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Golden Belt swim squad wins combined meet title
Western Kansas Swim Club
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The Golden Belt swim squad won the Western Kansas Swim Club combined meet on Sunday in Ulysses. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO

ULYSSES — The Golden Belt swim squad won the Western Kansas Swim Club title on Sunday.
Golden Belt finished with 878 points topping second-place Spearman Swim Club of Texas by 24.
Guymon, Okla., finished third with 718.
“It came down to the last two or three heats of the 400 free,” Golden Belt head coach Steve Beaumont said. “That’s about as exciting as we could get in two days of swimming.”
It’s the first time in four years that Spearman didn’t win the title.
“Spearman has a great team and has won the WKSC meet three out of the last four years,” Beaumont said. “Last year they really weren’t even challenged, so for us to come away winning that meet was awesome. Our kids have worked extremely hard, and our parents have been so supportive all summer.”
Beaumont said that Golden Belt led after the first day of swimming.
“It went back and forth between us and Spearman,” Beaumont said. “We led by 35 or 40 points heading into Sunday.
“We maintained that lead most of Sunday, but they gained a little bit in the breaststroke.”
The Western Kansas Swim Club combined meet included 12 teams — Spearman (Texas), Guymon (Okla.), Scott City, Moore County, Dodge City, Ulysses, Lakin, Garden City, Hays, Southwest Aquatics, Wichita County and Golden Belt.
Beaumont said that he was happy with every swimmer’s performance.
“The kids swam their hearts out,” Beaumont said. “They really came through in the end. We had a lot of kids swim their best times of the year. The kids turned in great results race after race.”
Golden Belt’s next meet is the state division-II meet.
“We have 17 or 18 kids who have qualified for the division-II meet,” Beaumont said. “They will represent the Western Kansas Swim Club.”
The meet starts Friday and runs through Sunday in Hutchinson.

WESTERN KANSAS SWIM CLUB
Combined meet

At Ulysses

Saturday-Sunday

Team results
1. Golden Belt, 878; 2. Spearman (Texas), 854; 3. Guymon (Okla.), 718; 4. Scott City, 576; 5. Moore County, 444; 6. Dodge City, 278; 7. Ulysses, 208; 8. Lakin, 165; 9. Garden City, 125; 10. Hays, 62; 11. Southwest Aquatics, 27; 12. Wichita County, 12

Golden Belt swim squad
(Complete results)

GIRLS
Eight-and-under
100-meter freestyle relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Amy To, Isabel Mai, Laura Daniel, McKenna Cape), 1:40.86
25 freestyle — 1. McKenna Cape, 20.59; 8. Amy To, 23.53; 30. Laura Daniel, 27.78; 37. Ellyson Somers 29.28; 39. Isabel Mai, 29.75; 45. Reagan Huslig, 32.22
25 butterfly — 3. McKenna Cape, 26.84; 5. Laura Daniel, 30.70
100 individual medley — 2. McKenna Cape, 2:07.01
100 medley relay — 1. GBSS “A” relay (Amy To, Ellyson Somers, Laura Daniel, McKenna Cape), 1:55.69
50 freestyle — 1. McKenna Cape, 46.31; 7. Amy To, 52.88
100 freestyle — 1. McKenna Cape, 1:41.00; 4. Amy To, 1:57.75
25 backstroke — 2. McKenna Cape, 25.67; 3. Amy To, 25.72; 6. Laura Daniel, 28.84; 9. Ellyson Somers, 29.21; 29. Reagan Huslig, 33.88
25 breaststroke — 1. McKenna Cape, 27.70; 7. Ellyson Somers, 32.19; 16. Laura Daniel, 36.00
200 freestyle — 1. McKenna Cape, 3:39.57

