Pacific University hosted its final home meet of 2018-19 and for seniors
Rayce Houser,
Aukai Kea,
Maya Okamura and
Alex Winslow at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center against Linfield on Saturday.
The Boxers, who spent its Winter Break training in San Diego, returned to the pool for its first head-to-head competition since the trip.
On the men's side,
Hung Huynh was the lone event winner for the Boxers, winning the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.75). Kea was second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.13),
Reed Charron was second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.10). Kea and Houser teamed up with Charron and
Ethan Hunter to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. Plus, Kea was second in the 100-yard freestyle (51.92).
On the women's side,
Hannah Brandow won the 200-yard backstroke in convincing fashion by five seconds (2:13.04) ahead of her closest competitor. Okamura and Crumb went one-two in the 200-yard breaststroke for the Boxers, finishing in 2:39.22 and 2:47.44, respectively.
Okamura brought home a second-place finish in the 200-yard IM (2:23.97) and
Kendall Rickey was fourth (2:38.83). Crumb and
Maggie Stevenson were second (2:31.49) and third (2:50.07), respectively in the 200-yard butterfly. Plus, Winslow was third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:19.86).
Next, Pacific will travel to Willamette on Friday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m.
Post-Event Highlight Video (via Facebook page)
SWIMMING photos vs. Linfield (Jan. 12, 2019) by
Kip Yoshimura
