Gant shines, earns league’s top honor

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Mackenzie Gant won the 100-yard butterfly, placed second in the 100 back, led off a meet-record 200 medley relay and was named the league’s swimmer of the year at Saturday’s Class 2A-1A district swim meet at Central Washington University.

Teammate Hailey Rankin set a meet record of 2:20.57 in the 200 individual medley and joined Gant, McKenna Mussel-white and Hanna Rankin on the record-setting 200 medley, which clocked 2:01.69.

Hanna Rankin won the 100 back ahead of Gant.

The top two in each event, plus those with qualifying times, advance to the state meet in Federal Way in two weeks.

Wapato’s Bethany Imperial won the 50 free in 25.78 and anchored the Wolves’ first-place 200 free relay, and East Valley’s Kendra Gartrell won the diving competition.

Team scores: Clarkston 303, Selah 289, Pullman 253, Ellensburg 221, Prosser 214, Cheney 209, Wapato 161, Naches Valley 151, East Valley 54, Cashmere 30, Toppenish 26, Chelan 9, Ephrata 6, Medical Lake 3.

Winner, local placers

200 medley relay: 1, Prosser (Gant, Han. Rankin, Hai. Rankin, Musslewhite) 2:01.69 (meet record); 2, Selah 2:05.05; 5, Wapato 2:11.44; 6, Naches Valley 2:13.18; 8, Ellensburg 2:16.44.

200 free: 1, Hanna Berg (Cl) 2:07.07; 2, Hanna Rankin (Pro) 2:10.98; 5, Lisa Garrigues (NV) 2:13.83; 7, Ana Masters (Ell) 2:19.17; 8, Kirsten Cleveringa (Wap) 2:19.31.

200 IM: 1, Hailey Rankin (Pro) 2:20.57 (meet record); 2, Emily Gonseth (Se) 2:32.05; 5, Katie Masters (Ell) 2:41.78; 6, Kelsey Clifton (Se) 2:45.24; 8, Natalie Walker (Ell) 2:48.98.

50 free: 1, Bethany Imperial (Wap) 25.78; 2, Kaitlin Kelsch (EV) 26.70; 3, Nicole Bannister (Se) 26.94; 6, Ariel Valdez (Wap) 27.69; 7, Sabrina Galaviz (T) 27.80; 8, Aricka Smith (Se) 27.92.

Diving: 1, Kendra Gartrell (EV) 209.25; 2, Azalea Koestler (Se) 200.90.

100 fly: 1, Mackenzie Gant (Pro) 1:04.48; 2, Emily Gonseth (Se) 1:07.42; 5, Sabrina Galaviz (T) 1:11.37; 7, Micaela Clark (NV) 1:17.82.

100 free: 1, Hanna Berg (Cl) 57.42; 2, Bethany Imperial (Wap) 59:07; 3, Kirsten Cleveringa (Wap) 59.62; 5, Emily Carbaugh (Ell) 1:01.36; 8, Holly Seely (Ell) 1:03.63.

500 free: 1, Angelina Tenwick (Cl) 5:52.59; 5, Rainan Viernes (Se) 6:22.21; 7, Natalie Walker (Ell) 6:46.49; 8, Gabby Villarreal (Pro) 6:56.95.

200 free relay: 1, Wapato (Valdez, Owens, Cleveringa, Imperial) 1:49.08; 3, Selah 1:51.84; 4, Prosser 1:51.97; 6, Ellensburg 1:56.49.

100 back: 1, Hanna Rankin (Pro) 1:04.15; 2, Mackenzie Gant (Pro) 1:04.96; 3, Ariel Valdez (Wap) 1:09.20; 7, Nicole Bannister (Se) 1:12.55.

100 breast: 1, Abby Hulbert (Pull) 1:12.94 (MR); 2, Kaitlin Kelsch (EV) 1:13.24; 4, Lisa Garrigues (NV) 1:15.99; 5, Katie Masters (Ell) 1:17.12; 6, Ashley Anderson (Se) 1:20.19; 8, Kelsey Clifton (Se) 1:27.06.

