Hart, Lind remain perfect: Blue Jay standouts keep undefeated streak alive at West Region

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Jamestown’s Erin Hart and Alex Lind followed up a flawless regular season with another flawless day at the West Region meet on Saturday in Mandan.

Hart won both the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke, and Lind took the diving competition, giving both standouts a perfect record heading into Friday’s state meet in Grand Forks.

“That was great,” said Jamestown coach Ben Smith. “They went the whole year undefeated in their respective events, so that’s good.”

Hart edged out Williston’s Ketti Ringwall in the 200 free by just over a second and then beat Century’s Dani Bergeson by over two seconds as she easily earned a spot on the all-West Region team.

Lind, who was also named to the all-West Region team, didn’t surpass her most recent recordsetting performance, but she didn’t need to as she cleared the field by over 20 points.

Century’s Lauren Gietzen and Williston’s Shantha Trottier finished in second and third, respectively, and Jamestown’s Abby Wanzek finished 4th.

“Abby had her best meet of the season so far,” said Smith. “That was great for her.”

The Blue Jays had four divers finish in the top 15, with senior Mercedes Westereng placing 8th and Abbie Conlon following in 14th.

Wanzek, a junior, and freshman Annie Hart were also named all-West Region — which was awarded to the top 20 swimmers and the top 4 divers of the meet — and Smith was named the West Region’s Coach of the Year.

Annie Hart registered a couple of solid performances in the pool as she placed 4th in the 100 backstroke and 5th in the 100 freestyle.

But it wasn’t just the individual events that stuck out to Smith.

Annie Hart, Kamie Wagar, Erin Hart and Paige Peterson teamed up to finish 3rd in both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay, while the 400 free relay team of Camille Kawasaki, Chesney Middaugh, Brianna Johnson and Karlie Marler placed sixth.

“All three of our relays had season-best times,” Smith said. “That sets them up really well for placing at state.”

Wagar, a junior, also notched a top-5 individual performance by finishing 4th in the 100 butterfly.

The Patriots took home the team title with 442 and the Coyotes finished in a close second with 434. Jamestown finished fifth with 263.

The season enters its final chapter this weekend with 16 Blue Jays fighting for a state title in Grand Forks.

“That’s our biggest state team we’ve had in a while, so that’s great to see,” said Smith.

Team Scores

1. Century 442. 2. Williston 434. 3. Minot 351. 4. Mandan 276. 5. Jamestown 263. 6. Bismarck 199.

Individual Results

200 medley relay: 1. Century (Dani Bergeson, Veronica Herrmann, Emily Smallbeck, McKenzie Jeske) 1:54.72. 2. Minot 1:56.07. 3. Jamestown 1:57.17. 4.Williston 1:59.48. 5. Bismarck 2:01.10. 6. Mandan 2:03.36.

200 freestyle: 1. Erin Hart, Jam, 1:58.55. 2. Ketti Ringwall, Wil, 1:59.60. 3. Sam Miller, Wil, 2:02.08. 4. Mckenna Brown, Min, 2:02.32. 5. Kyra Ekre, Cen, 2:02.93. 6. Carlie Borchers, Man, 2:03.90. 7. Ashley Doll, Man, 2:04.26. 8. Alexis Clark, Min, 2:05.04. 9. Alexa Martel, Wil, 2:05.16. 10. Maria Semenko, Wil, 2:05.23. 11. Hailey Dempsey, Bis, 2:07.13. 12. Emma Hepper, Bis, 2:09.28. 13. Amy Warren, Cen, 2:11.68. 14. Jordan Hubbard, Min, 2:12.14. 15. Alex Jamieson, Cen, 2:12.40. 16. Grace Werder, Cen, 2:13.10.

