By JOHN VAN VLEET

| June 22, 2005 11:00 PM

Hungry Horse News

The Columbia Falls swim team has a new season ahead of them and a new coach to lead the way.

Price Richardson, a former collegiate swimmer for Cumberland College in Kentucky, is guiding the swimmers this year, something he has been looking forward to for quite some time.

"I know I wanted to come back and coach after college," he said.

He applied for several swim coach positions around the area, and thought that Columbia Falls was the best fit for him.

His coaching career started out well as the team finished second at Cut Bank last weekend.

"That was pretty impressive," he said. "It's a pretty young team. Hardly any of them got disqualified. They just went out there and did what they could."

The season got off to a fast start and Richardson hopes for continued success throughout the year.

Practices are held each morning at the Columbia Falls City Pool between 6 and 10 a.m.

Meets are held each weekend, with preliminary heats on Saturdays and the final meets on Sundays.

Meet results from the weekend of June 12:

P= prelims F= finals

Event # 4 Women 100 Free Relay 9-10

1:47.00S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 3 14

Event # 5 Men 200 Free Relay 11-12

X 3:16.66 S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team — —

Vince Erickson (11)

Jolan Yatchak (11)

Hunter Newton (10)

Max Gargasz (9)

Event # 6 Women 200 Free Relay 11-12

2:34.68S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 2 16

Bria Ward (11)

Katelynn Piper (12)

Tianna Burns (12)

Katie Newton (12)

3:29.57 S F B Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 5 10

Lexie Bartkoski (11)

Emily Anywaush (11)

Keri Potter (12)

Kristi Newton (12)

Event # 10 Women 200 Free Relay 15-19

2:26.81 S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 2 16

Michelle Cronquist (15)

Dana Labuda (15)

Caitlin Woods (15)

Rosie Yatchak (13)

