TMHS seniors Reliance Henderson, Jordan Davis, Dylan Allio, Naomi Ferster, Joy Elizarde and Taylor Beardslee.

TMHS seniors Reliance Henderson, Jordan Davis, Dylan Allio, Naomi Ferster, Joy Elizarde and Taylor Beardslee.

Juneau girls, Sitka boys top swim invite

  • By Klas Stolpe
  • Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:07am
  • Sports

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain swim teams celebrated senior night by hosting an invitational meet this weekend, and juniors Mia Ruffin and Gabi Kito honored their upperclassmen with wins.

Ruffin’s included the girls 100 free in 55.96 and 100 breast in 1:10.86, and Kito’s completed the girls 100 fly in 1:05.51.

“Senior night is always fun,” JDHS coach Seth Cayce said. “It’s important to recognize and honor all the hard work the seniors put in over their four years. The way our team is racing and how they are finishing is exactly how I want them to right now. Each of them have one meet after this and then we will start to prepare and taper for our regional championships in four weeks.”

Added JDHS senior Rielly Walsh, “I’m really happy that we have a meet here in town. We have a really fun and hard working team this year, which is exciting.”

TMHS freshman Bergen Davis honored his senior sibling Jordan with a pair of wins, taking the boys 200 IM in 2:01.50, the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.57 and was on the winning boys 200 yard medley relay with classmates Chris Ray, Spencer Holt and Noatak Post.

“Senior night was very emotional for us,” TMHS senior Taylor Beardslee said. “We have become a family and it was really hard knowing that this was my last home meet with them.”

TMHS’ Holt added a win in the 200 yard free at 1:55.03 and 100 fly in 55.79 and Ray took the 500 free in 5:22.43.

“I feel that the team did well and were supportive with each other,” TMHS senior Dylan Allio said. “And even with the other teams.”

JDHS senior Eliza Chappell, junior Ria Padro, freshman Cameron Howard and senior Rielly Walsh won the girls 400 free relay in 4:07.33.

“The team did really well yesterday,” TMHS senior Naomi Ferster said. “I am really proud of the effort they gave each other, which is something a team needs to be a family, which is what we are.”

JDHS junior Eric Schumacher won the 100 backstroke in 1:01.07.

The Juneau girls captured the team title on Friday, with Sitka finishing second, TMHS placing third, Petersburg fourth, Ketchikan fifth and Craig sixth.

“I think our team swam really well,” JDHS senior Sophia Kaelke said. “Our hard work in and out of the pool is starting to show and it’s nice to see it start to pay off. I’m excited to see what we do at regions and state this year.”

Sitka captured the boys title while TMHS was second, Ketchikan third, JDHS fourth, Petersburg fifth and Craig sixth.

“It was an emotional night for me, as Taylor is my daughter,” TMHS coach Jason Wilson said. “This being her last year and my last year coaching her has been happy and sad. The kids swam very well. We worked really hard this week so they were swimming tired but still swimming well. This is a good sign our training is on target.”

Added Cayce, “This weekend was a good test for everyone. All the southeast eams were here so it made the meet a bit longer.”

Juneau Invitational Swim Results

Friday Team Rankings:

Women – 1, Juneau Douglas High School, 206. 2, Sitka High School, 128. 3, Thunder Mountain High School, 101. 4, Petersburg High, 36. 5, Ketchikan High School, 30. 6, Craig Panthers, 3.

Men – 1, Sitka High School, 141. 2, Thunder Mountain High School, 112. 3, Ketchikan High School, 106. 4, Juneau Douglas High School, 85. 5, Petersburg High, 52. 6, Craig Panthers, 3.

