The Big Sandy Swim Team swam to a third place finish, scoring 681 points at the Columbia Falls Invitational Swim Meet. They finished behind Bitterroot (982 points) and Columbia Falls (767 points); despite both teams putting almost double the number of swimmers in the water.
Cam Schwarzbach won high point in the 13-14 boys division and set pool records in the 100 free (formally held by teammate Brady Pleninger) and the 200 free (breaking his own record). Brady Pleninger was the high point winner in the 15-19 boys division. Several other Barracudas placed in the high point rankings:
8-under girls: Astrid Ketchum-6th, MacKenzie Werk-14th; 8-under boys: Henry Merrill -10th; 9-10 girls: Jai Baumann -6th; 9-10 boys: Darrell SunChild-9th, Ryder Oats-13th; 11-12 girls: Daisy LaBuda- 2nd, Laynee Ophus -10th, Mace Bachoco-14th; 13-14 girl: Amiya Griffith-2nd, Caydence Pleninger-8th, Anna Allderdice-10th; 13-14 boys: Dillin Geyer-2nd; 15-19 girls: Grace Finke-6th, Lainey Gregory-13th; 15-19 boys: Kade Strutz-2nd.
The Barracudas swim in Fort Benton on July 21-22. Please come cheer on your hometown swim team!
Relay results:
8 - under girls 100 free - 2nd (LaBuda, Ketchum, SunChild, Werk); 9-10 girls 100 free - 6th (Cline, Demontiney, Oats, Loni Ophus); 9-10 girls 100 medley - 5th (Baumann, Loni Ophus, Oats, Cline); 9-10 boys 100 free - 4th (Griffith, Oats, Darrell SunChild, Dolan SunChild); 9-10 boys 100 medley relay - 3rd (Griffith, Oats, Darrell SunChild, Dolan SunChild); 11-12 girls 200 free - 1st (Bachoco, LaBuda, Genereux, Laynee Ophus); 11-12 girls 200 medley - 1st (Bachoco, LaBuda, Genereux, Laynee Ophus) 13-14 girls 200 free - 2nd (Allderdice, Griffith, Pleninger, Phillips); 13-14 girls 200 medley - 2nd (Allderdice, Griffith, Phillips, Pleninger); 13-14 boys 200 free - 4th (Geyer, Kody Strutz, Baumann, Demontiney); 13-14 boys 200 medley (Cam Schwarzbach, Kody Strutz, Baumann, Demontiney); 15-19 girls 200 free - 4th (Beirwagen, Finke, Gregory, Reichelt); 15-19 girls 200 medley - 3rd (Beirwagen, Finke, Gregory, Reichelt); 15-19 boys 200 free - 1st (Cam Schwarzbach, Ty Schwarzbach, Kade Strutz, Pleninger); 15-19 boys 200 medley - 1st (Geyer, Ty Schwarzbach, Pleninger, Kade Strutz)
Individual Results:
8-under: Astrid Ketchum: 25 free - 6th, 50 free - 3rd, 25 back - 4th; Harley LaBuda: 25 free - 4th, 50 free - 7th, 25 fly - 2nd; Henry Merrill; 25 free - 4th, 50 free - 7th; Daijalin SunChild: 25 free -16th, 50 free - 13th, 25 back- 13th; MacKenzie Werk: 25 free -11th, 50 free - 9th, 25 back- 10th
9-10: Jai Baumann: 100 IM - 5th, 50 breast - 2nd, 50 back - 5th; Lindsey Cline: 50 free - 17th, 50 breast - 14th, 100 free -15th; Kaya Demontiney: 50 free - 21st, 100 free -17th, 50 back - 17th; MJ Griffith: 50 free - 14th, 50 back - 7th; Keirra Oats: 50 free - 8th, 50 back - 14th, 100 free - 8th; Ryder Oats: 50 free - 7th, 100 free - 10th, 50 back - 5th; Loni Ophus: 50 free - 22nd, 100 free - 19th, 50 back - 16th; Darrell SunChild: 50 free - 6th, 100 free - 6th, 50 back - 6th; Dolan SunChild: 50 free -15th, 100 free -13th
11-12: Mace Bachoco: 50 breast - 2nd, 100 free - 11th, 50 back - 6th; Tannin Baumann: 50 free - 9th, 100 free- 11th, 50 back- 8th; Lane Demontiney: 50 free - 8th, 100 free - 10th, 200 free - 7th; Jossalyn Genereux: 50 breast - 5th, 100 free - 10th, 200 free - 7th; Daisy LaBuda: 50 free - 2nd, 200 free - 2nd, 50 fly - 1st; Laynee Ophus: 50 free - 3rd, 100 free - 8th, 200 free - 6th
13-14: Anna Allderdice: 50 free - 5th, 100 free - 6th, 200 free - 3rd; Dillin Geyer: 200 IM - 2nd, 100 fly - 1st, 50 fly - 1st; Amiya Griffith: 200 IM - 3rd, 100 fly - 1st, 50 fly - 2nd; Malaysia Phillips: 200 IM - 7th, 200 free - 8th, 100 free - 8th; Cam Schwarzbach: 50 free - 1st, 100 free - 1st (***new pool record***), 200 free - 1st (***new pool record***); Caydence Pleninger: 200 IM - 4th, 200 free - 4th, 100 fly - 3rd; Kody Strutz: 50 free - 2nd, 100 breast - 1st, 100 free - 5th
15-29: Noelle Beirwagen: 50 free - 9th, 100 breast - 7th, 100 free - 8th; Grace Finke: 50 free - 4th, 100 breast - 2nd, 100 free - 5th; Lainey Gregory: 200 IM - 7th, 100 fly - 3rd, 50 fly - 5th; Brady Pleninger: 50 free - 1st, 100 free - 1st, 100 back - 1st; Sophia Reichelt: 50 free - 7th, 100 breast - 8th, 100 free - 7th; Tyler Schwarzbach: 50 free - 10th, 100 free - 8th, 100 back - 4th; Kade Strutz: 200 IM - 1st, 100 breast - 1st, 50 fly - 2nd.