Solid finish for Jays’ Marler

Jamestown senior Willy Marler’s goal of winning two state titles in his final year didn’t come to fruition, but he still walked away from the pool with a runner-up and a third-place finish to round out a solid high school swimming career.

Marler placed second in the 100 free to Williston’s Ben Bolinske, and third in the 50 free behind second-place finisher Bolinske and champion Josh Riepl of Bismarck on Saturday at the final day of the state swimming and diving meet in Mandan.

Marler, who was seeded first in the 100 free, also helped the 200 freestyle relay to a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:33.35 and guided the 400 free relay to seventh place.

Marler, who was named first-team all-state, said he isn’t planning on continuing his swimming career in college. Instead he is going to focus on an agriculture degree at North Dakota State.

Colt Rasmussen, who also swam legs in both top 10 relay teams, won the consolation heat in the 500 free for a ninth-place finish. He also finished 10th in the 200 free to help him land a spot on the all-state second-team.

Hunter Munson led the Blue Jays on the diving board with a score of 348.45 to place him seventh, while Riley Thom and Brett Goehner finished 12th and 14th, respectively.

Hunter Boehm placed 14th in the 50 free and Braydon Love finished 16th in the 200 free to help the Blue Jays to a ninth-place team finish with a total score of 137.

Fargo North and West Fargo tied for the team title with 286 points apiece.

Bismarck recorded the most state titles as a team with four, while Fargo North had three. Obi Obembe led the Spartans with two individual titles of his own, including a state record-shattering performance in the 100 backstroke.

Bismarck’s Ian Ballantyne won the 100 breaststroke and helped the 200 free and 200 medley relay teams to state titles. He was named the Senior Athlete of the Year, while the Demons’ Loic Joseph was named the Coach of the Year.

State swimming and diving meet

At Mandan

Team results

1. (tie) Fargo North and West Fargo 286. 3. Minot 284. 4. Century 282. 5. Bismarck 221. 6. Fargo South 215. 7. Williston 160. 8. Mandan 144. 9. Jamestown 137. 10. Fargo Davies 132. 11. Grand Forks 62.

Individual results

200 medley relay

Finals: 1. Bismarck (Austin Schmidt, Ian Ballantyne, Thomas Stromme, Josh Riepl), 1:38.04 (state record, West Fargo, 1:38.22, 2009). 2. Fargo North 1:39.24. 3. Century 1:39.28. 4. Fargo South 1:40.96. 5. West Fargo 1:41.68. 6. Minot 1:41.86. 7. Fargo Davies 1:46.09. 8. Grand Forks 1:48.59. 9. Mandan 1:49.46. 10. Williston 1:55.75. 11. Jamestown 1:58.11.

200 freestyle

Finals: 1. Dylan Sether, Cen, 1:43.75. 2. Owen Kusick, Min, 1:44.25. 3. Adam Smestad, WF, 1:46.16. 4. Matt Wenzel, FN, 1:48.08. 5. Alex Brock, FS, 1:48.23. 6. Gabe Ellison, Man, 1:48.92. 7. Matt Stinar, FS, 1:49.03. 8. Nate Duncan, FD, 1:50.08.

Consolation: 9. Jacob Anderson, Wil, 1:51.32. 10. Colt Rasmussen, Jam, 1:52.32. 11. Austin Teunissen, Bis, 1:52.62. 12. Steven Rider, FN, 1:53.17. 13. Cole Holoien, WF, 1:53.24. 14. Thomas Stromme, Bis, 1:53.53. 15. Jared Kramer, Min, 1:53.60. 16. Braydon Love, Jam, 1:55.32.

200 individual medley

Finals: 1. Obi Obembe, FN 1:57.06. 2. Jared Norton, FS, 2:01.57. 3. Collin Kemmesat, Cen, 2:01.77. 4. Zdenek Skalicky, Min, 2:02.92. 5. Loren Sether, Cen, 2:02.96. 6. Carson Keller, WF, 2:05.39. 7. Nick Huseby, WF, 2:05.80. 8. Lee Keller, Min, 2:06.78.

Consolation: 9. Nate Gourde, FD, 2:04.94. 10. Austin Schmidt, Bis, 2:05.31. 11. Tanner Olson, FS, 2:08.47. 12. Taylor Crothers, Cen, 2:09.26. 13. Keelan Murphy, GF, 2:09.87. 14. Travis Vatnsdal, Cen, 2:09.94. 15. Andrew Hollingsworth, FS, 2:10.80. 16. Eric Mayer, Man, 2:11.79.