10-and-under
200 freestyle relay — 5. GBSS “A” relay (Aubrey Snapp, Rachel Panzer, Zoe Jerke, Olivia Mull), 3:07.87; 10. GBSS “B” relay (Accacia Pedigo, Madison Huslig, Ruth Williams, Reagan Huslig),  3:55.46
50 freestyle — 11. Olivia Mull, 42.54; 21. Rachel Panzer, 45.69; 22. Aubrey Snapp, 46.20; 34. Accacia Pedigo, 50.24; 37. Zoe Jerke, 51.25; 42. Madison Huslig, 57.99
50 butterfly — 7. Olivia Mull, 52.95; 19. Ruth Williams, 1:00.97; 20. Rachel Panzer, 1:02.15; 25. Zoe Jerke, 1:07.37
100 individual medley — 4. Olivia Mull, 1:47.63; 16. Aubrey Snapp, 1:54.80; 19. Rachel Panzer, 2:02.21; 20. Accacia Pedigo, 2:03.39; 22. Zoe Jerke, 2:07.96
200 medley relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Rachel Panzer, Accacia Pedigo, Olivia Mull, Aubrey Snapp), 3:29.70; 6. GBSS “B” relay (Madison Huslig, Zoe Jerke, Ruth Williams, Isabel Mai), 4:18.80
100 freestyle — 14. Olivia Mull, 1:36.44; 21. Aubrey Snapp, 1:44.50; 22. Rachel Panzer, 1:44.89; 31. Accacia Pedigo, 1:52.18; 34. Ruth Williams, 1:57.17; 39. Zoe Jerke, 2:11.95
50 backstroke — 7. Aubrey Snapp, 52.56; 10. Rachel Panzer, 53.90; 14. Madison Huslig, 55.79; 21. Accacia Pedigo, 58.53; 28. Ruth Williams, 1:01.14; 35. Zoe Jerke, 1:04.08
50 breaststroke — 7. Accacia Pedigo, 56.64; 10. Olivia Mull, 57.92; 13. Aubrey Snapp, 58.74; 26. Rachel Panzer, 1:05.03; 28. Zoe Jerke, 1:06.21
200 freestyle — 14. Olivia Mull, 3:43.94; 20. Rachel Panzer, 3:49.03; 22. Aubrey Snapp, 3:54.11

12-and-under
200 freestyle relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Katherine Snapp, Calista Long, Sheridan Beaumont, Camryn Dunekack), 2:34.05; 7. GBSS “B” relay (Elizabeth Gerdes, Kaitlin Adams, Jessi Kindscher, Paige Doran), 2:55.00
50 freestyle — 2. Camryn Dunekack, 33.59; 12. Calista Long, 37.41; 17. Katherine Snapp, 38.54; 21. Kaitlin Adams, 39.26; 26. Sheridan Beaumont, 40.25; 39. Elizabeth Gerdes, 42.68; 40. Emma Bieker, 43.28; 45. Paige Doran, 44.93; 49. Jessi Kindscher, 46.87
50 butterfly — 3. Camryn Dunekack, 38.00; 12. Calista Long, 44.00; 15. Katherine Snapp, 45.82; 31. Kaitlin Adams, 52.48; 36. Elizabeth Gerdes, 56.69
200 individual medley — 4. Camryn Dunekack, 3:18.39; 7. Calista Long, 3:30.12; 11. Katherine Snapp, 3:35.20
200 medley relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay  (Calista Long, Sheridan Beaumont, Camryn Dunekack, Katherine Snapp), 2:54.06; 8. GBSS “B” relay (Emma Bieker, Kaitlin Adams, Elizabeth Gerdes, Paige Doran), 3:25.48
800 freestyle — 2. Kaitlin Adams, 13:16.88; 7. Calista Long, 15:03.96
200 freestyle — 6. Kaitlin Adams, 3:05.93; 9. Katherine Snapp, 3:08.63
50 backstroke — 3. Camryn Dunekack, 39.74; 10. Kaitlin Adams, 45.64; 12. Sheridan Beaumont, 46.50; 19. Katherine Snapp, 47.34; 27. Paige Doran, 50.47; 28. Emma Bieker, 51.04; 41. Elizabeth Gerdes, 54.33; 42. Jessi Kindscher, 55.15
100 freestyle — 1. Camryn Dunekack, 1:14.42; 16. Katherine Snapp, 1:27.12; 18. Kaitlin Adams, 1:28.50; 19. Sheridan Beaumont, 1:30.12; 20. Elizabeth Gerdes, 1:30.74
50 breaststroke — 4. Camryn Dunekack, 47.93; 5. Sheridan Beaumont, 48.48; 17. Katherine Snapp, 52.12; 19. Elizabeth Gerdes, 53.24; 28. Kaitlin Adams, 55.97; 33. Emma Bieker, 57.37; 40. Jessi Kindscher, 1:00.90
400 freestyle — 3. Kaitlin Adams, 6:23.40; 13. Katherine Snapp,