200 individual medley: 1. Veronica Herrmann, Cen, 2:16.38. 2. McKenzie Jeske, Cen, 2:19.47. 3. Bryn Everson, Wil, 2:21.00. 4. Rachel Ford, Man, 2:22.60. 5. A.K. Koebele, Bis, 2:24.10. 6. Katie Clark, Min, 2:25.19. 7. Samie Bohl, Wil, 2:26.68. 8. (tie) Mckaya Johnson, Min, and Sarah Bogenrief, Min, 2:27.33. 10. Lauren Sneddon, Wil, 2:29.46. 11. Abby Bourgois, Cen, 2:29.64. 12. Anne Palmer, Min, 2:30.54. 13. Kari Falter, Man, 2:32.25. 14. Kiersten Sauber, Man, 2:32.89. 15. Brianna Johnson, Jam, 2:34.59. 16. Mckayla Stolba, Min, 2:42.19.

50 freestyle: 1. Courtney Funk, Min, 24.80. 2. Cassie Walth, Cen, 25.52. 3. Jarren Fallgatter, Cen, 25.66. 4. Kristin Engberg, Bis, 26.24. 5. Paige Fisketjon, Wil, 26.61. 6. Paige Peterson, Jam, 26.72. 7. Rachel Aldinger, Man, 27.02. 8. McKenzie Martin, Man, 27.17. 9. Alyssa Hodenfield, Wil, 27.21. 10. Helene Pippin, Wil, 27.23. 11. Devin Scott, Min, 27.25. 12. Nicole Johnson, Cen, 27.72. 13. Shannon Semenko, Wil, 27.81. 14. Melody Hanson, Min, 27.87. 15. Tori Allison, Min, 27.99. 16. Kylie Pfaff, Jam, 28.02.

Diving: 1. Alex Lind, Jam, 439.25. 2. Lauren Gietzen, Cen, 417.20. 3. Shantha Trottier, Wil, 389.70. 4. Abby Wanzek, Jam, 388.85. 5. Kristina Nelson, Bis, 377.20. 6. Shaylee Schaf, Man, 376.25. 7. Nicolette Haug, Man, 371.95. 8. Mercedes Westereng, Jam, 354.25. 9. Jenny Nelson, Bis, 339.35. 10. Kennedie Boehm, Cen, 3:30.95. 11. EmmaLee Stach, Min, 326.80. 12. Morgan Gietzen, Cen, 323.35. 13. Danielle Hodenfield, Wil, 320.95. 14. Abbie Conlon, Jam, 315.90. 15. Brandi Kuntz, Man, 300.20. 16. Suzie Cox, Cen, 297.95.

100 butterfly: 1. Dani Bergeson, Cen, 1:02.41. 2. Rachel Ford, Man, 1:03.18. 3. Emily Smallbeck, Cen, 1:04.52. 4. Kamie Wagar, Jam, 1:04.55. 5. Alexis Clark, Min, 1:04.93. 6. Devin Scott, Min, 1:05.12. 7. Sydney Clark, Min, 1:05.17. 8. Sarah Pippin, Wil, 1:08.00. 9. Samie Bohl, Wil, 1:08.43. 10. Anne Palmer, Min, 1:08.87. 11. Krista Sauber, Man, 1:10.49. 12. Kiersten Sauber, Man, 1:10.49. 13. Aubrey Quintus, Man, 1:10.84. 14. Katelyn Rising, Cen, 1:12.14. 15. Courtney Aarseth, Min, 1:17.76. 16. Madisen Prasek, Jam, 1:19.58.

100 freestyle: 1. Courtney Funk, Min, 54.16. 2. Cassie Walth, Cen, 54.85. 3. Ketti Ringwall, Wil, 55.66. 4. Jarren Fallgatter, Cen, 56.27. 5. Annie Hart, Jam, 56.95. 6. Alyssa Hodenfield, Wil, 58.46. 7. Leah Grove, Wil, 58.53. 8. Kristen Engberg, Bis, 58.58. 9. Rachel Aldinger, Man, 58.99. 10. Paige Fisketjon, Wil, 59.30. 11. McKenzie Martin, Man, 59.65. 12. Jordan Hubbard, Min, 59.95. 13. Paige Peterson, Jam, 1:00.13. 14. Nicole Johnson, Cen, 1:00.21. 15. Helene Pippin, Wil, 1:00.27. 16. Melody Hanson, Min, 1:00.62.

