The Soldotna boys missed the awards podium by a single point, finishing fourth in the team standings at the 2016 ASAA State Swimming and Diving Championships held in the Dimond Aquatic Center in Juneau. The Star girls finished ninth in the team scoring, following a championship in at the Region III championships.
The SoHi boys were lead by Cody Watkins and Jacob Hall. Watkins finished second in the 50 freestyle, third in the 100 butterfly and was a member of the Stars 200 medley relay. Jacob Hall finished second in the 500 freestyle, setting a SoHi school record; 5th in the 200 freestyle and was a member of the Stars 200 medley relay. Kylin Welch placed fourth overall in the 1M diving competition.
The SoHi boys finished fourth by one point behind Thunder Mountain. The Kodiak boys captured the team championship, 19 points ahead of runner-up Dimond.
On the girls side, Dimond leads all teams in total points for the 2016 team championship. The Star girls finished ninth overall with top six finishes by Sydney Juliussen, 5th in the 100 freestyle, a fourth in the 200 medley relay and 6th in the 400 freestyle relay. Kenai’s Mikaela Pitsch placed fifth in the 1M diving.
2016 ASAA State Swimming and Diving Results
Girls Team Scores: 1. Dimond, 95; 2. Juneau, 82.5; 3. Sitka, 68.5; 4. Kodiak, 54; 5. Chugiak, 38; 6. West Valley, 30; 7 (tie). South, Colony, 29; 9. Soldotna, 23; 10. West, 16; 11. Homer, 15; 12. Bartlett, 14; 13. Eagle River, 12; 14. Hutchison, 11; 15. Palmer, 10; 16. North Pole, 9; 17 (tie). Monroe, Petersburg, 5; 19. Kenai, 4; 20. Ketchikan, 2; 21. Lathrop, 1.
200-yard medley relay — 1. Juneau, 1 minute, 51.75 seconds; 2. Dimond, 1:52.92; 3. Colony, 1:53.11; 4. Soldotna, 1:56.38; 5. South, 1:57.44; 6. Hutchison, 1:58.41.
200 freestyle — 1. Marina Cummiskey, Kod, 1:53.72; 2. Erin Moody, Dim, 1:54.97; 3. Skylar Moore, Sit, 1:58.65; 4. Camryn Williams, Dim, 2:00.04; 5. Cameron Howard, Jun, 2:03.07; 6. Emi Soldwedel, Dim, 2:03.08.
200 individual medley — 1. Mia Ruffin, Jun, 2:06.38; 2. Jessica Williamson, NP, 2:14.06; 3. Camille Dayton, Col, 2:14.07; 4. Aleah Rohde, Dim, 5. Lauren Kuhns, Hom, 2:17.33; 6. Leah Knight, Was, 2:18.74.
50 freestyle — 1. Izzy Powers, Chu, 24.17; 2. Wanlaya Jarupakorn, Bar, 24.68; 3 (tie). Whitney McArthur, Sit, Andyn Mulgrew-Truitt, Jun, 25.22; 5. Hannah Glover, Kod, 25.26; 6. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 25.37.
Diving — 1. Savana Trueb, Sou, 455.95; 2. Kendall Wagner, Was, 362.75; 3. Eileen Cyr, Col, 325.85; 4. Lydia Stanford, Kod, 309.55; 5. Mikaela Pitsch, Ken, 305.15; 6. Rhythm Becket-Cook, Hom, 280.05.
100 butterfly — 1. Jessica Davis, Sit, 59.11; 2. Wanlaya Jarupakorn, Bar, 59.39; 3. Camille Dayton, Col, 59.65; 4. Elcee Evershed, Hut, 1:00.16; 5. Gabi Kito, Jun, 1:00.66; 6. Breckynn Willis, Dim, 1:01.26.
100 freestyle — 1. Izzy Powers, Col, 52.80; 2. Marina Cummiskey, Kod, 53.33; 3. Erin Moody, Dim, 53.42; 4. Hannah Glover, Kod, 55.84; 5. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 55.99; 6. Izabelle Ith, Pet, 56.23.
500 freestyle — 1. Camryn Williams, Dim, 5:15.91; 2. Gabi Kito, Jun, 5:18.47; 3. Lauren Kuhns, Hom, 5:24.95; 4. Victoria Schachle, Mon, 5:25.75; 5. Emi Soldwedel, Dim, 5:26.25; 6. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 5:32.73.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Sitka, 1:39.92; 2. Dimond, 1:42.23; 3. West Valley, 1:42.42; 4. Kodiak, 1:43.02; 5. Juneau, 1:43.68; 6. Eagle River, 1:45.38.
100 backstroke — 1. Jessica Davis, Sit, 58.31; 2. Cheyenne Burke, Chu, 1:00.55; 3. Alex Shannon, Sou, 1:02.14; 4. Aleah Rohde, Dim, 1:02.32; 5. Olivia Apitz, Kod, 1:02.89; 6. Cassie Watson, Sou, 1:03.20.
