By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
City swimmers dominated the Topeka High Invitational last Thursday and Friday at the Capitol Federal Natorium, combining for victories in 10 of 12 events.
Washburn Rural used its depth to take the team championship by a 437-326 margin over Seaman while the Vikings won a meet-high six events, followed by Rural and Topeka West with two wins apiece.
Seaman's Avery Walz and Gabby Grace both captured four gold medals, with Walz winning the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 13.79 seconds and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.15) and Grace the 100 freestyle (56.99) and 100 backstroke (1:02.96) while both A. Walz and Grace swam on the Vikings' 200 medley relay (1:59.74) and 400 free relay (3:59.72) along with Tauren Walz and Samantha Shea.
Washburn Rural got wins from Makenna Pritchard in the 50 free (26.54) and from Mara Bare in the 100 butterfly (1:07.56).
Topeka West's Kadence Jefferies was a double individual winner, taking the 200 freestyle in 1:58.20 and the 500 free in 5:12.81.
Madisyn Landry led Shawnee Heights with a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke (1:15.16), while Audrey Cape finished third individually in both the 50 free (28.15) and the 500 free (6:15.46).
Host Topeka High got a fourth-place finish from Makayla Geil in the 200 freestyle (2:23.59).
TOPEKA HIGH INVITATIONAL SWIMMING
Team scores
Washburn Rural 437, Seaman 326, Salina Central 321, Shawnee Heights 244, Emporia 238, Topeka West 192, Salina South 148, Independence 140, Topeka High 100, Junction City 94, Bonner Springs 52.
Individual results
200 medley relay -- 1. Seaman (Samantha Shea, Avery Walz, Tauren Walz, Gabby Grace), 1:59.74; 2. Salina Central (Olivia Moore, Zoe Burmaster, Azbey Beckham, Kate Jennings), 2:02.38; 3. Washburn Rural (Gorata Mackenzie, Taryn Lemke, Madeline O'Brien, Olivia Ndungu), 2:16.88.
200 freestyle -- 1. Kadence Jefferies, Topeka West, 1:58.20; 2. Mara Bare, Washburn Rural, 2:03.21; 3. Ella Teter, Topeka West, 2:17.12.
200 individual medley -- 1. Avery Walz, Seaman, 2:13.79; 2. Tauren Walz, Seaman, 2:18.07; 3. Azbey Peckham, Salina Central, 2:30.53.
50 freestyle -- 1. Makenna Pritchard, Washburn Rural, 26:54; 2. Olivia Moore, Salina Central, 26.67; 3. Audrey Cape, Shawnee Heights, 28.15.
Diving -- 1. Cadance Vincent, Emporia, 185.80; 2. Jacey Stutler, Emporia, 174.30; 3. Ellie Armstrong, Washburn Rural, 167.50.
100 butterfly -- 1. Mara Bare, Washburn Rural, 1:07.56; 2. Zoe Burmaster, Salina Central, 1:09.48; 3. Blanca Espinosa, Topeka West, 1:11.01.
100 freestyle -- 1. Gabby Grace, Seaman, 56.99; 2. Makenna Pritchard, Washburn Rural, 57.52; 3. Azbey Peckham, Salna Central, 59.72.
500 freestyle -- 1. Kadence Jefferies, Topeka West, 5:12.81; 2. Tauren Walz, Seaman, 5:32.65; 3. Audrey Cape, Shawnee Heights, 6:15.46.
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Salina Central (Zoe Burmaster, Kate Jennings, Azbey Peckham, Olivia Moore), 1:49.38; 2. Washburn Rural (Mara Bare, Aubrey Fritsch, Jessica Ndungu, Makenna Pritchard), 1:49.82; 3. Topeka West (Blanca Espinosa, Makayla Baxter, Ella Teter, Kadence Jefferies), 1:53.15.
100 backstroke -- 1. Gabby Grace, Seaman, 1:02.96; 2. Madisyn Landry, Shawnee Heights, 1:15.16; 3. Emma Johnson, Independence, 1:16.88.
100 breaststroke -- 1. Avery Walz, Seaman, 1:08.15; 2. Zoe Burmaster, Salina Central, 1:17.41; 3. Ruby Knutson, Washburn Rural, 1:21.57.
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Seaman (Tauren Walz, Gabby Grace, Samantha Shea, Avery Walz), 3:59.72; 2. Topeka West (Blanca Espinosa, Makayla Baxter, Ella Teter, Kadence Jefferies), 4:12.41; 3. Salina Central (Oliva Moore, Mariah Prophet, Jate Jennings, Chloe White), 4:30.99.