Friday Individual Results:

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (McArthur, Whitney SO, Moore, Skylar SO, Davis, Jessica FR, McArthur, Kyleigh FR), 1:56.30. 2, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Beardslee, Taylor SR, Norman, Claire SO, Pajarillo, Evangelyn SO, Schultz, Peyten SO), 2:01.62. 3, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘B’ (Mertz, Sarah JR, Hamrick, Kaia SR, Norvell, Taelyn FR, Kaelke, Sophia SR), 2:04.26. 4, Petersburg High-AK ‘A’ (Ith, Izabelle , Taylor, Mariah , Guthrie, Alyssa , Parks, Molly ), 2:13.10. 5, Sitka High School-AK ‘B’ (Pellett, Cyleena SO, Davis, Joanna JR, Parrish, Ava SR, Clifton, Bailey FR), 2:13.84. 6, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘A’ (Gomez, Angie JR, DeMello, Kaili FR, O’Brien, Kiera SR, Nemire, Priscilla SR), 2:17.70. 7, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘C’ (Likins, Chloe SO, MacDonald, Emme JR, Elizarde, Tasha JR, Thurston, Helen SR), 2:19.66. –, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Chappell, Eliza SR, Ruffin, Mia JR, Kito, Gabi JR, Mulgrew-Truitt, Andyn SO), DQ.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Ray, Chris FR, Davis, Bergen FR, Holt, Spencer FR, Post, Noatak FR), 1:47.12. 2, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (Morland, James SR, Gagner, Jacob FR, Fulton, Connor JR, Chadwick, Miles SR), 1:48.71. 3, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘A’ (Meiresonne, Maury FR, Rhein, Chance SR, Schulz, Brennen SR, Bowlen, Gabe SO), 1:51.16. 4, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Schumacher, Eric JR, Antaya, Elias SR, Blanc, Will JR, Weldon, Cody JR), 1:51.54. 5, Petersburg High-AK ‘A’ (Abbott, Van , Erickson, Britton , Higgins, Ben , Kludt-Painter, Ethan ), 1:57.57. 6, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘B’ (Ellis, Nathaniel SO, Lowe, Leighton FR, Warstler, Jaret FR, Dowling, George JR), 2:27.59.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1, Moore, Skylar, SHS-AK, 2:02.12. 2, Kito, Gabi, JDHS-AK, 2:05.75. 3, Howard, Cameron, JDHS-AK, 2:06.81. 4, Walsh, Rielly, JDHS-AK, 2:08.15. 5, Ferster, Naomi, TMHS-AK, 2:13.13. 6, McArthur, Kyleigh, SHS-AK, 2:14.76. 7, Norman, Claire, TMHS-AK, 2:15.80. 8, Guthrie, Alyssa, PHS-AK, 2:15.99. 9, Parrish, Ava, SHS-AK, 2:18.80. 10, Beardslee, Taylor, TMHS-AK, 2:20.10. 11, Pellett, Cyleena, SHS-AK, 2:22.58. 12, Hagevig, Adele, JDHS-AK, 2:26.40. 13, Cooper, Jessie, TMHS-AK, 2:30.18. 14, Davis, Joanna, SHS-AK, 2:31.00. 15, Parks, Molly, PHS-AK, 2:38.95. 16, Wilkinson, Teonna, TMHS-AK, 2:39.73. 17, Loseby, Dang Xue, TMHS-AK, 2:43.27. 18, Smith, Wynter, SHS-AK, 2:44.99.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1, Holt, Spencer, TMHS-AK, 1:55.03. 2, Abbott, Van, PHS-AK, 2:00.48. 3, Goering, Tate, JDHS-AK, 2:01.11. 4, Triershield, Jake, SHS-AK, 2:01.60. 5, Matiashowski, Raymie, TMHS-AK, 2:02.45. 6, Post, Noatak, TMHS-AK, 2:02.81. 7, Gagner, Jacob, SHS-AK, 2:03.39. 8, Allio, Dylan, TMHS-AK, 2:11.82. 9, Kludt-Painter, Ethan, PHS-AK, 2:16.95. 10, Parrish, Alex, SHS-AK, 2:28.66. 11, Weller, Andrew, PHS-AK, 2:38.58.

Girls 200 Yard IM

1, Davis, Jessica, SHS-AK, 2:18.47. 2, Norvell, Taelyn, JDHS-AK, 2:28.64. 3, Schultz, Peyten, TMHS-AK, 2:29.71. 4, Hagen, Annie, TMHS-AK, 2:31.14. 5, Pajarillo, Evangelyn, TMHS-AK, 2:32.46. 6, Taylor, Mariah, PHS-AK, 2:35.46. 7, Gerger, Dessa, JDHS-AK, 2:36.10. 8, Gomez, Angie, Ketchikan-AK, 2:40.91. 9, Nemire, Priscilla, Ketchikan-AK, 2:53.28. 10, Blankenship, Erin, SHS-AK, 3:04.52. –, Wegand, Hannah, Panthers-AK, DQ.

