, including three individual events against NCAA DI Seattle University. All of his individual times, except the 100 back, are season bests in the NWC. His 400 I.M. (4:08.13) is an NCAA B cut provisional time.
Honorable Mention –
Jacob Nord (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Bremerton, Wash./Olympic)
Brandan Mantei (Pacific, Jr. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Jackson Kowalski (Puget Sound, Sr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Women
Ashley Lecoq
Whitworth, Junior
Renton, Wash./Liberty
Major: Biology, Pre-vet
Lecoq won three of her four individual events over the weekend, and nearly pulled a double against NCAA DI Seattle University, losing the 100 fly by a second. Her 200free time (1:56.98) is the best in the conference.
Honorable Mention –
Allison Clark (Pacific, Fr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Casey Jackson (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Seattle, Wash./Kennedy)
November 10
Men
Rory Buck
Whitworth, Sophomore
Dubai, U.A.E./St. Andrews International School
Major: Kinesiology and Business Management
Buck won all four individual events he swam in this weekend, including the 100 and 200 Fly. In the 100 Breast (57.91) and 200 Breast (2:08.11), he posted timer under the NCAA B (provisional) cut. He also swam the butterfly leg on the medley relay in each meet.
Honorable Mention –
Aleksander Jeremic (Puget Sound, Fr./Skopje, Macedonia/Nova)
Dominic Rieniets (Linfield, Sr. – Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood)
Jamie Nusse (Whitman, Jr. – Palo Alto, Calif./Henry Gunn)
Carreno (Lewia & Clark, So. – Portland, Ore./Wilson)
Brandan Mantei (Pacific, Jr. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Women
Kelsey Elizondo
Puget Sound, Junior
Salt Lake City, Utah/Judge Memorial
Major: Psychology
Elizondo won every individual event she entered this weekend in two separate winning meets. Against Pacific Lutheran, Kelsey had a time of 9:51.89 in the 800 Free and 1:09.25 in the 100 Fly. In the meet against Willamette, She added first place times in the 200 Fly (2:30.58), 400 Free (4:53.43) and 200 IM (2:36.86).
Honorable Mention –
Lauren Flynn (Whitman, Jr. – Bellingham, Wash./Sehome)
Allison Clark (Pacific, Fr. – Keizer, Ore./McNary)
Natalie Turner (Whitworth, Sr. – South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe)
Chrissy Baumgartner (Linfield, Fr. – Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor)