CFST swims to third at Columbia Falls Invite

By JOE SOVA / Hungry Horse News

Highlighted by a record-breaking performance by Erik Anderson, the Columbia Falls Swim Team earned third place in the 13-team Columbia Falls Invitational Swim Meet held Saturday and Sunday at the Pinewood Family Aquatic Center. There were more than 300 swimmers in the pool during the meet.

Five pool records were broken, one by Anderson. He broke his own pool record in the 100-meter butterfly, swimming the distance in 1:05.84. That was just off his Federation record of 1:05.38. Anderson won the 50 and 100 fly in the 15-19 boys division.

Vincent Erickson of CFST tied for high-point honors in the 13-14-year-old boys division with 42 points. He won three events — the 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 100 fly. Teammate Kodiak Gimbel finished third in the high-point standings in 13-14 boys.

A Bitterroot Swim Team with large numbers and good quality swimmers took the title with 1,347 points. The Shelby Water Otters were second with 864. CFST was third with 856.5. Then came Conrad at 654.5, Chester 399, Fort Benton 346, Cut Bank 258, Chinook 138, Fairfield 120, Plains 115, Sunburst 105, Lewistown 70 and Choteau 15.

"We did very well as a team," CFST head coach Mike Nelson said. "For many of our swimmers it was their first meet of the year."

In his first butterfly race, 8-year-old Daniel Seymour took the gold. It was a 25-meter race.

"I'm really proud of the team, and how well we're still doing with the small numbers," assistant coach Michelle Cronquist said.

Other event winners for CFST: 13-14 boys 200 freestyle relay (Erickson, RJ Webber, Hunter Newton, Gimbel); 15-19 boys 200 free relay (Alan Newton, Scott Boyd, Nate Labuda, Anderson); 13-14 girls 200 medley relay (Bria Ward, Katie Donner, Lexie Bartkoski, Jessica Baiar); Colton Babcock, 8 & under boys, 100 IM; Gimbel, 13-14 boys, 50 free; Karyssa Nelson, 9-10 girls, 100 free; Katelynn Piper, 15-19 girls, 100 free; Ward, 13-14 girls, 100 back; and Boyd, 15-19 boys, 100 back.

CFST competes in an invitational in Cut Bank this Saturday and Sunday.

Columbia Falls Invitational

CFST results

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 4:05.47.

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 1:33.82.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

10, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:17.65.

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:49.90.

Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

7, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 3:13.56.

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:32.56.

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

4, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:28.43.

Boys 15-19 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'B' 1:55.64; 4, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:00.70.

Girls 15-19 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

5, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:41.45.

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter IM

1, Babcock, Colton, Columbia Falls, 2:13.99.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter IM

6, Nelson, Karyssa, Columbia Falls, 1:54.79; 14, Caffrey, Ashley, Columbia Falls, 2:23.01.

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter IM

5, Role, Garett, Columbia Falls, 4:03.50.

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter IM

4, Newton, Hunter, Columbia Falls, 4:15.08.

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter IM

2, Donner, Katie, Columbia Falls, 3:26.06; 4, Baiar, Jessica, Columbia Falls, 3:59.63.

Boys 15-19 200 SC Meter IM

4, Newton, Alan, Columbia Falls, 2:53.87; 5, Boyd, Scott, Columbia Falls, 3:09.85; 8, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 3:14.55.

Girls 15-19 200 SC Meter IM

4, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 3:12.84; 7, Newton, Katie, Columbia Falls, 3:37.39; 9, Newton, Kristi, Columbia Falls, 3:42.07.

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle

3, Seymour, Daniel, Columbia Falls, 22.25; 11, Gargasz, Sam, Columbia Falls, 26.46.

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle

9, Webber, Billy, Columbia Falls, 55.16; 11, Seymour, Luke, Columbia Falls, 1:01.12; 12, Ronish, Nic, Columbia Falls, 1:03.09.

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Nelson, Karyssa, Columbia Falls, 42.29.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 35.75; 11, Ronish, Zac, Columbia Falls, 47.35.

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Gimbel, Kodiak, Columbia Falls, 32.21; 11, Webber, RJ, Columbia Falls, 43.31.

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle

5, Ward, Bria, Columbia Falls, 33.56.

Boys 15-19 50 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Boyd, Scott, Columbia Falls, 29.34; 8, Labuda, Nate, Columbia Falls, 31.20; 11, Boyd, Eric, Columbia Falls, 31.37.

