Oct. 16, 1999

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cougars Erin Eldridge, Kelley Miedema and Jill Olson carried the WSU women's swimming team to a close finish against San Jose State despite a depleted Cougar roster Saturday at Gunderson High School.

The first place wins by the trio were not enough as San Jose State rolled to a 138-112 win against WSU, completing a weekend sweep which started with a 122-70 win Friday at the San Jose State Aquatic Center.

Eldridge, a senior from Kirkland, Wash., won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1 minute, 14.97 seconds and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:43.80.

Miedema, a senior backstroke specialist, won the 100 in a time of 1:08.59 and the 200 in a time of 2:31.30. The native of Cape Town, South Africa, also finished second by just a mere two-tenths of a second in the 50 freestyle with a 28.70.

Olson, a freshman from Seattle, finished first in the 800 freestyle (9:42.87) and in the 400 freestyle (4:43.29).

The Cougars host Minnesota and Florida State in a double dual meet Saturday, October 23 at 11 a.m.

San Jose State 138, Washington State 112
Gunderson High School
San Jose, Calif.

200 Medley Relay - 1, WSU (A), 2:05.18. 2, SJSU (A), 2:07.44. 200 Freestyle - 1, Rebecca Cohen (WSU), 2:13.24. 2, Jackie Castellano (SJSU), 2:15.87. 3, Jill Olson (WSU), 2:16.00. 800 Freestyle - 1, Jill Olson (WSU), 9:42.87. 2, Tracy Frick (SJSU), 9:59.88. 3, Nicole Paskvan (SJSU), 10:14.68. 100 Backstroke - 1, Kelley Miedema (WSU), 1:08.59. 2, Mai Nguyen (SJSU), 1:11.76. 3, Lisa Valez (SJSU), 1:13.16. 100 Breaststroke - 1, Erin Eldridge (WSU), 1:14.97. 2, Lori Turner (SJSU), 1:19.14. 3, Emily Hutson (SJSU), 1:21.67. 200 Butterfly - 1, Gretchen Cook (SJSU), 2:25.08. 2, Charlotte Pierce (SJSU), 2:25.35. 3, Rachelle Carano (WSU), 2:33.84. 50 Freestyle - 1, Jackie Castellano (SJSU), 28.46. 2, Kelley Miedema (WSU), 28.70. 3, Veronica Gunn (SJSU), 28.96. 5, Suzie Muirhead (WSU), 31.31. 100 Freestyle - 1, Rebecca Cohen (WSU), 1:02.57. 2, Anna Ballentine (SJSU), 1:04.13. 3, Lori Turner (SJSU), 1:06.88 200 Backstroke - 1, Kelley Miedema (WSU), 2:31.30. 2, Mai Nguyen (SJSU), 2:35.94. 3, Suzie Muirhead (WSU), 2:49.69. 200 Breaststroke - 1, Erin Eldridge (WSU), 2:43.80. 2, Kiley Reinke (SJSU), 2:51.59. 3, Emily Hutson (SJSU), 3:00.76. 400 Freestyle - 1, Jill Olson (WSU), 4:43.29. 2, Rebecca Cohen (WSU), 4:47.92. 3, Tracy Frick (SJSU), 4:53.91. 100 Butterfly - 1, Charlotte Pierce (SJSU), 1:06.14. 2, Rachelle Carano (WSU), 1:08.18. 3, Angie Panero (SJSU), 1:09.21. 200 Individual Medley - 1, Gretchen Cook (SJSU), 2:30.51. 2, Rachelle Carano (WSU), 2:36.85. 3, Erin Eldridge (WSU), 2:37.99. 400 Freestyle Relay - 1, SJSU (A), 4:15.50. 2, SJSU (B), 4:24.49.