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GBHS swimmers set to compete at state
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Pictured are state-bound Great Bend High School girls swim team members Katherine Snapp, Elizabeth Gerdes, Kalyn Blessing, Emma Williams, Calista Long, Kira Cook, Katy Jerke, Carly Boyd, Sheridan Beaumont and Camryn Dunekack. They are competing at the state swim meet today and Saturday in Topeka at the Topeka-Capitol Federal Natatorium, Hummer Sports Complex. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO

TOPEKA — Great Bend High’s girls swimming team has qualified in three individual events and three relays at the Class 5-1A state swimming meet today and Saturday at Topeka’s Hummer Sports Park.
The Great Bend girls won the Western Athletic Conference meet with 391 points last week.
Individual qualfifiers are Camryn Dunekack (50 free, 100 free); Katy Jerke (50 free, 100 free); and Kira Cook (200 free).
The Panthers broke two school records in the WAC meet. In the 200-yard medley relay, Camryn Dunekack, Kira Cook, Calista Long, Katy Jerke (2:00.92) broke the previous 2005 record (2.02.94). The 200-yard freestyle relay of Dunekack, Cook, Carly Boyd and Jerke (1.47.74) broke the 2004 school record (1.48.15).

GREAT BEND STATE QUALIFIERS
50-yard freestyle—6—Camryn Dunekack, 25.71; 31—Katy Jerke, 27.46
100-yard freestyle—6—Camryn Dunekack, 56.88; 13—Katy Jerke, 57.75
200-yard freestyle—9—Kira Cook, 2:07.71
200-yard medley relay—9—Great Bend, 2:06.2 (Camryn Dunekack, Kira Cook, Calista Long, Katy Jerke)
200-yard freestyle relay—5—Great Bend 1:47.79 (Camryn Dunekack, Kira Cook, Carly Boyd, Katy Jerke
400-yard freestyle relay—10—Great Bend, 4:05.53 (Carly Boyd, Kalyn Blessing, Morgan Kaiser, Calista Long)