HUTCHINSON – Great Bend’s Andrew McQuade, Matthew Williams, Kale Mermis and Adam Hall earned a ninth-place in 200-yard medley relay finish (2:19.47) at a competitive Buhler Swimming Invitational Tuesday.

The Panthers earned a trio of 10th-place finishes with McQuade, 200 freestyle (2:31.68); and the 200 free relay (2:03.43) with Hall, Mermis, A.J. Thurman and Josh Sharpe; and the 400 free relay (4:43.22) with Williams, Jordan Sander, Sharpe and McQuade.

BUHLER INVITATIONAL

GREAT BEND RESULTS *season best

50 freestyle—17—Sander, 29.38; 21—Sharpe, 29.64; 40—Thurman, 36.22

100 backstroke—14—*Mermis, 1:23.69; 11—Kalivoda, 1:52.91; 12—Heath, 2:04.97

100 breaststroke—18—Mermis, 1:41.94

100 freestyle—17—Sharpe, 1:10.61; 21—Sander, 1:12.34; 33—Kalivoda, 1:35.66

200 freestyle—10—McQuade, 2:31.68; 11—Hall, 2:34.31; 16—Williams, 2:39.48

500 freestyle—11—Mermis, 7:12.87; 12—Williams, 7:20.15; 17—Hall, 7:31.32; 20—Thurman, 7:58.92 

200 free relay—10—Great Bend, 2:03.43 (Hall, Mermis, Thurman, Sharpe)

200 medley relay—9—Great Bend, 2:19.47 (McQuade, Williams, Mermis, Hall)

400 free relay—10—Great Bend, 4:43.22 (Williams, Sander, Sharpe, McQuade)