SPORTS: State swimming and diving championships, Day Two

By Katie Dorsey, Herald staff writer

Updated November 12, 2011 11:48 PM

9:18 p.m. - Natilee Ruiz is 6-for-6 in state races. Ruiz won the 100 free in 51.00, ending the two-year reign of Anacortes senior Katie Kaestner (52.63). Prosser's Hailey Rankin was the runner-up in the 100 fly and 500 free. Great showing from the Mid-Columbia 2A duo.

That's it for Mid-Columbians at state this year. The grand total: five state titles for the Mid-Columbia and one state meet record. A story and agate will be in Sunday's Tri-City Herald. Hope you've enjoyed following along.

7:21 p.m. - Othello's Natilee Ruiz just set a state meet record, winning the Class 2A 200 individual medley in 2:04.02. She has one more race, the 100 free.

6:22 p.m. - The 4A results are as follows. The 2A finals, featuring Othello's Natilee Ruiz and Prosser's Hailey Rankin, will start in a few minutes.

Team scores: 1, Skyline 202; 2, Stadium 147; T3, Mt. Rainier, Kentlake 123; 5, Issaquah 119; 6, Inglemoor 111; 7, Newport 110; 8, Richland 105; 9, Snohomish 102; 10, Cascade 95; T20, Moses Lake, Kent Meridian 33; 29, Walla Walla 22.

200 medley relay: 1, Skyline A (Sarah Elderkin, Andi Scarcello, Katie Kinnear, Maria Volodkevich) 1:47.22 (All-America cons); 2, Mt. Rainier A 1:49.44; 3, Issaquah A 1:51.19; 4, Snohomish A 1:51.68; 5, Kentlake A 1:52.00; 6, Richland A (Mackenzie Ruby, Lisa Bratton, Sarah Olsen, Vanessa Whattam) 1:52.49; 7, Jackson A 1:52.83; 8, Stadium A 1:56.29; 13, Moses Lake A (Grace Hochstatter, Courtney Schwiesow, Amber Garrett, Victoria Dalrymple) 1:55.53.

200 free: 1, Amber Cratsenberg (Thomas Jefferson) 1:50.01 (All-America); 2, Felicity Cann (Stadium) 1:50.94 (All-America cons); 3, Joanna Wu (Kent Meridian) 1:51.06 (All-America cons); 4, Kalena Laurent (Cascade) 1:52.88; 5, Mariah Williamson (Bothell) 1:55.08; 6, Kayla Roberson (Inglemoor) 1:56.29; 7, Kelsey Fallstrom (Lake Stevens) 1:56.41; 8, Felicia Williamson (Union) 1:58.49; 11, Emma Timm-Ballard (Walla Walla) 1:56.98; 13, Nicole Weinman (Rich) 1:58.59.

200 IM: 1, Lisa Bratton (Rich) 2:03.70 (All-America); 2, Megan Kawaguchi (Mt. Rainier) 2:05.77 (All-America cons); 3, Casey Penrose (Stadium) 2:06.72; 4, Aly Davis (Redmond) 2:08.27; 5, Kara Beauchamp (Eastlake) 2:08.91; 6, Kyndal Phillips (Kentlake) 2:09.13; 7, Kaitlin Taylor (Jackson) 2:11.73; 8, Stephanie Munoz (Skyline) 2:12.92; 16, Mackenzie Ruby (Rich) 2:18.06.

50 free: 1, Kenna Ramey (Federal Way) 23.62 (All-America cons); 2, Emily Mohr (Kentridge) 24.00; 3, Hannah Bruggman (Wenatchee) 24.05; 4, Lorea Gwo (Newport) 24.29; T5, Alana Pries (Emerald Ridge), Kaela McKee (Jackson) 24.42; 7, Tiffany Dang (Bothell) 24.68; 8, Madelene Baker (Snohomish) 24.73; 23, Abby Crowley (Wa-Hi) 26.26.

