RICHLAND -- Richland's Lisa Bratton posted state qualifying times in the 200 freestyle (1:57.41) and 100 backstroke (1:02.28) on Saturday in a nonleague dual meet against Ballard at George Prout Pool in Richland.
Hanford's Stephanie Tixier and the Bombers' Sarah Olsen posted SQ times in the 100 butterfly. Tixier was first with a time of 59.94 seconds and Olsen placed second in the race with 1:00.53.
Melissa Merrill clocked 54.52 in the 100 freestyle to garner another SQ time for the Falcons' squad, and Richland's Carly Garland scored 140.65 to finish first in diving.
Team scores--Hanford 137, Ballard 43; Richland 148, Ballard 32.
200 medley relay--1, Richland (Ruby, Pickett, Olsen, Bratton) 1:59.89; 2, Hanford 2:06.45; 3, Richland 2:07.68. 200 free--1, Lisa Bratton (R) 1:57.41 (SQ); 2, Nicole Weinman (R) 2:01.87; 3, Mylie Oberg (H) 2:04.22. 200 IM--1, Lisa Tixier (H) 2:19.22; 2, Mackenzie Ruby (R) 2:19.54; 3, Hannah Pickett (R) 2:22.46. 50 free--1, Stephanie Tixier (H) 25.35; 2, Vanessa Whattam (R) 26.61; 3, McKenzie Schroder (R) 27.15. Diving--1, Carly Garland (R) 140.65; 2, Natalie Cramer (H) 113.80; 3, Katie Evans (H) 107.40. 100 fly--1, Stephanie Tixier (H) 59.94 (SQ); 2, Sarah Olsen (R) 1:00.53 (SQ); 3, Mackenzie Ruby (R) 1:05.27. 100 free--1, Melissa Merrill (H) 54.52 (SQ); 2, Lisa Tixier (H) 58.23; 3, McKenzie Schroder (R) 58.92. 500 free--1, Nicole Weinman (R) 5:20.63; 2, Sarah Olsen (R) 5:26.31; 3, Mylie Oberg (H) 5:30.18. 200 free relay--1, Hanford (Merrill, Tixier, Burnight, Fievex) 1:47.52; 2, Richland 1:49.34; 3, Hanford 1:58.94. 100 back--1, Lisa Bratton (R) 1:02.28 (SQ); 2, Lucy Hernandez (R) 1:07.54; 3, Allison Maynes (H) 1:11.51. 100 breast--1, Melissa Merrill (H) 1:13.75; 2, Hannah Pickett (R) 1:16.31; 3, Kaylyn Lesser (R) 1:17.54. 400 free relay--1, Richland (Weinman, Whattam, Schroder, Bratton) 3:56.23; 2, Hanford 4:03.79; 3, Richland 4:17.86.














