Relays Rock at Regionals

Thirty-two teams competed at the Region 2 Championships held at Loos Natatorium February 8 & 9. Only the top 8 swims from each event at Friday's preliminaries made it to the finals on Saturday. Remarkably, 9 of the 13 cowgirl and 9 of the 15 cowboy swims qualified for the finals! In most cases, there were 24 competitors per event.

While all the finals were exciting, it was the relays that stole the show, with both the girls and guys medaling (top 3) in two relays each. The men's 200 Free and 400 Free relays have been within a fraction of a second from besting the team records all season long. It came down to the final race of the season, and for some, the final race of their high school career to take home the team record in both events. Now that's drama!

The boy's 200 Free Relay made up of Andrew Osborn (10), Jacob Fenster (11), Nick Bass (12), and Chris Marshall (12), came in 3rd with a record time of 1:31.96.

The boy's 400 Free Relay made up of Andrew Osborn (10), Nick Bass (12), Scott Bigelow (12), and James Baker (12), came in 2nd with a record time of 3:21.96.

The girl's 200 Medley Relay made up of Melanie Ruegg (11), Aimee West (11), Caitlin Koranda (9), and Grace Crampton (10) came in 3rd with a time of 1:57.30.

The girl's 400 Free Relay made up of Kelsey Fred (9), Ashlan Barta (11), Aimee West (11), and Caitlin Koranda (9) also came in 3rd with a time of 3:51.09.

Here are the remaining Regional results for Coach Henry's 1st year as Cowboy head coach:

GIRLS

Ashlan Barta (11): 200 Free Relay - 6th,

Grace Crampton (10): 200 Free Relay - 6th

Kelsey Fred (9): 200 Free - 7th, 500 Free - 10th, 200 Free Relay - 6th

Katy Ische (12): 200 IM - 7th, 100 Back - 12th

Caitlin Koranda (9): 100 Free - 10th, 100 Back - 6th

Melanie Ruegg (11): 200 IM - 6th, 200 Free Relay - 6th, 100 Back - 5th

Amiee West (11): 100 Fly - 11th, 100 Breast - 4th

BOYS

James Baker (12): 200 Free - 13th

Nick Bass (12): 200 Free - 8th, 500 Free - 5th

Chris Bigelow (10): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 200 IM - 10th, 100 Breast - 6th

Scott Bigelow (12): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 500 Free - 8th

Robert Broun (9): 1 mtr Diving - 6th

Jacob Fenster (11): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 100 Fly - 16th

Bobby Jiang (12): 200 IM - 13th

Chris Marshall (12): 200 Medley Relay - 8th, 50 Free - 10th, 100 Fly - 10th

Andrew Osborn (10): 50 Free - 7th, 100 Free - 6th

Congratulations to all and special thanks to Coach Henry for a getting the most out of our swimmers and divers!