1-meter diving: 1, Caitlin Chambers (Garfield) 404.50; 2, Elizabeth Wiley (Todd Beamer) 356.75; 3, Rachael Roberts (Woodinville) 336.40; 4, Monica Church (Thomas Jefferson) 326.40; 5, Madison Kellar (Thomas Jefferson) 314.90; 6, Shelby Church (Thomas Jefferson) 308.70; 7, Emi Smith (Rogers) 295.95; 8, Sammy Hendrickson (ML) 294.60; 9, Julie Tollifson (Woodinville) 289.25; 10, Marquesa Dixon (Bothell) 285.00; 11, Erika Kelso (Woodinville) 284.25; 12, Ashley Nguyen (Gig Harbor) 283.70; 13, Beth Klingele (Eisenhower) 283.40; 14, Elizabeth Clemens (Emerald Ridge) 278.80; 15, Kaela Call (Eastlake) 266.85; 16, Tia Thomas (Federal Way) 266.15; 19, Carly Garland (Rich) 175.40.

100 fly: 1, Katie Kinnear (Skyline) 53.46 (All-America); 2, Kalena Laurent (Cascade) 56.81; 3, Kaitlin Taylor (Jackson) 57.27; 4, Meghan O’Keefe (Skyline) 57.63; 5, Emily Tanasse (Kentlake) 57.82; 6, Lorea Gwo (Newport) 57.86; 7, Aly Davis (Redmond) 57.96; 8, Sarah Norman (Olympia) 58.77; 13, Sarah Olsen (Rich) 1:00.24; 23, Amber Garrett (ML) 1:03.31.

100 free: 1, Felicity Cann (Stadium) 51.68; 2, Hannah Bruggman (Wenatchee) 52.08; 3, Alana Pries (Emerald Ridge) 52.87; 4, Emily Mohr (Kentridge) 52.95; 5, Kelsey Fallstrom (Lake Stevens) 53.00; 6, Felicia Williamson (Union) 53.50; 7, Stacy Maier (Issaquah) 53.59; 8, Kayla Flaten (Issaquah) 53.75; 21, Vanessa Whattam (Rich) 56.01.

500 free: 1, Amber Cratsenberg (Thomas Jefferson) 4:57.55 (All-America cons); 2, Joanna Wu (Kent Meridian) 5:00.77; 3, Casey Penrose (Stadium) 5:04.53; 4, Mariah Williamson (Bothell) 5:05.05; 5, Lisa Bratton (Rich) 5:08.29; 6, Kara Beauchamp (Eastlake) 5:11.37; 7, Maddie Maider (Roosevelt) 5:11.96; 8, Nicole Weinman (Rich) 5:17.25; 12, Sarah Olsen (Rich) 5:22.28.

200 free relay: 1, Stadium A (Sadie Treleven, Amber Longrie, Casey Penrose, Felicity Cann) 1:38.78; 2, Issaquah A 1:39.36; 3, Newport A 1:39.86; 4, Kentridge A 1:40.33; 5, Inglemoor A 1:41.19; 6, Union A 1:41.39; 7, Cascade A 1:41.87; 8, Tahoma A 1:42.61; 19, Walla Walla A (Abby Crowley, Natalie Fink, Cheyenne Schoen, Emma Timm-Ballard) 1:46.36; 20, Richland A (Nicole Weinman, Vanessa Whattam, Sarah Olsen, Lisa Bratton) 1:46.83.

100 back: 1, Katie Kinnear (Skyline) 54.60 (All-America); 2, Megan Kawaguchi (Mt. Rainier) 55.65 (All-America); 3, Emma Timm-Ballard (Wa-Hi) 57.94; 4, Emily Tanasse (Kentlake) 58.42; 5, Cathryn Armstrong (Monroe) 58.43; 6, Stacy Maier (Issaquah) 58.51; 7, Courtney Larson (Mt. Rainier) 59.72; 8, Kaela McKee (Jackson) 59.92; 15, Mackenzie Ruby (Rich) 1:01.04; 22, Abby Crowley (Wa-Hi) 1:02.29.

100 breast: 1, Sage Speak (Inglemoor) 1:04.31 (All-America cons); 2, Kayla Flaten (Issaquah) 1:06.15; 3, Kayla Roberson (Inglemoor) 1:07.81; 4, Andrea Young (Union) 1:07.89; 5, Courtney Schwiesow (ML) 1:08.28; 6, Andi Scarcello (Skyline) 1:08.49; 7, Cassie Tallman (Roosevelt) 1:09.29; 8, Johanna Brunner (Roosevelt) 1:09.75; 20, Hannah Pickett (Rich) 1:12.63.

