Minot High boys swim team dominate meet, heading to state
Submitted Photo Minot High’s Grant Schaeffer set one of four new records, swimming in the 200-yard freestyle. Schaeffer set a new Wester Dakota Association West Region record with a time of 1:46.58 in the 200-yard freestyle. Photo courtesy of Oscar Charles Photography.
The Minot High boys swim and diving team continued its dominance over the Western Dakota Association this past weekend in Bismarck.
Grant Schaeffer was named the WDA’s Senior Athlete of the Year. He set a WDA record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 46.58 seconds, previous record of 1:46.79. He also set both a pool and WDA record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.42, previous pool of 47.62 and previous WDA of 47.71. He swam the opening leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay and set a WDA record at 1:28.09, with previous pool of 1:28.56 and previous WDA of 1:28.19 He also finished by swimming the opening leg of the WDA-record 400-yard freestyle relay at 3:16.54, with previous time of 3:17.17.
Minot will look to continue its great season when they compete at the Hulbert Aquatic Center for the state meet in West Fargo. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday and end at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
WDA WEST REGION SWIM MEET
Team results
1. Minot, 552. 2. Bismarck, 299. 3. Williston, 260. 4. Century, 255.5. 5. Legacy, 211.5. 6. Dickinson, 211. 7. Jamestown, 175. 8. Mandan, 139.
Individual results
200 free relay: 1. Minot (Carter Larson, Logan Hill, Ryan Hubbard, Alex Prestwich), 1:43.32.; 2. Bismarck High (Sam Eggl, Garrett Wick, Alex Steichen, Blake Nelson), 1:43.37.; 3. Williston (Caleb Osborn, Kolden Kringen, Camden Ekblad-Lundby, Tyler Jorgenson), 1:46.89.
200 free: 1. Grant Schaeffer, Min, 1:46.58. 2. Alex King, Min, 1:48.38. 3. Luke Domres, Cen, 1:53.40. 4. Braxton Steele, Leg, 1:55.03. 5. Isaac Vallie, Cen, 1:55.17.
200 IM: 1. Kringen, Will, 1:58.98. 2. Jaxon Reinke, Min, 2:00.18. 3. Benjamin Schaff, Cen, 2:06.02. 4. Hubbard, Min, 2:06.12. 5. L. Hill, Min, 2:10.26.
50 free: 1. Peyton Bartsch, Min, 22.08. 2. Mason Beck, Dic, 22.12. 3. Steichen, Bis, 23.25. 4. Prestwich, Min, 23.33. 5. Riley Poppe, Man, 23.62.
Diving: 1. Wyatt Hermanson, Man, 480.25. 2. Dawson Wilson, Dic, 458.75. 3. Ty Ross, Min, 400.55. 4. Bryce Vatnsdal, Bis, 388.50. 5. Bennett Vatnsdal, Bis, 387.90.
100 fly: 1. Reinke, Min, 53.84. 2. Hubbard, Min, 54.45. 3. Steichen, Bis, 57.06. 4. Jayden Ahmann, Leg, 57.91. 5. Brayden Schmeichel, Jam, 58.06.
100 free: 1. Schaeffer, Min, 47.42. 2. Beck, Dic, 50.15. 3. Nelson, Bis, 50.90. 4. Jorgenson, Will, 51.41. 5. Wick, Bis, 51.87.
500 free: 1. Kringen, Will, 4:56.44. 2. King, Min, 5:03.52. 3. Domres, Cen, 5:04.18. 4. Ahmann, Leg, 5:12.16. 5. Teddy Solensky, Jam, 5:13.39.
200 free relay: 1. Minot (Schaeffer, King, Reinke, Bartsch), 1:28.09. 2. Bismarck (Steichen, Nelson, Noah Zaidi, Wick), 1:33.73. 3. Dickinson (Wilson, Detric Coleman, Trent Irwin, Beck), 1:37.04.
100 back: 1. Bartsch, Min, 55.20. 2. Nelson, Bis, 57.40. 3. Schaff, Cen, 58.63. 4. Eggl, Bis, 58.89. 5. Kalen Hill, Min, 59.26.
100 breast: 1. Oliver Roongin, Min, 1:02.99. 2. Hill, Min, 1:05.12. 3. Noah Mayer, Leg, 1:05.43. 4. Matt Boen, Min, 1:07.66. 5. Wick, Bis, 1:07.68.
400 free relay: 1. Minot (Schaeffer, Bartsch, Reinke, King), 3:16.54. 2. Williston (Kringen, Ethan Babcock, Ekblad-Lundby, Jorgenson), 3:26.16. 3. Century (Hudson Eckart, Vallie, Domres, Schaff), 3:28.31.





