Kylin Welch, senior diver for the Soldotna Stars lead a parade of central peninsula athletes to the awards podium at the 2018 ASAA State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Bartlett Pool in Anchorage.
Welch outscored the field in the boys 1M diving for the only individual state championship for a diver or swimmer from SoHi or Kenai amd the first individual state championship for a SoHi diver/swimmer in since 2003. Welch totaled 433.15 points on ten dives. Teammate Sam Skolnik placed third in the 1M diving with 407.60, under three points from second place. SoHi’s Ethan Evans placed in two individual events with a 4th in the 50 freestyle and a 5th in the 100 butterfly.
Kenai’s Savaii Heaven set a personal best 52.77 in the 100 backstroke good for second overall. Heaven also finished 4th in the 100 freestyle and was a member of Kenai’s 5th place 200 medley relay and 6th place 200 freestyle relay. The Kardinal boys placed fifth in the team scoring adding three relay top-eight results including, fifth in the 200 medley relay, seventh in the 200 freestyle free and seventh in the 400 freestyle relay.
The Stars girls were lead by a pair of 7th-place finishes by Sydney Juliussen in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle events. The SoHi girls also recorded an eighth in the 200 freestyle relay and a sixth in the 400 freestyle relay.
Seward freshman swimmer Lydia Jacoby, raced to two state titles with victories in the girls 200-yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke and was named Outstanding Female Athlete for the ASAA state meet.
ASAA State Swimming/Diving Championships
Girls Team Results — 1. Dimond, 96 points; 2. Sitka, 72; 3. Eagle River, 57; 4. Palmer, 52; 5. Kodiak, 44; 6. South, 36; 7. West Valley, 35; 8. Chugiak, 27; 9. Homer, 23; 10. Seward, 18; 11. Wasilla, 15; 12. Lathrop, 13; 13. Soldotna, 12; 14. Petersburg, 11; 15. Monroe Catholic, 9; 16. Hutchison, 7; 17. Thunder Mountain, 6; 17. West, 6; 19. Colony, 5; 19. Ketchikan, 5; 21. Juneau, 4.
Individual Girls Results
200 medley relay — 1. Sitka (Davis, Harang, Schwantes, McArthur), 1:49.80; 2. Eagle River, 1:50.81; 3. Palmer, 1:53.20; 4. Kodiak, 1:53.25; 5. Homer, 1:53.57; 6. South, 1:53.92; 7. Dimond, 1:54.31; 8. MHS, 1:57.47.
200 free — 1. Breckynn Willis, Dim, 1:57.28; 2. Ellyse Russell, Pal, 1:59.25; 3. Leslie Spear, Kod, 2:00.19; 4. Allie Morgan, Pet, 2:01.94; 5. Emi Soldwedel, Dim, 2:01.99; 6. Cameron Howard, Jun, 2:02.48; 7. Molly Blackmon, Sit, 2:02.67; 8. Adeline Berry, Hom, 2:06.38.
200 IM — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 2:09.31; 2. Dreamer Kowatch, 2:09.99; 3. Grace Harang, Sit, 2:12.25; 4. Summer Cheng, Sou, 2:12.61; 5. Madison Story, Hom, 2:13.65; 6. Heidi Billings, WV, 2:15.36; 7. Laura Sherrill, Ket, 2:15.63; 8. Alexis Mattson, Col, 2:17.72.
50 free — 1. Izzy Power, Chu, 23.92; 2. Katherine Horning, ER, 24.69; 3. Katy McCarter, Lat, 24.81; 4. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 24.88; 5. Aubrey Cheng, Sou, 24.94; 6. Kyleigh McArthur, Sit, 25.09; 7. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 25.34; 8. Mikayla Terry, Dim, 25.43.
Diving — 1. Jayde Chan, Was, 419.20; 2. Jenna Walch, Dim, 403.25; 3. Carrie Mayer, Was, 374.00; 4. Chloe Hartman, Pal, 363.35; 5. Tyler Coffman, Pal, 307.10; 6. Sayuri Seto, Kod, 304.80; 7. Ansley Thornton, Col, 303.60; 8. Elianah Micael, Kod, 286.55.
