THS breaks two school records at Regional

Tipton qualifies four events for 2019 State Swim Meet

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor

MARION — It was a special regional meet for the THS swimmers last Saturday at Linn-Mar High School. There, the Tigers were able to qualify four events for the 2019 state swimming meet this Saturday in Marshalltown, and break two school records. The state events going are the 200-freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay, the 400-freestyle relay, and an individual event. The events going, mark the second straight year that multiple events have qualified for the state meet. It’s the first time since the run of 2003-2009 that Tipton has had state events in back to back years. Also a first since 2008 for an individual event qualifier. Junior Maddie Swick qualified for the state in the 100-yard butterfly and broke one of the two school records at the meet. The Tigers broke the school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay and set six seasons best times at the meet.

Tipton had big time drops in all three relay events that are going to state. The relay events qualified
for the state as having one of the best times of the 32 teams they take to state. The Tigers claimed the school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, and Zoe Stonebraker placed sixth at the regional meet in 3:50.71. That time was shattered their previous season-best time of 4:00.66 by nearly ten seconds. The time also set a new school record. The previous record was set in 2006 with the team of Amanda Gavin, Merrit Suchomel, Alicia Goetz, and Alex Proctor in 3:53.64.

The same quartet of girls swam in the 200-yard freestyle relay in the same order and nearly broke the school record in the event. The Tigers placed sixth in the event at the Regional meet in 1:44.18. The school record is 1:44.01. The Tigers set a season-best time in the event as their previous season-best was 1:48.07. The Tigers medley relay team of Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, and Rhyan Hoefler placed sixth in 1:57.55. The team set a season-best in the event. Their previous season-best time was 1:59.20.

Maddie Swick placed 5th in the 100- yard butterfly in a time of 1:00.81. That time nearly got her to state reaching the automatic qualifying standard time of 59.90 as her time was almost a second behind. However, Swick earned a spot at state for having a next fastest time statewide in the event. That time set a new Tipton school record in the event. The previous record was set in 2007 by Alex Proctor in a time of 1:01.61. The time also set Swick’s time in the event as a new season-best. Her previous best time was 1:03.25. Rhyan Hoe er also set a new season-best time in the 200-yard freestyle with a 7th place nish in 2:04.57.

Junior Kayley Clark turned in her best meet of the 2019 season. Clark had an exceptional meet, shatter- ing her best times in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. At the Regional meet, she placed 12th in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:15.37 and 15th in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:17.07. Her best time in the 500-free was 6:29.10, just under a full 14-second drop. Her rst time this season, back on August 29 in a Tipton win over Clinton, Clark had a season opening time of 6:55.09. A nearly full 40 second time drop overall. At the Regional meet, she placed 15th in 2:17.07. Her rst time in the event this fall in August was 2:37.09, a full 20-second drop in time.

Senior Sara Webb swam in her last meet as a Tiger, though she will be an alternate for the state meet. Webb went out in style with a big time drop in her 200-yard IM time. Webb came into the meet with the best time in the event in 2:43.18. At the meet Saturday, she placed 13th in 2:35.66, nearly a ten second time drop. Webb also swam in the 100-yard backstroke and placed 16th. She got close to her season best time of 1:09.66, nishing in 1:10.33.

Sophomore Corrine Vandergaast also set a new season best time in the 100-yard breaststroke. Vandergaast placed 24th at the meet in 1:33.06 which was 0.71 faster than her best time in the event.

The Tigers relay events will swim on Saturday. The Medley Relay is in the first heat in lane six with Ottumwa, Davenport Central, Spencer, Vinton- Shellsburg, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Decorah and Indianola. The Tigers time of 1:57.55 is .051 from the fastest time in the heat. The Tigers 200- yard freestyle relay team is in the rst heat in lane three with Dubuque Senior, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Cedar Rapids Je erson, Indianola, SE Polk, and Spencer. The Tigers time of 1:44.18 is the second fastest in the heat, 0.26 behind Pleasant Valley. The Tigers 400-yard freestyle relay team is in the rst heat in lane one with Cedar Rapids Washington, Sioux City Metro, Linn-Mar, Newton, SE Polk, Boone, and Indianola.

Maddie Swick will swim Friday in prelims of the individual events, specifically in the 100-yard butter y. Swick is in heat one, lane three with the second fastest time in the heat. Schools with swimmers in the heat are West Des Moines Valley, Linn- Mar, Dubuque Hempstead, Decorah, Bettendorf, Mason City, and Cedar Falls.

Linn-Mar Regional Swimming Meet
Saturday, November 2
Marion, IA
Team Scores: LM regional nal team standings: 1. Iowa City West 506, 2. Linn-Mar 385, 3. Iowa City High 344, 4. Decorah 324, 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 182, 6. Tipton 116, 7. Vinton-Shells- burg 102, 8. Williamsburg 99, 9. Keokuk 40.

Individual Event Results (Winners, Auto state quali ers, Tipton results only):
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. Iowa City, City High 1:47.71, 2. Linn-Mar 1:48.99, 3. Iowa City West 1:52.01, 6. Tipton (Ali Anderson, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoefler) 1:57.55. 200-yard freestyle: 1. Aurora Roghair (ICW) 1:49.46*, 2. Emma Bachelder (D) 1:54.34*, 3. Lauren Williams (CRJ) 1:56.19*, 4. Olivia Taeger (ICR) 1:56.45*, 5. Jade Roghair (ICW) 1:56.56*, 7. Rhyan Hoefler (TIP) 2:04.57, 15. Kayley Clark (TIP) 2:17.07.
200-yard IM: 1. Scarlet Martin (ICW) 2;05.16*, 2. Hayley Kimmel (LM) 2:07.43*, 3. Lily Ernst (ICW) 2:11.27*, 13. Sara Webb (TIP) 2:35.66.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Ella Hochstetler (ICW) 24.55*, 2. Rika Yahashiri (ICH) 24.56*.
100-yard butter y: 1. Scarlet Martin (ICW) 54.83*, 2. Lily Ernst (ICW) 57.26*, 3. Olivia Masterson (ICH) 58.90, 5. Maddie Swick (TIP) 1:00.81.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Carly Weigel (ICH) 52.17*, 2. Lauren Williams (CRJ) 53.39*, 3. Rika Yahashiri (ICH) 54.03*, 4. Jade Roghair (ICW) 54.16.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Aurora Roghair (ICW) 4:56.27*, 2. Trinity Sadecky (ICH) 5:11.58*,
3. Olivia Taeger (ICW) 5:11.61*, 4. Lauren
Trent (ICW) 5:15.45*, 5. Shannon Kelley (LM) 5:18.18*, 12. Kayley Clark (TIP) 6:15.37.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Iowa City West 1:37.20, 2. Iowa City, City High 1:38.55, 3. Decorah 1:41.01, 6. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 1:44.18.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Carly Weigel (ICH) 57.73*, 2. Ella Hochstetler (ICW) 59.38*, 16. Sara Webb (TIP) 1:10.33.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Hayley Kimmel (LM) 1:05.03*, 2. Olivia Masteron (ICH) 1;05.78*, 3. Emma Bachelder (Decorah) 1:06.37*, 24. Cor- rine Vandergaast (TIP) 1:33.06.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Iowa City West 3:32.39, 2. Decorah 3:40.70, 3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3:47.12, 6. Tipton (Rhyan Hoefler, Ali Anderson, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker) 3:50.71.

* - Denotes Automatic State Quali er