Anderson leads CFST to second at Cut Bank Invitational

By JOE SOVA / Hungry Horse News

Erik Anderson broke the pool record while winning the 100-meter breaststroke at the Cut Bank Invitational last weekend and also won two other events, leading the Columbia Falls Swim Team to second place.

The Shelby Water Otters took the team title with 993 points in the 10-team field. The CFST was runner-up with 852. Following were Conrad with 758, Fort Benton 595, Bitterroot 556, Chester 498, Cut Bank 492, Choteau 166, Fairfield 142 and Sunburst 126.

Anderson's time of 1:06.31 in the 100 breaststroke broke the Cut Bank pool record. He also won the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly. He earned high-point honors in the 15-19 boys division.

Colton Babcock and Vincent Erickson each won two open events. Babcock won the 25 breaststroke and 100 IM, and was second in high-point standings in 8 & Under boys. Ericksonwas first in the 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke; he was third in high-point in 13-14 boys.

Dalton Nelson was third in high-point in the 11-12 boys age group.

Two CFST relay quartets also picked up victories. Daniel Seymour, Cooper Babcock, Sam Gargasz and Colton Babcock swam to first place in the 100 freestyle relay. Colin Norick, Colton Babcock, Seymour and James Role teamed for top honors in the 100 medley relay.

CFST head coach Mike Nelson praised Colin Norick, who took 30 seconds off combined times in his events.

The team competes in the Shelby Invitational this Saturday and Sunday.

CFST results from the Cut Bank Invitational:

Boys 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay

1, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Seymour, Daniel 8, Babcock, Cooper 5, Gargasz, Sam 8, Babcock, Colton 8), 1:55.44.

Boys 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Norick, Colter 10, Seymour, Luke 9, Webber, Billy 10, Ronish, Nic 9), 1:30.90.

Girls 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay

9, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Gimbel, Allyson 10, Norick, Cassidy 7, Johnson, Chloe 9, Nelson, Karyssa 9), 2:05.63.

Boys 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Ronish, Zac 11, Gargasz, Max 12, Role, Garett 12, Nelson, Dalton 12), 2:52.81.

Boys 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Gimbel, Kodiak 14, Newton, Hunter 13, Webber, RJ 13, Erickson, Vincent 14), 2:32.65.

Girls 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Donner, Katie 13, Seymour, Rachel 11, Baiar, Jessica 13, Bartkoski, Lexie 14), 2:30.34.

Boys 15-19 200 Freestyle Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Boyd, Eric 15, Donner, Benjamin 16, Newton, Alan 18, Anderson, Erik 18), 1:59.38; 3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'B' (Labuda, Nate 15, Boyd, Scott 15, Riffey, Jon 15, Baiar, Michael 15), 1:59.70.

Girls 15-19 200 Freestyle Relay

5, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Newton, Katie 15, Webber, Christine 15, Newton, Kristi 15, Piper, Katelynn 15), 2:32.70.

Boys 8 & Under 100 IM

1, Babcock, Colton, 2:16.85.

Girls 9-10 100 IM

5, Nelson, Karyssa, 1:53.09.

Boys 11-12 200 IM

4, Role, Garett, 3:57.92.

Boys 13-14 200 IM

5, Newton, Hunter, 4:15.27.

Girls 13-14 200 IM

3, Donner, Katie, 3:28.64.

Boys 15-19 200 IM

2, Newton, Alan, 2:54.20; 3, Boyd, Scott,3:17.16.

Girls 15-19 200 IM

5, Newton, Kristi, 3:33.34; 6, Newton, Katie, 3:37.07.

Boys 8 & Under 25 Freestyle

4, Seymour, Daniel, 21.69; 7, Norick, Colin, 27.47; 8, Gargasz, Sam, 28.65.

Girls 8 & Under 25 Freestyle

21, Norick, Cassidy, 33.34.

Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle

5, Webber, Billy, 54.67; 9, Ronish, Nic, 53.35; 13, Seymour, Luke, 1:00.61.

Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle

19, Gimbel, Allyson, 53.30; 29, Christian, Sierra, 1:16.97; 31, Johnson, Chloe, 1:50.56.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 35.65; 10, Ronish, Zac, Columbia Falls, 45.94; 12, Gargasz, Max, Columbia Falls, 49.89.

Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle

16, Seymour, Rachel, 46.77.

Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle

2, Gimbel, Kodiak, 30.61; 11, Webber, RJ, 45.03.

Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle

4, Bartkoski, Lexie, 32.52; 11, Baiar, Jessica, 38.09.

Boys 15-19 50 Freestyle

1, Anderson, Erik, 27.20; 5, Baiar, Michael, 28.47; 6, Boyd, Scott, 28.82; 12, Labuda, Nate, 32.97; 15, Boyd, Eric, 32.18.

Girls 15-19 50 Freestyle

6, Piper, Katelynn, 34.17; 11, Newton, Katie, 38.93; 14, Webber, Christine, 46.17.

Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke

1, Babcock, Colton, 27.76.

Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke

4, Role, Garett, 52.38; 7, Ronish, Zac, 57.98; 8, Gargasz, Max, 59.02.

Boys 13-14 100 Breaststroke

1, Erickson, Vincent, 1:29.93; 7, Newton, Hunter, 2:01.18.

Girls 13-14 100 Breaststroke

2, Donner, Katie, 1:42.33.

