By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Wednesday's nine-school Hayden Invitational swimming meet didn't end the way Washburn Rural wanted it to, with the Junior Blues 'A' team being disqualified in the meet-ending 400-yard free relay after posting an apparent victory by a big margin.
Washburn Rural senior Luke Lemke posted individual and relay wins in Wedneday's Hayden Invitational as Rural won th team title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
But fortunately for Rural, the Junior Blues had done enough earlier in the day to take the team championship by a decisive 488-367 margin over Piper at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
"It happens,'' Rural coach Bob Burdick said of the DQ. "It's a learning experience and I'd rather do it here than city, league or state.''
Andres Morao-Jaspe helped lead Washburn Rural to the team title in Wednesday's Hayden Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural got a one-two-three finish from Luke Lemke, Andres Morao-Jaspe and Thomas Appuhn in the 200-yard individul medley, with Lemke winning in 2 minutes, 11.91 seconds, and a one-two finish in the 500 freestyle from Morao-Jaspe and Appuhn in the 500 free, with Morao-Jaspe winning in 5:27.65.
And the Junior Blues' foursome of Lemke, Castle Wallace, Morao-Jaspe and Appuhn won the 200 medley relay 1:50.19.
Overall, Washburn Rural posted top-three finishes in 10 of 11 events that were contested, including a second-place finish by Rural's 'B' entry in the 400 free relay.
"They had a tough workout yesterday so they came in with burning legs, that's the best way to put it,'' Burdick said. "I didn't expect best times or people to drop a lot of whole lot of time because we're at the endurance building phase of the season.
"Time drops should probably start happening in January, but we had a few kids that dropped some time, which was great and overall they did great. They swam well and they're starting to get their heads in the right place.''
Hayden finished fifth as a team, getting a fourth-place finish from Palmer Heskett in the 500 freestyle, a fifth from Heskett in the 200 individual medley and a fifth from Ryan Carson in the 100 butterfly.
The Wildcat foursome of Liam Stegman, Brek Wahlmeier, Carson and Heskett finished fourth in the 400 free relay.
Topeka West finished eighth as a team, getting a seventh-place individual finish from Brady Clark in the 100 freestyle.
HAYDEN INVITATIONAL
At Capitol Federal Natatorium
Team scores
Washburn Rural 488, Piper 367, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg 297, Junction City 269, Hayden 228, McPherson 167, Independence 160, Topeka West 83, Bishop Miege 78.
Individual results
200 medley relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Lemke, Wallace, Morao-Jaspe, Appuhn), 1:50.196; 2. Piper, 1:54.50; 3. Junction City, 2:00.96.
200 freestyle -- 1. Brown, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 1:54.04; 2. Nguyen, Piper, 2:03.65; 3. Lanterman, Washburn Rural, 2:12.26.
200 individual medley -- 1. Lemke, Washburn Rural, 2;11.91; 2. Morao-Jaspe, Washburn Rural, 2:15.45; 3. Appuhn, Washburn Rural, 2:16.36.
50 freestyle -- 1. Prettyman, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 23.36; 2. Jensen, Washburn Rural, 24.63; 3. Lockamy, Piper, 24.65.
100 butterfly -- 1. Kirchoff, Piper, 1:01.18; 2. Sharp, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 1:02.97; 3. Lanterman, Washburn Rural, 1:05.62.
100 freestyle -- 1. Terflinger, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 52.20; 2. Lemke, Washburn Rural, 53.32; 3. Schuckman, McPherson, 56.87.
500 freestyle -- 1. Morao-Jaspe, Washburn Rural, 5:27.65; 2. Appuhn, Washburn Rural, 5:34.22; 3. Nguyen, Piper, 5:35.20.
200 free relay -- 1. Piper, 1:40.98; 2. Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 1:42.34; 3. Washburn Rural (Wallace, Chaudhry, Lanterman, Jeffries), 1:47.03.
100 backstroke -- 1. Brown, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 59.74; 2. Sharp, Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 1:03.96; Kirchoff, Piper, 1:06.20.
100 breastroke -- 1. Prettyman, Oswatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 1:07.29; 2. Wallace, Washburn Rural, 1:08.19; 3. Fortner, Junction City, 1:12.02.
400 free relay -- 1. Osawatomie/Paola/Louisburg, 3:50.23; 2. Washburn Rural 'B' (Chaudhry, Jeffries, Kennedy, Lanterman), 3:58.36; 3. McPherson, 4:03.83.
