Marler hits the mark: JHS senior regains regains pool record in 50, 100 free
Jamestown’s Willy Marler set some high goals for Saturday’s West Region meet.
- Reaching for the Wall
Jamestown’s Willy Marler set some high goals for Saturday’s West Region meet.
So high, in fact, no other swimmer had ever done it.
But if Marler has proven anything in his time at JHS, it’s that if he sets his sights on something, he typically sees it through, especially when it comes to swimming.
And Saturday was no different.
Marler, after watching both of his 50 and 100 freestyle pool records get beaten earlier this year, got both back at Saturday’s West Region meet at the JHS pool — finishing with times of 21.53 in the 50 and 48.13 in the 100.
“It was really great,” said Marler, who is the reigning state champion in the 100 free. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for years. Since I was a sophomore and started sprinting, it has been my goal to get those records.”
Marler topped previous record-holder Ben Bolinske of Williston, who set the old marks earlier this year in a dual with Jamestown.
On Saturday, however, Bolinske was no match for Jamestown’s standout sprinter.
“It’s kind of like revenge,” said Marler, who set a new West Region record with his 50 time. “It was great to come out and get it.”
Bolinske, who was named the West Region’s Senior Athlete of the Year, finished second in both events.
“He did very well,” said JHS coach Ben Smith of Marler’s day. “He did what he wanted to do. We still have a week to go, so we’re going to keep working hard because we have more things to accomplish.”
For Marler, it wasn’t all individual goals he accomplished. He also helped the 200 freestyle relay set a new school record with a time of 1:33.22 — good enough for fourth.
“That was both a season best and a school record,” said Smith, who was named the co-West Region Coach of the Year with Bismarck’s Loic Joseph. “That was pretty cool to see.”
Minot ran away with the team title with a score of 518 — over 170 points ahead of second-place finishing Bismarck Century.
“It was an exciting (West Region) meet,” said Minot coach Jake Solper. “There were a lot of good races and a lot of great athletes out there. It was great to watch all the races transpire this weekend.”
But behind the Magicians, it was a tight race for the rest of the West Region.
The Blue Jays, in their final home meet of the year, were in second place after nine events. In those final two events, however, Jamestown fell down to sixth with a score of 235.
“It was a rollercoaster,” Smith said. “It’s fun when teams are really close together like that.”
Jamestown got a third-place finish out of Hunter Munson on the diving board and two of the three relays finished in the top 5.
Colt Rasmussen also notched a couple of fifth-place finishes in the 200 and 500 frees. Rasmussen, Marler and Munson were all named to the all-West Region team.
“Everyone really stepped up today,” Smith said. “We had people getting in the top 16 left and right.”
The season concludes at the state meet in Mandan, which begins Friday.
“Our times weren’t necessarily off the charts, but it shows us where we’re at right now,” said Solper. “We did some improving, but we know we still have some room for improvement as well.”
West Region Meet
At Jamestown High School
Team results
1, Minot 518; 2, Century 343; 3, Bismarck 294; 4, Williston 267; 5, Mandan 255; 6, Jamestown 235.
Individual results
200 medley relay: 1, BHS (Austin Schmidt, Ian Ballantyne, Thomas Stromme, Josh Riepl), 1:40.46; 2, Min A, 1:41.93; 3, Man A 1:52.34; 4, Wil A, 1:56.61; 5, JHS (Luke Allen, Cody Kilgore, Nick Bercier, Grant Curtis), 1:57.35.
200 free: 1, Dylan Sether, Cen, 1:47.35; 2, Owen Kusick, Min, 1:28,28; 3, Jacob Anderson, Wil, 1:52.73; 4, Loren Sether, Cen, 1:53.40; 5, Colt Rasmussen, JHS, 1:53.67; 6, Jared Kramer, Min, 1:54.26; 7, Thomas Stromme, BHS, 1:54.42; 8, Austin Teunissen, BHS, 1:55.59; 9, Gabe Ellison, Man, 1:56.72; 10, Braydon Love, JHS, 1:57.03; 11, Braden Hodenfield, Min, 2:00.50; 12, James Gordon, Wil, 2:00.83; 13, Alen Malnaa, Min, 2:02.81; 14, Kyler Alme, Cen, 2:02.99; 15, Shawn Berger, Man, 2:03.12; 16, Elliot Flood-Johnson, Min, 2:03.78; 17, Taylor Hedge, Cen, 2:05.05; 18, Kevin Kalvoda, Cen, 2:05.65; 19, Tyler Paczkowski, Cen, 2:05.69; 20, Chris Edmonds, Min, 2:05.70.
