Results

TACOMA, Wash. - The Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team won 10 of the 14 events contested on Saturday afternoon, securing the program's fifth consecutive Northwest Conference regular season dual meet title with a 168.5-93.5 victory over crosstown nemesis University of Puget Sound.

The Lutes' 200-yard medley relay team got things rolling with Kiyomi Kishaba, Whitney Mundle, Kaycee Simpson, and Lauren Kearney collaborating to win the event in one minute, 50.85 seconds.

Bailey Hamilton secured the win in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 2:00.06 while Kishaba took home the victory in the 100-yard backstroke after touching the wall in 1:00.75. 

The Lutes (7-1) were simply dominant in the 100-yard breaststroke, going one-two-three in the event. Victoria Nguyenle led the way, winning the race in 1:09.04 with Whitney Mundle (1:11.45) and Tabitha Messineo (1:13.74) finishing second and third, respectively. 

Simpson won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:13.95 with Taylor Bingea finishing runner-up in 2:19.53. Kishaba claimed her third event win of the day in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:11.54. 

Nguyenle led a 1-2-3 charge in the 200-yard breaststroke, taking home the top spot in 2:30.92 with Mundle (2:35.31) and Ingrid Straume (2:37.32) filling in the next two spots. 

Taylor Bingea won the 500-yard freestyle (5:31.47) while Simpson and Hamilton occupied the top two spots in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 1:00.28 and 1:00.96, respectively. 

The Lutes capped off the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay with Hamilton, Kishaba, Nguyenle, and Kearney edging the Loggers' top relay team in 1:43.22.

Placing runner-up was Bingea in the 1,000-yard freestyle, Lauren Kearney in the 50-yard freestyle (25.49), Hamilton in the 100-yard freestyle (55.59), and Nguyenle in the 200-yard individual medley (2:18.33). 

"It's so great to send the seniors into their last taper and championship meet with a big double win against the Loggers," said Head Coach Matt Sellman. "Those four have been such incredible leaders to their teammates and perfect examples of what is great about PLU swimming. They work their tails off, they are focused and successful with their academics, and they make such a positive impact in what they do in their community."

Saturday's meet was Senior Day with the Lutes honoring Taylor Bingea, Sydney Bishoff, Ingrid Straume, and Kylie Webb prior to the dual. The 2019 seniors have made a tremendous impact on the program over the last four seasons, winning NWC titles in 2016 and 2017, finishing runner-up in 2018, along with posting an impressive 27-2 record in conference dual meets.

"I have loved coaching them and look forward to continuing building great relationships with all of them as they move into the real world."

The Lutes are back in the pool on Feb. 8 for day one of the 2019 NWC Championships in Federal Way, Washington.