14-and-under
200 freestyle relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Emma Williams, Kaitlyn Jerke, Hadley Murphy, Kira Cook), 2:24.12
50 freestyle — 5. Kira Cook, 33.29; 8. Kaitlyn Jerke, 34.10; 13. Emma Williams, 35.56; 24. Hadley Murphy, 38.73
100 butterfly — 5. Kira Cook, 1:32.03; 8. Kaitlyn Jerke, 1:36.77
200 individual medley — 4. Kira Cook, 3:07.50; 9. Kaitlyn Jerke, 3:23.65; 10. Emma Williams, 3:24.24
200 medley relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Emma Williams, Hadley Murphy, Kira Cook, Kaitlyn Jerke), 2:45.15
800 freestyle — 5. Kira Cook, 12:51.71; 7. Emma Williams, 13:26.28; 8. Kaitlyn Jerke, 14:22.24
200 freestyle — 4. Kira Cook, 2:44.76; 9. Emma Williams, 2:57.36
100 backstroke — 6. Emma Williams, 1:30.62; 7. Kaitlyn Jerke, 1:30.89; 8. Kira Cook, 1:31.67
100 freestyle — 9. Kira Cook, 1:17.10; 11. Emma Williams, 1:19.66; 13. Kaitlyn Jerke, 1:21.02; 17. Hadley Murphy, 1:26.32
100 breaststroke — 3. Kira Cook, 1:33.49; 12. Taylor Huslig, 1:44.85; 17. Emma Williams, 1:48.94; 18. Hadley Murphy, 1:50.80; 19. Michala Bieker, 1:53.80
400 freestyle — 5. Kira Cook, 6:04.17; 11. Emma Williams, 6:27.90; 12. Kaitlyn Jerke, 6:43.38

15-and-over
200 freestyle relay —  2. GBSS “A” relay (Michaela Cape, Sylvia Ofoma, Maddie Vesta, Hannah Hildebrand),  2:14.61 14; 8. GBSS “B” relay (Anna Frizell, Amber Basden, Michala Bieker, Jessica Freund), 2:43.47
50 freestyle — 3. Hannah Hildebrand, 31.30; 5. Sylvia Ofoma, 32.28; 8. Michaela Cape, 32.92; 9. Maddie Vesta, 33.57; 22. Jessica Freund, 37.54; 26. Anna Frizell, 39.68; 28. Amber Basden, 41.05
100 butterfly — 3. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:18.57; 5. Maddie Vesta, 1:23.89; 8. Sylvia Ofoma, 1:30.88; 10. Michaela Cape, 1:35.02
200 individual medley — 2. Hannah Hildebrand, 2:51.47; 5. Maddie Vesta, 3:13.90; 8. Michaela Cape, 3:16.51; 13. Sylvia Ofoma, 3:22.61
200 medley relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Michaela Cape, Jessica Freund, Hannah Hildebrand, Sylvia Ofoma), 2:38.87; 7. GBSS “B” relay (Anna Frizell, Taylor Huslif, Maddie Vesta, Michala Bieker), 2:53.68
800 freestyle — 2. Michaela Cape, 13:04.90; 5. Sylvia Ofoma, 13:22.62; 9. Jessica Freund6, 14:22.51
200 freestyle — 3. Hannah Hildebrand, 2:31.00; 12. Sylvia Ofoma, 2:56.68
100 backstroke — 1. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:15.54; 3. Michaela Cape, 1:21.45; 6. Sylvia Ofoma, 1:30.90
100 freestyle — 3. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:10.20; 7. Michaela Cape, 1:16.93; 15. Sylvia Ofoma, 1:21.76
100 breaststroke — 4. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:37.00; 13. Michaela Cape, 1:46.29
400 freestyle — 1. Hannah Hildebrand, 5:31.80; 5. Michaela Cape, 6:13.63; 10. Sylvia Ofoma, 6:25.51

