Swim team takes second at Choteau meet
Members of the Columbia Falls Swim Team celebrate with their second-place trophy in Choteau Sunday. (photo provided)
The Columbia Falls Swim Team was second in Choteau over the weekend on the strength of 33 top-3 finishes. Catherine Opalka accounted for all three of the individual first-place finishes for the Columbia Falls team, winning the girls 25 freestyle, 25 breaststroke and 50 freestyle in the 8 and under division.
The team also won three relay races as the 11-12 girls team of Avery Role, Taryn Borgen, Sadie Cheff and Camille Cronk won both the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. The 13-14 boys team of Thane Borgen, Tristan Crane, Logan Niles and Adam Schrader also won the 200 medley relay.
The team also had 12 second-place and 15 third-place finishes at the meet.
“Things are looking pretty good for us right now,” head coach Maida Walters said. “The swimmers will be tired because we’re getting into the real grind of our season now, but that’s where they need to be in order to perform well at state.”
The team will be at home this weekend as they host a meet at Pinewood Park Saturday and Sunday.
Choteau Swim Meet Results:
Boys 8 and Under
100 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Javen Kuntz, Evan Keith, Talon Borgen, Fjord Borgen – 1:42.33
25 Freestyle
5th – Talon Borgen
8th – Javen Kuntz
10th – Fjord Borgen
25 Breaststroke
2nd – Evan Keith
50 Freestyle
5th – Talon Borgen
7th – Javen Kuntz
8th – Fjord Borgen
25 Backstroke
6th – Fjord Borgen
8th – Javen Kuntz
11th – Kenny Schubert
12th – Evan Keith
25 Butterfly
3rd – Talon Borgen
100 Medley Relay
2nd – Javen Kuntz, Evan Keith, Talon Borgen, Fjord Borgen
Girls 8 and Under
25 Breaststroke
1st – Catherine Opalka
25 Freestyle
1st – Catherine Opalka
50 freestyle
1st – Catherine Opalka
25 Backstroke
10th – Teaghan Roe
Boys 9-10
100 freestyle relay
4th – Jackson Schubert, Kenny Schubert, Bryant Jollymore, Scott Martindale
50 Freestyle
8th – Jackson Schubert
10th – Bryant Jollymore
50 Breaststroke
3rd – Jackson Schubert
100 Freestyle
11th – Bryant Jollymore
50 Backstroke
4th – Bryant Jollymore
5th – Jackson Schubert
10th – Scott Martindale
Girls 9-10
100 Freestyle Relay
5th – Kensley Cheff, Lucy Hiner, Catherine Opalka, Elaine Martindale
100 Individual Medley
4th – Kensley Cheff
50 Freestyle
4th – Elaine Martindale
10th – Kensley Cheff
50 Breaststroke
5th – Kensley Cheff
100 Freestyle
4th – Elaine Martindale
50 Backstroke
2nd – Elaine Martindale
100 Medley Relay
4th – Lucy Hiner, Kensley Cheff, Elaine Martindale, Catherine Opalka
Boys 11-12
200 Freestyle Relay
3rd – Connor Keith, Gaibryl Kuntz, Joseph Leonhardt, Nathan Niles
50 Freestyle
8th – Gaibryl Kuntz
9th – Joseph Leonhardt
50 Breaststroke
3rd – Nathan Niles
100 Freestyle
7th – Nathan Niles
10th – Gaibryl Kuntz
11th – Josept Leonhardt
50 Backstroke
4th – Gaibryl Kuntz
6th – Joseph Leonhardt
200 Freestyle
3rd – Nathan Niles
200 Medley Relay
2nd – Gaibryl Kuntz, Connor Keith, Nathan Niles, Joseph Leonhardt
Girls 11-12
200 Freestyle Relay
1st – Avery Role, Taryn Borgen, Sadie Cheff, Camille Cronk
200 Individual Medley
3rd – Taryn Borgen
4th – Jolie Friar
50 Freestyle
4th – Sadie Cheff
6th – Camille Cronk
7th – Ashlyn Dunham
50 Breaststroke
2nd – Sadie Cheff
100 Freestyle
2nd – Avery Role
3rd – Camille Cronk
7th – Ashlyn Dunham
9th – Molly Bagley
12th – Jolie Friar
50 Backstroke
3rd – Camille Cronk
4th – Sadie Cheff
50 Butterfly
3rd – Avery Role
4th – Taryn Borgen
5th – Jolie Friar
6th – Ashlyn Dunham
8th – Molly Bagley
200 Freestyle
2nd – Taryn Borgen
200 Medley Relay
1st – Camille Cronk, Sadie Cheff, Taryn Borgen, Avery Role
Boys 13-14
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Logan Niles, Tristan Crane, Thane Borgen, Adam Schrader
200 Individual Medley
3rd – Thane Borgen
50 Freestyle
6th – Tristan Crane
7th – Logan Niles
100 Breaststroke
3rd – Tristan Crane
100 Freestyle
4th – Adam Schrader
5th – Logan Niles
7th – Tristan Crane
8th – Thane Borgen
100 Backstroke
3rd – Adam Schrader
50 Butterfly
6th – Thane Borgen
200 Freestyle
2nd – Adam Schrader
3rd – Logan Niles
200 Medley Relay
1st – Thane Borgen, Tristan Crane, Logan Niles, Adam Schrader
Girls 13-14
200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Norah Bagely, Sophia Englehardt, Rozzlin Taylor, Kate Keith
200 Individual Medley
4th – Norah Bagley
50 Freestyle
3rd – Sophia Englehardt
4th – Rozzlin Taylor
100 Freestyle
5th – Sophia Englehardt
6th – Rozzlin Taylor
100 Backstroke
4th – Sophia Englehardt
200 Freestyle
3rd – Norah Bagley
200 Medley Relay
2nd – Sophia Englehardt, Kate Keith, Norah Bagley, Rozzlin Taylor
Girls 15-19
50 Freestyle
4th – Madeline Stutsman
100 Breaststroke
7th – Madeline Stutsman
100 Freestyle
7th – Madeline Stutsman