400 free relay: 1, Skyline A (Maria Volodkevich, Meghan O’Keefe, Stephanie Munoz, Katie Kinnear) 3:32.87 (All-America cons); 2, Snohomish A 3:36.40; 3, Kentlake A 3:37.22; 4, Lake Stevens A 3:40.13; 5, Inglemoor A 3:40.78; 6, Kentridge A 3:40.79; 7, Cascade A 3:42.11; 8, Newport A 3:42.71; 9, Richland A (Vanessa Whattam, Nicole Weinman, Sarah Olsen, Lisa Bratton) 3:40.78.

4:57 p.m. - Walla Walla sophomore Emma Timm-Ballard just finished third in the 100 backstroke.

4:53 p.m. - Lisa Bratton couldn't make it two state titles on the day. The Richland sophomore faded to fifth in the 500 freestyle, won by Amber Cratsenberg of Thomas Jefferson in 4:57.55. Bratton's time was 5:08.29. Nicole Weinman of Richland was eighth. In 4A diving, Moses Lake senior Sammy Hendrickson slipped from fourth after the prelims down to eighth, but she still medaled.

3:20 p.m. - Diving is going on right now, but here are the 4A results thus far:

3:04 p.m. - Richland's Lisa Bratton is the 4A state champion in the 200 individual medley, winning in a season-best 2:03.70, two seconds better than runner-up Megan Kawaguchi of Mt. Rainier. That's an automatic All-America time for Bratton, who has the 500 free coming up later.

2:51 p.m. - The 4A competition is underway. The Richland 200 medley relay team finished sixth and will receive medals momentarily. Skyline got off to a blistering start, winning in 1:47.22, good for All-America consideration. Up next is the 200 individual medley, featuring Richland sophomore Lisa Bratton, the top seed in the event.

1:21 p.m. - Here are the 3A state results (top eight finishers for swimming, top 16 for diving plus area finishers):

Team scores: 1, Mercer Island 340; 2, Bainbridge 318; 3, Hanford 195; 4, Bellevue 150; 5, Holy Names 135; 6, Shorewood 129; 7, Liberty-Renton 114; 8, Hazen 103; 9, JFK 98; 10, Southridge 90; 11, West Valley-Yakima 76.5; 12, Peninsula 66; 13, Glacier Peak 57; 14, Meadowdale 55; 15, Columbia River 51; 16, Camas 50; 17, Oak Harbor 47; 18, Juanita 42; 19, Lakeside-Seattle 34; 20, Eastmont 27; 21, Lake Washington 24; 22, Mountain View 23; 23, Foss 16; T24, Kennewick, Capital 14; T26, Mountlake Terrace, Decatur 12; 28, Enumclaw 9; 29, Sunnyside 6; 30, Sammamish 4.5; 31, Kamiakin 4; 32, Auburn Mountainview 3; T33, Marysville-Getchell, Lakes 2.

200 medley relay: 1, Bainbridge A (Shayla Archer, Tess Harpur, Anna Peirano, Julia Griffiths) 1:49.16; 2, Mercer Island A 1:52.09; 3, Holy Names A 1:53.26; 4, Hazen A 1:53.55; 5, Southridge A (Megan O'Leary, Katelyn McLaughlin, Rachel Schafer, Alisha Sanchez) 1:54.28; 6, Liberty A 1:54.52; 7, Hanford A (Taylor Fievez, Lisa Tixier, Shaylee Kieffer, Linnea Peacock) 1:55.25; 8, Camas A 1:56.77.

200 free: 1, Monica Bottelberghe (Columbia River) 1:50.55 (All-America cons); 2, Addie Chambers (Lakeside) 1:54.85; 3, Rachel Schneider (Bellevue) 1:55.29; 4, Geneva Levy (Bainbridge) 1:55.93; 5, Alex Seidel (Mercer Island) 1:57.17; 6, Vanessa Moffatt (JFK) 1:57.89; 7, Kay Sterner (Bainbridge) 1:59.08; 8, Annika Stenfjord (Shorewood) 1:59.71; 12, Mylie Oberg (Han) 2:00.79; 17, Linnea Peacock (Han) 2:05.27.

200 IM: 1, Grace Wold (Mercer Island) 2:02.50 (All-America); 2, Kim Williams (Bellevue) 2:04.72 (All-America cons); 3, Mackenna Briggs (Liberty) 2:08.72; 4, Shayla Archer (Bainbridge) 2:09.69; 5, Melissa Merrill (Han) 2:10.74; 6, Elise Tinseth (Liberty) 2:10.90; 7, Sarah Grundman (Bainbridge) 2:11.61; 8, Ciara Hu (Oak Harbor) 2:16.01; 10, Lisa Tixier (Han) 2:13.02; 15, Hailey Murphy (Kennewick) 2:17.23.