100 butterfly — 1. Breckynn Willis, Dim, 58.03; 2. Kiara Borchardt, ER, 58.23; 3. Devon Cummiskey, Kod, 58.58; 4. Jessica Davis, Sit, 59.40; 5. Heidi Billings, WV, 59.53; 6. Laura Sherrill, Ket, 1:00.47; 7. Maria Pfundt, Pet, 1:02.76; 8. Nancy Liddle, Thm, 1:03.13.
100 freestyle — 1. Izzy Powers, Chu, 52.53; 2. Katy McCarter, Lat, 53.84; 3. Ellie Mercer, ER, 53.86; 4. Aubrey Cheng, Sou, 54.13; 5. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 54.28; 6. Ellyse Russell, Pal, 54.49; 7. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 55.60; 8. Mikayla Terry, Dim, 55.90.
500 freestyle — 1. Dreamer Kowatch, Dim, 5:14.82; 2. Grace Harang, Sit, 5:17.13; 3. Ryann Dorris, Wes, 5:24.05; 4. Cassidey Welsh, Hut, 5:26.18; 5. Emi Soldwedel, Dim, 5:30.90; 6. Nancy Liddle, Thm, 5:33.85; 7. Shannon McCallum, Hut, 5:39.18; 8. Naomi Burgan, Dim, 5:42.06.
200 free relay — 1. Dimond (Willis, Dittlinger, Soldwedel, Kowatch), 1:40.40; 2. Eagle River, 1:40.91; 3. Palmer, 1:40.92; 4. Homer, 1:42.67; 5. Sitka, 1:42.82; 6. Chugiak, 1:43.25; 7. West Valley, 1:43.27; 8. Soldotna, 1:43.41.
100 backstroke — 1. Ellie Mercer, ER, 58.40; 2. Jessica Davis, Sit, 58.88; 3. Summer Cheng, 1:00.07; 4. Victoria Schachle, MHS, 1:02.38; 5. Camryn Williams, Dim, 1:03.83; 6. Asyia Shank, WV, 1:04.60; 7. Molly Blackmon, Sit, 1:05.26; 8. Stella Tallmon, Jun, 1:06.98.
100 breaststroke — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 1:03.11; 2. Patty Eppingher, WV, 1:07.43; 3. Leslie Spear, Kod, 1:07.88; 4. Anastasia Chen, WV, 1:08.69; 5. Alexis Mattson, Col, 1:08.78; 6. Addison Morgan, Chu, 1:10.19; 7. Jean Cook, MHS, 1:11.18; 8. Juliette Benson, WV, 1:11.71.
400 free relay — 1. Dimond (Willis, Soldwedel, Terry, Kowatch), 3:38.19; 2. Sitka, 3:39.25; 3. Kodiak, 3:43.63; 4. South, 3:46.68; 5. West Valley, 3:47.68; 6. Soldotna, 3:47.74; 7. Petersburg, 3:50.64; 8. Thunder Mountain, 3:51.20.
Boys Team Results — 1. Service, 114; 2. Dimond, 99; 3. Kodiak, 61.5; 4. Eagle River, 60.5; 5. Kenai, 32; 5. Juneau, 32; 7. West Valley, 29; 8. Thunder Mountain, 26; 9. Soldotna, 24; 10. Hutchison, 16; 11. Homer, 10; 12. Sitka, 8; 13. West, 7; 14. North Pole, 6; 15. Seward, 5; 15. Chugiak, 5; 17. Wasilla, 4; 18. Colony, 3; 19. West, 2; 19. Unalaska, 2; 19. Wasilla, 2; 22. Petersburg, 1.
Individual Boys Results
200 medley relay — 1. Service (Jarupakorn, Wisdom, Sands, Law), 1:34.00; 2. Eagle River, 1:40.33; 3. Dimond, 1:40.81; 4. Kodiak, 1:41.02; 5. Kenai, 1:41.50; 6. Juneau, 1:41.99; 7. Thunder Mountain, 1:48.34; Hutchison DQ.
200 free — 1. Maximum Addington, Dim, 1:42.31; 2. Jesse Tatakis, Dim, 1:45.35; 3. Nathan James, Kod, 1:47.43; 4. Andrew Walch, Dim, 1:48.64; 5. Micah Grigg, Thm, 1:50.13; 6. Fredric Rygh, Dim, 1:51.51; 7. Creighton Beshears, WV, 1:51.89; 8. Peter Kowalski, Pet, 1:52.18.