Girls 15-19 50 SC Meter Freestyle

5, Piper, Katelynn, Columbia Falls, 33.62.

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke

3, Babcock, Colton, Columbia Falls, 28.51; 7, Gargasz, Sam, Columbia Falls, 41.17.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

3, Role, Garett, Columbia Falls, 53.23; 5, Ronish, Zac, Columbia Falls, 58.48; 6, Gargasz, Max, Columbia Falls, 59.18.

Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

2, Palmer, Ashley, Columbia Falls, 56.80.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

1, Erickson, Vincent, Columbia Falls, 1:29.93; 7, Newton, Hunter, Columbia Falls, 2:05.91.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

5, Donner, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:43.48.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

4, Newton, Alan, Columbia Falls, 1:26.27; 6, Labuda, Nate, Columbia Falls, 1:35.40.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

4, Newton, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:39.11; 6, Newton, Kristi, Columbia Falls, 1:46.67.

Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle

5, Seymour, Daniel, Columbia Falls, 50.72; 6, Babcock, Colton, Columbia Falls, 51.13; 12, Gargasz, Sam, Columbia Falls, 1:11.97.

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Webber, Billy, Columbia Falls, 2:14.10; 6, Seymour, Luke, Columbia Falls, 2:30.92.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Nelson, Karyssa, Columbia Falls, 1:32.85; 7, Caffrey, Ashley, Columbia Falls, 1:56.38.

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

5, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 1:17.95; 7, Role, Garett, Columbia Falls, 1:29.88.

Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

7, Palmer, Ashley, Columbia Falls, 1:34.74.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Gimbel, Kodiak, Columbia Falls, 1:16.51; 9, Webber, RJ, Columbia Falls, 1:51.04.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Ward, Bria, Columbia Falls, 1:16.12; 6, Donner, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:19.89.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Anderson, Erik, Columbia Falls, 1:01.36; 7, Boyd, Eric, Columbia Falls, 1:09.39; 10, Labuda, Nate, Columbia Falls, 1:14.06.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Piper, Katelynn, Columbia Falls, 1:14.98.

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke

5, Merrell, Gabrielle, Columbia Falls, 36.35.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke

5, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 44.79.

Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke

6, Palmer, Ashley, Columbia Falls, 47.20.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Erickson, Vincent, Columbia Falls, 1:33.59; 2, Gimbel, Kodiak, Columbia Falls, 1:39.3; 3, Newton, Hunter, Columbia Falls, 1:48.50.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Ward, Bria, Columbia Falls, 1:27.57.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Boyd, Scott, Columbia Falls, 1:18.57; 4, Boyd, Eric, Columbia Falls, 1:24.06.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Backstroke

7, Newton, Kristi, Columbia Falls, 1:44.03.

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Seymour, Daniel, Columbia Falls, 31.05.

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

6, Merrell, Gabrielle, Columbia Falls, 39.82.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly

5, Gargasz, Max, Columbia Falls, 56.89; 9, Ronish, Zac, Columbia Falls, 1:08.31.

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

4, Baiar, Jessica, Columbia Falls, 42.23.

Boys 15-19 50 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Anderson, Erik, Columbia Falls, 28.96; 3, Baiar, Michael, Columbia Falls, 31.56; 5, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 34.09.

10, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 38.81.

Girls 15-19 50 SC Meter Butterfly

4, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 38.00; 11, Potter, Keri, Columbia Falls, 47.95.

Boys 15-19 400 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Newton, Alan, Columbia Falls, 5:48.16; 5, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 5:57.40.

Girls 15-19 400 SC Meter Freestyle

5, Piper, Katelynn, Columbia Falls, 6:15.70; 10, Potter, Keri, Columbia Falls, 7:21.22.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

8, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:31.61.

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 3:18.15.

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 3:02.53.

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

1, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:43.63.

Boys 15-19 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:15.76; 3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'B' 2:19.99.

Girls 15-19 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

4, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' 2:42.50.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Erickson, Vincent, Columbia Falls, 1:36.53.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Butterfly

4, Bartkoski, Lexie, Columbia Falls, 1:33.89.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Anderson, Erik, Columbia Falls, 1:05.84; 4, Baiar, Michael, Columbia Falls, 1:18.72; 6, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 1:26.69; 8, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 1:32.11.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Butterfly

2, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 1:27.88; 7, Newton, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:51.72; 8, Potter, Keri, Columbia Falls, 2:04.20.