Boys 200 Yard IM

1, Davis, Bergen, TMHS-AK, 2:01.50. 2, Pate, Will, SHS-AK, 2:10.88. 3, Rhein, Chance, Ketchikan-AK, 2:12.50. 4, Schumacher, Eric, JDHS-AK, 2:12.99. 5, Weaver, Jack, SHS-AK, 2:15.02. 6, Blanc, Will, JDHS-AK, 2:15.39. 7, Bowlen, Gabe, Ketchikan-AK, 2:17.86. 8, Chadwick, Miles, SHS-AK, 2:20.08. 9, Fulton, Connor, SHS-AK, 2:20.52. 10, Oswald, Lukas, Ketchikan-AK, 2:35.21. 11, House, Lewis, Panthers-AK, 2:37.23. 12, Vickers, Zac, Panthers-AK, 2:50.55. –, Lowe, Leighton, Ketchikan-AK, DQ.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1, O’Brien, Kiera, Ketchikan-AK, 26.21. 2, Ith, Izabelle, PHS-AK, 26.23. 3, Chappell, Eliza, JDHS-AK, 27.09. 4, Kaelke, Sophia, JDHS-AK, 27.27. 5, Clifton, Bailey, SHS-AK, 28.59. 6, Mertz, Sarah, JDHS-AK, 28.82. 7, Padro, Ria, JDHS-AK, 29.00. 8, MacDonald, Emme, JDHS-AK, 30.64. 9, Hagevig, Adele, JDHS-AK, 31.13. 10, Thurston, Helen, JDHS-AK, 31.54. 11, Weaver, Danika, SHS-AK, 32.15. 12, Wayne, Anna, JDHS-AK, 33.29. 13, Smith, Wynter, SHS-AK, 33.95. 14, King, Aubrey, Panthers-AK, 35.44. 15, Nelson, Mayzie, MET-AK, 35.52. 16, Garza, Maya, TMHS-AK, 36.46. 17, Guthrie, Shayne, MET-AK, 42.35. 18, McLaughlin, Anya, TMHS-AK, 44.69.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1, Morland, James, SHS-AK, 23.15. 2, Weldon, Cody, JDHS-AK, 24.83. 3, Speth, Gavin, TMHS-AK, 25.20. 4, Goering, Tate, JDHS-AK, 25.27. 5, Erickson, Britton, PHS-AK, 25.61. 6, Rhein, Kegan, Ketchikan-AK, 25.82. 7, Matiashowski, Raymie, TMHS-AK, 26.65. 8, Antaya, Elias, JDHS-AK, 26.71. 9, Diego, Jordan, SHS-AK, 27.18. 10, Robinson, Davey, SHS-AK, 28.31. 11, Henderson, Reliance, TMHS-AK, 29.43. 12, Ghormley, Zavier, MET-AK, 29.48. 13, Evens, Casey, PHS-AK, 29.51. 14, Gardinier, Reed, JDHS-AK, 29.87. 15, Guthrie, Spencer, MET-AK, 32.91. 16, McCarty, Samuel, MET-AK, 36.80. 17, Dowling, George, Ketchikan-AK, 43.77.

