Bombers fifth in 4A state swim and dive team standings
The Richland Bombers didn’t repeat as Class 4A state swim and dive team champions Saturday night, but there was a title in the mix.
Senior diver Kelsea Hinkley won with a score of 421.70, topping district rivals Ali Brandt of Wenatchee and Ali Pierce of Eastmont.
Richland sophomore Claire Schaef was third in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle to help the Bombers finish fifth in the team standings.
Skyline won the title with 293 points, while Richland had 130.
The Bombers took seventh in the 200 free relay, eighth in the 200 medley and 10th in the 400 free. They also got points from seniors Kelsey Olsen (12th, diving), Lauren Hall (12th, 100 butterfly) and Alyssa Musick (13th, 100 fly), and junior Katie Schroder (13th, 100 breaststroke).
Lakeside of Seattle (3A) and Liberty of Renton (2A) repeated as team champions.
Schaef finished behind freshmen Yulia Groysman (Newport) and Sarah DiMeco (Skyline) in each of her races. Schaef had a time of 1 minute, 55.09 seconds in the 200 free and a 5:05.95 in the 500.
Walla Walla sophomore Paige Gardner took seventh in the 100 free (53.78).
In the 3A meet, the top six teams — Lakeside, Mercer Island, Bainbridge, Bellevue, Garfield and Roosevelt — finished in the same order as last year. Hanford was 18th, led by senior diver Amanda Andersen’s 10th-place finish and consolation points from all three relays.
Kamiakin’s Saige Polanik took fifth in her final state dive meet with a score of 340.45. Andersen — Hinkley’s cousin — finished with 292.15 points.
Polanik rose six spots from last year, while Andersen jumped up seven. Lakeside junior Amber Chong won with a total of 413.45.
Kennewick swimmer Alexis Murphy, who joined older sister Hailey as a four-year individual state qualifier for the Lions, finished 11th in the 100 breast (1:09.21) and 15th in the 100 fly (1:00.73).
Kamiakin junior Madison Thurber was 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.46, three-tenths of a second ahead of Hanford sophomore Megan Gelston and Bainbridge freshman Shea Schardein, who tied for 13th.
Hanford sophomore Maddie Elliott was 16th in the breast (1:11.09).
In the relays, Hanford took 11th in the 200 free (1:45.09), 12th in the 200 medley (1:57.49) and 16th (3:51.41) in the 400 free.
In the 2A finals, Prosser’s 400 free relay finished 16th (4:17.86) for the Mustangs’ only points of the meet.
Saturday finals
At the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way
Winner and locals in top 16
Class 4A
Team scores: 1, Skyline 293; 2, Newport-Bellevue 257; 3, Wenatchee 235.5; 5, Richland 130; 25, Walla Walla 18; 200 medley relay: 1, Skyline A (Christina Bradley, Danika Himes, Kathy Lin, Sarah DiMeco) 1:47.01 (All-America consideration); 8, Richland A (Marcia Kim, Katie Schroder, Alyssa Musick, Lauren Hall) 1:54.72; 15, Walla Walla A (Paige Gardner, Hannah Gardner, Mackenzie Hale, Hally Ruff) 1:57.87; 200 freestyle: 1, Yulia Groysman (New) 1:51.21; 3, Claire Schaef (Rich) 1:55.09; 200 individual medley: 1, Nicole Limberg (Jackson) 2:05.17; 50 freestyle: 1, Emma Carlton (Mount Vernon) 23.29 (All-America automatic); 15, Ruff (WW) 25.79; Diving: 1, Kelsea Hinkley (Rich) 421.70; 12, Kelsey Olsen (Rich) 303.20; 100 butterfly: 1, Jessica Wierzbicki (Wen) 54.42 (AAA); 12, Hall (Rich) 1:00.35; 13, Musick (Rich) 1:00.66; 100 freestyle: 1, Willow Lopez-Silvers (Curtis) 52.39; 7, P.Gardner (WW) 53.78; 500 freestyle: 1, Groysman (New) 4:56.68 (AAC); 3, Schaef (Rich) 5:05.95; 200 freestyle relay: 1, Newport A (Eva Smerekanych, Maddie Rainey, Jenny Huo, Groysman) 1:39.25; 7, Richland A (Neomi Mennetrot, Hall, BreAnn Bell, Schaef) 1:42.11; 100 backstroke: 1, Emma Frey (MV) 56.70; 100 breaststroke: 1, Limberg (Jack) 1:03.53 (AAC); 13, Schroder (Rich) 1:08.66; 400 freestyle relay: 1, Skyline A (Bradley, Stephanie Young, Lin, DiMeco) 3:31.59 (AAC); 10, Richland A (Hall, Mennetrot, Schaef, Schroder) 3:41.71.
