GETTING READY

The dual portion of the schedule is over but that doesn't mean the season is over as the Loggers begin preparations for next week's Northwest Conference Championships at the Weyerhaeuser/King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The Loggers vs. Whitman

Puget Sound won both ends of Northwest Conference dual meet Friday evening at the Paul Harvey Pool, but no one swam any better that Whitman freshman Jamie Nusse, who won all three of his individual events.

Despite Nusse's trifecta, the Puget Sound subdued Whitman 128-77 in the men's dual meet. The Loggers were 143-62 winners in the women's dual.

Individual event winners for the Puget Sound men were Erik Doran (1,000 freestyle), Bret Schluederberg (50-yard freestyle), Jake Rifkin (200-yard individual medley), Jackson Kowalski (200-yard backstroke) and Paul Hughes (200-yard breaststroke). The Logger men also won both relay events.

Winning two events each for the Logger women were Sarah Mirick (500-yard, 1,000-yard freestyles) and Leesa Cotton (100-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley). Other Puget Sound winners were Amy Polansky (200-yard breaststroke), Evan Connolly (200-yard backstroke), Johanna Root (50-yard freestyle) and Mac MacAfee (200-yard freestyle). Cotton, Polansky, MacAfee teamed with Jessie Kuwada to win the 400-yard medley relay.

The Loggers vs. Whitworth

In the final dual meet of the Northwest Conference season, the Puget Sound Loggers were swept by the host Whitworth Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Spokane, Wash. Whitworth won 128-77 on the women's side and 121-84 on the men's side.

For the Logger women, Leesa Cotton won the 100 backstroke (1:02.41) and Amy Polansky took the 100 breaststroke (1:10.36) for the Loggers (6-1, 6-1). Both were also part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:55.49).

On the men's side, Jackson Kowalski won the 100 backstroke (55.13) for UPS (4-3, 4-3), while Paul Hughes posted the NWC's best time in the 100 breaststroke (58.73) this season. The Loggers also won both relays, taking the 200 medley relay in 1:37.86 and the 200 freestyle relay in 1:29.77.

Best in the Northwest

There are a number of Logger swimmers who have posted the top time in the NWC this season. Nicholas Allen has the top time in the men's 50 Free (21.75) while James Butler has the top time in the 200 Back (156.29). Garrett Shields has the top time in the 100 Breast (59.24) and the 100 Fly (52.27). Paul Hughes is tops in the 100 Breast (58.73) and 200 breast (2:11.29).

On the women's side, Amy Polansky is tops in the 100 Breast (1:08.78), 200 Breast (2:26.66) and 200 IM (2:13.41).

The Coach

Chris Myhre returns as head coach of the Logger swim program. A graduate of the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Myhre has coached 71 NAIA All-Americans, 16 NCAA All-Americans, 11 individual NAIA National Champions and led the Loggers to NAIA team titles for women in 1996, 1998 and 1999 and men's titles from 1995-97.

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