50 free: 1, Anna Keane (Meadowdale) 23.50 (All-America cons); 2, Stephanie Tixier (Han) 24.43; 3, Sydney Bischoff (Holy Names) 24.81; 4, Anni Hecker (Shorewood) 25.21; 5, Alisha Sanchez (SR) 25.35; 6, Clare Kucinski-Murphy (Lake Washington) 25.60; 7, Riley Morgan (Mountlake Terrace) 25.78; 8, Heather Seaman (West Valley) 25.89.

1-meter diving: 1, Paige Greely (JFK) 404.00; 2, Meg Lindsay (Mercer Island) 381.30; 3, Ashley Knox (JFK) 380.70; 4, Libby Fogel (Peninsula) 359.00; 5, Sarah McCormick (Hazen) 358.10; 6, Shannon Engelbrecht (Bainbridge) 344.85; 7, Charlotte Dittmar (JFK) 325.30; 8, Marissa O'Quinn (Peninsula) 305.35; 9, Erica Bonthius (Enumclaw) 297.80; 10, Robyn Sundlee (West Valley) 296.05; 11, Danielle Freund (SR) 295.35; 12, Annalyssa Paradee (Decatur) 269.10; 13, Danielle Brandon (Kamiakin) 268.25; 14, Hannah Houck (Auburn Mountainview) 263.70; 15, Olivia Cero (Mercer Island) 252.55; 16, Domonique Griffin (Shorecrest) 249.30; 17, Jessica Anderson (Kam) 178.00.

100 fly: 1, Grace Wold (Mercer Island) 55.08 (All-America); 2, Tess Harpur (Bainbridge) 56.39 (All-America cons); 3, Stephanie Tixier (Han) 57.80; 4, Sarah Ameny (Holy Names) 59.68; 5, Anna Peirano (Bainbridge) 1:00.01; 6, Naomi Ngo (Bellevue) 1:00.38; 7, Hailey Murphy (Ken) 1:00.96; 8, Emily Olsen (Mercer Island) 1:01.05; 10, Katelyn McLaughlin (SR) 1:01.26; 11, Rachel Schafer (SR) 1:01.84; 18, Shaylee Kieffer (Han) 1:04.72.

100 free: 1, Anna Keane (Meadowdale) 50.62 (All-America); 2, Monica Bottelberghe (Columbia River) 51.16 (All-America cons); 3, Melissa Merrill (Han) 52.84; 4, Kayla DiMicco (Hazen) 53.71; 5, Alex Seidel (Mercer Island) 54.00; 6, Anni Hecker (Shorewood) 54.60; 7, Annika Stenfjord (Shorewood) 54.76; 8, Kira Godfred (Mercer Island) 55.44; 11, Megan O'Leary (SR) 55.83.

500 free: 1, Sarah Grundman (Bainbridge) 5:04.25; 2, Addie Chambers (Lakeside) 5:04.61; 3, Rachel Schneider (Bellevue) 5:05.56; 4, Geneva Levy (Bainbridge) 5:05.69; 5, Darya Samiee (Mountain View) 5:11.69; 6, Vanessa Moffatt (JFK) 5:11.97; 7, Kay Sterner (Bainbridge) 5:15.19; 8, Katlyn Christenson (Glacier Peak) 5:18.81; 9, Mylie Oberg (Han) 5:20.90; 23, Cheyene Griffith (Han) 5:52.68.

200 free relay: 1, Hanford A (Linnea Peacock, Stephanie Tixier, Melissa Merrill, Lisa Tixier) 1:38.46; 2, Bainbridge A 1:38.92; 3, Mercer Island A 1:40.32; 4, Bellevue A 1:42.64; 5, Shorewood A 1:43.20; 6, Holy Names A 1:43.38; 7, West Valley A 1:44.53; 8, Southridge A (Alisha Sanchez, Hannah Sams, Rachel Schafer, Breanna Lyons) 1:46.03; 24, Kennewick A (Samantha Lester, Jacque Ines, Alexis Klippert, Hailey Murphy) 1:54.61.