Class 3A
Team scores: 1, Lakeside-Seattle 297, 2, Mercer Island 266; 3, Bainbridge 264.5; 18, Hanford 35.5; T-23, Kamiakin and Meadowdale 19; T-34, Kennewick and Central Kitsap 8; 200 medley relay: 1, Bainbridge A (Allison Murphy, Olivia Dow, Candice Rosen, AniLa Duni) 1:46.72 (meet record, AAC); 12, Hanford A (Megan Gelston, Annie Shen, Emma Pope, Maddie Elliott) 1:57.49; 200 freestyle: 1, Cameron Smith (Seattle Prep) 1:52.11; 200 individual medley: 1, Angela Gagliardo (John F. Kennedy) 2:05.14; 50 freestyle: 1, Jocelyn Crawford (Garfield) 23.41 (AAC); Diving: 1, Amber Chong (Lakeside-Seattle) 413.45; 5, Saige Polanik (Kamiakin) 340.45; 10, Amanda Andersen (Han) 292.15; 100 butterfly: 1, Sabrina Kwan (Mercer Island) 56.44; 15, Alexis Murphy (Kennewick) 1:00.73; 100 freestyle: 1, Marley Cross (Garfield) 51.65; 500 freestyle: 1, Smith (SP) 4:58.64; 200 freestyle relay: 1, Lakeside A (Helen Teegan, Caroline Wagner, Abby Wagner, Hannah Shabb) 1:35.23 (state/meet record, AAA); 11, Hanford A (Kayla Burck, Shelby Schumacher, Gelston, Elliott) 1:45.09; 100 backstroke: 1, Crawford (Gar) 56.37 (AAC); 12, Madison Thurber (Kam) 1:01.46; T-13, Gelston (Han) and Shea Schardein (Bain) 1:01.76; 100 breaststroke: 1, Mandolin Nguyen (Franklin) 1:04.55 (AAC); 11, Murphy (Ken) 1:09.21; 16, Elliott (Han) 1:11.09; 400 freestyle relay: 1, Lakeside A (Chong, Isabel Chien, C.Wagner, Shabb) 3:33.53; 16, Hanford A (Elliott, Gelston, Burck, Shen) 3:51.41.
Class 2A
Team scores: 1, Liberty-Renton 310; 2, Squalicum 283; 3, Anacortes 186; 33, Prosser 2; 200 medley relay: 1, Squalicum A (Serena Allendorfer, Yanran Le, Olivia Nielsen, Tiana Varang) 1:48.52; 200 freestyle: 1, Krista Wilson (Ellensburg) 1:55.27; 200 individual medley: 1, Taylor McCoy (Pullman) 2:07.82; 50 freestyle: 1, Makenzie Norman (Cheney) 24.22; Diving: 1, McKenna Troje (Sammamish) 394.55 (meet record); 100 butterfly: 1, Kaelee McCloskey (Archbishop Murphy) 58.72; 100 freestyle: 1, Norman (Chen) 52.74; 500 freestyle: 1, Ellie Hohensinner (Lib) 5:07.66; 200 freestyle relay: 1, Archbishop Murphy A (Caitlin Mitchell, Caroline Kowalchuk, McCloskey, Danielle Booth) 1:41.11; 100 backstroke: 1, McCoy (Pul) 56.45 (AAC); 100 breaststroke: 1, Le (Squa) 1:04.68; 400 freestyle relay: 1, Liberty A (Reegan Weber, Hohensinner, Taylor Clay, Lauryn Hepp) 3:40.09; 16, Prosser A (Anette Eriksen, Brittney Smith, Ali Cox, Kaylyn Sanders) 4:17.86.
This story was originally published November 14, 2015 at 11:21 PM with the headline "Bombers fifth in 4A state swim and dive team standings."