MARYSVILLE — The last time the Tomahawks didn’t win in their own pool was three years ago.

But that streak was broken by Shorewood Dec. 16, as Marysville-Pilchuck lost 101.5-84.5 in Western Conference action.

“It was a real close match,” said M-P coach Merideth Jenks. “We got some points that we didn’t think we would and they got some points that I’m sure they thought they wouldn’t get.”

The two schools knew they’d be in for a difficult meet, as three years ago Shorewood came into the M-P pool and forced a tie.

“When we sat down yesterday and looked at our lineup, guessing what might happen, we thought we might be able to pull off a tie but that didn’t happen,” said Jenks.

But that doesn’t mean the meet wasn’t a success. After all, the Tommies came away with four state-qualifying times, starting with the first event, the 200-yard medley relay. Although finishing second, Robbie Haynes, Josh Estella, Spencer Girard and Colin Willis qualified for state with a time of 1:44.15.

Girard also posted a pair of state-qualifying times as an individual, taking first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:59.90 and taking second place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.05.

Other M-P winners included Andrew Winquist, a junior, who won the 200 freestyle with a district-qualifying time of 1:54.92, and Willis, a sophomore, who won the 50 freestyle with a district-qualifying time of 23.50.

Also, the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Willis, Winquist, Drew Preston and Girard took first with a season-best 3:28.15.

With a 3-1 record, the Tommies enter a three-week holiday period of training. This period is partly what helped M-P turn the corner last season and end up winning the Wesco North and placing ninth in the state.

“This is a major aerobic-intensive two weeks,” said Jenks. “And after that, we’ll work on racing strategies.”