Beavers Relays Highlight Senior Day

Saturday, January 21

Corvallis, Ore.

11:00 AM

Oregon State

124.5

136.5

Idaho

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

January 21, 2017 | Women's Swimming

Full Results

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State women's swimming started the meet and ended the meet on a high note with a first place in both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay, but came up short against Idaho Saturday morning at the Osborn Aquatic Center. The Beavers fell 136.5-124.5.

Prior to the meet, head coach Jennifer Buffin recognized the team's 10 senior student-athletes which included: : Maranda Alf-Huynh, Jesikah Cavanaugh, Chelsea Chan, Taylor Frank, Anni Hecker, Czarina Isleta, Sophie MacEwan, Brooke Meyer, Alice Ochs and Andrea Young.

In the first event, Oregon State's 200-yard medley relay grabbed a first place finish with a time of 1:45.81 to take an early lead. The relay team was made up of Felicia Anderson, Corrine Shigeta, Andrea Young and Sophie MacEwan.

Freshman Felicia Anderson ended the regular season with a pair of first place finishes in the backstroke. Anderson finished the 200 with a time of 2:03.69 and the 100 in 56.22.

Senior Czsarina Isleta picked up a pair of second place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. In the 100, Isleta touched at 2:10 and in the 200 at 1:05.58. Teammate Corrine Shigeta followed in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.32 for third place.

Junior Corrine Shigeta also added points for the Beavers in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:22.59 for second place.

Senior Anni Hecker added a first place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.21 and a second place tie in the 50-yard freestyle with a touch of 24.60. Teammate Sophie MacEwan took first place in the 50-free with a time of 23.99.

Freshman Merritt Allen recorded a first place finish in the 200-yard butterfly for her first win of her career with a time of 2:10.10. Senior Andrea Young also added points for OSU in the 100-yard butterfly with a first place finish with a touch at 57.79.

The Beavers finished the meet with a dominating first-place performance in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:32.48 – four seconds faster than second place. The relay team was made up of Anni Hecker, Andrea Young, Felicia Anderson and Sophie MacEwan.

Oregon State will begin preparations for the Pac-12 Championships that will take place February 22-25 at Federal Way, Washington.

For more information on the Oregon State swim team, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram at @BeaverSwim or its Facebook page at /BeaverSwimming.

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