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GBHS finishes in third place
Prep swimming
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SALINA — The Great Bend High School girls’ swim team placed third at the Salina Invitational on Friday.
The Lady Panthers finished with 295 points behind Salina South (421) and Garden City (303).
Great Bend had two Class 5-1A state-qualifying times in the meet.
Allison Damm, Kylee Spray, Brenna Haines and Hannah Hildebrand combined for a time of 4:16.20 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. They finished in fourth place.
Hildbrand qualified for state in the 100 butterfly, taking second place with a time of 1:06.34.
Hildbrand finished in first place in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:06.49.
Damm touched in at 6:01.91 in the 500 freestyle to capture first place.
Michaela Cape, Schartz, Hildebrand and Damm combined for second place int he 200 medley relay with a time of 2:06.80.
The Lady Panthers did not compete in the Wichita Northwest Invitational on Saturday due to the threat of severe weather.
Great Bend will travel to Hutchinson on Thursday. The meet begins at 3:30 p.m.

                                      — Kevin Price

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING
Salina Invitational

At Salina

Friday

Team standings
1. Salina South, 421; 2. Garden City, 303; 3. Great Bend, 295; 4. Dodge City, 260; 5. Salina Central, 242; 6. Hutchinson, 211; 7. Liberal, 107; 8. TMP-Marian, 95; 9. Campus, 94; 10. Hays, 88; 11. Junction City, 54

Great Bend results
200-yard medley relay
2. GBHS “A” relay (Michaela Cape, Brianna Schartz, Hannah Hildebrand, Allison Damm), 2:06.80; 7. GBHS “B” relay (Katlin Fuel, Brenna Haines, Madeline Vesta, Sylvia Ofoma), 2:19.56; 23. GBHS “C” relay (Jillian Martin, Jessica Freund, Malia Disque, Jenna Hertel), 2:47.44
200 freestyle
7. Brenna Haines, 2:26.26; 11. Kylee Spray, 2:32.61; 19. Malia Disque, 2:52.03
200 individual medley
6. Allison Damm, 2:41.71; 11. Michaela Cape, 2:55.57
50 freestyle
10. Sylvia Ofoma, 29.84; 14. Kylee Spray, 31.03; 15. Madeline Vesta, 31.32
100 butterfly
2. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:06.34; 6. Madeline Vesta, 1:17.20; 12. Malia Disque, 1:28.74
100 freestyle
8. Sylvia Ofoma, 1:09.15; 13. Jessica Freund, 1:15.13; 28. Estella Schumacher, 1:26.32
500 freestyle
1. Allison Damm, 6:01.91; 19. Tasha Davis, 7:45.08
200 freestyle relay
4. GBHS “A” relay (Kylee Spray, Madeline Vesta, Michaela Cape, Sylvia Ofoma), 2:02.05; 20. GBHS “B” relay (Brianna Schartz, Anna Frizell, Estella Schumacher, Jessica Freund), 2:20.90; 27. GBHS “C” relay (Jillian Martin, Amber Basden, Mari Erb, Jenna Hertel), 2:35.43
100 backstroke
1. Hannah Hildebrand, 1:06.49; 8. Michaela Cape, 1:14.07; 17. Tasha Davis, 1:24.93
100 breaststroke
5. Brenna Haines, 1:22.61; 8. Brianna Schartz, 1:24.11; 26. Jillian Martin, 1:39.33
400 freestyle relay
4. GBHS “A” relay (Allison Damm, Kylee Spray, Brenna Haines, Hannah Hildebrand), 4:16.20; 18. Estella Schumacher, Tasha Davis, Brianna Schartz, Malia Disque), 5:21.71; 21. GBHS “C” relay (Karah Stewart, Amber Basden, Rachel Bussen, Anna Frizell), 5:28.43