Basin swimmers head to state
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Moses Lake High School freshman Hunter Blackman is lined up, ready to dive in the water for his event at Wenatchee High School on Jan. 13.
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FEDERAL WAY — Fifteen Columbia Basin swimmers and divers will be headed to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state swim and dive meet Feb. 17-19 in Federal Way.
Nine will represent Moses Lake High School and six will represent Quincy High School.
Moses Lake High School boys swim and dive team members have had an excellent year, staying undefeated this season and taking the league and district titles.
In the district meet, several Moses Lake athletes took first place. They include freshman Hunter Blackman in the 50-yard freestyle, freshman Jack Thompson in the 100-yard freestyle, senior Kade Pack in the 200-yard individual medley, junior Danny Thurman in the 50-yard backstroke, sophomore Carter Beus in diving, junior Nicholas Moore in the 500-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay team.
For MLHS, the following boys will swim in the respective event(s) at state:
Senior Issac Patten – 100-yard backstroke, relays
Senior Kade Pack – 200-yard individual medley, relays
Junior Nicholas Moore – 200 and 500-yard freestyle, relays
Junior Ashton McKean – 50 and 100-yard freestyle, relays
Freshman Luke Molitor 100 yard freestyle, relays
Sophomore Damien Paluch – 200-yard freestyle
Sophomore Danny Thurman – 50-yard freestyle and 50-yard backstroke adaptive swims
Sophomore Carter Beus – dive
Sophomore Dallin DeGooyer – dive
Freshman Vince Bodenman – alternate
Freshman Dylan Moore – alternate
For Quincy Lake High School, the following boys will swim in the respected event(s) at state:
Senior Wyatt van der Merwe – 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle
Junior Rami Escure – 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke
Junior Trenten Calloway – 100-yard freestyle, 100 yard butterfly
Sophomore Quinn Escure – relays
Sophomore Robert Bensch – alternate
Sophomore Kaleb Klempel – alternate
Rebecca Pettingill can be reached via email at [email protected].
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