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Seven Husky alumni - three swimmers and four wrestlers - competed at the collegiate level this winter. Here’s how they did.

Paige Chafin (2022)

The freshman, wrestling for Eastern Oregon, qualified for the NAIA National Championships after taking fifth place in the 116-pound weight division at the NAIA Women’s Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships, winning three matches and losing two.

At the national tournament Chafin advanced from a bye in the first round but lost 10-0 in the round of 16 to fourth-seed Camille Fournier of Texas Wesleyan, who went on to finish second in weight d...