21, John Oleksik, Wil, 2:08.42; 22, Cayden Hare, JHS, 2:09.55; 23, Jacob McGarvey, BHS, 2:10.85; 24, Drew Sagsveen, BHS, 2:11.29; 25, Scott Pomeroy, BHS, 2:21.19; 26, Corbin Graven, Wil, 2:21.97; 27, Jorden Michlitsch, Man, 2:22.49; 28, Ben Harris, JHS, 2:22.99; 29, Cody Piehl, Wil, 2:23.95; 30, Waylen Hersch, Man, 2:26.91; 31, Zach Fossen, JHS, 2:34.11; 32, Dayden Renwick, JHS, 2:36.37; 33, Alex Nelson, Wil, 2:39.35; 34, Cole Wilz, BHS, 3:18.01.
200 IM: 1, Zdenek, Min, 2:05.08; 2, Collin Kemmesat, Cen, 2:06.82; 3, Lee Keller, Min, 2:08.61; 4, Austin Schmidt, BHS, 2:11.59; 5, Ethan Bahl, Min, 2:12.91; 6, Travis Vatnsdal, Cen, 2:14.00; 7, Dustin Dutchuk, Cen, 2:16.14; 8, Taylor Crothers, Cen, 2:16.55; Eric Mayer, Man, 2:17.22; 10, Kevin McGlaughlin, Min, 2:18.07; 11, Will Raymond, Wil, 2:18.07; 12, Eric Curtiss, Man, 2:18.77; 13, Wyatt Schafer, Man, 2:21.64; 14, Phillip Hamilton, Min, 2:22.03; 15, Ryan Swartwout, Min, 2:22.04; 16, Ryan Hellen, Wil, 2:23.65; 17, Austin Semenko, Wil, 2:23.68; 18, Grant Curtis, JHS, 2:23.94; 19, Collin Hart, Cen, 2:23.29; 20, Dylan Kern, BHS, 2:24.47.
21, Eric Bergeson, Cen, 2:30.40; 22, Nick Bercier, JHS, 2:30.40; 23, Luke Peterson, Man, 2:31.68; 24, Luke Allen, JHS, 2:34.81; 25, Matthew Cohoe, Wil, 2:35.37; 26, Logan Longtin, Wil, 2:42.30.
50 free: 1, Willy Marler, JHS, 21.53; 2, Ben Bolinske, Wil, 21.72; 3, Jacques Stanley, Wil, 22.63; 4, Josh Riepl, BHS, 22.87; 5, Ian Ballantyne, BHS, 23.06; 6, Matthew Poppe, Man, 23.21; 7, Zach Grosz, Cen, 23.36; t8, Andy Oslund, JHS, 23.37; t8, Parker Scott, Min, 23.37; 10, Kyle Pletan, Wil, 23.75; 11, Luke Heilman, Min, 23.79; 12, Alex Buchholz, Min, 23.85; 13, Hunter Boehm, JHS, 23.95; 14, Jordan Schmaltz, BHS, 24.14; 15, Jordan Funk, Min, 24.22; 16, Tyler Bier, Man, 24.50; 17, Carl Cirtiss, Man, 24.60; 18, Jacob Oleksik, Wil, 25.60; 19, Andrew Carlson, Cen, 25.61; 20, Travis Troxel, Min, 25.67.
21, Andrew Craig, JHS, 25.82; 22, Nathan Jorgenson, Wil, 26.13; 23, Brandon Hart, JHS, 26.52; 24, Brandon Schaner, Man, 26.74; 25, Cody Kilgore, JHS, 26.83; 26, Chris Leier, BHS, 26.84; 27, Wayne Clark, Man, 26.98; 28, Nathan Berger, Man, 27.11; 29, Jesse Bolte, BHS, 27.24; 30, Sam Artz, Cen, 28.41; 31, Nem Pitkin, Wil, 29.00; 32, Jaden Holweger, Cen, 29.36; 33, Joey McGarvey, BHS, 33.48; 34, Keaton Mack, Wil, 35.94.
