Lind repeats in diving

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It’s one of the most common inspirational messages in the history of sports, but there’s a reason why it keeps being repeated.

It’s more often than not coming from the breath of a state champion.

“Hard work pays off,” Jamestown High school senior diver Alex Lind said, “and if you don’t work hard, nothing is going to be given to you.”

That simple mantra — hard work pays off — was the backbone of Lind’s inspirational diving career at JHS. Entering the state swimming and diving meet in Bismarck over the weekend Lind hadn’t lost an event since 2010, and she had no plans of breaking that two-year streak in her finale with the Blue Jays.

Lind never trailed as she held the lead after each of her dives on Friday and Saturday, en route to her second consecutive state diving title. She held a comfortable lead over Fargo North’s Tori Meyer after Friday’s prelims 201.40 to 191.80, and she soared in the finals to an overall score of 453.80.

Fargo Shanley’s Anna Reinholz finished a distance second at 397.95.

“The first day went better than last year,” Lind said. “So I was kind of confident going into the second day, and the second day was even better.”

Lind held herself to very high standards all season, and the state tournament was no different. But the more pressure she added to herself, the more it seemed she excelled.

“It just felt as the season went on I just kept progressing,” Lind said. “It was a huge relief. It’s something I’ll definitely remember forever.”

“She did a really good job this weekend,” JHS coach Ben Smith said of Lind. “Last year she didn’t have the lead after the beginning of the first dives. That was a change from last year.

“She performed really well, and after every dive she had the lead both days.”

Jamestown finished ninth out of 14 in the team standings at state with a score of 132, and it’s those teammates that Lind said she’ll likely miss the most.

“They were always there to support me,” Lind said. “I think they did really good. They had been working really hard for it.”

Now that her two-time state diving career is in the books, when asked if it had all sunk in yet Lind’s answer was fairly simple.

“Nope, not really,” Lind said. “Maybe when I start gymnastics tomorrow?”

Lind’s senior diving teammate Abby Wanzek had a nice rebound on Saturday. After Friday’s dives she found herself in 15th with a score of 155.25, but on Saturday she came alive to finish sixth with a score of 368.90.

“Her last three dives she bumped up six of seven places,” Smith said of Wanzek. “The back half of her diving list was particularly strong for her.”

Sophomore Annie Hart was the only Blue Jay swimmer to place in two events at state. Hart finished third in the 100 backstroke (59.89) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (25.48).

Hart had the fourth best time in the backstroke coming into the state.

The Jays’ Paige Peterson took 10th in the 50. The junior entered the tournament seeded 13th in that event.

“(Hart) had a great meet, swam well and had a great attitude,” Smith said. “She really went out there and left it all in the pool. That was really good to see, someone that’s younger. She really stepped up her performance.”

Senior Kamie Wagar also scored a 10th-place finish for the Jays, posting a 1:03.84 in the B final of a very competitive 100 butterfly event. Wagar had the sixth best time in the state entering the meet.

“That was her season best time, so you can’t ask for anything more,” Smith said of Wagar.

As a whole, Smith said he was happy with the Jays performance at state. The team brought 17 members to the tournament.

“They all did really amazing. Everyone improved times and improved their scores,” Smith said. “The girls stepped it up. They did a really good job all season and it was great to see them end it on a high note.”

Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet

Bismarck

Team Scores

1. Fargo North 386. 2. Century 336. 3. Minot 266. 4. West Fargo 220. 5. Williston 218. 6. G.rand Forks Central 167. 7. Bismarck 157. 8. Mandan 142. 9. Jamestown 132. 10. Fargo South 85. 11. Fargo Davies 71. 12. Fargo Shanley 58. 13. Wahpeton 33. 14. Grand ForksRed River 30.

