Swimming: Local teams rack up medals in Keller, qualify for Games of Texas

Spots for the 2012 Games of Texas, which take place Thursday-Sunday in Corpus Christi, were on the line July 14-15 in Keller at the TAAF Region IV Swimming Championships.

The meet featured clubs from Lewisville (Wave), Flower Mound (Blue Fins), Coppell (Crocs), Southlake (Stingrays) and The Colony (The Colony Aquatic Team) with the top five finishers in their respective events punching their tickets to state.

Many of the locals found success in Keller and have hopes of claiming state titles in Corpus Christi.

"It went very well for us," said Morgan Peele, TCAT head coach. "We had a lot of good times and a lot of personal best times and I think we have some kids that have a chance to set some TAAF records at the state meet."

Peele said TCAT qualified 34 for state out of 60 swimmers at the regional meet.

"It was a little better ratio of qualifiers to competitors than we've had in the past," he added. "That was very nice to see."

Individual first-place finishers from TCAT included Hunter Miller (50-yard freestyle), Kaleb Ikbal (25 backstroke), Billy Lawson (50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 100 IM), Alex Adauto (25 backstroke) and Lainey Peele (25 free, 25 backstroke).

TCAT wasn't the only club setting records as Wave members John Moore (50 backstroke, 37.50), Jared Holbrook (50 backstroke, 32.56) and the 200 mixed relay team (Joe Murphy, Megan Lenz, Elena Perez and Tyler Tyson; 1:52.49) set program records.

Listed below are the swimmers that qualified for state from Lewisville, Flower Mound, Coppell, The Colony and Southlake.

TAAF Region IV Championship Meet

(7-14, 7-15 in Keller)

BOYS

6U

100 free relay: 2. Stingrays (Jack O'Brian, Preston Jezek, Cole O'Brian and Nicholas Stewart), 2:03.06; 3. Blue Fins (Graham Kilpper, Tristan Vu, Lewis Patrick and Lawson Geri), 2:14.60.

25 free: 5. Hayden Tomancak, TCAT, 22.94.

25 backstroke:

8U

50 free: 1. Hunter Miller, TCAT, 39.25; 2. Andrew Kerssies, Blue Fins, 40.22; 3. Ansh Deshmukh, Crocs, 40.93; 4. Deigo DeLugo, Stingrays, 42.74; 5. Reid Kilpper, Blue Fins, 43.29.

25 backstroke: 1. Kaleb Ikbal, TCAT, 20.09; 5. Nicolas Galloway, Blue Fins, 23.07.

25 breaststroke: 2. Kaleb Ikbal, TCAT, 23.28; 4. Corban Creason, Crocs, 28.18; 5. Yash Karri, Crocs, 27.49.

25 butterfly: 2. Hunter Miller, TCAT, 22.56; 4. Ansh Deshmukh, Crocs, 22.79.

25 free: 2. Andrew Kerssies, Blue Fins, 17.69.

100 IM: 2. Ansh Deshmukh, Crocs, 2:01.87; 3. Corban Creason, Crocs, 2:12.89; 4. Allan Busby, Wave, 2:26.61.

100 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Nicolas Galloway, Ryan Brubaker, Aidan Wade and Andrew Kerssies), 1:17.42.

9-10

100 medley relay: 1. TCAT (Jake Barney, Quinten B. Frank, Alex Adauto and Dan O'Brian), 1:11.49; 5. Stingrays (Eric Eaton, Anthony Yochum, Brady Paulsen and Gabriel Bond), 1:19.31.

50 free: 1. Kyle Skinner, Blue Fins, 30.64; 3. Cade Wilson, Blue Fins, 35.62; 4. Daniel Musgrove, Blue Fins, 35.67.

25 backtsroke: 1. Alex Adauto, TCAT, 17.73; 2. Jacob Galloway, Blue Fins, 18.25; 3. Eric Eaton, Stingrays, 19.93; 5. Gabriel Bond, Stingrays, 20.03.

