By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Here's a look at last week's Emporia Invitational and Topeka West Invitational boys swimming meets at the Capitol Federal Natorium:
• Seaman and Topeka High went one-two in Thursday's eight-school Emporia Invitational, with city swimmers combining for wins in six events.
Seaman, which won the team championship by a 559-438.5 margin over Topeka High, got wins from Colin O'Rourke in the 200-yard individual medley, Bradyn Crowell in the 100 butterfly and Daniel Ramirerz in the 100 backstroke while the Viking foursome of Tim Biggs, Jake Moss, O'Rourke and Marcus Greig picked up a win in the 200 medley relay and O'Rourke, Blaize Appelhanz, Moss and Greig won the 400 free relay.
Topeka High's team of Perry Payne, Oskar Fraenza, Thomas Schmidt and Trip Carter won the 200 free relay while the Trojans posted top-three finishes in five events.
Shawnee Heights' Luke Perkins won four gold medals, including a pair of individual wins in last Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural's Nathen Trachta won the 100-yard backstroke title in last Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational swim meet. [File photo/TSN]
• City schools combined to win seven events in last Tuesday's 14-school Topeka West Invitational while Seaman finished a city-high second in the team standings.
Shawnee Heights, which finished fifth in the West meet as a team, won five events on the day, with Luke Perkins earning four gold medals.
Perkins won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:06.06 and the 100 butterfly in 54.07.
Perkins teamed with Truman Brede, Guillaume Humblet and Tanner Zerger to win the 200 medley relay (1:46.33) and teamed with Humblet, Evan Hoobler and Zerger to win the 200 free relay (1:37.29).
Humblet picked up a third gold medal in the 100 breaststroke, winning in 1:02.24.
Washburn Rural, which was fourth as a team, got a win from Will Powell in the 500 freestyle in 5:15.32 and a victory from Nathan Trachta in the 100 backstroke in 58.08.
Seaman finished second to Blue Valley West in the team standings by a 353-315 margin, with the Vikings getting a pair of third-place individul finishes from Colin O'Rourke as well as a third-place finish in the 400 free relay.
EMPORIA INVITATIONAL
Thursday at Capitol Federal Natatorium
Team scores
Seaman 559, Topeka High 438.5, Junction City 341, Hayden 282, Independence 133, Circle 81, Wichita Trinity 72.5, Emporia 20.
Individual results
200 medley relay — 1. Seaman (Biggs, Moss, O'Rourke, Greig), 1:56.64; 2. Seaman, 1:58.49; 3. Hayden.
200 freestyle — 1. Barker, Circle, 1:57,23; 2. Ramirez, Seaman, 1:57.89; 3. Duarte, Junction City, 2:09.90.
200 individual medley — 1. O'Rourke, Seaman, 2:13.17; 2. Greig, Seaman, 2:23.77; 3. Payne, Topeka High, 2:26.98.
50 freestyle — 1. Davis, Wichita Trinity, 23.69; 2. Appelhanz, Seaman, 24.95; 3. Wurm, Seaman, 25.38.
100 butterfly — 1. Crowell, Seaman, 1:05.93; 2. Blankenship, Topeka High, 1:06.32; 3. Moss, Seaman, 1:07.55.
100 freestyle — 1. Davis, Wichita Trinity, 54.87; 2. Greig, Seaman, 56.62; 3. Appelhanz, Seaman, 56.64.
500 freestyle — 1. Barker, Circle, 5:17.90; 2. O'Rourke, Seaman, 5:38.94; 3. Duarte, Junction City, 6:02.64.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Topeka High (Payne, Fraenza, Schmidt, Carter), 1:43.10; 2. Seaman, 1:43.94; 3. Junction City, 1:46.61.
100 backstroke — 1. Ramirez, Seaman, 1:01.69; 2. Johnson, Hayden, 1:09.36; 3. Pekorek, Seaman, 1:10.52.
100 breaststroke — 1. Sanner, Junction City, 1:08.01; 2. Payne, Topeka High, 1:10.19; 3. Schmidt, Topeka High, 1:13.64.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Seaman (O'Rourke, Appelhanz, Moss, Greig), 3:44.42; 2. Topeka High, 3:53.71; 3. Hayden, 3:57.25.
TOPEKA WEST INVITATIONAL
Tuesday at Capitol Federal Natatorium
Team scores
Blue Valley Southwest 353, Seaman 315, Manhattan 276, Washburn Rural 248, Shawnee Heights 227.5, Bishop Miege 185, Topeka High 160, Junction City 134.5, Hayden 115, Turner 78, Hays 51, Leavenworth 41, Emporia 20, Topeka West 5.
Individual results
200 medley relay — 1. Shawnee Heights (Brede, Humblet, Perkins, Zerger), 1:46.33; 2. Manhattan, 1;47.94; 3. Blue Valley Southwest, 1:49.78.
200 freestyle — 1. Kaestner, Blue Valley Southwest, 1:58.52; 2. Cruz-Portillo, Turner, 2:05.08; 3. Colwell, Washburn Rural, 2:09.66.
200 individual medley — 1. Perkins, Shawnee Heights, 2:06.06; 2. Barber, Blue Valley Southwest, 2:13.68; 3. Graves, Manhattan, 2:14.80.
50 freestyle — 1. Hanahan, Blue Valley Southwest, 22.18; 2. Zerger, Shawnee Heights, 23.64; 3. Balman, Manhattan, 24.09.
One meter diving -- 1. Higgins, Emporia, 255.70; 2. Roh, Mill Valley, 230.30; 3. Benoit, Wichita Northwest, 210.20.
100 butterfly — 1. Perkins, Shawnee Heights, 54.07; 2. Trachta, Washburn Rural, 56.87; 3. O'Rourke, Seaman, 58.00.
100 freestyle — 1. Hanrahan, Blue Valley Northwest, 50.21; 2. Cruz-Portillo, Turner, 53.69; 3. Purvis, Leavenworth, 56.02.
500 freestyle — 1. Powell, Washburn Rural, 5:15.32; 2. Steffensmeier, Manhattan, 5:40.65; 3. Hoobler, Shawnee Heights, 5:43.85.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Shawnee Heights (Humblet, Hoobler, Perkins, Zerger), 1:37.29; 2. Washburn Rural, 1:37.79; 3. Manhattan, 1:37.85.
100 backstroke — 1. Trachta, Washburn Rural, 58.08; 2. Kaestner, Blue Valley Southwest, 1:01.26; 3. O'Rourke, Seaman, 1:01.92.
100 breaststroke — 1. Humblet, Shawnee Heights, 1:02.24; 2. Graves, Manhattan, 1:06.53; 3. Sanner, Junction City, 1:08.43.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Valley Southwest (Barber, Krewson, Schnitta, Kaestner), 3:43.89; 2. Washburn Rural, 3:44.65; 3. Seaman, 3:45.99.
