Wildcats win divisional title, head to state
The Columbia Falls Swim team won the Western Divisional tournament over the weekend by a wide margin. The Wildcats, with 67 swimmers in the pool, were a force to be reckoned with, scoring 1,425 total points (688 points above the second place team). The team will now try to take that momentum and win a state title in Sidney this weekend.
The competition from the eastern division will be tough, but Columbia Falls swimmers are geared up and ready to swim.
“I want to first thank everyone who came out to support our kids. They swam so tough and we had some very exciting races. We had four high point winners, numerous top three finishers, and set six Swim Federation Records on the weekend. We are tapering for state this week and excited to take 49 seasoned swimmers with us to Sidney,” coach Kyle Babcock said.
High Point Swimmers from the meet include:
Boys 8 and under: Raef Edwards
Boys 9/10: Grady Talbot
Girls 9/10: Hadley Edwards
Girls 11/12: Payson Scribner
New Federation Records include:
Mixed and under 8 freestyle relay: L. Borgen, M. Schultz, C. Idleman, R. Edwards
Mixed 9-10 medley relay: G. Talbot, W. McClure, E. Dyck, H. Edwards
Mixed 11/12 freestyle relay: F. Borgen, L. Swank, K. Daniels, P. Scribner
Mixed 11/12 medley relay: F. Borgen, L. Swank, K. Daniels, P. Scribner
Hadley Edwards: 50m free, 50m back
Relay Results
Boys 8 & Under:
100m free 1st: C. Steele, W. Steele, E. Alley, J. McClure
100m medley 1st: C. Steele, J. McClure, M. Schultz, W. Steele
Girls 8 & Under:
100m free 2nd: M. Hull, H. Roe, M. Conway, M. Krasteva
100m medley 1st: H. Roe, M. Hull, M. Krasteva, M. Conway
Mixed 8 & Under
100m free 1st: L. Borgen, M. Schultz, C. Idleman, R. Edwards
100m medley 1st: L. Borgen, C. Idleman, R. Edwards, H. Parsons
Boys 9/10
100m free 1st: B. Bigelow, J. Conway, W. Mattingly, L. Steele
100m medley 1st: L. Steele, B. Bigelow, H. McClure, J. Conway
Girls 9/10
100m free 3rd: T. Ramatatolo, D. Parsons, T. Roe, Q. Roe
100m medley 5th: T. Roe, T. Ramatatolo, Q. Roe, D. Parsons
Mixed 9/10:
100m free 1st: G. Talbot, W. McClure, E. Dyck, H. Edwards
100m medley 1st: G. Talbot, W. McClure, E. Dyck, H. Edwards
Boys 11/12:
200m free 1st: L. Slaybaugh, H. McClure, A. Dyck, A. Daniels
100m medley 1st: A. Daniels, L. Slaybaugh, R. Watkins, A. Dyck
Girls 11/12:
200y free 2nd: B. Bates, H. Bigelow, A. Idleman, E. Parsons
200m medley 1st: H. Bigelow, E. Parsons, B. Bates, I. Brooks
Mixed 11/12:
200m free 1st: F. Borgen, L. Swank, K. Daniels, P. Scribner
100m medley 1st: F. Borgen, L. Swank, K. Daniels, P. Scribner
Boys 13/14:
200m free 1st: B. Hull, J. Kuntz, T. Borgen, Q. Babcock
100m medley 1st: Q. Babcock, J. Kuntz, T. Borgen, B. Hull
Girls 13/14:
200m free 2nd: M. Talbot, B. Chappuis, C. Gregg, V. Parsons
Individual Results for High Point Swimmers in Each Age Group
Boys 8 & Under:
Raef Edwards: 100m IM - 1st, 50m free - 1st, 25m back - 1st
Mack Schultz: 100m IM - 2nd, 25m free - 3rd, 50m free - 2nd
Christian Steele: 25m free - 4th, 50m free - 3rd, 25m back - 3rd
Girls 8 & Under:
Loxley Borgen: 25m free - 3rd, 50m free - 2nd, 25m back - 1st
Mia Kresteva: 100m IM - 2nd, 25m back - 4th, 25m fly - 1st
Cora Idleman: 25m free - 5th, 25 breast - 1st, 50m free - 5th
Boys 9/10
Grady Talbot: 100m IM - 1st, 100m free - 1st, 50m fly - 1st
William McClure: 100m IM - 2nd, 50m free - 1st, 50m breast - 1st
Brayden Bigelow: 50m breast - 4th, 100m free - 3rd, 50m back - 2nd
Girls 9/10
Hadley Edwards: 50m free - 1st, 50m breast - 1st, 50m back - 1st
Emmy Dyck: 50m free - 2nd, 100m free - 1st, 50m fly - 1st
Teagan Roe: 100m IM - 5th, 50m breast - 10th, 50m back - 7th
Boys 11/12
Fjord Borgen: 50m free - 2nd, 100m free - 1st, 50m back - 1st
Liam Swank: 200m free - 2nd, 50m free - 3rd, 50m breast - 1st
Quinten Babcock: 50m breast - 3rd, 200m free - 3rd
Girls 11/12
Payson Scribner: 50m free - 1st, 50m back - 1st, 50m fly - 1st
Kaitlyn Daniels: 200m IM - 1st, 100m free - 2nd, 50m fly - 2nd
Eleanor Parsons: 50m free - 4th, 50m breast - 3rd, 50m back - 7th
Brielle Bates: 200m free - 3rd, 50m free - 5th, 100m free - 6th
Boys 13/14
Brayden Hull: 200m free - 3rd, 50m free - 2nd, 100m free - 1st
Talon Borgen: 200m IM - 3rd, 100m breast - 2nd, 50m fly - 5th
Javen Kuntz: 50m free - 4th, 100m breast - 3rd, 100m free - 5th
Girls 13/14
Morgan Talbot: 100m breast - 6th, 100m free - 4th, 100m back - 4th
Boys 15-19
Joseph Leonhardt: 50m free - 4th, 100m free - 3rd, 100m back - 2nd
Girls 15-19
Brooke Evans: 400m free - 3rd
Lizzie Burton: 50m free - 7th, 100m breast - 7th, 100m free - 6th
Linkon Slaybaugh gives it his all in the 200 free relay.
Fjord Borgen swims in the 200 freestyle mixed medley.