Eight teams representing nine towns converged at the Hillsboro Family Aquatic Center Saturday for the 2013 MKL Championship swim meet hosted by the Hillsboro swim team, Hillsboro Recreation Commission and HFAC.
An overcast sky Saturday morning provided a welcome respite for the day?s activities as spectators set up camp east of the pool in what became known as ?tent city.??
Hillsboro coach Stephanie Moss estimated 800 people attended throughout the all-day event, with around 50 volunteers helping to make the event run smoothly.
?This was a very exciting weekend for the Hillsboro swim team,? Moss said. ?Our parents and volunteers put forth a great team effort to present a spectacular meet, while our swimmers endeavored to do the same in the water.?
In the end, Hillsboro earned 7471?2 points to finish a close second to Lindsborg (759).
?Going into the League Cham?pionship Meet, I knew it would be very close,? Moss said. ?I would not have guessed, however, that the Hillsboro swim team would be edged out of first by a mere 111?2 points.
?This is an incredible outcome for our team,? she added. ?We have placed third at league the last two years running, and to come within a hair?s breath of first place is amazing. It is a testimony to the dedication and hard work of all of our swimmers this year. As a coach, I couldn?t be prouder to be associated with such fantastic young swimmers.?
Hesston came in third with 452 points, followed by Marion with 4211?2, Abilene with 322, Peabody with (286), a combined Herington and Council Grove squad seventh with 253 and Solomon eighth (235).
Individual results through sixth place for Hillsboro, Marion and Peabody follow.
MKL Championship
Saturday, July 13
100-meter freestyle
Girls 9-10: 4. Kallie Hutchison (P) 1:39.23, 5. Megan Bechtold (H)?1:41.11.
Boys 9-10: 3. Frank Wichert (H) 1:37.02, 5. Tristen Rathbone (H)?1:39.72.
Girls 11-12: 1. Jenna Hinerman (H)?1:19.44, 6. Eva Noble (H) 1:31.01.
Boys 11-12: 2. Shepard Stang (H) 1:19.52, 5. Elias Kalua (H)?1:26.13.
Girls 13-14:?4. Sonja Jost (H)?1:16.33, 5. Madison Sheppard (H) 1:18.65.
Boys 13-14: 1. Jonathan Hinerman (H)?1:07.75, 3. Travis King (H)?1:13.51.
Girls 15-18:?3. Emily Sechrist (H)?1:11.34.
Boys 15-18: 3. Franklin Jost (H)?1:05.55, 4. Harry Faber (H) 1:05.64, 6. Zachary Preheim (P) 1:06.93.
25-meter butterfly
Girls 8 & under: 2. Shannon Taylor (M)?27.37, 4. Lexi Davis (P)?31.27.
Boys 8 & under: 1. Hunter Navrat (P) 29.57, 2. Jefferson Glover (P)?30.13, 4. Joshua Diener (H)?30.40, 5. Connor Padgett (H) 30.61.
Boys 9-10: 1. Will Alleven (M)?17.82, 2. Frank Wichert (H) 20.65, 6. Campbell Winter (M) 24.39.
50-meter butterfly
Girls 11-12: 1. Kennedy Fahey (M) 43.06, 4. Eva Noble (H)?45.76.
Boys 11-12: 3. Cade Alleven (M)?46.07, 6. Caleb Rempel (H)?48.28.
Girls 13-14: 3. Sonja Jost (H) 36.35, 5. Madison Sheppard (H) 40.66, 6. Sarah Hendrix (M) 41.28.
Boys 13-14: 2. Logan Waner (M)?35.84, 4. Travis King (H)?38.38, 5. Evan Calhoun (M)?38.95, 6. Austin Neufeld (M) 39.13.
Girls 15-18: 2. Emily Sechrist (H)?35.36, 4. Katy Benson (P)?37.54.
Boys 15-18: 3. Zachary Preheim (P)?32.23, 4. Nicholas Preheim (P)?33.24, 5. Jeff Pritchard (H)?33.47.
25-meter backstroke
Girls 8 & under: 1. Lexi Davis (P) 26.72.
Boys 8 & under: 3. Jefferson Glover (P)?29.45, 5. Hunter Navrat (P)?30.39.
Girls 9-10:?1. Amy Gayle (M) 22.86, 5. Kallie Hutchison (P) 24.45, 6. Tristan Williams (M) 24.89.
Boys 9-10: 2. Frank Wichert (H)?23.59, 3. Campbell Winter (M)?25.34, 4. Caleb Diener (H)?25.85.
50-meter backstroke
Girls 11-12: 2. Lilly Collett (M) 47.69, 4. Millie Sechrist (H)?47.90, 5. Michaela Regnier (M)?49.59.
Boys 11-12: 2. Tucker Moss (H)?47.43, 5. Riley Terry (M) 49.57, 6. Elias Kalua (H) 49.69.
Girls 13-14: 6. Sonja Jost (H)?43.09.
Boys 13-14: 2. Brodie Rathbone (H)?41.06, 3. Evan Calhoun (M)?41.36.
