Cheney, ML earn swimming wins
The Cheney High boys swim team rebounded last week to pick up a couple of wins at home, Dec. 15, defeating Prosser (133-18) and Grandview (113-43).
Individual places from the meet were not available as of press time. Head coach Jennifer Hochwalt explained that there were “four meets going on at once.” The other two duals she referred to were ones featuring a Medical Lake High swim team, comprised of the athletes that practice with Cheney, defeating Prosser 45-21, and losing to Grandview, 65-31.
Highlights from the meet for Cheney include Trevor Babcock qualifying for state in the 100-yard freestyle in 50.92 seconds. Babcock also finished the 100 backstroke in 1:01.99.
Scott Nadeau completed the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.68, less than one second away from the state-qualifying time (1:06.90) and the 500 freestyle in 5:30.66.
Matt Christianson finished the 200 freestyle in 2:30.95.
Spencer Hagel completed the 200 individual medley in 2:44.63 and the 100 butterfly in 1:13.73.
Jacob Devine clocked in a 29.42 in the 50 freestyle.
On the Medical Lake side, Isaac Outheuthapanya finished the 200 freestyle in 2:40.45.
C.J. Krieger completed the 50 freestyle in 26.07 and the 500 freestyle in 6:02.02.
Tyler Edison finished the 100 breaststroke in 1:45.25.
In relay events, Devine, Noah Prophet, Tanner Gillingham and Elijah Walker finished the 200 medley relay in 2:23.13 and the 400 freestyle relay in 4:01.70. Babcock, Christianson, Nadeau and Joel Rice clocked in a 1:46.52 in the 200 freestyle.
For Medical Lake, Outheuthapanya, Krieger, Edison and Brayden Burress finished the 200 medley relay in 2:17.63 and the 200 freestyle in 1:57.59.
“I was happy with how the swimmers performed,” Hochwalt said. “I’m excited to see what they can do after Christmas break.”
The Cheney team begins 2016 with a meet in Pullman, Jan. 5.
Al Stover can be reached at [email protected]
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