50 freestyle

Finals: 1. Josh Riepl, Bis, 21.45. 2. Ben Bolinske, Wil, 21.87 3. Willy Marler, Jam, 21.99. 4. Matthew Poppe, Man, 22.25. 5. Jacques Stanley, Min, 22.35. 6. Zach Grosz, Cen, 22.95. 7. Parker Scott, Min, 23.24. 8. Alex Smestad, WF, 23.26.

Consolation: 9. Luke Heilman, Min, 23.40. 10. Davis Jones, FS, 23.43. 11. Kyle Pletan, Wil, 23.67. 12. Carl Curtiss, Man, 23.52. 13. Sean Rider, FN, 23.53. 14. Hunter Boehm, Jam, 23.62. 15. Alex Ingulsrud, FD, 23.71. 16. Jon Bell-Clement, FN, 23.83.

Diving

Finals: 1. Jordan Barth, Man, 483.05. 2. Brady Coughlin, FN, 443.35. 3. Nathan Berger, Man, 390.05. 4. Sam Breen, FS, 388.05. 5. Jeremy Fix, Min, 368.35. 6. Ryder Neva, WF, 349.75. 7. Hunter Munson, Jam, 348.45. 8. David Sufficool, FD, 348.25. 9. Adam Berglund, Cen, 341.75. 10. Mason Bahl, Min, 319.45. 11. Josh Regorrah, GF, 317.95. 12. Riley Thom, Jam, 303.80. 13. Kailan Horne, Min, 302.00. 14. Brett Goehner, Jam, 300.55. 15. Kyle Holoien, WF, 291.50. 16. Brody Kindsvogel, Man, 285.80.

100 butterfly

Finals: 1. Dylan Sether, Cen, 51.86. 2. Ian Ballantyne, Bis, 51.93. 3. Matt Stinar, FS, 54.96. 4. Sean Rider, FN, 55.00. 5. Zdenek Skalicky, Min, 55.29. 6. Ethan Doll, WF, 55.77. 7. Jared Norton, Fargo South, 55.84. 8. Jon Bell-Clement, FN, 59.10.

Consolation: 9. Jacques Stanley, Min, 56.24. 10. Steven Rider, FN, 56.79. 11. Carson Keller, WF, 56.82. 12. Taylor Crothers, Cen, 57.66. 13. Alan Repak, WF, 57.97. 14. Nathan Hogue, WF, 58.43. 15. Parker Scott, Min, 59.07. 16. Tyler Bier, Man, 59.79.

100 freestyle

Finals: 1. Ben Bolinske, Wil, 47.76. 2. Willy Marler, Jam, 48.80. 3. Adam Smestad, WF, 49.27. 4. Matthew Poppe, Man, 49.31. 5. Gabe Ellison, Man, 49.40. 6. Josh Riepl, Bis, 49.59. 7. Tanner Bjorlie, FN, 49.72. 8. Zach Grosz, Cen, 50.01.

Consolation: 9. Thomas Stromme, Bis, 50.17. 10. Luke Schields, Wil, 50.79. 11. Jared Kramer, Min, 51.01. 12. Jacob Anderson, Wil, 51.19. 13. Nate Gourde, FD, 51.22. 14. Kyle Pletan, Wil, 51.30. 15. Cole Holoien, WF, 51.36. 16. Davis Jones, FS, 51.37.

500 freestyle

Finals: 1. Owen Kusick, Min, 4:49.13. 2. Alex Brock, FS, 4:50.35. 3. Ethan Doll, WF, 4:56.63. 4. Matt Wenzel, FN, 4:56.69. 5. Loren Sether, Cen, 4:58.78. 6. Austin Teunissen, Bis, 4:59.10. 7. Keelan Murphy, GF, 5:09.93. 8. Lee Keller, Min, 5:17.10.

Consolation: 9. Colt Rasmussen, Jam, 5:07.01. 10. Shane Fisher, FN, 5:09.79. 11. Matt Montplaisir, WF, 5:10.08. 12. Ben Wenzel, FN, 5:12.51. 13. Matt Keller, FD, 5:14.50. 14. Eric Mayer, Man, 5:16.80. 15. Jarod Smith, WF, 5:20.03. 16. Andrew Hollingsworth, FS, 5:20.37.