Girls 15-18: 2. Emily Sechrist (H) 39.23, 4. Kristen Herzet (M)?40.37, 6. Mackenzie Young (P) 45.17.
Boys 15-18: 2. Franklin Jost (H) 36.15, 3. Zachary Preheim (P) 36.60, 5. Harry Faber (H)?38.05, 6. Jeff Pritchard (H)?38.47.
25-meter freestyle
Girls 8 & under: 1. Shannon Taylor (M)?24.32, 2. Lexi Davis (P)?25.37, 6. Mia Duerksen (H)?26.09.
Boys 8 & under: 2. Connor Padgett (H)?23.37, 5. Joshua Diener (H)?25.04, 6. Jefferson Glover (P)?25.06.
Girls 9-10: 6. Kallie Hutchison (P)?18.94.
Boys 9-10: 1. Will Alleven (M) 16.72, 6. Tristen Rathbone (H) 19.55.
50-meter freestyle
Girls 11-12: 1. Jenna Hinerman (H) 35.30, 6. Eva Noble (H)?38.56.
Boys 11-12: 2. Shepard Stang (H) 35.64, 5. Elias Kalua (H)?37.59.
Girls 13-14: 5. Sarah Hendrix (M)?34.94, 6. Madison Sheppard (H)?34.99.
Boys 13-14: 1. Jonathan Hinerman (H)?29.75, 3. Logan Waner (M) 30.18, 5. Travis King (H) 31.46.
Girls 15-18: 4. Katy Benson (P)?32.69, 5. Emily Sechrist (H) 33.09.
Boys 15-18: 4. Franklin Jost (H) 29.29, 5. Harry Faber (H) 29.34, 6. Zachary Preheim (P)?29.51.
25-meter breaststroke
Girls 8 & under: 3. Emma Noble (H)?31.80, 4. Lexi Davis (P) 32.88, 5. Shannon Taylor (M)?34.65.
Boys 8 & under: 1. Connor Padgett (H)?27.11, 2. Camden Padgett (H)?27.28, 3. Trevor Schafers (M)?29.69, 6. Alex Young (P) 33.95.
Girls 9-10: 3. Amy Gayle (M)?24.01, 4. Megan Bechtold (H)?24.27.
Boys 9-10: 1. Will Alleven (M)?23.38, 3. Caleb Diener (H)?26.48, 4. Philip Young (P)?27.14, 5. Campbell Winter (M)?27.55.
50-meter breaststroke
Girls 11-12: 3. Jenna Hinerman (H)?48.77, 4. Kennedy Fahey (M)?49.99, 5. Michaela Regnier (M)?50.27.
Boys 11-12: 1. Shepard Stang (H)?47.89, 5. Cade Alleven (M) 53.31.
Girls 13-14: 1. Sarah Hendrix (M) 44.08, 5. Abby Sechrist (H) 47.30, 6. Raegan Schreiber (P)?47.70.
Boys 13-14: 1. Jonathan Hinerman (H)?40.77, 4. Brodie Rathbone (H) 42.71, 5. Devin Regnier (M) 43.12.
Girls 15-18: 2. Katy Benson (P)?43.08, 5. Mackenzie Young (P)?44.86, 6. Emily Sechrist (H) 46.09.
Boys 15-18: 3. Harry Faber (H)?40.14, 4. Zachary Preheim (P)?40.65, 6. Jeff Pritchard (H)?41.24.
100-meter free relay
Girls 8 & under: 2. Shannon Taylor, Paige Ensey, Cadence Craig (M) 1:55.04, 5. Trudy Hein, Katie Rempel, Lauryn Vogt, Mia Duerksen (H) 2:07.65, 6. Lexi Davis, Madyson Goossen, Wylda Brown (P) 2:25.10.
Boys 8 & under: 1. Connor Padgett, Camden Padgett, Gavin Priest, Joshua Diener (H) 1:46.52, 2. Tristen Dye, Landon Dye, Trevor Schafers, Ryan Terry (M)?1:53.93, 4. Jefferson Glover, Alex Young, Hunter Navrat (P)?1:55.44, 6. Christopher Spencer, Thomas Craig, Lukas Spencer, Kael Hutchison (P) 3:20.91.
Girls 9-10: 3. Emma Calhoun, Kalea Craig, Emily Hake, Amy Gayle (M)?1:29.67, 4. Megan Bechtold, Emersyn Funk, Malorie Hein, Macy Priest (H) 1:29.81.
Boys 9-10: 2. Tristen Rathbone, Frank Wichert, Caleb Diener (H) 1:20.89, 4. Campbell Winter, Gunner Brown, Cross Brown, Will Alleven (M)?1:31.96, 5. Alex Caldwell, Jakob Graber, Philip Young (P)?1:32.73.
200-meter free relay
Girls 11-12: 2. Eva Noble, Katie Evans, Millie Sechrist, Jenna Hinerman (H) 2:38.45, 5. Kennedy Fahey, Cameron White, Lilly Collett, Michaela Regnier (M) 2:54.60.
