Glacier Swimmers Claim Missoula Meet Title

By Myers Reece, 1-11-10

The Glacier High School boys swim team scored a big victory by claiming first place in a five-team meet in Missoula on Saturday. With only two invitationals left before the state swim meet in Hardin on Feb. 12-13, the victory gives the Wolfpack momentum heading into the season's stretch run.

The Wolfpack finished with 356 points to edge out Missoula Hellgate, which scored 354. The team didn't have any individual winners, but had several swimmers place high. The girls finished third, including a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, while the Flathead boys and girls each finished fifth.

Here are the top three finishers from each event, with local swimmers in bold:

Girls' team scores: 1, Missoula Sentinel, 503. 2, Missoula Hellgate, 422. 3, Kalispell Glacier, 234. 4, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola, 164. 5, Kalispell Flathead, 132.

Boys' team scores: 1, Kalispell Glacier, 356. 2, Missoula Hellgate, 354. 3, Sentinel, 259. 4, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola, 253. 5, Kalispell Flathead, 180.

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay - 1, Sentinel ‘A' 1:58.07. 2, Sentinel ‘B' 2:05.01. 3, Hellgate ‘A' 2:09.08.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay - 1, Big Sky/Loyola ‘A' 1:43.57. 2, Flathead ‘A' 1:49.79. 3, Hellgate ‘A' 1:53.97.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle - 1, Robinson, Kasey J, Sentinel, 1:58.89. 2, Ungaretti, Kori J, Hellgate, 2:09.25. 3, Judd, Ashley, FHS, 2:10.32.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle - 1, Stroethoff, Matthan A, Hellgate, 1:51.52. 2, Shull, Alec R, Sentinel, 1:56.04. 3, Loyola, Jordan, FHS, 2:00.04.

Girls 200 Yard IM - 1, Tornatore, Miranda E, Sentinel, 2:18.93. 2, Bronec, Jordan E, Hellgate, 2:35.27. 3, Thorderson, Anika, FHS, 2:38.76.

Boys 200 Yard IM - 1, Szekely, Peter, Big Sky/Loyola, 2:10.42. 2, Hoffman, Brian M, Glacier, 2:23.88. 3, Klempay, Benjamin L, Hellgate, 2:23.95.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle - 1, Arciello, Maddy B, Big Sky/Loyola, 25.80. 2, Siebenaler, MaKenna A, Glacier, 26.16. 3, Miller, Kelsie M, Sentinel, 26.71.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle - 1, Bovard, Andrew J, Big Sky/Loyola, 22.95. 2, Brady, Kyle T, Glacier, 24.20. 3, Golding, Lathan C, Hellgate, 24.89.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly - 1, Tornatore, Miranda E, Sentinel, 1:00.45. 2, Arciello, Maddy B, Big Sky/Loyola, 1:02.80. 3, Stevens, Shea E, Glacier, 1:04.65.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly - 1, Bovard, Andrew J, Big Sky/Loyola, 54.52. 2, Scariano, Lucca R, Hellgate, 1:01.51. 3, Hoffman, Brian M, Glacier, 1:04.02.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle - 1, Ehrlich, Stephanie M, Sentinel, 1:03.40. 2, Grigsby, Josie K, Hellgate, 1:04.96. 2, Skokstad, Anastacia E, Hellgate, 1:04.96.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle - 1, Szekely, Peter, Big Sky/Loyola, 50.29. 2, Streit, Logan E, Glacier, 53.14. 3, Thorderson, Lars M, FHS, 54.43.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle - 1, Robinson, Kasey J, Sentinel, 5:13.96. 2, Ungaretti, Kori J, Hellgate, 5:36.31. 3, Hutton, Kelsey M, Sentinel, 5:42.66.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle - 1, Jones, Kyle, Big Sky/Loyola, 5:06.34. 2, Shull, Alec R, Sentinel, 5:11.65. 3, Klempay, Jack P, Hellgate, 5:49.62.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - 1, Glacier ‘A' 1:52.15. 2, Hellgate ‘B' 2:02.80. 3, Sentinel ‘B' 2:03.33.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - 1, Hellgate ‘A' 1:37.37. 2, Flathead ‘A' 1:37.53. 3, Glacier ‘A' 1:51.33.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke - 1, Miller, Kelsie M, Sentinel, 1:04.71. 2, Judd, Ashley, FHS, 1:09.83. 3, Thorderson, Anika, FHS, 1:10.57.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke - 1, Elliott, Corban J, Big Sky/Loyola, 59.73. 2, Scariano, Lucca R, Hellgate, 1:03.50. 3, Williams, Jacob C, Glacier, 1:11.06.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke - 1, McHugh, Aspen K, Sentinel, 1:15.09. 2, Thane, Lindsay M, Sentinel, 1:15.86. 3, Grigsby, Tessa N, Hellgate, 1:21.50.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke - 1, Stroethoff, Matthan A, Hellgate, 1:01.63. 2, Jones, Kyle, Big Sky/Loyola, 1:05.34. 3, Scaccia, Michael A, FHS, 1:09.43.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - 1, Sentinel ‘A' 3:49.59. 2, Glacier ‘A' 4:14.50. 3, Hellgate ‘A' 4:26.86.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - 1, Big Sky/Loyola ‘A' 3:24.92. 2, Glacier ‘A' 3:36.72. 3, Flathead ‘A' 3:44.08.

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