Swimming: Colony girls, Wasilla boys 2nd at Kenai Invite

PALMER — The Colony Knights and Wasilla Warriors posted runner-up finishes during the Kenai Invitational last weekend in Kenai.

Alexis Mattson used a pair of victories to help Colony finish second in the girls’ team standings with 75 total points. Mattson finished first in both the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Camille Dayton also won the 100 butterfly for Colony. The Knights finished first in the 400 freestyle relay.

Wasilla used 67 total points to earn a second-place finish in the boys’ team standings. Camren Hancock led Wasilla with a victory in the 100 breaststroke. The Warriors also won the boys’ 200 freestyle relay.

Max Snelders helped Palmer finish fourth in the boys’ team standings with a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley. Tanner Belliston led Colony with a first-place finish in the boys’ diving. With 275.35 total points, Belliston broke a Colony school record. Belliston held the old mark, 267.05, set last year.

Wasilla’s Jayde Chan gave the Valley the sweep in the diving events, winning the girl’s dive. Gretchen Snelders led the Palmer girls with a victory in the 200 freestlyle.

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Kenai Invitational

Friday-Saturday, Kenai

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 95; 2. Colony, 75; 3. Homer, 69; 4. Palmer, 42; 5. Kenai Central, 31; 6. Wasilla, 17; 7. Seward, 1.

200-yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna (A. Juliussen, Creglow, Padilla, S. Juliussen), 1:58.82; 2. Colony, 2:00.37; 3. Homer, 2:01.15; 4. Kenai Central, 2:09.74; 5. Soldotna, 2:12.44; 6. Palmer, 2:14.68.

200 freestyle — 1. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 2:06.41; 2. Zeina Abouelkheir, Sol, 2:12.09; 3. Erika Farring, Col, 2:13.99; 4. Darby McMillan, Sol, 2:16.48; 5. Alia Bales, Hom, 2:21.13; 6. Grace Morrow, Ken, 2:21.31.

200 IM — 1. Alexis Mattson, Col, 2:23.62; 2. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 2:32.52; 3. Adeline Berry, Hom, 2:33.10; 4. Taylor Nelson, Col, 2:34.96; 5. Katie Laasch-Gray, Col, 2:37.50; 6. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 2:44.66.

50 freestyle — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 25.95; 2. Portia Padilla, Sol, 26.93; 3. Riley Reese, Ken, 27.19; 4. Annika Genzmer, Ken, 27.36; 5. Ashtyn Petersen, Pal, 27.43; 6. Sarah Crosley, Col, 27.67.

Diving — 1. Jayde Chan, Was, 189.20; 2. Annalynn Brown, Hom, 179.40; 3. Eileen Cyr, Col, 176.95; 4. Carrie Mayer, Was, 162.50; 5. Chloe Hartman, Pal, 157.35; 6. Tyler Coffman, Pal, 150.15.

100 butterfly — 1. Camille Dayton, Col, 1:02.64; 2. Gretchen Snelders, Pal, 1:10.57; 3. Savannah Geffken, Pal, 1:14.44; 4. Taylor Nelson, Col, 1:15.78; 5. Chloe Bechtel, Hom, 1:17.28; 6. Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Hom, 1:17.35.

100 freestyle — 1. Alexis Mattson, Col, 59.54; 2. Ashley Cowin, Was, 59.58; 3. Alia Bales, Hom, 1:00.44; 4. Riley Reese, Ken, 1:00.85; 5. Kortney Birch, Sol, 1:02.51; 6. Lindsay Musgrave, Pal, 1:02.56.

500 freestyle — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 5:38.02; 2. Zeina Abouelkheir, Sol, 5:52.66; 3. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 5:59.69; 4. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 6:02.81; 5. Portia Padilla, Sol, 6:03.10; 6. Erika Farring, Col, 6:05.19.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Homer (Berry, Bales, Blanton-Yourkowski, Story), 1:45.93; 2. Soldotna, 1:47.63; 3. Palmer, 1:49.27; 4. Kenai, 1:50.28; 5. Palmer, 2:00.11; 6. Wasilla, 2:00.24.

100 backstroke — 1. Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Hom, 1:09.34; 2. Darby McMillan, Sol, 1:09.98; 3. Chloe Bechtol, Hom, 1:10.33; 4. Lindsay Musgrave, Pal, 1:11.26; 5. Annika Genzmer, Ken, 1:11.30; 6. Sarah Crosley, Col, 1:12.03.

