HAYS — The Great Bend High School boys’ swimming team claimed first place at Hays on Tuesday.
The Panthers finished with 170.5 points, beating second-place Junction City (167) and third-place Hays (155.5).
Justin Kuhlman led the Panthers, seizing two first-place finishes — 200 freestyle (1:58.03) and 100 butterfly (58.42).
Great Bend is back in the water on Saturday at the Wichita Heights Invitational, starting at 9 a.m.

                                  — Kevin Price

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

BOYS

Tuesday

At Hays

Team scores
1. Great Bend, 170.5; 2. Junction City, 167; 3. Hays, 155.5

Great Bend results
200-yard medley relay — 2. GBHS ‘A’ relay (Justin Kuhlman, Michael Raymer, Dawson Clarke, Josh Schridde), 1:56.49; 6. GBHS ‘B’ relay (Connor Furrey, Sean Williams, Phillip Otten, Cody Reed), 2:13.21; 7. GBHS ‘C’ relay (Phane Pedigo, Chris Seidel, Jordan Boone, Cameron Jackson), 2:21.34; 8. GBHS ‘D’ relay (JP Thewes, Ozioma Ofoma, Kaleb Babcock, Jordan Stoulil), 2:36.24
200 freestyle — 1. Kuhlman, 1:58.03; 2. Cory Merten, 2:10.78; 6. Williams, 2:28.62; Francesco Ruggeri, 2:36.78
200 individual medley — 3. Schridde, 2:30.61; 6. Furrey, 2:43.95; 7. Michael Raymer, 2:45.06
50 freestyle — 3. Keaton Elliott, 26.08; 6. Corey Harbaugh, 29.26; 7. Reed, 29.51; Stoulil, 32.74; Adam Bailey, 37.26; Andrew Curtright, 40.00
100 butterfly — 1. Kuhlman, 58.42; 3. Clarke, 1:10.78; 7. Ofoma, 1:23.69
100 freestyle — 3. Schridde, 55.94; 5. Elliott, 1:00.01; 9. Reed, 1:09.71; Ruggeri, 1:08.07; Thewes, 1:16.20; Babcock, 1:16.27; Bailey, 1:24.24
500 freestyle — 2. Merten, 6:10.69; 5. Pedigo, 6:44.46; 7. Boone, 6:52.16; Alan Bobbitt, 7:15.47
200 freestyle relay — 2. GBHS ‘A’ relay (Schridde, Elliott, Clarke, Merten), 1:45.08; 5. GBHS ‘B’ relay (Harbaugh, Jackson, Raymer, Williams), 2:01.81; 7. GBHS ‘C’ relay (Otten, Seidel, Ofoma, Ruggeri), 2:05.92; GBHS ‘D’ relay (Stoulil, Thewes, Bailey, Babcock), 2:17.21
100 backstroke — 5. Furrey, 1:15.47; 6. Clarke, 1:16.42; 8. Otten, 1:32.91
100 breaststroke — 2. Raymer, 1:19.11; 3. Williams, 1:22.34; 4. Babcock, 1:34.29
400 freestyle — 2. GBHS ‘A’ relay (Merten, Elliott, Furrey, Kuhlman), 3:55.13; 5. GBHS ‘C’ relay (Harbaugh, Jackson, Pedigo, Ruggeri), 4:31.05; 7. GBHS ‘B’ relay (Boone, Reed, Otten, Bobbitt), 4;38.74