Individual Results

200 medley relay

Finals: 1. Century (Dani Bergeson, Veronica Herrmann, McKenzie Jeske, Jarren Fallgatter) 1:46.98 (state record, Century, 1:47.97, 2011). 2. Fargo North 1:48.94. 3. Williston 1:52.06. 4. Minot 1:53.94. 5. West Fargo 1:56.55. 6. Jamestown 1:57.62. 7. G.F. Central 1:57.84. 8. Fargo Davies 1:58.05. 9. Mandan 1:58.25. 10. Fargo South 1:58.33. 11. Bismarck 1:59.77. 12. Wahpeton 2:02.88. 13. G.F. Red River 2:04.96. 14. Fargo Shanley 2:08.86.

200 freestyle

Finals: 1. Dani Bergeson, Cen, 1:52.37. 2. Hallie Peterson, WF, 1:55.11. 3. Katie Svendson, GFC, 1:55.46. 4. Ketti Ringwall, Wil, 1:57.18. 5. Mckenna Brown, Min, 1:57.50. 6. Emma Hepper, Bis, 1:57.95. 7. Kyra Ekre, Cen, 1:57.97. 8. Hailey Dempsey, Bis, 2:01.68.

Consolation: 9. Leann Mengelkoch, FN, 1:59.44. 10. Alexis Ljunggren, GFC, 1:59.84. 11. Emily Bourassa, WF, 1:59.88. 12. Carlie Borchers, Man, 2:01.62. 13. Gretchen Schreiner, GFRR, 2:01.92. 14. Maria Semenko, Wil, 2:04.20. 15. Jordan Hubbard, Min, 2:05.41. 16. Josie Gillund, Min, 2:05.96.

200 individual medley

Finals: 1. Ellie Roche, FN, 2:08.67. 2. Veronica Herrmann, Cen, 2:10.67. 3. Sam Miller, Wil, 2:13.70. 4. Bryn Everson, Wil, 2:13.96. 5. Nicole Brelie, GFC, 2:16.76. 6. Rachel Ford, Man, 2:18.60. 7. AK Koebele, Bis, 2:18.79. 8. Sydney Clark, Min, 2:20.93.

Consolation: 9. Tess Sether, Cen, 2:18.25. 10. Kate Astrup, FN, 2:18.63. 11. Abby Astrup, FN, 2:19.88. 12. Abby Bourgois, Cen, 2:20.39. 13. Sarah Bogenrief, Min, 2:20.48. 14. Grace Werder, Cen, 2:23.73. 15. Brianna Faul, WF, 2:24.38. 16. Cassie Nelson, FD, 2:25.60.

50 freestyle

Finals: 1. Emily Roche, FN, 24.20. 2. Jarren Fallgatter, Cen, 24.24. 3. Danica Dutt, WF, 24.62. 4. Emily Hamel, Min, 24.82. 5. Cassandra Askvig, Min, 25.12. 6. Annie Hart, Jam, 25.48. 7. Kristin Engberg, Bis, 25.54. 8. Alyssa Hodenfield, Wil, 25.81.

Consolation: 9. McKenzie Martin, Man, 25.52. 10. Paige Peterson, Jam, 25.73. 11. Haylee Volk, FN, 25.77. 12. Laura Schott, FS, 25.81. 13. Heather Glines, Wah, 25.85. 14. Mykin Gunning, WF, 25.87. 15. Julissa Johnson, WF, 25.93. 16. Devin Scott, Min, 26.04.

Diving

Finals: 1. Alex Lind, Jam, 453.80. 2. Anna Reinholz, Shan, 397.95. 3. Lauren Gietzen, Cen, 397.00 4. Tori Meyer, FN, 391.80. 5. Amy Afinrud, Shan, 381.45. 6. Abby Wanzek, Jam, 368.90. 7. Karli Knutson, Cen, 363.95. 8. Ashlee Wiebe, FN, 359.85. 9. Nicolette Haug, Man, 357.15. 10. Emmalee Stach, Min, 353.25. 11. Shaylee Schaf, Man, 349.75. 12. Jenny Nelson, Bis, 345.30. 13. Paris Ekman, Shan, 331.90. 14. Madison Remer, GFC, 331.15. 15. Morgan Gietzen, Cen, 322.05. 16. Brittany Dixon, Shan, 314.40.