Diving: 1, Jordan Barth, Man, 474.85; 2, Nathan Berger, Man, 391.20; 3, Hunter Monson, JHS, 354.10; 4, Jeremy Fix, Min, 334.70; 5, Adam Berglund, Cen, 331.95; 6, Mason Bahl, Min, 330.25; 7, Riley Thom, JHS, 328.80; 8, Kailin Horne, Min, 272.75; 9, Brett Goehner, JHS, 268.25; 10, Keaton Sedivec, Man, 258.85; 11, Brody Kindsvogel, Man, 256.75; 12, Ryan Brurud, Wil, 255.60; 13, Cody Lutman, JHS, 252.05; Bryce Kern, JHS, 236.50; 15, Chris Larsen, Min, 233.35.
100 butterfly: 1, Dylan Sether, Cen, 53.83; 2, Zdenek Skalicky, Min, 55.13; 3, Jacques, Stanley, Min, 57.08; 4, Thomas Stromme, BHS, 57.30; 5, Parker Scott, Min, 59.27; 6, Jacob Anderson, Wil, 59.31; 7, Taylor Crothers, Cen, 59.80; 8, Nick Buch, Min, 59.84; 9, Tyler Bier, Man, 59.88; 10, Ben Wanner, Man, 1:04.17; 11, Jordan Barth, Man, 1:04.65; 12, Chris Edmonds, Min, 1:04.73; 13, Chris Leier, BHS< 1:05.14; 14, Nick Bercier, JHS, 1:05.38; 15, Patrick Drouin, Min, 1:06.95; 16, Sam Artz, Cen, 1:07.58; 17, Scott Pomeroy, BHS, 1:08.25; 18, Cayden Hare, JHS, 1:08.88; 19, Collin Hart, Cen, 1:09.32; 20, Logan Longtin, Wil, 1:10.22;
21, Adam Berglund, Cen, 1:10.30; 22, Joshua Kaelberer, BHS, 1:13.30; 23, Justin Schafer, Man, 1:20.73.
100 free: 1, Willy Marler, JHS, 48.13; 2, Ben Bolinske, Wil, 49.64; 3, Luke Schields, Wil, 50.44; 4, Matthew Poppe, Man, 50.81; 5, Jared Kramer, Min, 51.13; 6, Josh Riepl, BHS, 51.59; 7, Kyle Pletan, Wil, 51.84; 8, Zach Grosz, Cen, 52.17; 9, Andy Oslund, JHS, 52.31; 10, Hunter Boehm, JHS, 52.94; 11, Alex Buchholz, Min, 53.00; 12, Braden Hodenfield, 53.24; 13, Jordan Schmaltz, BHS, 55.00; 14, Jack Fagerland, Min, 55.11; 15, Carl Curtiss, Man, 55.37; 16, Wyatt Schafer, Man, 55.50; 17, Ryan Swartwout, Min, 55.79; 18, Andrew Carlson, Cen, 57.13; 19, Sean Hyer, Cen, 57.40; 20, Jordan Funk, Min, 57.79.
21, John Oleksik, Wil, 58.27; 22, Brandon Shcaner, Man, 59.95; 23, Brandon Hart, JHS, 1:00.21; 24, Wayne Clark, Man, 1:01.52; 25, Logan Ficher, BHS, 1:01.88; 26, Austin Emineth, Cen, 1:02.62; 27, Andrew Craig, JHS, 1:03.07; 28, Cody Heinle, Man, 1:04.52; 29, Jaden Holweger, Cen, 1:06.43; 30, Brandon Soiseth, Wil, 1:13.26; 31, Max Hager, BHS, 1:14.47; 32, Alex Nelson, Wil, 1:15.26; 33, Joey McGarvey, BHS, 1:24.61; 34, Cole ilz, BHS, 1:32.65.
500 free: 1, Owen Kusick, Min, 5:02.81; 2, Loren Sether, Cen, 5:04.47; 3, Austin Teunissen, BHS, 5:10.40; 4, Colt Rasmussen, JHS, 5:16.25; 5, Lee Keller, Min, 5:25.19; 6, Gabe Ellison, Man, 5:28,02; 7, Braydon Love, JHS, 5:28.30; 8, James Gordon, Wil, 5:29.71; 9, Taylor Hedge, Cen, 5:30.94; 10, Alex Malnaa, Min, 5:32.74; 11, Eric Mayer, Man, 5:34.18; 12, Austin Semenko, Wil, 5:35.61; 13, Spencer Williams, Min, 5:35.68; 14, Tyler Paczkowski, Cen, 5:39.64; 15, Kevin Kalvoda, Cen, 5:40.48; 16, Grant Curtis, JHS, 5:43.60; 17, Shawn Berger, Man, 5:45.78; 18, Jacob McGarvey, BHS, 5:55.79; 19, Chris Stock, Min, 5:57.64; 20, Preston Weber, Min, 6:11.88.
