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Boys 11th, girls 12th at Missoula swim meet

Chris Peterson Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 10 months AGO
by Chris Peterson Hungry Horse News
| January 27, 2016 5:44 AM

Zayne Friar had a solid meet at the Missoula Invitational swim meet Saturday. Friar took sixth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.32 and third in the 100 free with a 53.45.

Colton Babcock, one of the boys’ teams other top swimmers, competed in the Husky Invitational in Federal Way, Washington.

His best showing was in the 1,500 free, where he had a 17:01.67, good enough for fifth.

The Washington meet was just a step below Olympic qualifiers.

As a team the boys took 11th, the girls took 12th.

None of the girls broke into the top six, but Karyssa Nelson set a new school record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:21.78 and the girls team set a new mark in the 400 free relay with a time of 5:00.19.

The team will have a few weeks of practice before they wrap up the season with the state tournament in Great Falls on Feb. 13-14.

Other Columbia Falls results:

Female  Open 200 Free

 12, Hayden Pierce, CFH, 2:21.83Y. 31, Maddy Stoddard, CFH, 2:46.69Y. 

Male  Open 200 Free

 14, Kaleb Bagley, CFH, 2:17.76Y. 

Female  Open 200 IM

 7, Karyssa Nelson, CFH, 2:30.31Y. 

Male  Open 200 IM

 14, Sam Pierce, CFH, 2:35.42Y. 19, Bryce Callender, CFH, 2:58.37Y. 

Female  Open 50 Free

 82, Morgan Campbell-Queen, CFH, 39.72Y. 

Male  Open 50 Free

 42, Daniel Skinner, CFH, 31.02Y. 

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