200 IM — 1. John Heaphy, ER, 1:56.16; 2. Noah Palmer, Hut, 1:59.24; 3. Matthew Heaphy, ER, 2:00.74; 4. Christopher Loudon, Dim, 2:01.07; 5. Tavner Wisdom, Ser, 2:01.51; 6. Nevin Lee, Kod, 2:03.43; 7. Kenneth Octuk, 2:04.71; 8. Nicholas Price, Ser, DQ.
50 free — 1. Caleb Law, Ser, 20.60; 2. Ezra Billings, WV, 22.11; 3. Tyler Weldon, Jun, 22.25; 4. Ethan Evans, Sol, 22.33; 5. Camren Hancock, Was, 22.36; 6. Ethan Christiansen, ER, 22.55; 6. Gavin Speth, Kod, 22.55; 8. Austin Carpenter, Ser, 22.62.
Diving — 1. Kylin Welch, Sol, 433.15; 2. Houlton Dannenberg, Wes, 410.15; 3. Sam Skolnick, Sol, 407.60; 4. Gabe Dobson, Chu, 391.20; 5. Marty Rygh, Dim, 388.55; 6. Eli Krozel, Col, 382.50; 7. Kade Reynolds, Was, 372.55; 8. Cian Hart, Jun, 343.00.
100 butterfly — 1. Brian Jarupakorn, Ser, 50.47; 2. Maximus Addington, Dim, 50.65; 3. Ian Sands, Ser, 53.49; 4. Connor Spanos, Sew, 53.97; 5. Ethan Evans, Sol, 54.74; 6. Connor Walch, Dim, 55.75; 7. Noah Hoefer, Dim, 55.86; 8. Owen Rolph, Ken, DQ.
100 free — 1. Caleb Law, Ser, 46.08; 2. Jesse Tatakis, 47.79; 3. Christopher Loudon, Dim, 48.30; 4. Savaii Heaven, Ken, 48.41; 5. Clayton Arndt, Hom, 48.98; 6. Ethan Christiansen, ER, 49.02; 7. Nathan James, Kod, 49.05; 8. Tate Goering, Jun, 49.09.
500 freestyle — 1. Noah Palmer, Hut, 4:42.58; 2. Raymie Matiashowski, Thm, 4:52.83; 3. Tytan Frawley, Sit, 4:53.56; 4. Kenneth Octuk, Dim, 4:53.58; 5. Chris Ray, Thm, 4:56.50; 6. Micah Grigg, Thm, 4:56.97; 7. Logan Fox, WV, 4:59.19; 8. Andrew Walch, Dim, 5:04.43.
200 free relay — 1. Service (Jarupakorn, Sands, Carpenter, Law), 1:25.47; 2. Kodiak, 1:30.28; 3. Eagle River, 1:30.49; 4. West Valley, 1:31.70; 5. Kenai, 1:31.83; 6. Homer, 1:33.11; 7. Juneau, 1:38.66; 8. Dimond, DQ.
100 backstroke — 1. Brian Jarupakorn, Ser, 51.50; 2. Savaii Heaven, 52.77; 3. Austin Carpenter, Ser, 52.84; 4. Ian Rocheleau, Kod, 54.37; 5. Nicholas Price, Ser, 54.78; 6. Jacob Mitchell, Dim, 55.84; 7. Adam Nguyen, Una, 56.02; 8. Caleb Peimann, Jun, 56.35.
100 breaststroke — 1. John Heaphy, ER, 56.76; 2. Tavner Wisdom, Ser, 59.37; 3. Anders Hocum, Kod, 59.42; 4. Matthew Heaphy, ER, 1:00.52; 5. Raymie Matiashowski, Thm, 1:02.64; 6. Tyler Weldon, Jun, 1:02.66; 7. Julien Wiese, Was, 1:02.72; 8. Wesley Dumm, Kod, 1:02.85.
400 free relay — 1. Dimond (Addington, Loudon, Octuk, Tatakis), 3:11.95; 2. Service, 3:16.51; 3. Kodiak, 3:17.74; 4. Juneau, 3:20.53; 5. West Valley, 3:27.06; 6. North Pole, 3:29.58; 7. Kenai, 3:34.07; 8. Sitka, 3:47.59.