BOYS
Eight-and-under
100 freestyle relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Kasey Kennedy, Ellis Long, Emmett Murphy, Ross Phillips), 1:51.98
25 freestyle — 9. Ellis Long, 24.63; 11. Ross Phillips, 24.72; 14. Kasey Kennedy, 26.28; 26. Emmett Murphy, 36.37
25 butterfly — 7. Ellis Long, 35.51
50 freestyle — 3. Ross Phillips, 50.34
100 freestyle — 4. Ross Phillips, 1:50.46
25 backstroke — 6. Ross Phillips, 27.76; 8. Kasey Kennedy, 28.09; 18. Emmett Murphy, 41.05
200 freestyle — 5. Ross Phillips, 3:57.69

10-and-under
50 freestyle — 8. Zachary Seymour, 40.55; 9. Cal Dunekack, 40.90; 14. Matt Huslig, 44.81; 21. Jacob Kennedy, 47.56; 23. Owen Murphy, 48.26
200 freestyle relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Cal Dunekack, Matt Huslig, Jacob Kennedy, Zachary Seymour), 2:49.88
50 butterfly — 1. Cal Dunekack, 44.47; 7. Zachary Seymour, 58.66; 10. Jacob Kennedy, 1:01.98; 11. Matt Huslig, 1:02.29; 15. Owen Murphy, 1:06.65
100 individual medley — 2. Cal Dunekack, 1:42.39; 10. Zachary Seymour, 1:55.65; 13. Matt Huslig, 1:59.43
200 medley relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Owen Murphy, Zachary Seymour, Cal Dunekack, Matt Huslig), 3:23.49
100 freestyle — 7. Cal Dunekack, 1:32.48; 11. Matt Huslig, 1:36.14; 12. Zachary Seymour, 1:36.72; 15. Jacob Kennedy, 1:44.28; 21. Owen Murphy, 1:52.22
50 backstroke — 1. Cal Dunekack, 43.34; 10. Zachary Seymour, 52.75; 21. Matt Huslig, 1:01.86
50 breaststroke — 1. Zachary Seymour, 51.23; 7. Cal Dunekack, 57.72; 14. Matt Huslig, 1:05.18; 15. Owen Murphy, 1:07.12
200 freestyle — 7. Cal Dunekack, 3:26.27; 9. Matt Huslig, 3:35.50; 13. Zachary Seymour, 3:48.51; 19. Owen Murphy, 4:02.41