100 breaststroke — 1. Katie Creglow, Sol, 1:15.57; 2. Camille Dayton, Col, 1:17.79; 3. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 1:22.50; 4. Maria Beck, Pal, 1:22.66; 5. Faith Ivy, Ken, 1:23.47; 6. Kylie Mullaly, Sew, 1:23.62.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Colony (Dayton, Nelson, Mattson, Crosley), 4:01.79; 2. Soldotna, 4:14.44; 3. Soldotna, 4:26.75; 4. Colony, 4:27.96; 5. Homer, 4:58.11; 6. Soldotna, 5:04.07.

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Kenai Central, 85; 2. Wasilla, 67; 3. Soldotna, 55; 4. Palmer, 54; 5. Homer, 31; 6. Colony, 25; 7. Seward, 9; 8. Valdez, 4.

200 medley — 1. Kenai (Heaven, Bagley, Rolph, Reese), 1:45.22; 2. Wasilla, 1:48.12; 3. Soldotna, 1:55.36; 4. Homer, 1:55.98; 5. Colony, 2:00.12; 6. Kenai, 2:07.43.

200 freestyle — 1. Owen Rolph, Ken, 2:01.57; 2. Trevor Bagley, Ken, 2:04.85; 3. Miles Laughlin, Was, 2:09.55; 4. Phoenyx Collier, Pal, 2:09.56; 5. Chase Randall, Val, 2:16.06; 6. Reed Godden, Pal, 2:19.74.

200 IM — 1. Max Snelders, Pal, 2:06.83; 2. Koya Barrette, Was, 2:12.76; 3. Ben Henderson, Was, 2:16.06; 4. Teddy Handley, Hom, 2:16.55; 5. Ryan Chastain, Col, 2:17.10; 6. Griffin Downey, Hom, 2:19.63.

50 freestyle — 1. Hunter Reese, Ken, 22.42; 2. Ethan Evans, Sol, 23.59; 3. Clayton Arndt, Hom, 23.70; 4. Travis Underhill, Pal, 24.66; 5. Dakota Olson, Pal, 24.69; 6. Jonathan Cowin, Was, 25.18.

Diving — 1. Tanner Belliston, Col, 275.35; 2. Kylin Welch, Sol, 271.40; 3. Eli Krozel, Col, 206.25; 4. Cole Johnson, Pal, 205.35; 5. Sam Skolnick, Sol, 194.00; 6. Reed Godden, Pal, 173.90.

100 butterfly — 1. Hunter Reese, Ken, 55.85; 2. Connor Spanos, Sew, 57.56; 3. Owen Rolph, Ken, 58.93; 4. Teddy Handley, Hom, 1:00.40; 5. Caleb Fredrickson, Sol, 1:00.71; 6. Dakota Olson, Pal, 1:01.07.

100 freestyle — 1. Savaii Heaven, Ken, 49.99; 2. Clayton Arndt, Hom, 51.51; 3. Ryan Chastain, Col, 53.25; 4. Camren Hancock, Was, 53.47; 5. Ben Henderson, Was, 53.52; 6. Connor Gross, Sol, 56.14.

500 freestyle — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 5:35.35; 2. Peter Anderson, Ken, 6:21.61; 3. Dominic Alioto, Ken, 6:22.13; 4. Jackson Lee, Pal, 6:48.47; 5. Evan Joyce, Was, 7:03.74; 6. Zachary Twing, Pal, 7:30.10.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Wasilla (Henderson, Cowin, Hancock, Barrette), 1:36.19; 2. Palmer, 1:36.67; 3. Soldotna, 1:39.32; 4. Homer, 1:42.43; 5. Soldotna, 1:46.96; 6. Palmer, 1:48.56.

100 backstroke — 1. Savaii Heaven, Ken, 56.05; 2. Max Snelders, Pal, 56.12; 3. Koya Barrette, Was, 59.36; 4. Will Gross, Sol, 1:07.57; 5. Phoenyx Collier, Pal, 1:09.36; 6. Jeffery Provost, Val, 1:11.79.

100 breaststroke — 1. Camren Hancock, Was, 1:06.42; 2. Miles Laughlin, Was, 1:07.77; 3. Connor Spanos, Sew, 1:09.86; 4. Griffin Downey, Hom, 1:10.00; 5. Trevor Bagley, Ken, 1:10.12; 6. Chase Randall, Val, 1:15.75.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kenai, 3:32.07; 2. Palmer, 3:38.91; 3. Soldotna, 3:52.25; 4. Wasilla, 4:02.78; 5. Colony, 4:08.54; 6. Soldotna, 4:14.44.