Boys 15-19 100 Breaststroke

5, Newton, Alan, 1:26.09; 10, Labuda, Nate, 1:35.16.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

4, Newton, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:37.87; 7, Newton, Kristi, Columbia Falls, 1:44.44.

Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle

4, Seymour, Daniel, Columbia Falls, 49.81; 7, Norick, Colin, Columbia Falls, 1:00.49; 12, Gargasz, Sam, Columbia Falls, 1:07.72; 16, Role, James, Columbia Falls, 2:02.21.

Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle

15, Norick, Cassidy, Columbia Falls, 1:24.03.

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Norick, Colter, Columbia Falls, 1:45.84; 4, Webber, Billy, Columbia Falls, 2:13.48; 5, Seymour, Luke, Columbia Falls, 2:25.80.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Nelson, Karyssa, Columbia Falls, 1:34.18; 8, Gimbel, Allyson, Columbia Falls, 2:05.81.

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 1:21.00; 4, Role, Garett, Columbia Falls, 1:28.67.

Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

18, Seymour, Rachel, Columbia Falls, 2:07.12.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

3, Gimbel, Kodiak, Columbia Falls, 1:11.27; 8, Webber, RJ, Columbia Falls, 1:45.02.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

6, Donner, Katie, Columbia Falls, 1:18.88; 8, Baiar, Jessica, Columbia Falls, 1:24.75.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Freestyle

8, Boyd, Eric, Columbia Falls, 1:09.23; 13, Labuda, Nate, Columbia Falls, 1:16.53.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Freestyle

3, Piper, Katelynn, Columbia Falls, 1:14.58.

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke

8, Norick, Colin, Columbia Falls, 33.98; 13, Role, James, Columbia Falls, 59.99.

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke

24, Norick, Cassidy, Columbia Falls, 48.17.

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke

6, Nelson, Karyssa, Columbia Falls, 52.69; 23, Christian, Sierra, Columbia Falls, 1:24.32.

Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke

13, Seymour, Rachel, Columbia Falls, 59.09.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Erickson, Vincent, Columbia Falls, 1:28.98; 3, Gimbel, Kodiak, Columbia Falls, 1:35.87; 5, Newton, Hunter, Columbia Falls, 1:48.35.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Backstroke

3, Boyd, Scott, Columbia Falls, 1:17.51; 4, Newton, Alan, Columbia Falls, 1:21.06; 5, Boyd, Eric, Columbia Falls, 1:23.17.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Backstroke

4, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 1:32.62; 6, Newton, Kristi, Columbia Falls, 1:39.87; 9, Webber, Christine, Columbia Falls, 2:04.93.

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

2, Seymour, Daniel, Columbia Falls, 28.48; 3, Babcock, Colton, Columbia Falls, 32.34.

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly

3, Norick, Colter, Columbia Falls, 53.44.

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly

3, Nelson, Dalton, Columbia Falls, 47.78; 5, Gargasz, Max, Columbia Falls, 1:00.20.

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

4, Webber, RJ, Columbia Falls, 1:05.83.

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

3, Bartkoski, Lexie, Columbia Falls, 36.97; 8, Baiar, Jessica, Columbia Falls, 42.35.

Boys 15-19 50 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Anderson, Erik, Columbia Falls, 28.92; 3, Baiar, Michael, Columbia Falls, 32.91; 4, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 33.58; 10, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 38.71.

Girls 15-19 50 SC Meter Butterfly

7, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 37.66.

Boys 15-19 400 SC Meter Freestyle

2, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 5:48.13; 5, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 6:10.88.

Girls 15-19 400 SC Meter Freestyle

6, Piper, Katelynn, Columbia Falls, 6:09.43.

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

1, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Norick, Colin 8, Babcock, Colton 8, Seymour, Daniel 8, Role, James 5), 2:17.09.

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Webber, Billy 10, Ronish, Nic 9, Norick, Colter 10, Seymour, Luke 9), 1:54.89.

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

7, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Christian, Sierra 10, Gimbel, Allyson 10, Nelson, Karyssa 9, Johnson, Chloe 9), 2:21.00.

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Nelson, Dalton 12, Role, Garett 12, Gargasz, Max 12, Ronish, Zac 11), 3:15.81.

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

4, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Erickson, Vincent 14, Newton, Hunter 13, Webber, RJ 13, Gimbel, Kodiak 14), 3:17.95.

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Bartkoski, Lexie 14, Donner, Katie 13, Baiar, Jessica 13, Seymour, Rachel 11), 2:51.31.

Boys 15-19 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

2, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Boyd, Scott 15, Labuda, Nate 15, Anderson, Erik 18, Donner, Benjamin 16), 2:16.74.

3, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'B' (Boyd, Eric 15, Newton, Alan 18, Baiar, Michael 15, Riffey, Jon 15), 2:16.77.

Girls 15-19 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

5, Columbia Falls Swim Team 'A' (Newton, Kristi 15, Newton, Katie 15, Ronish, Hanna 15, Piper, Katelynn 15), 2:40.97.

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Butterfly

3, Erickson, Vincent, Columbia Falls, 1:36.48.

Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Butterfly

2, Bartkoski, Lexie, Columbia Falls, 1:29.44.

Boys 15-19 100 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Anderson, Erik, Columbia Falls, 1:06.31 (pool record); 6, Riffey, Jon, Columbia Falls, 1:27.96; 7, Donner, Benjamin, Columbia Falls, 1:33.26.

Girls 15-19 100 SC Meter Butterfly

3, Ronish, Hanna, Columbia Falls, 1:29.24.