SALINA – Great Bend's medley relay of Emilee Hall, Clarice Snapp, Ellyson Somers and Josephine Mazouch posted a season-best time (2:05.1) that qualified for the 5-1A state swimming meet at Salina Friday.
Somers earned the Panthers' other gold medal with a season-best time (1:18.68) in the 100-yard breaststroke. Great Bend scored 350 points to finish third.
The Panthers finished fourth in seven events – Hall, 50 freestyle (27.83) and 100 backstroke (1:08.53); Snapp, 100 breaststroke with a 5A state consideration time (1:20.88); Somers, 100 butterfly (1:10.22); Reggie Huslig, 200 freestyle (2:37.95); Ally Howard, 500 freestyle (6:45.53) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:54.84) with Mazouch, Kamryn Johns, Somers and Hall.
McPherson (489) placed first followed by Campus (363).
BUHLER MEET – Six girls competed in the Buhler varsity meet Tuesday. Reggie Huslig placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (1;22.25).
The 400-yard freestyle relay placed sixth (5:56.79) with Emily Hernandez, Abby Melson, Hannah Crathorne and Huslig.
SALINA SOUTH INVITATIONAL
TEAM SCORES—1—McPherson 489; 2—Campus 363; 3—Great Bend 350; 4—Holcomb 241; 5—Dodge City 185; 6—Salina Central 182; 7—Salina South 172; 8—Junction City 147; 9—SE Saline 33
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS *season-best time
50 freestyle—1—Brunk, Mc, 25.1; 4—Hall, 27.83; 5—Mazouch, 28.14; 10—Johns, *29.5
100 backstroke—1—Roberts, C, 1:00.86; 4—Hall, 1:08.53; 14—Mermis, 1:25.82; 18—Holden, 1:38.81
100 breaststroke—1—Somers, *1:18.68; 4—Snapp, 1:20.88; 9—Gregg, 1:30.25
100 butterfly—1—Brunk, Mc, 1:04.19; 4—Somers, 1:10.22; 10—Howard, 1:19.57; 17—Mingenback, 1:37.2
100 freestyle—1—Pearcy, Mc, 57.67; 6—Mazouch, *1:02.38; 8—Johns, *1:07.67; 18—Campbell, 1:21.05
200 freestyle—1—Pickerill, Mc, 2:15.49; 4—Huslig, 2:37.95; 12—Mingenback, 2:51.44
500 freestyle—1—Schwerteger, C, 6:16.8; 4—Howard, *6:45.53; 12—Lutt, 7:31.16; 13—Huslig, 7:31.81
200 IM—1—Roberts, C, 2:22.61; 7—Snapp, *2:55.75; 11—Gregg, 3:06.52; 16—Mermis, *3:14.67
200 freestyle relay—1—McPherson, 1:48.33; 4—Great Bend, 1:54.84 (Mazouch, Johns, Somers, Hall); 9—Great Bend B, 2:10.97 (Gregg, Gilkison, Mermis, Howard); 15—Great Bend C, 2:17.56 (Mingenback, Campbell, Holden, Lutt)
200 medley relay—1—Great Bend, *2:05.1 (Hall, Snapp, Somers, Mazouch); 12—Great Bend B, 2:33.59 (Huslig, Gregg, Mermis, Gilkison); 16—Great Bend C, 3:09.38 (Irwin, Campbell, Holden, Crathorne)
400 freestyle relay—1—McPherson, 4:01.91; 7—Great Bend, 4:54.33 (Johns, Howard, Hulsig, Lutt); 8—Great Bend B, 5:14.48 (Snapp, Gilkison, Mingenback, Irwin)
BUHLER MEET
GREAT BEND RESULTS
50 freestyle—21—Melson, 40.66; 22—Crathorne, 40.66
100 backstroke—6—Huslig, 1:22.25; 13—Chavez, 1:49.44
100 breaststroke—7—Caroll, 1:36.18
100 butterfly—7—Hernandez, 1:58.87
100 freestyle—19—Chavez, 1:27.47; 20—Melson, 1:37.25; 22—Crathorne, 1:38.27
200 freestyle—7—Huslig, 2:46.7; 8—Caroll, 2:28.18; 12—Hernandez, 2:58.74
200 freestyle relay—11—Great Bend, 2:34.18 (Chavez, Crathorne, Melson, Caroll)
200 medley relay—8—Great Bend, 2:50.21 (Huslig, Caroll, Hernandez, Chavez)
400 freestyle relay—6—Great Bend, 5;56.79 (Hernandez, Melson, Crathorne, Huslig)