Jessica Ordaz reclaimed the 100-yard butterfly title at the 2024 Northwest Conference Championships, securing her second win in as many days and her ninth career NWC title. She set the tone with the fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries and then won the event in the finals with an NCAA B cut time of 55.83 seconds.

By the Numbers
  • Ordaz set the fastest qualifying time of 56.46 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly preliminaries
  • She won the event with an NCAA B cut time of 55.83 seconds
  • The Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team finished the night with a fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, touching the wall in 1:39.79
  • Pacific Lutheran remained fourth overall with 269 points in the team standings, sitting 20 points behind University of Puget Sound and four points ahead of Whitworth University
State of Play
  • Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team sits fourth overall with 269 points, 20 points behind University of Puget Sound
  • They currently have a four-point edge on Whitworth University
  • Whitman College leads the standings with 406.5 points, followed by Linfield University with 338 points
  • The Lutes are set to compete in the final day of the 2024 NWC Championships
What's Next

The Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team will return to the pool for the final day of the 2024 NWC Championships at 9:30 a.m.

Bottom Line

Jessica Ordaz's impressive performance, reclaiming the 100-yard butterfly title and securing a ninth career NWC title, has helped the Pacific Lutheran University women's swimming team maintain a strong position in the championships.