Hanford's Merrill qualifies 11th time for state swim

Posted: 12:00am on Oct 16, 2011; Modified: 1:42pm on Oct 16, 2011

WALLA WALLA -- Hanford's Melissa Merrill swam to first-place in the 100 breaststroke with a state-qualifying time of one minute, 10.41 seconds during CBBN 4A/3A double dual action at Whitman College.

Merrill has qualified for state in 11 of 12 events.

Team scores--Hanford 131, Kennewick 3; Richland 120, Walla Walla 50.

200 medley relay--1, Hanford 'A' (Taylor Fievez, Melissa Merrill, Stephanie Tixier, Lisa Tixier) 1:57.01; 2, Richland 'A' 1:58.27; 3, Hanford 'B' 2:08.18. 200 free--1, Nicole Weinman (Ric) 2:01.29; 2, S. Tixier (Han) 2:02.81; 3, Hannah Pickett (Ric) 2:03.43. 200 IM--1, Lisa Bratton (Ric) 2:10.27; 2, Merrill (Han) 2;14.09; 3, Haily Murphy (Ken) 2:16.35. 50 free--1, Vanessa Whattam (Ric) 26.67; 2, Natalie Fink (WW) 27.46; 3, Kayla Burnight (Han) 27.73. 100 fly--1, S. Tixier (Han) 1:00.99; 2, Emma Timm-Ballard (WW) 1:01.36; 3, Murphy (Ken) 1:01.96. 100 free--1, Bratton (Ric) 56.03; 2, Weinman (Ric) 57.15; 3, McKenzie Schroder (Ric) 58.26. 500 free--1. Sarah Olsen (Ric) 5:26.01; 2, L. Tixier (Han) 5:29.92; 3, Mylie Oberg (Han) 5:30.54. 200 free relay--1, Hanford 'A' (L. Tixier, Burnight, Linnea Peacock, S. Tixier) 1:46.04; 2, Richland 'A' 1:47.23; 3, Walla Walla 'A' 1:47.81. 100 back--1, Mackenzie Ruby (Ric) 1:02.55; 2, Fievez (Han) 1:04.76; 3, Whattam (Ric) 1:10.78. 100 breast--1, Merrill (Han) 1:10.41 (SQ); 2, Pickett (Ric) 1:14.73; 3, Timm-Ballard (WW) 1:15.51. 400 free relay--1, Hanford 'A' (Oberg, Merrill, Peacock, L. Tixier) 3:51.59; 2, Richland 'A' 3:55.56; 3, Richland 'B' 4:12.82.

Kamiakin splits in Yakima

Kamiakin swept the 500-yard freestyle and diving events in a CBBN 3A dual meet against West Valley and Sunnyside in Yakima.

Team scores--Kamiakin 120, Sunnyside 49; West Valley 93, Kamiakin 90.

200 medley relay--1, Sunnyside 2:07.35; 2, Kamiakin 2:15.87; 3, Kamiakin 2:17.90. 200 free--1, Breanna Wallin (Kam) 2:11.59; 2, Claire Menga (Kam) 2:21.12; 3, Jordyn McDowell (Kam) 2:15.35. 200 IM--1, Marisa Broersma (Sunn) 2:22.34; 2, Lindsay Przybylski (Kam) 2:37.64. 50 free--1, Kealy Hausken (WV) 26.47; 3, Danielle Brandon (Kam) 28.69. Diving--1, Danielle Brandon (Kam) 169.40; 2, Jessica Anderson (Kam) 157.95; 3, Kiana Smith (Kam) 94.95. 100 fly--1, Lauren Feldman (WV) 1:09.27; 3, Payton Sample (Sunn) 1:15.23. 100 free--1, Keely Hauseken (WV) 57.13; . 500 free--1, Lindsay Przybylski (Kam) 6:00.33; 2, Claire Megna (Kam) 6:18.05; 3, Amira Lisle (Kam) 6:53.97. 200 free relay--1, West Valley 1:47.16; 2, Sunnyside 1:58.11; 3, Kamiakin 1:58.40. 100 back--1, Heather Seaman (WV) 1:10.65. 100 breast--1, Marisa Broersma (Sunn) 1:12.10; 2, Amira Lisle (Kam) 1:23.52; 3, Jemma Meng (Kam) 1:23.68. 400 free relay--1, West Valley 3:59.63; 2, Kamiakin 4:29.08.

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