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1, Rhein, Kegan, Ketchikan-AK, 171.30.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1, Kito, Gabi, JDHS-AK, 1:01.51. 2, O’Brien, Kiera, Ketchikan-AK, 1:04.32. 3, Pajarillo, Evangelyn, TMHS-AK, 1:13.34. 4, Elizarde, Tasha, JDHS-AK, 1:14.77. 5, Matiashowski, Selma, TMHS-AK, 1:16.33. 6, Bailey, Cailin, Panthers-AK, 1:51.93.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1, Holt, Spencer, TMHS-AK, 55.79. 2, Blanc, Will, JDHS-AK, 1:01.55. 3, Weaver, Jack, SHS-AK, 1:02.49. 4, Triershield, Jake, SHS-AK, 1:05.76.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1, Ruffin, Mia, JDHS-AK, 55.96. 2, Kaelke, Sophia, JDHS-AK, 58.52. 3, McArthur, Whitney, SHS-AK, 58.72. 4, Mulgrew-Truitt, Andyn, JDHS-AK, 59.20. 5, Schultz, Peyten, TMHS-AK, 1:00.79. 6, Parrish, Ava, SHS-AK, 1:01.89. 7, Hamrick, Kaia, JDHS-AK, 1:03.28. 8, Gomez, Angie, Ketchikan-AK, 1:03.36. 9, Padro, Ria, JDHS-AK, 1:04.00. 10, Likins, Chloe, JDHS-AK, 1:05.37. 11, Sudnikovich, Brooklyn, SHS-AK, 1:05.79. 12, Weaver, Danika, SHS-AK, 1:09.33. 13, Thurston, Helen, JDHS-AK, 1:09.66. 14, Wilkinson, Teonna, TMHS-AK, 1:10.51. 15, Davis, Joanna, SHS-AK, 1:11.90. 16, DeMello, Kaili, Ketchikan-AK, 1:12.94. 17, Elizarde, Joy, TMHS-AK, 1:15.82. 18, Garza, Maya, TMHS-AK, 1:22.78. –, McLaughlin, Anya, TMHS-AK, DQ.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1, Pate, Will, SHS-AK, 50.94. 2, Schulz, Brennen, Ketchikan-AK, 51.86. 3, Higgins, Ben, PHS-AK, 53.76. 4, Meiresonne, Maury, Ketchikan-AK, 54.39. 5, Weldon, Tyler, JDHS-AK, 54.74. 6, Weldon, Cody, JDHS-AK, 55.49. 7, Erickson, Britton, PHS-AK, 55.91. 8, Post, Noatak, TMHS-AK, 56.00. 9, Speth, Gavin, TMHS-AK, 57.37. 10, Oswald, Lukas, Ketchikan-AK, 58.19. 11, Antaya, Elias, JDHS-AK, 59.25. 12, Janik, McKinley, SHS-AK, 59.94. 13, Lowe, Leighton, Ketchikan-AK, 1:01.06. 14, Ghormley, Zavier, MET-AK, 1:03.84. 15, Ellis, Nathaniel, Ketchikan-AK, 1:07.10. 16, Parrish, Alex, SHS-AK, 1:08.62. 17, Michaels, Max, Panthers-AK, 1:09.17. 18, Allio, Brady, TMHS-AK, 1:13.46. 19, Guthrie, Spencer, MET-AK, 1:24.80. 20, McCarty, Samuel, MET-AK, 1:24.95. –, Henderson, Reliance, TMHS-AK, DQ.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1, Moore, Skylar, SHS-AK, 5:33.71. 2, Howard, Cameron, JDHS-AK, 5:47.51. 3, McArthur, Kyleigh, SHS-AK, 5:54.68. 4, Ferster, Naomi, TMHS-AK, 6:05.93. 5, Frazier, Anna, TMHS-AK, 6:21.14. 6, Cooper, Jessie, TMHS-AK, 6:57.09.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1, Ray, Chris, TMHS-AK, 5:22.43. 2, Abbott, Van, PHS-AK, 5:29.32. 3, Gagner, Jacob, SHS-AK, 5:32.67. 4, Fulton, Connor, SHS-AK, 5:49.59. 5, Warstler, Jaret, Ketchikan-AK, 6:01.16. 6, Diego, Jordan, SHS-AK, 6:01.87. 7, Allio, Dylan, TMHS-AK, 6:05.67. 8, Evens, Casey, PHS-AK, 6:28.17. 9, Weller, Andrew, PHS-AK, 7:19.91.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (McArthur, Whitney SO, Davis, Jessica FR, McArthur, Kyleigh FR, Moore, Skylar SO), 1:44.38. 2, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Ruffin, Mia JR, Mulgrew-Truitt, Andyn SO, Kito, Gabi JR, Walsh, Rielly SR), 1:45.87. 3, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘B’ (Hamrick, Kaia SR, Padro, Ria JR, Kaelke, Sophia SR, Howard, Cameron FR), 1:51.52. 4, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Schultz, Peyten SO, Hagen, Annie SO, Pajarillo, Evangelyn SO, Ferster, Naomi SR), 1:55.98. 5, Petersburg High-AK ‘A’ (Guthrie, Alyssa , Ith, Izabelle , Parks, Molly , Taylor, Mariah ), 1:57.19. 6, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘A’ (O’Brien, Kiera SR, DeMello, Kaili FR, Nemire, Priscilla SR, Gomez, Angie JR), 1:58.28. 7, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘C’ (Norvell, Taelyn FR, Tveten, Sunny FR, Hagevig, Adele FR, Gerger, Dessa FR), 1:59.88. 8, Sitka High School-AK ‘B’ (Sudnikovich, Brooklyn SO, Smith, Wynter FR, Weaver, Danika SR, Blankenship, Erin FR), 2:07.47. 9, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘B’ (Garza, Maya FR, Matiashowski, Selma FR, McLaughlin, Anya JR, Elizarde, Joy SR), 2:27.99.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (Chadwick, Miles SR, Pate, Will SR, Weaver, Jack JR, Morland, James SR), 1:33.80. 2, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘A’ (Schulz, Brennen SR, Bowlen, Gabe SO, Rhein, Chance SR, Meiresonne, Maury FR), 1:37.58. 3, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Holt, Spencer FR, Post, Noatak FR, Ray, Chris FR, Davis, Bergen FR), 1:37.81. 4, Petersburg High-AK ‘A’ (Abbott, Van , Erickson, Britton , Higgins, Ben , Evens, Casey ), 1:45.05. 5, Sitka High School-AK ‘B’ (Triershield, Jake SO, Diego, Jordan SO, Janik, McKinley FR, Gagner, Jacob FR), 1:46.39. 6, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Goering, Tate FR, Weldon, Tyler FR, Gardinier, Reed FR, Antaya, Elias SR), 1:47.23. 7, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘B’ (Matiashowski, Raymie FR, Allio, Brady SO, Allio, Dylan SR, Speth, Gavin FR), 1:54.89. 8, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘B’ (Dowling, George JR, Rhein, Kegan JR, Oswald, Lukas JR, Ellis, Nathaniel SO), 2:03.97.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1, Davis, Jessica, SHS-AK, 1:02.16. 2, Chappell, Eliza, JDHS-AK, 1:04.18. 3, Beardslee, Taylor, TMHS-AK, 1:07.61. 4, Mertz, Sarah, JDHS-AK, 1:08.53. 5, Ith, Izabelle, PHS-AK, 1:10.61. 6, Walsh, Rielly, JDHS-AK, 1:11.79. 7, Pellett, Cyleena, SHS-AK, 1:12.55. 8, Clifton, Bailey, SHS-AK, 1:14.05. 9, Frazier, Anna, TMHS-AK, 1:14.52. 10, Sudnikovich, Brooklyn, SHS-AK, 1:15.13. 11, Elizarde, Tasha, JDHS-AK, 1:15.22. 12, Tveten, Sunny, JDHS-AK, 1:15.64. 13, Likins, Chloe, JDHS-AK, 1:17.38. 14, Matiashowski, Selma, TMHS-AK, 1:19.35. 15, Elizarde, Joy, TMHS-AK, 1:23.21. 16, Wegand, Hannah, Panthers-AK, 1:24.46. 17, King, Aubrey, Panthers-AK, 1:45.21.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1, Schumacher, Eric, JDHS-AK, 1:01.07. 2, Meiresonne, Maury, Ketchikan-AK, 1:02.47. 3, Ray, Chris, TMHS-AK, 1:03.64. 4, Schulz, Brennen, Ketchikan-AK, 1:07.25. 5, Higgins, Ben, PHS-AK, 1:07.40. 