400 free relay: 1, Clarkston 4:04.10; 3, Naches Valley 4:16.48; 4, Ellensburg 4:17.03; 5, Selah 4:18.38; 7, Prosser 4:56.34.

CLASS 3A

Sundlee repeats diving title

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — West Valley sophomore Robyn Sundlee won her second straight diving title at Saturday’s 3A district swim meet at Central Washington University.

Sundlee’s winning score was 290.55 for the Rams, who finished second to Hanford in team scoring.

Heather Seaman and Keely Hausken won the 50 free and 100 back, respectively, and they swam the last two legs of the first-place 200 medley relay.

Winners in each event, plus those with qualifying times, advance to the state meet in Federal Way in two weeks.

Team scores: Hanford 221, West Valley 146, Sunnyside 26.

Winner, local highlights

200 medley relay: 1, West Valley (McDowell, Poston, Hausken, Seaman) 2:01.63.

200 free: 1, Megan Maynes (H) 2:09.82; 2, Chezla Cadwell (WV) 2:14.65; 4, Jordyn McDowell (WV) 2:15.02.

200 IM: 1, Kristen Bennett (H) 2:14.12.

50 free: 1, Heather Seaman (WV) 26.03; 3, Toni Castillo (S) 26.12; 4, Marisa Broersma (S) 26.95; 5, Sammy Poston (WV) 27.40.

Diving: 1, Robyn Sundlee (WV) 290.55.

100 fly: 1, Christine Tixier (H) 59.72; 3, Toni Castillo (S) 1:03.18; 5, Jeszica Cadwell (WV) 1:12.31.

100 free: 1, Stephanie Tixier (H) 54.58; 2, Heather Seaman (WV) 56.19; 3, Keely Hausken (WV) 56.54; 5, Sammy Poston (WV) 58.34.

500 free: 1, Kristen Bennett (H) 5:18.15; 3, Chezla Cadwell (WV) 6:05.97; 5, Jeszica Cadwell (WV) 6:23.67.

200 free relay: 1, Hanford 1:41.09 (MR); 2, West Valley 1:44.40.

100 back: 1, Keely Hausken (WV) 1:01.87; 4, Shae Sunwold (WV) 1:12.25.

100 breast: 1, Christine Tixier (H) 1:09.90; 2, Marisa Broersma (S) 1:12.62; 4, Katherine Rodriguez (WV) 1:21.09.

400 free relay: 1, Hanford 3:46.31; 2, West Valley 4:27.48.

CLASS 4A

Pleger double winner for Ike

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Emilie Pleger repeated her title in the 100 breaststroke and tied for first in the 50 free at the 4A district swim meet at Central Washington University on Saturday.

Pleger, a junior, clocked a career best 1:08.33 in the 100 breast and shared the first-place time of 25.39 with Wenatchee’s Samantha Bennett in the 50 free.

Ike’s Laura Ruiz finished a state-qualifying third in the 100 fly.

The top three in each event, plus those with qualifying times, advance to the state meet in Federal Way in two weeks.

Team scores: Wenatchee 335.5, Richland 326, Moses Lake 296, Walla Walla 288, Southridge 285, Eastmont 277, Eisenhower 144.5, Kennewick 112, Davis 64, Kamiakin 56.

Winners, local placers

200 medley relay: 1, Southridge 1:58.95; 7, Eisenhower 2:02.95.

200 free: 1, Nicole Weinman (R) 2:01.35.

200 IM: 1, Erica Burmood (WW) 2:15.74.

50 free: 1, Emilie Pleger (Ike) 25.39.

Diving: 1, Katie Smoot (S) 361.15; 8, Cecily Wilson (Ike) 247.65.

100 fly: 1, Erica Burmood (WW) 1:00.47; 3, Laura Ruiz (Ike) 1:01.87.

100 free: 1, Samantha Bennett (Wen) 55.34.

500 free: 1, Hailey Murphy (Kenn) 5:20.77.

200 free relay: 1, Wenatchee 1:45.94; 8, Davis 2:00.81.

100 back: 1, Mackenzie Ruby (R) 1:01.09.

100 breast: 1, Emilie Pleger (Ike) 1:08.33.

400 free relay: 1, Wenatchee 3:49.09; 8, Eisenhower 4:27.98.