100 butterfly

Finals: 1. Danica Dutt, WF, 57.09. 2. McKenzie Jeske, Cen, 59.88. 3. Maddie Derby, FN, 1:00.64. 4. Chelsea Brandt, FD, 1:01.84. 5. Erin Slack, FN, 1:01.89. 6. Emma Nordin, FS, 1:02.32. 7. Alexis Clark, Min, 1:02.39. 8. Rachel Ford, Man, 1:02.45.

Consolation: 9. Devin Scott, Min, 1:02.77. 10. Kamie Wagar, Jam, 1:03.84. 11. Anna Astrup, FN, 1:04.22. 12. Ashley Doll, Man, 1:04.54. 13. Katelyn Rising, Cen, 1:05.37. 14. Abby Bourgois, Cen, 1:05.53. 15. Sarah Pippin, Wil, 1:05.58. 16. Sam Behm, GFRR, 1:07.01.

100 freestyle

Finals: 1. Emily Roche, FN, 53.43. 2. Hallie Peterson, WF, 53.48. 3. Ketti Ringwall, Wil, 53.86. 4. Jarren Fallgatter, Cen, 54.08. 5. Cassandra Askvig, Min, 54.89. 6. Emily Hamel, Min, 55.18. 7. Leann Mengelkoch, FN, 55.32. 8. Kristin Engberg, Bis, 56.02.

Consolation: 9. Leah Grove, Wil, 56.24. 10. Alyssa Hodenfield, Wil, 56.82. 11. McKenzie Martin, Man, 56.95. 12. Julissa Johnson, WF, 57.36. 13. Haylee Volk, FN, 57.44. 14. Libby Roche, FN, 57.50 15. Jordan Hubbard, Min, 57.55. 16. Taylor Holweger, GFC, 57.99.

500 freestyle

Finals: 1. Katie Svendson, GFC, 5:06.25. 2. Kyra Ekre, Cen, 5:13.60. 3. Alexis Ljunggren, GFC, 5:15.48. 4. Mckenna Brown, Min, 5:17.98. 5. Carley LeDoux, FN, 5:18.41. 6. Emma Nordin, FS, 5:22.90. 7. Carlie Borchers, Man, 5:23.46. 8. Alexis Clark, Min, 5:27.00.

Consolation: 9. Emily Bourassa, WF, 5:25.91. 10. Hailey Dempsey, Bis, 5:29.64. 11. Taylor Laufenberg, WF, 5:31.10. 12. Gretchen Schreine, GFRR, 5:32.84. 13. Erin Slack, FN, 5:33.67. 14. Maria Semenko, Wil, 5:35.29. 15. Grace Werder, Cen, 5:35.55. 16. Katherine Murphy, GFC, 5:36.17.

200 freestyle relay

Finals: 1. West Fargo (Hallie Peterson, Brianna Faul, Julissa Johnson, Danica Dutt), 1:39.90. 2. Fargo North 1:40.21. 3. Minot 1:41.66. 4. Williston 1:43.30. 5. Bismarck 1:43.42. 6. Mandan 1:43.90. 7. Century 1:43.91. 8. Jamestown 1:46.12. 9. Fargo South 1:46.31. 10. G.F. Central 1:48.30. 11. Fargo Davies 1:50.07. 12. Fargo Shanley 1:53.87. 13. Wahpeton 2:15.52.