6, Janik, McKinley, SHS-AK, 1:08.41. 7, Warstler, Jaret, Ketchikan-AK, 1:09.87. 8, Vickers, Zac, Panthers-AK, 1:13.38. 9, Gardinier, Reed, JDHS-AK, 1:18.61. 10, Michaels, Max, Panthers-AK, 1:37.52.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1, Ruffin, Mia, JDHS-AK, 1:10.86. 2, McArthur, Whitney, SHS-AK, 1:13.90. 3, Norvell, Taelyn, JDHS-AK, 1:18.43. 4, Hamrick, Kaia, JDHS-AK, 1:18.79. 5, Hagen, Annie, TMHS-AK, 1:18.84. 6, Taylor, Mariah, PHS-AK, 1:20.02. 7, Norman, Claire, TMHS-AK, 1:21.29. 8, Gerger, Dessa, JDHS-AK, 1:22.03. 9, Guthrie, Alyssa, PHS-AK, 1:22.56. 10, Mulgrew-Truitt, Andyn, JDHS-AK, 1:22.77. 11, Tveten, Sunny, JDHS-AK, 1:30.35. 12, MacDonald, Emme, JDHS-AK, 1:31.05. 13, Nemire, Priscilla, Ketchikan-AK, 1:32.84. 14, DeMello, Kaili, Ketchikan-AK, 1:35.64. 15, Blankenship, Erin, SHS-AK, 1:37.73. 16, Loseby, Dang Xue, TMHS-AK, 1:42.02. 17, Bailey, Cailin, Panthers-AK, 1:45.45. 18, Nelson, Mayzie, MET-AK, 1:46.36. –, Guthrie, Shayne, MET-AK, DQ. –, Parks, Molly, PHS-AK, DQ.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1, Davis, Bergen, TMHS-AK, 1:01.57. 2, Chadwick, Miles, SHS-AK, 1:06.84. 3, Rhein, Chance, Ketchikan-AK, 1:07.50. 4, Weldon, Tyler, JDHS-AK, 1:13.06. 5, Bowlen, Gabe, Ketchikan-AK, 1:15.39. 6, Kludt-Painter, Ethan, PHS-AK, 1:15.70. 7, House, Lewis, Panthers-AK, 1:18.89. 8, Robinson, Davey, SHS-AK, 1:19.81. 9, Allio, Brady, TMHS-AK, 1:26.73. 10, Dowling, George, Ketchikan-AK, 1:47.77. –, Ellis, Nathaniel, Ketchikan-AK, DQ.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Chappell, Eliza SR, Padro, Ria JR, Howard, Cameron FR, Walsh, Rielly SR), 4:07.33. 2, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (Parrish, Ava SR, Clifton, Bailey FR, Sudnikovich, Brooklyn SO, Pellett, Cyleena SO), 4:17.28. 3, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Beardslee, Taylor SR, Pajarillo, Evangelyn SO, Matiashowski, Selma FR, Schultz, Peyten SO), 4:27.82. 4, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘C’ (Wayne, Anna FR, Hagevig, Adele FR, Gerger, Dessa FR, MacDonald, Emme JR), 4:37.71. 5, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘B’ (Likins, Chloe SO, Mertz, Sarah JR, Elizarde, Tasha JR, Thurston, Helen SR), 4:38.72. 6, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘B’ (Elizarde, Joy SR, McLaughlin, Anya JR, Garza, Maya FR, Loseby, Dang Xue SO), 5:49.68.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Sitka High School-AK ‘A’ (Weaver, Jack JR, Triershield, Jake SO, Fulton, Connor JR, Pate, Will SR), 3:34.73. 2, Juneau Douglas High School-AK ‘A’ (Weldon, Cody JR, Blanc, Will JR, Goering, Tate FR, Schumacher, Eric JR), 3:40.27. 3, Ketchikan High School-AK ‘A’ (Rhein, Kegan JR, Oswald, Lukas JR, Lowe, Leighton FR, Warstler, Jaret FR), 4:03.28. 4, Sitka High School-AK ‘B’ (Diego, Jordan SO, Robinson, Davey SO, Parrish, Alex SO, Janik, McKinley FR), 4:13.68. 5, Thunder Mountain High School-AK ‘A’ (Speth, Gavin FR, Allio, Brady SO, Henderson, Reliance SR, Matiashowski, Raymie FR), 4:23.37.

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