25 breaststroke: 1. Kyle Skinner, Blue Fins, 17.72; 2. Quinten B. Frank, TCAT, 18.59; 3. Eric Eaton, Stingrays, 19.98.

25 butterfly: 2. Alex Adauto, TCAT, 16.42; 4. Jun Kwon, Crocs, 18.09.

25 free: 2. Jacob Galloway, Blue Fins, 14.83.

100 IM: 2. Quinten B. Frank, TCAT, 1:29.98; 3. Reid Russell, Blue Fins, 1:30.75; 4. Daniel Musgrove, Blue Fins, 1:40.96.

100 free relay: 1. Blue Fins (Daniel Musgrove, Jacob Galloway, Nicholas Bagrow and Kyle Skinner), 1:01.15; 3. Blue Fins (Reid Russell, Michael Velasco, Matthew Miller and Cade Wilson), 1:08.05; 5. Stingrays (Brady Paulsen, Ian Smith, Robert Ellis and Gabriel Bond), 1:17.57.

11-12

200 medley relay: 1. Blue Fins (Jarren Heitschmidt, Cole VandenHoek, Max Wade and Cody Holly), 2:23.24; 4. TCAT (Andy Barney, Elmer Yang, Jordan Ambs and Tyler Jones), 2:31.13.

100 free: 2. Jordan Ambs, TCAT, 1:06.65; 3. Jonathan Zapinski, Stingrays, 1:07.99.

50 backstroke: 1. Jarren Heitschmidt, Blue Fins, 35.91; 2. Jordan Ambs, TCAT, 36.46; 4. John Moore, Wave, 37.50.

50 breaststroke: 2. Cole VandenHoek, Blue Fins, 39.85; 4. Brady Linebarger, Blue Fins, 41.25.

50 butterfly: 2. Jordan Ambs, TCAT, 32.11.

50 free: 3. Mason Kelber, Stingrays, 29.80.

100 IM: 1. Mason Kelber, Stingrays, 1:17.92; 4. Jonathan Zapinski, Stingrays, 1:22.23.

200 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Cody Holly, Jonah Gordon, Max Wade and Jarren Heitschmidt), 2:06.50; 3. Stingrays (Mason Kelber, Nicolas Eriksen, Michael Perrone and Jonathan Zapinski), 2:08.91.

13-14

200 medley relay: 1. Stingrays (Joshua Clemons, Jacob Kelber, Griffin Rea and Mitch Blunt), 2:04.29; 4. Stingrays (Ethan O'Brian, Matthew Howrey, Gage Bowen and Connor Allen), 2:09.17; 5. Wave (Jared Holbrook, Jaydon Bromfield, Parker Brown and Charlie Estrada), 2:10.75.

100 free: 5. Woo Son, Crocs, 59.16.

50 backstroke: 5. Jared Holbrook, Wave, 32.56.

50 breaststroke: 2. Jacob Kelber, Stingrays, 33.93; 5. Matthew Howrey, Stingrays, 35.32.

50 free: 5. Woo Son, Crocs, 25.90.

100 IM: 3. David Lawson, TCAT, 1:06.93; 4. Ethan O'Brian, Stingrays, 1:12.08; 5. Joshua Clemons, Stingrays, 1:12.65.

200 free: 3. Mitch Blunt, Stingrays, 2:16.19.

200 free relay: 2. Stingrays (Joshua Clemons, Matthew Howrey, Ethan O'Brian and Griffin Rea), 1:52.22; 3. Wave (Parker Brown, Charlie Estrada, Jared Holbrook and Gabe Potthast), 1:56.05; 4. Stingrays (Jacob Kelber, Connor Allen, Kyle Etzelmiller and Gage Bowen), 1:57.27.

15-17

200 medley relay: 3. Wave (Zachary Munro, Joe Murphy, Jake Swann and Tyler Tyson), 2:06.55.

50 backstroke: 1. Billy Lawson, TCAT, 26.17; 5. Jake Russell, TCAT, 29.53.

50 breaststroke: 2. Joe Murphy, Wave, 31.40.

