AREA SWIM LEADERS - OCTOBER 8, 2008

200 medley relay Hanford 1:59.78, Prosser 2:02.00 (sq), Moses Lake 2:02.19, Kamiakin 2:04.97, Southridge 2:06.73, Sunnyside 2:07.06.

200 freestyle Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:58.73 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 2:03.95, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 2:06.93, Deryk Gaddis (Moses Lake) 2:08.44, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 2:09.20, Megan O’Leary (Southridge) 2:10.38. Also Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 2:11.46 (sq).

200 individual medley Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 2:14.50 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 2:17.21 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 2:19.35, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 2:23.80, Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 2:23.97 (sq), Jenna Mehlenbacher (Richland) 2:24.10.

50 free Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 24.59 (sq), Jenna Mehlenbacher (Richland) 26.32, Kaitlin Kessie (Kamiakin) 26.77, Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 26.85, Jessica Hutton (Walla Walla) 27.06, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 27.10.

100 butterfly Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:00.89 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:01.49 (sq), Christine Tixier (Hanford) 1:01.53, Meghan Pickett (Richland) 1:04.91, Hannah Grigg (Moses Lake) 1:05.52, Toni Castillo (Sunnyside) 1:05.52.

100 free Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 57.12, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 57.46, Jenna Mehlenbacher (Richland) 57.59, Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 58.13, Christine Kim (Sunnyside) 58.58, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 59.75.

500 free Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 5:20.98, Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 5:23.79 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 5:29.85, Deryk Gaddis (Moses Lake) 5:36.58, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 5:38.18, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 5:39.17. Also Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 5:47.50 (sq).

200 free relay Hanford 1:47.63, Southridge 1:49.93, Richland 1:51.29, Moses Lake 1:53.27, Prosser 1:53.94, Kamiakin 1:54.36.

100 backstroke Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:01.24 (sq), Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 1:03.93 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:05.21 (sq), Tori Jones (Walla Walla) 1:05.53, Hannah Rankin (Prosser) 1:05.93 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 1:06.05.

100 breaststroke Kaitlyn Broersma (Sunnyside) 1:10.75 (sq), Christine Tixier (Hanford) 1:11.09 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:12.96, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 1:14.95, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 1:15.04, Cari Cortez (Moses Lake) 1:15.53.

400 free relay Hanford 3:55.82, Walla Walla 3:59.31, Moses Lake 4:03.50, Richland 4:08.79, Southridge 4:08.89, Prosser 4:09.10.

CBBN STANDINGS - OCTOBER 2, 2008

Here are the 2008 Mid-Columbia girls swimming standings through Thursday, October 2, 2008.

5-0 - Eastmont
6-1 - Wenatchee
5-1 - Hanford
4-1 - Moses Lake
4-2 - Eisenhower
4-3 - Southridge
3-3 - Richland
2-3 - Walla Walla
2-3 - West Valley-Yakima
2-6 - Kamiakin
1-6 - Kennewick
0-4 - Davis
0-5 - Sunnyside

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Team scores—Wenatchee 152, Kennewick 33; Wenatchee 118, Southridge 68

Team scores—Eastmont 131 1/2, Richland 54 1/2; Eastmont 113, Hanford 72

GIRLS SWIMMIMMING NOTES - SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Mid-Columbia Swim Leaders

200 medley relay: Hanford 2:01.23, Prosser 2:02.00 (sq), Moses Lake 2:02.19, Kamiakin 2:04.97, Southridge 2:06.73, Sunnyside 2:07.06.

200 freestyle: Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:58.73 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 2:04.90, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 2:06.93, Deryk Gaddis (Moses Lake) 2:08.44, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 2:09.20, Megan O’Leary (Southridge) 2:10.38. Also Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 2:11.46 (sq).

200 IM: Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 2:14.50 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 2:17.21 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 2:19.35, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 2:23.80, Jenna Mehlenbacher (Richland) 2:24.10, Megan O’Leary (Southridge) 2:24.46. Also Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 2:26.55 (sq).

