Swimming Wins Six Events Each In Men's and Women's Losses At Puget Sound

10/31/2026 3:08:00 PM

TACOMA, Wash. — The Whitman College men's and women's swimming teams lost to the University of Puget Sound on Saturday. The Whitman women fell 134-70 and the men lost 129.5-72.5. Each Whitman team won three of the 11 events.

First-year Jules Rupp won two sprint events. She took the 50-yard freestyle in 26.27 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 57.15. Her 100 freestyle time was 2.34 seconds faster than the runner-up.

Teague Monahan won the 100 butterfly in 1:01.85, finishing 0.01 seconds ahead of Puget Sound's Lelia Ollenburg. Monahan was also second in the 200 freestyle in 2:10.17.

Molly Babbitt was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:05.64, 0.01 seconds behind Puget Sound's Pia Lihou. Babbitt also placed third in the 200 freestyle in 2:11.74.

Meital Hailpern finished third in two events: the 400 individual medley in 5:08.50 and the 500 freestyle in 5:59.46. Angela Roberts was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.25. Elise Kendall placed fourth in the 50 freestyle in 27.43.

Rupp, Roberts, Jordan Lloyd and Monahan finished second in the 200 medley relay in 1:59.44. Lloyd, Hailpern, Kendall and Babbitt were second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:47.38.
In the 1,650 freestyle, Molly FitzGibbon placed fourth in 22:39.88 and Sam Dennis was fifth in 23:18.19.

On the men's side, Nolan Pollestad won two freestyle events. He took the 200 in 1:47.79, almost three seconds ahead of the field, and the 500 in 4:58.77.

Tyson Scott won the 100 freestyle in 49.26. Teammate Carter Kembel was second in 50.03. Kembel also tied Puget Sound's Emory Burden for second in the 200 freestyle in 1:50.74.
Brodie Salzbrener and Elliot Yung went 2-3 in the 50 freestyle, in 22.71 and 22.82. Keenan RiggsTurpin was second in the 100 butterfly in 54.29.

Calvin Tappert placed third twice: in the 1,650 freestyle in 18:45.38 and the 100 backstroke in 55.77. Finn Stukerjurgen was third in the 400 individual medley in 4:25.22 and fourth in the 100 backstroke in 55.92.

Adrian Dulong was third in the 500 freestyle in 5:04.45 and fifth in the 400 individual medley in 4:30.73. Ethan Templeton-Palmer placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.84.
Salzbrener, Dulong, Kembel and Scott finished second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:28.90. Tappert, Yung, RiggsTurpin and Scott were third in the 200 medley relay in 1:39.59.

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