50 butterfly: 1. Billy Lawson, TCAT, 25.04.

50 free: 2. Billy Lawson, TCAT, 23.55.

100 IM: 1. Billy Lawson, TCAT, 57.60; 4. Eric Yang, TCAT, 1:05.57.

200 free relay: 4. Wave (Joe Murphy, Jake Swann, Zachary Munro and Tyler Tyson), 1:53.75.

GIRLS

6U

100 free relay: 5. Blue Fins (Lana Ross, Alyson Loddeke, Jordan Shimabuku and Amanda Miller), 2:12.43.

25 free: 1. Lainey Peele, TCAT, 22.59; 2. Dillan DeLugo, Stingrays, 23.55; 3. Therese Roquebert, Wave, 24.62.

25 backstroke: 1. Lainey Peele, TCAT, 26.56; 4. Amanda Miller, Blue Fins, 28.08.

8U

100 medley relay: 5. Stingrays (Elizabeth Perrone, Halle Summitt, Erika Martinez and Jayme Thompson), 1:35.12.

50 free: 2. Halle Summitt, Stingrays, 41.31; 3. Taylor Larson, Blue Fins, 42.38.

25 backstroke: 3. Marla Niego, TCAT, 22.22.

25 breaststroke: 4. Jayme Thompson, Stingrays, 26.50.

25 butterfly: 3. Krithi Meduri, Crocs, 19.92.

25 free: 1. Molly Patrick, Blue Fins, 15.85; 5. Krithi Meduri, Crocs, 18.18.

100 IM: 1. Molly Patrick, Blue Fins, 1:41.77; 5. Krithi Meduri, Crocs, 1:52.38.

100 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Taylor Larson, Monica Wingard, Megan Hamilton and Molly Patrick), 1:14.07; 5. Stingrays (Erika Martinez, Hailey Heldenbrand, Jayme Thompson and Elizabeth Perrone), 1:26.81.

9-10

100 medley relay: 5. Stingrays (Loren Appel, Elena Summitt, Devon Jezek and Grace Brownfield), 1:17.08.

50 free: 1. Madison Lilley, Stingrays, 31.67; 3. Megan Wingard, Blue Fins, 31.85; 4. Sara Powell, Stingrays, 31.86.

25 backstroke: 1. Elena Summitt, Stingrays, 19.04; 4. Reagan Voight, Stingrays, 19.83.

25 breaststroke: 3. Sara Powell, Stingrays, 20.33.

25 butterfly: 2. Jordan Miller, TCAT, 15.93; 3. Kinzie Etzelmiller, Stingrays, 16.46; 5. Kate Hollen, Crocs, 16.84.

25 free: 1. Madison Lilley, Stingrays, 14.12; 3. Kinzie Etzelmiller, Stingrays, 15.35.

100 IM: 2. Megan Wingard, Blue Fins, 1:25.60; 3. Jordan Miller, TCAT, 1:26.11; 4. Reagan Voight, Stingrays, 1:32.53; 5. Morgan Ambs, TCAT, 1:32.99.

100 free relay: 1. Stingrays (Madison Lilley, Sara Powell, Reagan Voight and Kinzie Etzelmiller), 1:01.32; 2. Blue Fins (Lauren Hamilton, Harper Kaminski, Andie Brandenburg and Megan Wingard), 1:03.05; 4. Stingrays (Elena Summitt, Devon Jezek, Grace Brownfield and Emme Bockenfield), 1:06.61.

11-12

200 medley relay: 1. Stingrays (Samantha Tatum, Madelyn McCloud, Kate Privett and Hannah Smith), 2:19.18; 4. Blue Fins (Elizabeth Olson, Emma Wiborg, Luisa Velasco and Hanna Kissinger), 2:29.29.

100 free: 2. Hannah Truesdell, Stingrays, 1:09.45; 5. Hannah Smith, Stingrays, 1:10.87.

50 backstroke: 3. Samantha Tatum, Stingrays, 35.49.