21, Corbin Graven, Wil, 6:37.79; 22, Waylen Hersch, Man, 6:49.94; 23, Dayden Renwick, JHS, 7:03.78.
200 free relay: 1, BHS, 1, BHS A (Josh Riepl, Thomas Stromme, Austin Schmidt, Ian Ballantyne). 1:31.17; 2, Wil A, 1:31.41; 3, Min A, 1:32.24; 4, JHS (Andy Oslund, Braydon Love, Colt Rasmussen, Willy Marler), 1:33.22; 5, Man A, 1:33.61; 6, Cen A, 1:38.94.
100 backstroke: 1, Nick Buch, Min, 57.81; 2, Austin Schmidt, BHS, 58.55; 3, Ethan Porter, Cen, 1:01.28; 4, James Drawz, Min, 1:02.35; 5, Phillip Hamilton, Min, 1:02.56; 6, Luke Heilman, Min, 1:02.98; 7, Travis Vatnsdal, Cen, 1:04.05; 8, Elliot Flood-Johnson, 1:04.54; 9, Ryan Hellen, Wil, 1:04.94; 10, Travis Troxel, Min, 1:05.53; 11, Dylan Kern, BHS, 1:06.00; t12, Eric Bergeson, Cen, 1:06.56; t12, Ben Wanner, Man, 1:06.56; 14, Luke Allen, JHS, 1:07.14; 15, Sean Hyer, Cen, 1:08.25; 16, Jacob Oleksik, Wil, 1:08.37; 17, Austin Emineth, Cen, 1:08/93; 18, Declan O’Higgins, JHS, 1:12.59; 19, Joshua Kaelberer, BHS, 1:12.81; 20, Nathan Jorgenson, Wil, 1:13.18;
21, Ben Pitkin, Wil, 1:15.45; 22, Justin Schafer, Man, 1:17.93; 23, Cody Piehl, Wil, 1:19.53; 24, Zach Fossen, JHS, 1:21.21; 25, Cody Heinle, Man, 1:23.14; 26, Max Hager, BHS, 1:33.36.
100 breaststroke: 1, Ian Ballantyne, BHS, 1:01.38; 2, Ethan Bahl, Min, 1:01.42; 3, Collin Kemmesat, Cen, 1:01.99; 4, Luke Schields, Wil, 1:04.49; 5, Daniel Clark, Min, 1:07.70; 6, Ethan Porter, Cen, 1:07.73; 7, Kyler Alme, Ceb, 1:08.01; 8, Dustin Dutchuk, Cen, 1:08.46; 9, Jesse Bolte, NHS, 1:08.73; 10, Mason Bahl, Min, 1:09.32; 11, Kevin McGlaughlin, Min, 1:09.63; 12, Jeremy Evans, Min, 1:09.94; 13, Andrew Arnold, Min, 1:10.86; 14, Will Raymond, Wil, 1:10.92; 15, Cody Kilgore, JHS, 1:11.99; 16, Eric Curtiss, Man, 1:13.55; 17, Drew Sagsveen, BHS, 1:13.72; 18, Luke Peterson, Man, 1:16.36; 19, Parker Gunderson, JHS, 1:17.40; 20, Logan Fisher, BHS, 1:18.21.
21, Ben Harris, JHS, 1:19.32; 22, Matthew Cohoe, Wil, 1:21.78; 23, Declan O’Higgins, JHS, 1:26.07; 24, Cody Kenna, JHS, 1:29.50; 25, Jorden Michlitsch, Man, 1:33.15; 26, Keaton Mack, Wil, 1:43.71.
400 free relay: 1, Min A (Jacques Stanley, Zdenek Skalicky, Lee Keller, Owen Kusick), 3:21.23; 2, Wil A, 3:22.60; 3, Cen A, 3:23.98; 4, Min A, 3:33.42; 5, BHS A, 3:45.74.
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/DGriswoldSun
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