Kodiak sweeps Palmer Invitational

  • By Staff Report
  • Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:52am
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The Kodiak girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Thursday through Saturday.

The meet is generally considered a good preview for the region meet. The Kodiak girls won with 73 points, while runner-up Palmer had 66. The Bears boys won with 106, with runner-up Colony scoring 61.

Homer’s Madison Story had the biggest meet among Kenai Peninsula swimmers. Story won the 200-yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke. She also teamed with Alia Bales, Ella Blanton-Yourkowski and Adeline Berry to win the 200 freestyle relay. The same group, with Chloe Bechtol in for Berry, won the 200 medley relay.

Soldotna was led by a win from Sydney Juliussen in the 50 freestyle. Kenai received a victory in the 100 butterfly from Hunter Reese.

Palmer Invitational

Thursday-Saturday, Palmer Pool

Girls team scores:

1. Kodiak 73; 2. Palmer 66; 3. Homer 56; 3. (tie) Colony 56; 5. Soldotna 53; 6. Wasilla 16; 7. Kenai 10.

Boys team scores:

1. Koidak 106; 2. Colony 61; 3. Kenai 45; 4. Palmer 37; 5. Wasilla 28; 6. Homer 19; 7. Unalaska 14; 8. Soldotna 11 9. Seward 5.

Girls individual results

200 medley relay — 1. Homer (Bechtol, Story, Bales, Blanton-Yourkowski), 1:56.38; 2. Palmer 1:58.0; 3. Soldotna 1:58.72; 4. Kodiak 1:59.24; 5. Colony 1:59.24; 6. Kenai 2:07.04.

200 freestyle — 1. M. Cummiskey, Kod 1:58.74; 2. C. Dayton, Col 2:00.85; 3. A. Mattson, Col 2:07.55; 4. M. Blackmon, Kod 2:09.32; 5. J. Beck, Pal 2:13.10; 6. D. McMillan, Sol 2:13.26.

200 IM — 1. M. Story, Hom 2:19.43; 2. L. Spear, Kod 2:23.09; 3. D. Cummiskey, Kod 2:27.74; 4. P. Padilla, Sol 2:28.18; 5. T. Nelson, Col 2:32.16; 6. A. Berry, Hom 2:33.81.

50 freestylee — 1. S. Juliussen, Sol 25.54; 2. G. Snelders, Pal 25.80; 3. S. Crosley, Col 26.30; 4. E. Blaton-Yourkowski, Hom 26.42; 5. H. Glover, Kod 26.80; 6. A. Bales, Hom 26.97.

1 meter dive — 1. J. Chan, Was 371.45; 2. C. Hartman, Pal 358.85; 3. C. Mayer, Was 350.55; 4. E. Cyr, Col 319.85; 5. A. Thorton, Col 308.15; 6. T. Coffman, Pal 307.00.

100 butterfly — 1. M. Cummiskey, Kod 1:02.36; 2. E. Farring, Col 1:03.67; 3. D. Cummiskey, Kod 1:03.91; 4. S. Juliussen, Sol 1:06.89; 5. A. Berry, Hom 1:09.73; 6. K. Creglow, Sol 1:12.66.

100 freestyle — 1. L. Musgrave, Pal 57.49; 2. A. Cowin, Was 58.53; 3. M. Beck, Pal 58.74; 4. H. Glover, Kod 58.93; 5. M. Blackmon, Kod 59.99; 6. A. Juliussen, Sol 1:00.50.

500 freestyle — 1. G. Snelders, Pal 5:40.77; 2. Z. Abouelkheir, Sol 5:47.78; 3. S. Geffken, Pal 5:53.27; 4. J. Beck, Pal 6:01.43; 5. R. Pitsch, Ken 6:02.83; 6. K. Birch, Sol 6:06.82.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Homer (Bales, Blanton-Yourkowski, Berry, Story) 1:45.18; 2. Kodiak 1:45.32; 3. Palmer 1:45.78; 4. Soldotna 1:47.34; 5. Colony 1:47.82; 6. Soldotna 1:53.55.