50 breaststroke: 2. Sydnee Johnson, Blue Fins, 39.40; 5. Elizabeth Olson, Blue Fins, 40.65.

50 butterfly: 1. Kate Privett, Stingrays, 31.81; 3. Samantha Tatum, Stingrays, 34.49.

50 free: 1. Kate Privett, Stingrays, 28.44; 2. Sydnee Johnson, Blue Fins, 29.24.

100 IM: 1. Kate Privett, Stingrays, 1:17.46; 2. Sydnee Johnson, Blue Fins, 1:17.68; 5. Madelyn McCloud, Stingrays, 1:19.76.

200 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Elizabeth Olson, Hanna Kissinger, Luisa Velasco and Sydnee Johnson), 2:07.48; 3. Stingrays (Hannah Smith, Madelyn McCloud, Delia Breedlove and Samantha Tatum), 2:09.12; 4. Blue Fins (Emma Wiborg, Vivian Vu, Anna-Marie Beaudette and Piper Brandenburg), 2:14.86.

13-14

200 medley relay: 2. Stingrays (Mimi Hein, Mary Perrone, Julia McGillick and Lauren Schmidt), 2:16.34.

100 free: 2. Kathie Son, Crocs, 1:01.81.

50 backstroke: 1. Madison Chao, Stingrays, 29.54; 2. Kathie Son, Crocs, 33.22; 4. Mimi Hein, Stingrays, 33.76; 5. Sammie Russell, TCAT, 34.50.

50 breaststroke: 1. Madison Chao, Stingrays, 36.88; 5. Mimi Hein, Stingrays, 38.40.

50 butterfly: 1. Kathie Son, Crocs, 31.34; 3. Mary Perrone, Stingrays, 33.55; 5. Sammie Russell, TCAT, 34.24.

50 free: 5. Sammie Russell, TCAT, 29.47.

100 IM: 1. Madison Chao, Stingrays, 1:06.66; 2. Kathie Son, Crocs, 1:12.09; 4. Mimi Hein, Stingrays, 1:14.93.

200 free: 1. Madison Chao, Stingrays, 2:15.70; 4. Molly Wolnik, TCAT, 2:27.70.

200 free relay: 4. TCAT (Ally Malecki, Hopie Hightower, Sammie Russell and Molly Wolnik), 2:07.78.

15-17

200 medley relay: 2. Blue Fins (Megan Haas, Emily Watson, Sequoia Brown and Grace Linebarger), 2:15.22.

100 free: 5. Megan Lenz, Wave, 1:02.87.

50 backstroke: 1. Mackenzie Ruby, Stingrays, 30.81; 2. Madeleine O'Brian, Stingrays, 30.84.

50 breaststroke: 2. Emily Watson, Blue Fins, 35.81; 4. Tayler Brown, TCAT, 37.97.

50 butterfly: 1. Mackenzie Ruby, Stingrays, 30.37; 3. Madeleine O'Brian, Stingrays, 30.92.

100 IM: 1. Emily Watson, Blue Fins, 1:08.77; 2. Mackenzie Ruby, Stingrays, 1:09.99.

200 free: 2. Madeleine O'Brian, Stingrays, 2:16.88; 4. Elena Perez, Wave, 2:31.11.

200 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Megan Haas, Seqioia Bagrow, Grace Linebarger and Emily Watson), 2:00.23.

MIXED

15-17

100 free relay: 2. Blue Fins (Katie Bland, Rachel Toney, Chance Huxtable and Mitchell McMullen), 52.94; 4. Blue Fins (Justin Chang, Siddhant Shirsekar, Natalie Wingard and Ashley McLeroy), 55.47.

200 medley relay: 3. Stingrays (Madeleine O'Brian, Samuel Perrone, Drew Anderson and Anna Perrone), 2:04.79; 5. Blue Fins (Katie Bland, Megan Haas, Chance Huxtable and Mitchell McMullen), 2:17.73.

200 free relay: 2. Wave (Joe Murphy, Megan Lenz, Elena Perez and Tyler Tyson), 1:52.49.

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