Boys 11-12: 3. Elias Kalua, Tucker Moss, Caleb Rempel, Shepard Stang (H)?2:38.02, 6. Cade Alleven, Charlie Nordquist, Riley Terry (M) 2:58.67.
Girls 13-14: 2. Madison Sheppard, Abby Sechrist, Callie Linnens, Sonja Jost (H)?2:23.06, 3. Sarah Hendrix, Shelby Wilhelm, Courtney Herzet (M) 2:23.24.
Boys 13-14: 2. Travis King, Jaden Priest, Brodie Rathbone, Jonathan Hinerman (H)?2:14.40, 3. Austin Neufeld, Devin Regnier, Evan Calhoun, Logan Waner (M) 2:17.18.
Girls 15-18: 5. Emily Sechrist, Kianna Hinerman, Taylor Vogt (H)?2:25.23, 6. Lexi Anderson, Lily Harris, Mackenzie Young, Katy Benson (P) 2:34.02.
Boys 15-18: 1. Harry Faber, Jeff Pritchard, Franklin Jost (H) 1:59.37, 3. Nicholas Preheim, Jaydin Hutchison, Zachary Preheim (P)?2:06.42.
100-meter medley relay
Girls 8 & under: 3. Madyson Goossen, Lexi Davis, Wylda Brown, Madelynn Hutchison (P) 3:29.15.
Boys 8 & under: 1. Jefferson Glover, Alex Young, Hunter Narat (P) 1:54.46, 2. Ryan Terry, Trevor Schafers, Tristen Dye, Landon Dye (M) 2:07.80.
Girls 9-10: 3. Tristan Williams, Amy Gayle, Emma Calhoun, Emily Hake (M)?1:40.39, 4. Emersyn Funk, Megan Bechtold, Macy Priest, Malorie Hein (H)?1:44.65.
Boys 9-10: 2. Jakob Graber, Philip Young, Johnathan Glover, Alex Caldwell (P)?1:38.93, 3. Tristen Rathbone, Caleb Diener, Frank Wichert, Austin Rempel (H)?1:39.39, 4. Cross Brown, Campbell Winter, Will Alleven, Gunner Brown (M) 1:42.69.
200-meter medley relay
Girls 11-12: 2. Millie Sechrist, Jenna Hinerman, Eva Noble, Katie Evans (H) 2:59.72, 3. Michaela Regnier, Chloe Burkholder, Kennedy Fahey, Lilly Collett (M)?3:07.60.
Boys 11-12:?2. Tucker Moss, Shepard Stang, Caleb Rempel, Elias Kalua (H) 2:54.79, 4. Jordan Anderson, Max Caldwell, Reid Graber, Zach Stephey (P)?3:23.17, 5. Riley Terry, Cade Alleven, Charlie Nordquist (M)?3:29.50.
Girls 13-14:?2. Kiersten Kalua, Abby Sechrist, Sonja Jost, Madison Sheppard (H) 2:39.55, 4. Courtney Herzet, Taylor Pontious, Sarah Hendrix, Shelby Wilhelm (M) 2:51.93.
Boys 13-14:?1. Evan Calhoun, Devin Regnier, Logan Waner, Austin Neufeld (M) 2:32.60, 2. Brodie Rathbone, Jonathan Hinerman, Jaden Priest, Travis King (H)?2:34.62.
Girls 15-18: 3. April Newfield, Mackenzie Young, Lily Harris, Lexi Anderson (P)?2:46.19, 5. Kalen Moss, Callie Linnens, Sarah Diener (H)?3:12.97.
Boys 15-18: 1. Franklin Jost, Harry Faber, Jeff Pritchard (H) 2:22.83, 3. Zachary Preheim, Jaydin Hutchison, Nicholas Preheim (P)?2:27.06.
100-meter individual medley
Girls 9-10: 3. Megan Bechtold (H)?1:52.61, 4. Amy Gayle (M)?1:55.99, 5. Macy Priest (H)?1:56.19.
Boys 9-10: 1. Will Alleven (M)?1:33.05, 3. Frank Wichert (H)?1:53.80, 5. Caleb Diener (H)?2:05.18.
Girls 11-12: 2. Jenna Hinerman (H)?1:33.16, 3. Kennedy Fahey (M) 1:39.80, 4. Eva Noble (H) 1:43.55.
Boys 11-12: 2. Shepard Stang (H) 1:37.66, 6. Caleb Rempel (H)?1:41.54.
Girls 13-14: 3. Sonja Jost (H)?1:28.01, 4. Sarah Hendrix (M)?1:29.60.
Boys 13-14: 1. Jonathan Hinerman (H)?1:22.91, 2. Logan Waner (M) 1:24.35, 3. Travis King (H)?1:25.22, 6. Brodie Rathbone (H)?1:32.39.
Girls 15-18: 3. Emily Sechrist (H)?1:22.64.
Boys 15-18: 2. Zachary Preheim (P) 1:17.71, 4. Jeff Pritchard (H)?1:18.97, 5. Harry Faber (H)?1:20.04, 6. Nicholas Preheim (P)?1:20.96.