100 backstroke

Finals: 1. Dani Bergeson, Cen, 55.68 (state record, Kelsey Schoonhoven, WF, 56.72. 2005). 2. Maddie Derby, FN, 58.96. 3. Annie Hart, Jam, 59.89. 4. Emma Hepper, Bis, 59.94. 5. Bryn Everson, Wil, 1:00.29. 6. Kate Astrup, FN, 1:01.89. 7. Sydney Clark, Min, 1:02.35. 8. Libby Roche, FN, 1:03.02.

Consolation: 9. Taylor Laufenberg, WF, 1:02.44. 10. Marena kouba, Min, 1:02.67. 11. Katelyn Rising, Cen, 1:03.20. 12. Tess Sether, Cen, 1:03.91. 13. Mykin Gunning, WF, 1:04.63. 14. Ashley Devier, FD, 1:04.93. 15. Marisol Rios, WF, 1:05.89. 16. Makyl Ziegler, Wah, 1:06.35.

100 breaststroke

Finals: 1. Veronica Herrmann, Cen, 1:05.59. 2. Ellie Roche, FN, 1:06.21. 3. McKenzie Jeske, Cen, 1:06.67. 4. Sam Miller, Wil, 1:08.01. 5. Nicole Brelie, GFC, 1:08.03. 6. Carley LeDoux, FN, 1:08.39. 7. Sarah Bogenrief, Min, 1:08.97. 8. Abby Astrup, FN, 1:09.53.

Consolation: 9. Sophi Simonson, FN, 1:09.42. 10. AK Koebele, Bis, 1:11.46. 11. Taylor Holweger, GFC, 1:11.93. 12. Shaelyn Mosher, GFC, 1:12.15. 13. Laura Schott, FS, 1:12.34. 14. Jenna Booth, FS, 1:13.77. 15. Brianna Faul, WF, 1:14.50. 16. Kacie Iverson, FS, 1:15.26.

400 freestyle relay

Finals: 1. Fargo North (Emily Roche, Leann Mengelkoch, Ellie Roche, Maddie Derby) 3:34.29 (state record, Century, 3:36.47, 2011). 2. Century 3:35.33. 3. West Fargo 3:40.24. 4. Williston 3:41.97. 5. Minot 3:42.36. 6. G..F. Central 3:45.66. 7. Bismarck 3:46.84. 8. Mandan 3:54.53. 9. Fargo Davies 3:57.21. 10. Fargo South 3:57.34. 11. G..F. Red River 3:59.77. 12. Wahpeton 4:04.76. 13. Jamestown 4:06.15. 14. Fargo Shanley 4:20.91.

AWARDS

Senior athlete of the year: Emily Roche, Fargo North.

Coach of the year: Talia Butery, Fargo North.

All-state

First team - Bismarck: Emma Hepper. Century: Dani Bergeson, Kyra Ekre, Jarren Fallgatter, Lauren Gietzen, Veronica Herrmann, McKenzie Jeske, Karli Knutson. Fargo North: Abby Astrup, Maddie Derby, Carley LeDoux, Tori Meyer, Ellie Roche, Emily Roche, Sophi Simonson, Ashley Wiebe. Fargo Shanley: Amy Anfinrud, Anna Reinholz. G..F. Central: Nicole Brelie, Alexis Ljunggren, Katie Svendson. Jamestown: Annie Hart, Alex Lind, Abby Wanzek. Mandan: Nicolette Haug. Minot: Sarah Bogenrief. McKenna Brown, Emily Hamel. West Fargo: Danica Dutt, Hallie Peterson. Williston: Bryn Everson, Sam Miller, Ketti Ringwall.

Second team: Bismarck: Hailey Dempsey, Kristin Engberg, AK Koebele. Fargo Davies: Chelsea Brandt. Fargo North: Kate Astrup, Leeann Mengelkoch, Erin Slack. Fargo South: Emma Nordin. G.F. Central: Madison Remer. Mandan: Carlie Borchers, Shaylee Schaf. Minot: Cassandra Askvig, Alexis Clark, Sydney Clark. West Fargo: Emily Bourassa.

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