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Lauren Sexton will head north to compete for Washington State University beginning in the fall of 2026. She confirmed the commitment on SwimCloud, writing:
I’m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Washington State University!! I would like to thank my family, friends, and coaches for their never ending support and especially God for always guiding me. Also thank you to the WSU coaching staff for blessing me with this opportunity! GO COUGS!!
An Oregon native, Sexton is currently a senior at West Linn High School, where she has been a member of her school’s varsity swimming and diving team since her freshman year. In addition to competing for the Lions, she swims year-round with Lake Oswego Swim Club, primarily specializing in breaststroke and IM.
Sexton is on a promising improvement trajectory, having made significant drops across her primary events in 2025. Most notably, she’s slashed nearly five seconds off her 400 IM, improving from 4:23.39 to 4:18.66, and taken over two seconds off her 200 breast, dropping from 2:18.02 to 2:14.53. She’s also slashed 2.56 seconds off her 200 IM PB, going from 2:03.98 to 2:01.42, and has taken time off in the 100 breast as well, improving from 1:04.63 to 1:03.78.
She most recently competed at last month’s PN VAST 49th Annual Washington Open, where she swept the IMs with her current career bests. She also added a top-three finish in the 200 breast, clocking 2:17.09 after posting her personal best of 2:16.63 in prelims.
Sexton is the two-time defending Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) 6A state champion in the 200 IM, having also finished runner-up as a freshman. She finished runner-up in the 100 breast with her current personal best last February after taking fifth in her first two years. She’s also helped West Linn rack up six top-five relay finishes throughout her first three years: two fourth-place finishes and four fifth-place finishes. Two state titles could be in the cards at her final appearance at the meet in less than a month’s time.
She’s also a two-time Winter Junior Championships qualifier, competing at the 2023 and 2024 editions but sat out this past December. Her highest placement between the two meets was 42nd in the 200 breast in 2024; the only other time she made the top 50 was in the same event in 2023 when she hit the wall 49th.
Beyond short course, Sexton qualified and competed at Junior Nationals over the summer, placing 90th in the 200m breast (2:42.03), 93rd in the 400 IM (5:09.52), and 112th in the 50 breast (34.77). She’s been as quick as 34.50, 2:37.43, and 5:03.58 in those three races.
Top SCY Times:
- 100 Breaststroke: 1:03.78
- 200 Breaststroke: 2:14.53
- 200 IM: 2:01.42
- 400 IM: 4:18.66
A Division I program, Washington State competes in the Mountain West Conference with the likes of San Diego State and UNLV. The Cougars placed fifth out of ten teams at the 2025 Mountain West Conference Championships before sending three athletes on to compete at the NCAA Division I Championship. The team scored 14 points at NCAAs courtesy of Emily Lundgren, a current senior who placed sixth in the 200 breast and 16th in the 100 breast.
Based on the results from last season’s Mountain West Conference Championships, Sexton is already poised to land in the ‘A’ finals of the 200 IM and 400 IM, the ‘B’ final in the 200 breast, and the ‘C’ final in the 100 breast, setting her up to score big points right from the start.
On the team’s 2024-25 depth chart, she would have ranked third in the 200 breast and both IMs, as well as fourth in the 100 breast, positioning her to contribute immediately in dual meets. With the graduation of Lundgren, she could also factor into the team’s future medley relays, though she will likely focus on the 200s and up.
The full list of recruits currently set to join Sexton next fall includes fellow breaststroker Grace Carrington (1:03.74/2:18.49), Audrey Hill (sprint free/fly), Marlee Winser (sprint free), Ivy Ladrow (sprint free/fly), London Hughes (fly/distance free), and Ffion Humphreys (sprint free/back), all of whom should make for strong training partners over the next four years.
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