2012-13 Swimming News
SALEM, ORE. -- After finishing the 2012-13 academic school year with a 3.24 team cumulative grade point average, the Willamette University women's swimming team has been rewarded with a Team Scholar All-America Award by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- Alex Guffey (Fr., Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS) of Willamette University placed seventh in the championship finals of the men's 100-yard freestyle during the last session of the 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships on Sunday evening, Feb. 10 at the King County Aquatic Center.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- It was a good morning session for the Willamette University swimming teams during the third day of the 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships on Sunday, Feb. 10 at the King County Aquatic Center.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- Alex Guffey (Fr., Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS) and Annette Marinello (Fr., Corvallis, OR/Philomath HS) competed for Willamette University during the championship finals of individual events on the second day of the 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships, Saturday, Feb. 9 at the King County Aquatic Center.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- Annette Marinello (Fr., Corvallis, OR/Philomath HS) of Willamette University qualified for the championship finals in the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke during preliminary heats at the 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the King County Aquatic Center.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- The Willamette University women's 400-yard medley relay team broke the school record during the first night session of the 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships on Friday, Feb. 8 at the King County Aquatic Center. The Bearcats achieved a time of 4:05.65, to break the old record of 4:08.06, set in 2005.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- The 2013 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships are underway, and several members of the Willamette swimming teams have already competed during the preliminary races held this morning, Friday, Feb. 8.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. -- Swimmers from throughout the Northwest Conference are converging on the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash., for the 2013 NWC Swimming Championships. Willamette University is hosting the competition, which will begin on Friday, Feb. 8 and continue through Sunday, Feb. 10.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- The Willamette University and Linfield College women's swimming teams battled through all 11 events during their Northwest Conference dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 26 before the host Wildcats gained a narrow 106-98 victory over the Bearcats. WU held a slim 94-93 lead heading into the 200-yard freestyle relay, but Linfield took first and third in the race to win the meet.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's swimming team trailed by three points entering the final event, but the Bearcats won the 400-yard freestyle relay by a sizable margin to earn a 101-97 victory over Lewis & Clark College on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the WU Natatorium. In the women's competition, L&C defeated Willamette, 140-65.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Pacific University defeated Willamette University in men's and women's Northwest Conference swimming on Friday, Jan. 18 during an evening meet at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center.
SALEM, ORE. -- Alex Guffey (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS), a freshman swimmer at Willamette University, has been chosen as the Northwest Conference Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week for his efforts while competing on Jan. 5 and Jan. 12.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University freshman swimmer Annie Marinello (Corvallis, OR/Philomath HS) has been selected as the Northwest Conference Women's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the Bearcats' victory over College of Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 12.
SALEM, ORE. -- Holding a slim 5-point lead entering the final event on Saturday, Jan. 12, the Willamette University women's swimming team needed a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay in order to defeat the College of Idaho for the Bearcats' second dual meet victory of the season.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. -- Freshman Alex Guffey (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS) from the Willamette University men's swimming team won two events to lead the Bearcats at the Soka Triangular on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Bearcats won five events overall while competing in men's and women's swimming against Soka University (Calif.) and Lake Forest College (Illinois).
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University freshman swimmer Alex Guffey (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS) has been chosen as the Northwest Conference Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week for his efforts at the Corvallis Aquatic Team (CAT) Open on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1.