100 backstroke — 1. C. Dayton, Col 1:03.61; 2. C. Gechtol, Hom 1:05.62; 3. P. Padilla, Sol 1:06.06; 4. L. Musgrave, Pal 1:06.25; 5. A. Sarnowski, Kod 1:06.55; 6. A. Peterson, Pal 1:09.77.

100 breaststroke — 1. M. Story, Hom 1:10.85 2. A. Mattson, Col 1:12.37; 3. L. Spear, Kod 1:13.98; 4. K. Creglow, Sol 1:14.23; 5. A. Peterson, Pal1:15.80; 6. K. Laasch-Gray, Col 1:16.94.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak 3:51.19; 2. Colony 3:55.56 3. Soldonta 4:06.98; 4. Kenai 4:07.46; 5. Palmer 4:13.68; 6. Homer 4:28.89.

Boys individual results:

200 medley relay — 1. Kodiak 1:41.03; 2. Colony 1:42.83; 3. Kenai 1:45.44; 4. Wasilla 1:45.89; 5. Homer 1:57.06; 6. Unalaska 1:57.95.

200 freestyle — 1. M. Snelders, Pal 1:49.12; 2. G. Egdorf, Kod 1:52.81; 3. D. Olson, Pal 1:55.82; 4. D. Smith, Kod 1:46.57; 5. O. Rolph, Ken 1:57.64; 6. B. Henderson, Was 1:59.40.

200 IM — 1. T. Lindquist, Kod 1:53.65; 2. J. Simmons, Col 1:55.16; 3. J. James, Kod 2:08.59; 4. N. Lee, Kod 2:10.73; 5. E. Evans, Sol 2:13.17; 6. C. Spanos, Sew 2:15.72.

50 freestyle — 1. G. Vestri Giovanni, Col 21.57; 2. H. Reese, Ken 22.28; 3. C. Hancock, Was 22.98; 4. A. Nguyen, Una 23.29; 5. C. Arndt, Hom 23.53; 5. N. James, Kod 23.54.

1 meter dive — 1. T. Bellsiton, Col 491.40; 2. K. Welch, Sol 451.25; 3. R. Ulatan, Kod 437.20; 4. S. Skolnik, Sol 412.25; 5. S. Parnell, Kod 375.55; 6. E. Krozel, Col 373.15.

100 butterfly — 1. H. Reese, Ken 54.76; 2. M. Snelders, Pal 55.52; 3. C. Spanos, Sew 57.01; 4. R. Chastain, Col 58.33; 5. J. Nelson, Hom 58.86; 6. O. Rolph, Ken 59.24.

100 freestyle — 1. G. Vestri Giovanni, Col 48.07; 2. C. Arndt, Hom 50.75; 3. L .James, Kod 51.03; 4. N. James, Kod 51.22; 5. G. Egdorf, Kod 51.82; 6. B. Henderson, Was 53.34.

500 freestyle — 1. T. Lindquist, Kod 4:36.80; 2. S. Heaven, Ken 5:04.41; 3. D. Smith, Kod 5:10.28; 4. D. Olson, Pal 5:23.61; 5. P. Collier, Pal 5:43.21; 6. J. Hengem, Kod 5:52.35.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Colony 1:30.54; 2. Kodiak 1:30.70; 3. Palmer 1:35.83; 4. Homer 1:37.54; 5. Kodiak 1:39.99.

100 backstroke — 1. J. Simmons, Col 51.75; 2. S. Heaven, Ken 55.98; 3. K. Barrette, Was 56.65; 4. A. Nguyen, Una 57.49; 5. P. Peralta, Kod 1:00.30; 6. W. Gross, Sol 1:06.44.

100 breaststroke — 1. A. Hocum, Kod 1:05.24; 2. M. Laughlin, Was 1:05.80; 3. N. Lee, Kod 1:05.98; 4. C. Hancock, Was 1:06.64; 5. T. Bagley, Ken 1:08.12; 6. W. Dumm, Kod 1:10.72.

400 freestyle — 1. Kodiak 3:27.84; 2. Kenai 3:27.85; 3. Palmer 3:34.09; 4. Unalaska 3:51.07; 5. Wasilla 3:52.96.

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