Event # 13 Men 100 IM 9-10

2:12.35S F Newton, Hunter 3 10

Event # 14 Women 100 IM 9-10

2:07.91S F Donner, Kathryn 3 10

Event # 16 Women 200 IM 11-12

3:46.41S F Bartkoski, Lexie 4 9

3:48.65S F Newton, Katie 5 8

4:16.66S F Newton, Kristi 6 7

4:18.19S F Potter, Keri 7 6

Event # 19 Men 200 IM 15-19

3:00.97S F Newton, Alan 1 14

3:20.69S F Donner, Nate 2 12

Event # 20 Women 200 IM 15-19

2:37.50S F Woods, Caitlin 1 14

Event # 21 Men 25 Free 8 & Under

41.97S P Burns, Kyler 8 —

1:05.06S F Burns, Kyler 10 3

Event # 23 Men 50 Free 9-10

1:04.21S P Gargasz, Max 5 —

1:04.66S F Gargasz, Max 3 10

Event # 24 Women 50 Free 9-10

43.65S P Pesavento, Juliana 3 —

44.35S F Pesavento, Juliana 4 9

50.75S P Herman, Haley 10 —

51.68S P Donner, Kathryn 11 —

51.78S F Donner, Kathryn 9 4

52.28S F Herman, Haley 10 3

59.53S P Jurries, Teal 13 —

Event # 25 Men 50 Free 11-12

50.13S F Yatchak, Jolan 3 10

53.25S P Yatchak, Jolan 6 —

Event # 26 Women 50 Free 11-12

37.28S P Piper, Katelynn 3 —

37.44S P Ward, Bria 4 —

37.69S F Piper, Katelynn 3 10

39.65S F Ward, Bria 5 8

DQ P Anywaush, Emily — —

Event # 27 Men 50 Free 13-14

34.41S P Donner, Ben 4 —

35.91S F Donner, Ben 4 9

Event # 28 Women 50 Free 13-14

34.54S P Role, Taylor 4 —

35.22S F Role, Taylor 5 8

45.90S P Yatchak, Rosie 10 —

46.19S F Yatchak, Rosie 10 3

Event # 29 Men 50 Free 15-19

31.65S P Donner, Nate 2 —

31.71S F Donner, Nate 2 12

Event # 30 Women 50 Free 15-19

33.06S P Cronquist, Michelle 3 —

34.00S F Cronquist, Michelle 2 12

Event # 33 Men 50 Breast 9-10

1:06.25S P Newton, Hunter 3 —

1:08.29S F Newton, Hunter 3 10

Event # 34 Women 50 Breast 9-10

1:05.06S F Donner, Kathryn 2 12

1:05.12S P Donner, Kathryn 2 —

Event # 36 Women 50 Breast 11-12

45.88S F Newton, Katie 3 10

46.57S P Newton, Katie 3 —

47.28S P Burns, Tianna 4 —

48.18S F Burns, Tianna 4 9

50.72S P Bartkoski, Lexie 8 —

50.84S F Newton, Kristi 7 6

52.09S F Bartkoski, Lexie 8 5

52.13S P Newton, Kristi 10 —

52.75S P Piper, Katelynn 11 —

54.41S F Piper, Katelynn 11 2

57.72S P Potter, Keri 13 —

DQ P Anywaush, Emily — —

Event # 39 Men 100 Breast 15-19

1:28.50S P Newton, Alan 1 —

1:30.22S F Newton, Alan 1 14

Event # 40 Women 100 Breast 15-19

1:37.28S P Labuda, Dana 2 —

1:39.24S F Labuda, Dana 2 12

2:09.00S F Woods, Caitlin 4 9

2:10.41S P Woods, Caitlin 4 —

Event # 41 Men 50 Free 8 & Under

2:00.41S P Burns, Kyler 7 —

2:04.87S F Burns, Kyler 7 6

Event # 43 Men 100 Free 9-10

2:19.28S F Gargasz, Max 2 12

2:21.00S P Gargasz, Max 3 —

Event # 44 Women 100 Free 9-10

2:05.81S P Herman, Haley 3 —

2:07.49S F Herman, Haley 2 12

2:16.10S P Jurries, Teal 5 —

2:21.91S F Jurries, Teal 5 8

Event # 45 Men 100 Free 11-12

1:56.78S P Yatchak, Jolan 4 —

1:57.69S F Yatchak, Jolan 4 9

Event # 46 Women 100 Free 11-12

1:25.66S P Burns, Tianna 2 —

1:27.53S F Burns, Tianna 3 10

1:27.66S F Piper, Katelynn 4 9

1:28.79S P Piper, Katelynn 4 —

1:39.47S P Newton, Kristi 8 —

1:39.60S F Newton, Kristi 8 5

Event # 47 Men 100 Free 13-14

1:25.85S F Donner, Ben 3 10

1:26.19S P Donner, Ben 3 —

Event # 48 Women 100 Free 13-14

1:22.38S P Role, Taylor 6 —

1:28.08S F Role, Taylor 6 7

1:46.28S P Yatchak, Rosie 10 —

1:47.87S F Yatchak, Rosie 10 3

Event # 49 Men 100 Free 15-19

1:13.47S P Donner, Nate 1 —

1:13.78S F Donner, Nate 1 14

Event # 50 Women 100 Free 15-19

1:16.40S F Cronquist, Michelle 2 12

1:16.93S P Cronquist, Michelle 2 —

1:18.54S P Labuda, Dana 3 —

1:20.75S F Labuda, Dana 4 9

Event # 51 Men 25 Back 8 & Under

40.56S P Burns, Kyler 4 —

40.94S F Burns, Kyler 2 12

Event # 53 Men 50 Back 9-10

1:06.19S F Newton, Hunter 1 14

1:06.94S P Newton, Hunter 2 —

1:10.47S P Gargasz, Max 3 —

1:11.28S F Gargasz, Max 3 10

Event # 54 Women 50 Back 9-10

57.63S F Pesavento, Juliana 2 12

57.97S P Pesavento, Juliana 2 —

1:04.09S F Herman, Haley 3 10

1:06.27S P Herman, Haley 4 —

DQ P Jurries, Teal — —

Event # 55 Men 50 Back 11-12

1:12.22S F Yatchak, Jolan 3 10

1:13.37S P Yatchak, Jolan 3 —

Event # 56 Women 50 Back 11-12

44.22S P Burns, Tianna 2 —

47.97S F Burns, Tianna 3 10

48.12S F Ward, Bria 4 9

48.18S P Ward, Bria 4 —

DQ P Anywaush, Emily — —

Event # 58 Women 100 Back 13-14

2:11.25S P Yatchak, Rosie 3 —

2:11.31S F Yatchak, Rosie 3 10

Event # 59 Men 100 Back 15-19

1:21.29S F Newton, Alan 1 14

1:21.41S P Newton, Alan 1 —

Event # 64 Women 50 Fly 9-10

DQ P Pesavento, Juliana — —

Event # 66 Women 50 Fly 11-12

43.54S F Bartkoski, Lexie 1 14

44.66S P Ward, Bria 1 —

44.91S F Ward, Bria 2 12

45.41S P Bartkoski, Lexie 2 —

45.46S F Newton, Katie 3 10

48.15S P Newton, Katie 5 —

53.66S F Potter, Keri 7 6

57.31S P Potter, Keri 11 —

Event # 67 Men 50 Fly 13-14

43.63S F Donner, Ben 2 12

47.41S P Donner, Ben 3 —

Event # 68 Women 50 Fly 13-14

39.16S P Role, Taylor 1 —

39.91S F Role, Taylor 2 12

Event # 70 Women 50 Fly 15-19

35.59S P Cronquist, Michelle 2 —

36.31S F Cronquist, Michelle 2 12

58.90S F Woods, Caitlin 7 6

1:00.73S P Woods, Caitlin 7 —

Event # 72 Women 400 Free 15-19

6:51.25S F Labuda, Dana 2 12

Event # 76 Women 100 Medley Relay 9-10

1:56.10 S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 2 16

Event # 77 Men 200 Medley Relay 11-12

DQ F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team

Event # 78 Women 200 Medley Relay 11-12

2:55.78 S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 1 20

3:26.97 S F B Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 3 14

Event # 82 Women 200 Medley Relay 15-19

3:08.18 S F A Relay Columbia Falls Swim Team 3 14