SPOKANE, Wash. - Earning three first-place finishes, the Puget Sound Loggers find themselves sitting comfortably in second place in both the men's and women's standings following the first day of competition at the Northwest Invitational, hosted by Whitworth University.

The Loggers first win came thanks to freshman Sierra Phillips (Cottonwood Heights, Utah/Brighton), who took the top spot in the Women's 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:09.70, the only swimmer to break the 1:10.00 mark.

Puget Sound second win came in the final of the Men's 200 Backstroke as Jackson Kowalski (Keizer, Ore./McNary) and Garrett Gentling (Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood) finished one-two.  Kowalski won the race with a time of 1:57.04 and Gentling edged out PLU's Forrest Crain for second with a time of 2:01.42.

The Loggers final victory of the evening came in the men's 400 yard medley, defeating second-place Pacific Lutheran and the rest of the field with a time of 3:38.01.

The Northwest Invitational continues on Saturday.  Preliminaries are set for 9:30 a.m. while the finals will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Day One Results