The Kentridge boys squad continued its success with a second-place finish at the South Puget Sound League meet on Saturday at Curtis High in University Place.<\/p>\n
Curtis ran away with the team title, rolling to 262 points followed by North Division champion Kentridge (177) and Rogers (150).<\/p>\n
The Chargers will move five swimmers and two divers to the district meet this weekend, with Cameron Whiting, Andrew Nelson, Kyle Wilson, Alex Hwang and Bryan Lam competing in the pool and divers Matt Drui and Luke Carpenter qualifying as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boys swam really well,\u201d coach Ted Rychlik said. \u201cOur freestyle relays were the fastest we swam all season, so we\u2019re really pleased with our performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rychlik said he was extremely pleased with the performance of Drui and Carpenter, who finished second and third at the league meet with scores of 292.80 and 291.60, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have both been improving a lot all year,\u201d Rychlik said. \u201cThey\u2019re just 15 points from making it to state, so they\u2019ve been cracking down on it and they\u2019re pretty close to making it. Now they have one more shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
KW shines<\/p>\n
The Kentwood Conquerors made a splash at this past weekend\u2019s South Puget Sound League swim meet at Curtis High, grabbing seventh place in the team competition and snagging two first-place finishes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a really good day, considering,\u201d coach Sharon Wright said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s hard for my district meet guys, who\u2019ve already qualified, to get up for the meet.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Wright she wasn\u2019t sure how the team would react to the pressure of the meet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you walk into the pool, it\u2019s a different feel for the guys that have qualified and the ones that need to qualify,\u201d she said. \u201cBut for me as a coach, it\u2019s a gauge for where they are at.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright said she\u2019s feeling confident coming into this weekend\u2019s district meet at Rogers High in Puyallup with 10 swimmers and two divers competing, including Andrew Douglass, who snagged first place in the 200 IM with a 2:09.00 time and Logan Ryan who swam to a first place 1:04.53 time in the 100 breast.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t expect it (first place) at all,\u201d Douglass said. \u201cIt surprised me a little bit but I knew I would do good. But I didn\u2019t think I would drop any time. I wanted to finish first, but I didn\u2019t think I was going to.\u201d<\/p>\n
The impressive finish was a bit of redemption for Douglass, who had offseason knee surgery and wasn\u2019t able to get into as good as shape as he would have liked.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had knee surgery and wasn\u2019t even cleared to get off the blocks when we started,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIt\u2019s also been a difficult training season for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Wright, problems with the team\u2019s home pool coupled with the inclement weather in December limited the team\u2019s time in the water.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually over the winter break is when you get a lot of practice time in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The lack of training didn\u2019t seem to hold back Douglass, who cut three seconds off his 200 IM time at the league meet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew had an awesome day,\u201d Wright said. \u201cHopefully it will give him confidence walking onto the deck at districts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright said she\u2019s also hoping for big day at the district meet from Ryan, who has already qualified for the state meet in the 100 breast.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought he would win,\u201d Wright said of Ryan\u2019s league championship finish. \u201cBased on his seeding, he was seeded first, so we wanted him to take it out fast. He\u2019s right where he needs to be right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright added that she was pleased with performances from John Perko and Travis Mooney, both of whom qualified for districts in the 200 free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey both dropped time and qualified,\u201d she said. \u201cJohn dropped five seconds in the 200 free. It was totally unexpected and incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n
Team scores – 1, Curtis 262; 2, Kentridge 177; 3, Rogers 150; 4, Auburn-Riverside 137; 5, Beamer 136; 6, Puyallup 128; 7, Kentwood 103; 8, Emerald Ridge 60; 9, Decatur 59; 10, Auburn 57; 11, Kentlake 44; 12, Federal Way 41; 13, Jefferson 23; 14, Tahoma 16.<\/p>\n
Individual scores – 200 medley relay \u2014 Beamer 1:49.14. 200 free \u2014 Taylor Noland, Curtis, 1:56.93. 200 IM \u2014 Andrew Douglass, Kentwood, 2:09.00. 50 free \u2014 Justin Cooper, Rogers, 23.12. 100 fly \u2014 Cooper, Rogers, 56.71. 100 free \u2014 Christian Bateman, Curtis, 51.17. 500 free \u2014 Tanner Keustermeyer, Emerald Ridge, 5:20.78. 200 free relay \u2014 Curtis 1:33.78*. 100 back \u2014 Simon Boyer, Puyallup, 56.94*. 100 breast \u2014 Logan Ryan, Kentwood, 1:04.53. 400 free relay \u2014 Curtis 3:28.99.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT 3 SWIM AND DIVE MEET<\/p>\n
The West Central District 3 swim and dive meet begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Rogers High in Puyallup. The meet will continue at 4 p.m. Saturday. The top six finishers in each event will move on to the state meet. The diving competition will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Foss High School in Tacoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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