50 free Natilee: Ruiz (Othello) 24.59 (sq), Jenna Mehlenbacher (Richland) 26.32, Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 26.85, Jessica Hutton (Walla Walla) 27.06, Chloe Hall (Southridge) 27.29, Kaitlin Kessie (Kamiakin) 27.38, Toni Castillo (Sunnyside) 27.38.

100 butterfly: Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:00.89 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:01.49 (sq), Christine Tixier (Hanford) 1:02.98, Meghan Pickett (Richland) 1:04.91, Hannah Grigg (Moses Lake) 1:05.52, Toni Castillo (Sunnyside) 1:05.52.

100 free: Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 57.12, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 57.46, Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 58.13, Christine Kim (Sunnyside) 58.58, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 59.75, Megan Maynes (Hanford) 59.85.

500 free: Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 5:20.98, Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 5:23.79 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 5:29.85, Deryk Gaddis (Moses Lake) 5:36.58, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 5:38.18, Christine Tixier (Hanford) 5:39.17.

200 free relay: Hanford 1:47.63, Southridge 1:49.93, Richland 1:52.59, Moses Lake 1:53.27, Prosser 1:53.94, Kamiakin 1:54.36.

100 backstroke: Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 1:01.24 (sq), Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 1:05.01 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:05.21 (sq), Tori Jones (Walla Walla) 1:05.53, Hannah Rankin (Prosser) 1:05.93 (sq), Megan Schuh (Moses Lake) 1:06.05.

100 breaststroke: Kaitlyn Broersma (Sunnyside) 1:10.75 (sq), Christine Tixier (Hanford) 1:11.09 (sq), Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 1:12.96, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 1:14.95, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 1:15.04, Cari Cortez (Moses Lake) 1:15.53.

400 free relay: Hanford 3:59.31, Walla Walla 3:59.31, Moses Lake 4:03.50, Richland 4:08.79, Southridge 4:08.89, Sunnyside 4:13.99.

GIRLS SWIMMIMMING NOTES - SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Here are the 2008 Mid-Columbia girls swimming standings through Thursday, September 18.

Eastmont 3-0
Hanford 3-0
Southridge 2-0
Moses Lake 1-0
Richland 2-1
West Valley 1-1
Kamiakin 1-3
Davis 0-1
Eisenhower 0-1
Walla Walla 0-1
Wenatchee 0-1
Kennewick 0-2
Sunnyside 0-2

GIRL'S SWIMMING NOTES - SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Here are the league previews for the 2008 Mid-Columbia girls swim season:

CBBN

2007 Champions:

Wenatchee (4A Duals and Districts)
Eastmont (3A Duals and Districts) and West Valley-Yakima (3A duals).

Returning State Qualifiers:

4A--Tatum Tyynismaa, jr., Walla Walla (200 freestyle, 500 free); Jenna Mehlenbacher, sr., Richland (50 free, 100 free); Karlie Neff, sr., Wenatchee (50 free); Samantha Bennett, jr., Wenatchee (50 free); Vanessa Chittim, sr., Wenatchee (diving); Heather Devine, sr., Moses Lake (diving); Liz Dotson, sr., Richland (diving); Erica Burmood, jr., Walla Walla (100 butterfly); Catherine Polito, jr., Moses Lake (100 free); Emilie Pleger, soph., Eisenhower (100 breaststroke).

3A--Megan Maynes, jr., Hanford (200 free); Chezla Cadwell, jr., West Valley (200 free); Nikki Cleary, sr., West Valley (200 IM, 100 backstroke); Kinzi Halle, sr., Eastmont (200 IM, 500 free); Karin Cross, sr., Southridge (500 free); Kelsey Bruggman, sr., Eastmont (50 free, 100 fly); Carmen Robb, sr., Eastmont (100 fly, 100 back); Kaitlyn Broersma, sr., Sunnyside (50 free, 100 breast); Katie Smoot, jr., Southridge (diving); Kira Lewis, sr., West Valley (diving); Shelby Johnson, sr., Eastmont (diving); Gabby Ruiz, sr., West Valley (100 back); Pamela Harvey, jr., Kamiakin (100 breast).

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