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Wawasee Swimming: Warriors Roll To Double Win

Written on December 14, 2016 by Staff Reporter

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NorthWood's Haley Grove takes part in the 200 IM Tuesday night at Wawasee. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk)
NorthWood’s Haley Grove takes part in the 200 IM Tuesday night at Wawasee. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk)

SYRACUSE — It was another successful night in the pool for both the Wawasee boys and girls swim teams. The Warriors welcomed in NorthWood for their final home meet of the season and celebrated senior night with a double win. The girls cruised 130-55 while the boys had even more cushion in their win with a 145-37 decision.

The girls won nine of 12 events to pave the way victory starting with an outstanding run in the relays. The Warriors swept all three relays, including taking the top two spots in both the 200 and 400 free events. In the 200 medley Wawasee’s group of Sailor Davis-York, Ebba Bjurman, Lizzy Brugh and Tessa Freel swam a 2:16.36 to win the event. That time was just good enough to beat out NorthWood’s effort of 2:16.50, put up by Hannah Eberle, Elle Jansen, Kate Jarvis and Brittany Hershberger.

In the other two relays it was Shelby Adams, Alyssa Koch, Ella Park and Paige Miller that teamed up for the pair of wins. The foursome swam a 1:49.74 in the 200 and a 4:03.82 in the 400.

Miller shined during her senior night effort as she not only picked up two relay wins but was also took first in the 200 and 500 free. The future Purdue Boilermaker swam a 1:58.68 in the 200 and a 5:16.14 in the 500. Park was second in both events with a 2:11.53 and 5:44.02, respectively. Adams picked up a win in her final home meet as well as she had the top time in the 100 breast at 1:13.32. Koch was a double winner with the best times in the 200 IM (2:24.18) and 100 back (1:06.97).

Wawasee’s other individual win came from Freel. The junior won the 50 free with a lifetime best time of 28.62, edging out Bjurman (28.91) in the event. Jasmine Morehead, in her final home event as a Warrior, took third in the 50 free (30.21)

Kate Jarvis was the lone Panther to pick up wins in swimming events during the girls meet. The junior won both the 100 fly (1:06.38) as well as the 100 free (1:00.23). Laura Schrock took first in the diving portion of the evening with a score of 203.90. Sarah Eberle was second at 164.00 while Wawasee senior Riley Kunkle took third in her final home meet with a 137.75.

Diving is where things started rolling for Wawasee in the boys meet as the Warriors would end up sweeping all 12 events. Austin Dunithan won the diving portion with a lifetime best score of 198.25. Brady Claassen took second for the Warriors with a 183.70. NorthWood’s Caden Jenkins was third at 157.05.

The boys had three double winners in Brady Robinson, Jared Krugman and Isaiah Metcalf. Robinson posted lifetime bests in both the 500 free (5:02.87) and 100 fly (55.53). Krugman earned wins in the 200 IM (2:10.06) and 100 breast (1:08.97) while Metcalf was a winner in both the 50 free (25.75) and 100 free (55.49).

Spencer Naugler and Brett Willaman picked up the other individual win for the Warriors. Naugler won the 100 back (1:03.81) while Willaman won the 200 free (2:01.78).

In his only individual event, lone Wawasee boys senior Chandler Ritter took third in the 50 free with a time of 29.50.

NorthWood’s top individual performances came from Jason McNeil, who was second in the 100 free (55.77), and Michael Chupp, who was third in the 100 fly (1:10.61).

The Warriors won the 200 medley (1:56.38), 200 free (1:43.35) and 400 free relays (3:44.40) with ease and took the top two spots in each relay event.

Tuesday’s meet was Wawasee’s final home meet of the season. The Warriors return to action Jan. 3, 2017 at Northridge.

With her seniors never again having a competitive swim in their home pool, Wawasee head coach shared some thoughts on her graduating class.

“I have coached some of these seniors for almost nine years,” Julie Robinson, Wawasee’s head coach, began. “They have not only shaped the way I coach fundamentally, but also how to communicate better with their age group. They have taught me that wins do no necessarily come in terms of results in meets but in the challenges that are overcome. Most of all, they are all great leaders.”

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