100 breaststroke — 1. Mia Ruffin, Jun, 1:05.82; 2. Skylar Moore, Sit, 1:08.04; 3. Madeline Vig, Col, 1:08.73; 4. Patty Eppingher, WV, 1:08.97; 5. Ruth Cvancara, Dim, 1:09.31; 6. Leah Knight, Was, 1:09.98.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Juneau, 3:40.76; 2. Dimond, 3:41.19; 3. Sitka, 3:41.83; 4. Kodiak, 3:45.68; 5. West Valley, 3:48.81; 6. Soldotna, 3:48.97.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Kodiak, 105; 2. Dimond, 86; 3. Thunder Mountain, 62; 4. Soldotna, 61; 5. Eagle River, 47; 6. South, 27; 7. Juneau, 25; 8. West Valley, 24; 9. Hutchison, 19; 10 (tie). Colony, Service, 18; 12. Lathrop, 15; 13. Wasilla, 13; 14. Palmer, 11; 15. Chugiak, 8; 16. Bartlett, 7; 17. Sitka, 6; 18. West, 2; 19. Kenai Central, 1.
200 medley relay — 1. Thunder Mountain, 1:38.58; 2. Soldotna, 1:40.23; 3. Kodiak, 1:40.93; 4. South, 1:41.38; 5. Juneau, 1:43.66; 6. Colony, 1:46.24.
200 freestyle — 1. Talon Lindquist, Kod, 1:39.78; 2. Maximus Addington, Dim, 1:43.51; 3. Alex Suleimani, Lat, 1:43.61; 4. Spencer Holt, TM, 1:44.68; 5. Jacob Hall, Sol, 1:45.26; 6. Nathan Alfano, Dim, 1:45.94.
200 IM — 1. Bergen Davis, TM, 1:54.75; 2. Jake Simmons, Col, 1:56.05; 3. Jack Weaver, Sit, 1:59.70; 4. Aidan Seid, JD, 2:00.82; 5. Luke James, Kod, 2:01.72; 6. Baxter Anderson, Kod, 2:01.84.
50 freestyle — 1. Caleb Law, Ser, 21.32; 2. Cody Watkins, Sol, 21.53; 3. Max Snelders, Pal, 21.80. 4. Nathan Schauff, Kod, 21.99; 5. Joe Min, ER, 22.25; 6. Lucas Wito, Sou, 22.42.
Diving — 1. Brayden Schachle, Was, 539.35; 2. Ethan Larson, Bar, 425.65; 3. Ruben Ulatan, Kod, 415.25; 4. Kylin Welch, Sol, 402.45; 5. Tanner Belliston, Col, 400.80; 6. Elijah Chan, Was, 388.
100 butterfly — 1. Spencer Holt, TM, 50.84; 2. Jake Simmons, Col, 51.19; 3. Cody Watkins, Sol, 51.87; 4. Nathan Alfano, Dim, 52.48; 5. Maximus Addington, Dim, 52.62; 6. Noah Palmer, Hut, 54.32.
100 freestyle — 1. Caleb Law, Ser, 47.10; 2. Reed Dittlinger, Dim, 47.28; 3. Tristan O’Donoghue, WV, 47.58; 4. Christopher Chung, Dim, 48.83; 5. Nathan Schauff, Kod, 49.08; 6. John Heaphy, ER, 49.18.
500 freestyle — 1. Alex Suleimani, Lat, 4:43.14; 2. Jacob Hall, Sol, 4:47.74; 3. Baxter Anderson, Kod, 4:50.68; 4. Dan Lambert, Kod, 4:51.44; 5. Andrew Walch, Dim, 4:52.62; 6. Ned Murphy, Dim, 4:56.56.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Dimond, 1:26.31; 2. Eagle River, 1:27.70; 3. Kodiak, 1:27.75; 4. Soldotna, 1:30.50; 5. Hutchison, 1:32.21; 6. Juneau, 1:32.94.
100 backstroke — 1. Talon Lindquist, Kod, 49.50; 2. Reed Dittlinger, Dim, 51.73; 3. Tristan O’Donoghue, WV, 52.96; 4. Max Snelders, Pal, 54.56; 5. Aidan Seid, Jun, 55.12; 6. Gus Hanson, Kod, 55.37.
100 breaststroke — 1. Bergen Davis, TM, 58.03; 2. John Heaphy, ER, 1:00.92; 3. Jacob Creglow, Sol, 1:00.95; 4. Anders Hocum, Kod, 1:02.28; 5. Nevin Lee, Kod, 1:03.46; 6. Charlie Gregor, Hut, 1:03.61.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Dimond, 3:09.05; 2. Kodiak, 3:11.76; 3. Eagle River, 3:18.25; 4. South, 3:18.52; 5. Thunder Mountain, 3:20.43; 6. West Valley, 3:21.80.
