Kamiak sets school record
Published 11:55 pm Tuesday, December 11, 2007
MARYSVILLE — A hot start and team depth helped the Kamiak boys swim team earn a victory in an early-season showdown of unbeatens.
The Knights swept the relay events — setting a new school record in the process — en route to defeating Marysville-Pilchuck 103-83 in a non-league meet Tuesday afternoon at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
Kamiak started the meet in record fashion, with the 200-yard medley relay team of Patrick Hunziker, Chris Lynch, Rayan Carter and Tyler Carriker winning their event in a time of 1 minute, 43.41 seconds — both a state qualifying time and, by seven one-hundreds of a second, a new school record.
“We didn’t know it was a school record for sure,” Kamiak head coach Chris Erickson said. “There was a lot of discussion on the sideline but we found out for sure when we got back to our pool.”
The Tommies’ 200 medley relay team of Gabe Lopez, Spencer Girard, Trevor LeValley and Aaron Goff finished right behind with a state time of 1:44.15.
The Tommies won six of the remaining nine individual events, but Kamiak’s depth helped seal the victory as the Knights earned points for swimmers finishing second through fifth.
“The key was Kamiak swam well in every event,” Marysville-Pilchuck coach Scott Knowles said. “It was (Kamiak’s) third guy in individual events that won the meet. We had one fifth (-place finish) and a whole lot of sixths.”
Erickson partly agreed with that assessment, adding the performance of Kamiak’s relay teams — the Knights finished first and third in all three relay events — was “the biggest part of our win … everything else was pretty close to a wash.”
At Marysville-Pilchuck Pool
200 medley relay—1. Kamiak (Hunziker, Lynch, Carter, Carriker) 1:43.41*, 2. MP (Lopez, Girard, LeValley, Goff) 1:44.15*; 200 freestyle—Durrand (MP) 1:53.17; 200 individual medley—LaValley (MP) 2:01.29*; 50 freestyle—Carriker (K) 23:13; Diving—Gibson (MP) 209.96; 100 butterfly—Goff (MP) 58.47; 100 freestyle—Carriker (K) 50.45; 500 freestyle—Durand (MP) 5:19.06; 200 freestyle relay—Kamiak (Carter, Brunner, Tipp, Schmidt) 1:33.96; 100 backstroke—Lopez (MP) 58.09; 100 breaststroke—1. Lynch (K) 1:02.62*, 2. Girard (MP) 1:03.99*; 400 freestyle relay—Kamiak (Carriker, Lyncx, Carter, Hunziker) 3:25.29*. Records—Kamiak 3-0 overall. M-P 2-1.
*Class 4A state meet qualifying time.
Everett 101, Mariner 83: At Mukilteo, Sam Dale (200 individual medley, 100- and 500-freestyle) and Alex Tarr (100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke) won multiple events to help Everett earn the non-league victory. Tarr also swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams and Dale was a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team.
At Kamiak Pool
200 medley relay—Everett (Rogers, Naab, Tarr, Liska) 1:52.93; 200 freestyle—Rogers (E) 2:14.01; 200 individual medley—Dale (E) 2:35.91; 50 freestyle—Erickson (E) 26.25; Diving—Robinson (M) 139.55; 100 butterfly—Tarr (E) 1:00.44; 100 freestyle—Dale (E) 58.98; 500 freestyle— Dale (E) 58.98; 200 freestyle relay—Everett (Erickson, Lichenechert, Naab, Dale) 1:48.90; 100 backstroke—Staheli (M) 1:06.19; 100 breaststroke—Tarr (E) 1:13.45; 400 freestyle relay—Everett (Rogers, Lichenechert, Liska, Tarr) 3:53.58. Records—Everett 1-2 overall. Mariner 0-3.
Shorecrest 121, Lake Stevens 64: At Shoreline, Kevin McKay won the 200-yard freestyle and 100 breaststroke events and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams to help lift Shorecrest to the non-league victory. Franklin Chien (200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly) and Erik Ramsey (50 and 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay) were also multiple winners for the Scots.
At Shoreline Pool
200 medley relay—Shorecrest (Ma, McKay, Chien, Williamson) 1:55.28; 200 freestyle—McKay (S) 1:59.15; 200 individual medley—Chien (S) 2:16.85; 50 freestyle—Ramsey (S) 24.78; Diving—Wilcox (S) 171.20; 100 butterfly—Chien (S) 1:00.56; 100 freestyle—Ramsey (S) 55.57; 500 freestyle—Komorita (S) 5:36.69; 200 freestyle relay—Lake Stevens (Schemkes, Stratton, Libra, Parker) 1:39.86; 100 backstroke—Schemkes (L) 1:02.43; 100 breaststroke—McKay (S) 1:08.29; 400 freestyle relay—Shorecrest (Ramsey, Williamson, McKay, Chien) 3:46.83. Records—L. Stevens 1-3 overall. Shorecrest 3-0.
Oak Harbor 138, Lynnwood 18: At Lynnwood, Tyler Schell and John Hu won multiple events to help Oak Harbor to the non-league victory. Schell won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races and Hu placed first in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke.
At Lynnwood City Pool
200 medley relay—Oak Harbor (names not reported) 1:56.81; 200 freestyle—T. Schell (O) 2:00.42; 200 individual medley—J. Hu (O) 2:03.41; 50 freestyle—Rankin (O) 25.02; 100 butterfly—P. Hu (O) 57.52; 100 freestyle—T. Schell (O) 53.46; 500 freestyle—A. Yockey (O) 6:12.34; 200 freestyle relay—Oak Harbor (names not reported) 1:37.29; 100 backstroke—Livermore (O) 1:07.68; 100 breaststroke—J. Hu (O) 1:05.17; 400 freestyle relay—Oak Harbor (names not reported) 3:39.06. Records—Oak Harbor 5-1 overall. Lynnwood 0-3.
Oak Harbor 111, Meadowdale 59: At Lynnwood, Sam Atkinson won the 50-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke events and swam on the winning 200 medley relay team but it wasn’t enough to lift Meadowdale past Oak Harbor in the non-league meet. John Hu (200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke) was a multiple winner for Oak Harbor.
At Lynnwood City Pool
200 medley relay—Meadowdale (Atkinson, Keane, D. Howell, J. Sun) 1:48.84; 200 freestyle—T. Schell (O) 2:00.42; 200 individual medley—J. Hu (O) 2:03.41; 50 freestyle—Atkinson (M) 24:05; 100 butterfly—P. Hu (O) 57.52; 100 freestyle—Keane (M) 50.49; 500 freestyle—Yockey (O) 6:12.34; 200 freestyle relay—Oak Harbor (names not reported) 1:37.29; 100 backstroke—Atkinson (M) 1:01.54; 100 breaststroke—J. Hu (O) 1:05.17; 400 freestyle relay—Oak Harbor (names not provided) 3:39.06. Records—Oak Harbor 5-1 overall. Meadowdale 0-3.
