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Topeka West senior star Kadence Jeffries of Topeka West, undefeated on the season in individual races and a six-time state champ, headlines the 2022 All-Shawnee County girls swimming team.
Jeffries turned in a dominating senior campaign, including city, Centennial League and Class 5A-1A sweeps in the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle events.
Jeffries earned first-team All-State honors for the third time in as many seasons.
Seaman put a city-high four swimmers on the All-City first team, which is determined by performances in the city meet, while 19-time defending city team champ Washburn Rural has three first-teamers.
Seaman is represented by Avery and Tauren Walz and Gabby and Joslynn Grace while Washburn Rural put Makenna Pritchard, Mara Bare and Kiersten Harris on the first team.
Avery Walz joined Jeffries as an individual state champion in last Saturday's 5A-1A state meet while T. Walz, G. Grace and J. Grace all had big meets as Seaman finished fourth as a team.
G. Grace and A. Walz earned first-team All-State honors while T. Walz was a second-team All-Stater in 5A-1A and Bare earned second-team All-State recognition in 6A.
Jeffries is joined on the All-City team by Topeka West teammate Blanca Espinosa, while Shawnee Heights' Ashtynn Landry and Topeka High diver Brianna Devlin also earned first-team recognition.
Devlin finished fourth in the 6A one-meter diving event.
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MARA BARE, Washburn Rural -- A junior, Bare helped lead Washburn Rural to its 19th straight city team title, placing second in the 200 freestyle and the 500 free and swimming on Rural's runner-up 200 medley and 400 free relays. Bare also helped the Junior Blues win the Centennial League team championship, taking second in the 200 free and 500 free and earning first-team all-league honors. Bare placed fifth in the 200 free and sixth in the 500 free at state, earning second-team All-State honors.
BRIANNA DEVLIN, Topeka High -- Delvin, a junior, has turned in an outstanding season in her first year as a high school one-meter diver, sweeping the city and Centennial League diving championships while setting Topeka High school records for the six-dive and 11-dive events. Devlin placed fourth in the 6A state meet.
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BOYS
100 METERS
Smith, Shawnee Heights 9.8 (10.27)
January, Shawnee Heights 10.5
Reed, Highland Park 10.5
Richardson, Highland Park 10.5
Peoples, Topeka High 10.6
200 METERS
Smith, Shawnee Heights 21.82
Richardson, Highland Park 21.6
Renfro, Silver Lake 22.40
January, Shawnee Heights 22.52 (22.4)
Schrickel, Hayden 22.72
400 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 50.54
Schrickel, Hayden 51.05
Blankenship, Topeka High 52.03
Renfro, Silver Lake 52.11
Wilkerson, Topeka West 52.58
800 METERS
Newkirk, Hayden 1:55.69
B. Moore, Seaman 2:00.72
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 2:03.14
Wilson, Topeka West 2:03.17
Njoroge, Topeka West 2:04.19
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 12.33 (12.2)
Reed, Highand Park 12.35
Brooks, Topeka West 12.60
Hillebert, Hayden 12.96
Rezac, Rossville 12.96
200 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 25.78
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 25.90
Reed, Highland Park 26.37
Brooks, Topeka West 26.41
Rezac, Rossville 26.79
400 METERS
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 58.18
Reed, Highland Park 58.72
Hillebert, Hayden 61.78
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 62.61
Rezac, Rossville 62.71
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:15.19
Carter, Washburn Rural 2:29.28
Bird, Washburn Rural 2:30.33
Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:30.47
Fink, Washburn Rural 2:31.86
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IAN CUSICK, Topeka West
A junior, Cusick teamed with his twin brother, Miles, to win the Class 5A state doubles championship last Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center, helping lead the Chargers to a second-place team finish. The Cusicks took a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maize South in the title match, completing a sweep of city, Centennial League, regional and state championships.
MILES CUSICK, Topeka West
Cusick, a junior, teamed with twin brother Ian to win the Class 5A state doubles championship last Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center, helping the Chargers post a second-place team finish. The Cusicks took a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maize South in the title match, completing a sweep of city, Centennial League, regional and state championships.
GABBY GRACE, Seaman
A senior leader for the Vikings' swimming team, Grace was the Centennial League champ in the 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke and swam on Seaman's winning 200 medley and 400 free relays in last Thursday's Centennial League meet at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
GUS GLOTZBACH, Hayden
Glotzbach, a junior, teamed with Michael Sandstrom to finish second in doubles in last Saturday's Class 4A state tennis tournament at Winfield for the second straight season, helping lead the Wildcats to a third-place team finish. Glotzbach and Sandstrom dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Independence in the state final.
MICHAEL SANDSTROM, Hayden
A senior three-time state medalist, Sandstrom teamed with Glotzbach to post a state runner-up finish in doubles in last Saturday's Class 4A state tennis tournament at Winfield for the second straight season, helping lead the Wildcats to a third-place team finish. Sandstrom and Glotzbach dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Independence in the state final.
TAE THOMAS, Topeka High
Thomas, a senior three-sport standout for the Trojans, recorded a three-goal hat trick in Topeka High's 7-1 Centennial League Senior Nigh soccer romp past Emporia at Hummer Sports Park as High capped an 11-5-0 regular season to earn a home berth for the Class 6A regional playoffs.
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Topeka West Class 5A state doubles champions Ian and Miles Cusick headline the 2022 All-City boys tennis team, which includes 12 out of 12 state qualifiers and nine state medalists.
The Cusick twins captured the state championship with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maize South's Grayson Wright and Mitchell Krumm, capping a 37-4 season after sweeping city, Centennial League and 5A regional titles for a second straight season. Ian and Miles finished ninth in the 5A state meet as sophomores before dominating last weekend's state tournament with four straight two-set victories.
Topeka West, which finished second as a team in the state meet, is also represented on the All-City team by sixth-place 5A doubles finishers Gavin Chavez and Carter Cool and sophomore singles player James Maag.
Washburn Rural, which shared the city team title with West before winning Centennial League and regional championships, put city, league and 6A regional champ and state placer Mason Thieu on the All-City team along with state doubles placers Kyler Knudtson and Nick Luetje and state singles qualifier Mason Casebeer.
Hayden's Michael Sandstrom and Gus Glotabach are All-City returners after finishing second in doubles in the 4A state tournament for the second straight season, helping the Wildcats earn a 4A team trophy with a third-place finish.
Also earning a spot on the All-City team for the second straight season was Shawnee Heights senior Jaden Rodriguez, a 5A state qualifier in singles.
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