500 freestyle: 1. McKenna Brown, Min, 5:25.09. 2. Carlie Borchers, Man, 5:27.01. 3. Kyra Ekre, Cen, 5:32.20. 4. Alexa Martel, Wil, 5:32.67. 5. Ashley Doll, Man, 5:38.48. 6. Maria Semenko, Wil, 5:43.75. 7. Hailey Dempsey, Bis, 5:47.72. 8. Jasmine Kreft, Wil, 5:52.76. 9. Alex Jamieson, Cen, 5:53.09. 10. Maddie Lares, Cen, 5:58.96. 11. Sarah Strube, Wil, 6:01.58. 12. Grace Werder, Cen, 6:01.59. 13. Melissa Cresap, Min, 6:04.20. 14. Sara Curtiss, Man, 6:04.35. 15. Rachael Kary, Man, 6:06.75. 16. Ashlee Shafer, Jam, 6:07.17.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Century (Jaren Fallgatter, Veronica Herrmann, Kyra Ekre, Cassie Walth), 1:43.28. 2. Williston 1:45.03. 3. Jamestown 1:45.54. 4. Mandan 1:46.88. 5. Minot 1:47.07. 6. Bismarck 2:02.02.

100 backstroke: 1. Erin Hart, Jam, 59.65. 2. Dani Bergeson, Cen, 1:01.78. 3. Bryn Everson, Wil, 1:02.19. 4. Annie Hart, Jam, 1:02.49. 5. Emily Smallbeck, Cen, 1:03.77. 6. Katie Clark, Min, 1:03.96. 7. Emma Hepper, Bis, 1:05.32. 8. Sydney Clark, Min, 1:05.80. 9. Leah Grove, Wil, 1:08.07. 10. Kari Falte, Man, 1:08.56. 11. Brianna Johnson, Jam, 1:09.23. 12. Sarah Pippin, 1:09.33. 13. Jasmine Kreft, Wil, 1:09.91. 14. Aubrey Quintus, Man, 1:09.95. 15. Abby Bourgois, Cen, 1:10.40. 16. Katelyn Rising, Cen, 1:10.56.

100 breaststroke: 1. Veronica Herrmann, Cen, 1:08.41. 2. Sam Miller, Wil, 1:10.17. 3. Katie Tkachyk, Wil, 1:12.13. 4. Sarah Bogenrief, Min, 1:12.19. 5. McKenzie Jeske, Cen, 1:12.62. 6. A.K. Koebele, Bis, 1:13.32. 7. Mckaya Johnson, Min, 1:15.71. 8. Lauren Sned-1:17.52. 10. Kamie Wagar, Jam, 1:17.56. 11 Maddie Lares, Cen, 1:17.90. 12. Taysha Zeeb Bis, 1:20.35. 13. Chesney Middaugh, Jam 1:20.75. 14. Harper Wavra, Cen, 1:21.70. 15 Mckayla Stolba, Min, 1:21.85. 16. Erin Evanoff Min, 1:22.87. 400 freestyle relay: 1. Century (Cassie Walth Dani Bergeson, Emily Smallbeck, Jaren Fall gatter), 3:42.20. 2. Minot 3:48.57. 3. Williston 3:50.12. 4. Mandan 3:55.04. 5. Bismarck 4:04.03. 6. Jamestown 4:22.73.

West Region awards Senior athlete of the year: Cassie Walth Century. Coach of the year: Ben Smith, Jamestown. All-West Region team

Bismarck—Kristin Engberg, A.K. Koebele Century—Dani Bergeson, Kyra Ekre, Jarren Fall gatter, Lauren Gietzen, Veronica Herrmann McKenzie Jeske, Emily Smallbeck, Cassie Walth. Jamestown—Erin Hart, Annie Hart, Alex Lind, Abby Wanzek. Mandan—Carlie Borchers Ashley Doll, Rachel Ford. Minot—Mckenna Brown, Katie Clark, Courtney Funk. Williston—Bryn Everson, Sam Miller, Kettie Ringwall, Shan tha Trottier.

Sun sports writer David Griswold can be reached at (701) 952-8462 or by e-mail at dgriswold@jamestownsun.com. Follow him at www.twitter.com/dgriswoldjssun

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