100 back: 1, Mackenna Briggs (Liberty) 58.62; 2, Shayla Archer (Bainbridge) 59.05; 3, Anna Panebianco (Camas) 59.92; 4, Caitlin Cox (Mercer Island) 1:00.11; 5, Chloe Skidmore (Peninsula) 1:00.23; 6, Kira Godfred (Mercer Island) 1:00.59; 7, Madeline Larkin (Mercer Island) 1:00.95; 8, Tess Farley (Juanita) 1:01.30; 10, Taylor Fievez (Han) 1:01.00; 20, Megan O'Leary (SR) 1:03.96.

100 breast: 1, Kim Williams (Bellevue) 1:03.97 (All-America cons); 2, Tess Harpur (Bainbridge) 1:06.31; 3, Danielle Deiparine (Mercer Island) 1:07.79; 4, Elise Tinseth (Liberty) 1:07.82; 5, Leah Fisk (Mercer Island) 1:07.88; 6, Katlyn Christenson (Glacier Peak) 1:08.67; 7, Jessica Rivers (Holy Names) 1:09.76; 8, Christina Garrison (Shorewood) 1:11.22; 11, Marisa Broersma (Sunnyside) 1:10.19; 16, Katelyn McLaughlin (SR) 1:12.62.

400 free relay: 1, Hanford A (Lisa Tixier, Stephanie Tixier, Melissa Merrill, Linnea Peacock) 3:34.48; 2, Mercer Island A 3:35.10; 3, Bainbridge A 3:40.03; 4, Bellevue A 3:40.19; 5, Hazen A 3:44.67; 6, Shorewood A 3:45.78; 7, Liberty A 3:46.33; 8, Holy Names A 3:48.54; -- Southridge A.

1:04 p.m. - Hanford held off Mercer Island to win the 400 free relay in 3:34.48. Two state titles on the day for the Falcons and the relay team of Linnea Peacock, Melissa Merrill, Stephanie Tixier and Lisa Tixier. Congratulations to Hanford, which finished third in the team standings behind defending champion Mercer Island and Bainbridge.

12:57 p.m. - Mercer Island's Grace Wold and Bainbridge's Greg Colby have been named the 3A Swimmer and Coach of the Meet. The A final is left to go in the 400 free relay. Hanford is seeded second.

12:45 p.m. - In the 100 backstroke, the B final winner, Talisa Wibmer of Hazen, had a faster time than the A final winner, Mackenna Briggs of Liberty. Wibmer went 58.51 to Briggs' 58.62. Just goes to show you how crucial a good preliminary time is.

12:33 p.m. - Hanford just got its first-place medals for the 200 free relay. Southridge also was on the podium after finishing eighth. In the team standings, Hanford sits in third place with two events to go.

12:17 p.m. - We have ourselves a state champion. Hanford's 200 free relay team of Melissa Merrill, Stephanie Tixier, Lisa Tixier and Linnea Peacock wins in 1:38.46. The Falcons also took the title last year.

12:14 p.m. - Props to Hanford for picking Muse's "Uprising" as the walkin music for the 200 free relay.

12:10 p.m. - Hanford's Mylie Oberg won the B final in the 500 free, finishing at 5:20.90. Hanford's top-seeded 200 free relay team competing next.

11:47 a.m. - Two third-place finishes for Hanford, with Melissa Merrill in the 100 free and Stephanie Tixier in the 100 butterfly. Kennewick's Hailey Murphy finished seventh in the fly. Danielle Freund of Southridge was the Mid-Columbia's top finisher in diving, placing 11th.

10:50 a.m. - Southridge's Alisha Sanchez finished fifth in the 50 free. She and Hanford's Stephanie Tixier will be on the medal podium with the others in the top eight. Diving going on right now.

10:39 a.m. - Stephanie Tixier of Hanford just took second to Meadowdale's Anna Keane in the 50 free. Keane won in a blazing automatic All-America time of 23.50. Waiting to find out where Southridge's Alisha Sanchez ranks.

10:37 a.m. - Hanford's Melissa Merrill finished fifth in the 200 individual medley. Winner Grace Wold of Mercer Island finished in an automatic All-America time of 2:02.50.

10:13 a.m. - In the 200 medley relay, the order of finish is Bainbridge, Mercer Island, Holy Names, Hazen, Southridge, Liberty, Hanford and Camas.

This story was originally published November 12, 2011 at 10:03 AM with the headline "SPORTS: State swimming and diving championships, Day Two."

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