12-and-under
200 freestyle relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Cole Pierce, Ozioma Ofoma, Brady Daniel, Isaac Panzer), 2:35.64; 4. GBSS “B” relay (Allen To, Malachi Williams, Robert Frizell, Chris Fuentes), 3:07.63
50 freestyle — 5. Isaac Panzer, 35.36; 6. Cole Pierce, 36.58; 16. Chris Fuentes, 40.55; 17. Ozioma Ofoma, 40.65; 21. Allen To, 42.33; 23. Brady Daniel, 44.38; 28. Malachi Williams, 50.18
50 butterfly — 1. Isaac Panzer, 37.07; 5. Cole Pierce, 44.28; 10. Ozioma Ofoma, 48.14; 13. Brady Daniel, 52.99
200 individual medley — 2. Cole Pierce, 3:24.10; 3. Isaac Panzer, 3:29.41
200 medley relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Cole Pierce, Ozioma Ofoma, Isaac Panzer, Brady Daniel), 3:06.29
800 freestyle — 1. Cole Pierce, 12:17.02; 5. Isaac Panzer, 13:46.79
200 freestyle — 2. Cole Pierce, 2:52.00; 3. Isaac Panzer, 2:52.02
50 backstroke — 5. Isaac Panzer, 40.72; 6. Cole Pierce, 41.71; 8. Ozioma Ofoma, 45.94; 10. Allen To, 47.35; 12. Brady Daniel, 48.13
100 freestyle — 4. Isaac Panzer, 1:16.92; 5. Cole Pierce, 1:19.48; 15. Ozioma Ofoma, 1:33.03
50 breaststroke — 8. Isaac Panzer, 49.86; 10. Cole Pierce, 51.39; 12. Ozioma Ofoma, 53.22; 21. Malachi Williams, 1:00.98
400 freestyle — 1. Cole Pierce, 5:52.78; 4. Isaac Panzer, 6:21.56

14-and-under
200 freestyle relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Jordon Boone, Sean Williams, Phane Pedigo, Dawson Clark), 2:24.98
50 freestyle relay — 6. Dawson Clark, 31.41; 13. Jordon Boone, 34.84; 15. Phane Pedigo, 36.07; 18. Sean Williams 38.00
100 butterfly — 4. Dawson Clark, 1:22.58; 8. Jordon Boone, 1:41.17
200 individual medley — 6. Dawson Clark, 3:15.96;
200 medley relay — 2. GBSS “A” relay (Phane Pedigo, Sean Williams, Dawson Clark, Jordon Boone), 2:43.23
800 freestyle — 6. Dawson Clark, 13:04.69
200 freestyle — 7. Dawson Clark, 2:44.04; 12. Phane Pedigo, 3:24.30
100 backstroke — 4. Dawson Clark, 1:29.92
100 freestyle — 7. Dawson Clark, 1:12.54; 9. Jordon Boone, 1:18.15; 14. Phane Pedigo, 1:25.95
100 breaststroke — 7. Sean Williams, 1:43.47; 8. Dawson Clark, 1:43.51; 11. Phane Pedigo, 1:52.27
400 freestyle — 6. Dawson Clark, 6:02.25; 9. Phane Pedigo, 7:06.24

15-and-over
200 freestyle relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Tristan Yount, David Webster, Kade Cook, Justing Kuhlman), 1:58.06
50 freestyle — 2. Justin Kuhlman, 27.29; 5. Kade Cook, 27.53; 10. Tristan Yount, 30.37; 19. David Webster, 35.44
100 butterfly — 2. Kade Cook, 1:11.25
200 individual medley — 2. Kade Cook, 2:40.24
200 medley relay — 3. GBSS “A” relay (Tristan Yount, David Webster, Kade Cook, Justin Juhlman), 2:21.69
800 freestyle — 1. Justin Kuhlman, 10:35.61; 2. Kade Cook, 11:09.60
200 freestyle — 1. Justin Kuhlman, 2:11.68; 3. Kade Cook, 2:19.51; 8. Tristan Yount, 2:39.77
100 backstroke — 2. Justin Kuhlman, 1:09.85; 4. Kade Cook, 1:12.51; 7. Tristan Yount, 1:22.22
100 freestyle — 2. Justin Kuhlman, 1:00.14; 3. Kade Cook, 1:01.51; 14. Tristan Yount, 1:13.38; 17. David Webster, 1:16.88
100 breaststroke — 1. Kade Cook, 1:20.81; 2. Justin Kuhlman, 1:21.76; 13. David Webster, 1:45.20
400 freestyle — 1. Justin Kuhlman, 4:55.06; 2. Kade Cook, 5:08.07; 8. Tristan Yount, 5:56.60

                                                             — Kevin Price