200 freestyle relay

Finals: 1. Bismarck (Josh Riepl, Thomas Stromme, Austin Schmidt, Ian Ballantyne), 1:28.56. 2. Williston 1:30.60. 3. West Fargo 1:31.80. 4. Minot 1:32.30. 5. Jamestown 1:33.35. 6. Fargo North 1:34.62. 7. Century 1:34.96. 8. Fargo South 1:34.99. 9. Fargo Davies 1:37.08.

100 backstroke

Finals: 1. Obi Obembe, FN, 51.96 (state record, Jake Weible, WF, 53.02, 2010). 2. Nick Huseby, WF, 55.29. 3. Austin Schmidt, Bis, 56.32. 4. Alex Smestad, WF, 57.51. 5. Nate Duncan, FD, 57.83. 6. Ethan Porter, Cen, 57.88. 7. Alex Ingulsrud, FD, 57.91. 8. Ryder Neva, WF 58.66.

Consolation: 9. Quentin Hogue, WF, 58.46. 10. Palmer Obembe, FN, 59.25. 11. Nick Buch, Min, 59.33. 12. Travis Vatnsdal, Cen, 59.84. 13. Tyler Keehr, GF, 1:00.16. 14. Dylan Kern, Bis, 1:01.36. 15. James Drawz, Min, 1:01.54. 16. Phillip Hamilton, Min, 1:02.19.

100 breaststroke

Finals: 1. Ian Ballantyne, Bis, 58.06. 2. Tanner Olson, FS, 58.91. 3. Collin Kemmesat, Cen, 1:00.62. 4. Tanner Bjorlie, FN, 1:02.14. 5. Ethan Bahl, Min, 1:02.35. 6. Luke Schields, Wil, 1:04.72. 7. Dustin Dutchuk, Cen, 1:05.10. 8. Ethan Porter, Cen, 1:05.80.

Consolation: 9. Kyler Alme, Cen, 1:04.61. 10. Stephen Hulbert, WF, 1:06.00. 11. Ben Court, FN, 1:06.91. 12. Matt Keller, FD, 1:07.13. 13. Jacob Hassebrock, FN, 1:07.73. 14. Mason Bahl, Min, 1:08.05. 15. Jesse Bolte, Bis, 1:08.18. 16. Daniel Clark, Min, 1:08.76.

400 freestyle relay

Finals: 1. Fargo North (Matt Wenzel, Sean Rider, Tanner Bjorlie, Obi Obembe) 3:16.76. 2. Minot 3:18.00. 3. Williston 3:18.72. 4. Century 3:19.19. 5. West Fargo 3:19.73. 6. Fargo South 3:19.81. 7. Jamestown 3:21.72. 8. Mandan 3:21.84. 9. Fargo Davies 3:29.76. 10. Grand Forks 3:30.47. 11. Bismarck 3:38.95.

Awards

Senior athlete of the year: Ian Ballantyne, Bismarck.

Coach of the year: Loic Joseph, Bismarck.

All-state team

First team: Bismarck — Ian Ballantyne, Josh Riepl, Austin Schmidt, Austin Teunissen. Century — Collin Kemmesat, Dylan Sether, Loren Sether. Fargo Davies — Nate Duncan. Fargo North — Tanner Bjorlie, Brady Coughlin, Obi Obembe, Sean Rider, Matt Wenzel. Fargo South — Sam Breen, Alex Brock, Jared Norton, Tanner Olson, Matt Stinar. Jamestown — Willy Marler. Mandan — Jordan Barth, Nathan Berger, Gabe Elllison, Matthew Poppe. Minot — Ethan Bahl, Owen Kusick, Zdenek Skalicky. West Fargo — Ethan Doll, Nick Huseby, Alex Smestad, Adam Smestad. Williston — Ben Bolinske.

Second team: Century — Ethan Porter. Fargo Davies — Alex Ingulsrud. Fargo North — Jon Bell-Clement. Jamestown — Colt Rasmussen. Minot — Nick Buch, Jacques Stanley. West Fargo — Quentin Hogue, Carson Keller, Ryder Neva. Williston — Jacob Anderson.

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