Homer’s Crooks leads peninsula at Bartlett/Chugiak Invite

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Homer’s Jillian Crooks won a pair of events to lead Kenai Peninsula swimmers at the Bartlett/Chugiak Invitational on Saturday in Anchorage.

Crooks cruised to victory in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 59.50 seconds, and also won the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.17.

Homer also had Skyler Rodriguez finish second in the 100 butterfly in 56.47 and Carly Nelson finish third in the 100 butterfly at 59.88.

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The event featured 18 teams with nearly 400 swimmers from around the state. There were no team scores kept at the event.

Results follow:

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Dimond (Hannah Boyce, Isabelle Borke, Dreamer Kowatch, Mia Sperbeck), 1:52.78. 2, Eagle River, 1:55.25. 3, Colony, 1:55.60.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Dimond (Will McKinley, Luke Hoen, Kenneth Octuk , Andrew Billings), 1:42.41. 2, Service, 1:43.69. 3, Kodiak, 1:46.45.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jillian Crooks, Homer, 1:59.50. 2, Paige Antrobus, Dimond,

2:06.63. 3, Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 2:06.87.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Conrad Fawcett, Service, 1:49.61. 2, Jackson Krug, Kodiak, 1:50.09. 3, Ben Price, Service, 1:52.82.

Girls 200 Yard IM — 1, Dreamer Kowatch, Dimond, 2:14.69. 2, Samantha Bristor, West Valley,

2:16.37. 3, Jasmine Anderson, Colony, 2:17.17.

Boys 200 Yard IM — 1, Ian Rocheleau, Kodiak, 1:59.84. 2, Ashton Banks, West Valley, 2:02.61. 3, George Sholton, West, 2:06.34.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Isabelle Borke, Dimond, 24.36. 2, Anna Keen, Eagle River, 24.91. 3, Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 25.62.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jimmy Blackstone, Chugiak, 22.72. 2, Kyan Harnum, West Valley, 22.81. 3, Reuben Dobson, Chugiak, 22.94.

Girls 1 mtr Diving — 1, Ally Hrncir, Palmer, 366.65. 2, Grace Greene, Hutchison, 337.90. 3,

Audrey Dietz, Wasilla, 327.90.

Boys 1 mtr Diving — 1, Kade Reynolds, Wasilla, 457.55. 2, Deshawn Campbell, Wasilla, 419.15. 3, Ernest Kvidera, Dimond, 365.35.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Avery Hafele, Lathrop, 58.01. 2, Kiara Borchardt, Eagle River, 59.14. 3, Carly Nelson, Homer, 59.88.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Jimmy Blackstone, Chugiak, 54.91. 2, Skyler Rodriguez, Homer, 56.47. 3, Stewart Sawyer, Palmer, 56.74.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jillian Crooks, Homer, 53.17. 2, Dreamer Kowatch, Dimond,

54.14. 3, Joscelyn Barrette, Colony, 57.51.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jackson Krug, Kodiak, 49.26. 2, Ben Price, Service, 51.48. 3, Kristofer Vangorder, Colony, 51.88.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Samantha Bristor, West Valley, 5:24.66. 2, Lori Houghton, Colony, 5:37.55. 3, Hannah Boyce, Dimond, 5:46.99.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Conrad Fawcett, Service, 4:56.38. 2, Will McKinley, Dimond,

4:59.92. 3, Jan Beck, Service, 5:03.84.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Dimond (Dreamer Kowatch, Mia Sperbeck, Emma Beltzer, Isabelle Borke), 1:40.24. 2, Eagle River, 1:44.75. 3, West Valley, 1:46.39.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Dimond (Andrew Billings, Luke Hoen, James Tatakis, Kenneth Octuk), 1:31.34. 2, Service, 1:33.54. 3, West Valley, 1:34.72.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Avery Hafele, Lathrop, 1:00.91. 2, Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 1:02.42. 3, Zoe Fencil, South, 1:02.64.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Ian Rocheleau, Kodiak, 53.97. 2, Ashton Banks, West Valley, 55.57. 3, Max Yagodin, South, 58.40.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Jasmine Anderson, Colony, 1:05.31. 2, Anna Keen, Eagle River, 1:08.46. 3, Jeannie Cook, Monroe, 1:10.88.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Nick Carver, Kodiak, 1:00.95. 2, George Sholton, West, 1:03.61. 3, Preston Kwon, Service, 1:04.41.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Dimond (Isabelle Borke, Emma Beltzer, Brooke Dittlinger, Hannah Boyce), 3:45.92. 2, West Valley, 3:51.29. 3, Kodiak, 4:01.32.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Dimond (Kenneth Octuk, Will McKinley, James Tatakis, Owen Thompson), 3:21.81. 2, Kodiak, 3:25.73. 3, Chugiak, 3:30.34.

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