Huskies swim home with Apple Cup
November 25, 2002
It just wasn't Washington State's weekend. On top of losing on the football field, the Cougars handed over the Apple Cup to the women's swimming team for the first time in three years. Kim Harada and Sharon Olson led the Huskies to take the trophy off WSU's hands and return it to Seattle.
"We were very proud to have won back the Apple Cup, our women really came through," Husky coach Mickey Wender said.
Ranked for the first time in more than 25 years in the College Swim Coaches Association of America, the No. 22 Huskies defeated Washington State 164-93 in Pullman Friday, continuing their undefeated season at 7-0. The men, who did not compete this weekend, are ranked No. 25 in the country.
Senior co-captain Kim Harada once again won the 50- and 200-yard freestyles with times of 23.59 and 1:53.99, respectively. Harada also anchored the first-place 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.
"Kim was incredible. Her splits were awesome on the relays, and her wins were really clutch. She came from almost three quarters of a body length to come up and win it in the 200. She split
1:46.12 in the relay, and then 3:31.50 in the 400," Wender said.
Wender expects the best from veteran Harada.
"We've had two of the best dual meets, and she's been a lot of that."
Olson did her part as well, as the only triple winner of the day. In addition to winning the 100, 500 and 1,000 freestyle events, Olson's time of 10:16.57 in the 1,000 freestyle was a pool record.
"Sharon was great, and it was really amazing. We often swept the events, and I think we were really on top. But [the Cougars] had transferred some of their top athletes, and they have a new coach, so they weren't the same team that they were last year. We're looking forward to continuing the rivalry," Wender said.
The Huskies are returning to Seattle for the annual Husky Invitational at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way Dec. 6-8.
The men will return for the Husky Invitational as well.
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