By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural's boys swimming and diving team, which will be looking to defend its city championship in Thursday's city meet, turned up for its title defense with a team championship by a 533-378 margin over Seaman in Tuesday's nine-school Topeka High Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
The Junior Blues got individual wins from Keats Larson in the 50-yard freestyle (23.44 seconds), Dagen Clouse in the 100 free (50.44), Jack Miranda in the 500 free (5:27.33) and Nathen Trachta in the 100 backstroke (57.98).
Trachta, K. Larson, Jalen Eilert and Brogan Meier also teamed up to win the 200 medley relay in 1:48.89 while Clouse, Miranda, Will Powell and Yeager Larson won the 200 free relay in 1:37.28.
Rural got second-place individual finishes from Clouse in the 200 free (1:55.95), Trachta in the 200 individual medley (2:09.73), Marquel Russell in 1-meter diving (246.85) and Meier in the 500 free (5:29.51) while K. Larson, Clouse, Meier and Trachta finished second in the 400 free relay (3:44.46).
Runner-up Seaman was led by Adin Florence, who won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.19.
The Vikings got third-place individual finishes from Daniel Ramirez in the 200 free (1:56.16), Patrick Biggs in diving (183.45), Colin O'Rourke in the 100 butterfly (57.24), Stephen Reed in the 500 free (5:37.87) and the 100 backstroke (1:03.30) while Reed, Marcus Greig, O'Rourke and Blaize Appelhanz finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:55.26) and Ramirez, Appelhanz, O'Rourke and Florence took third in the 200 free relay (1:38.73).
Hayden finished fifth as a team, getting a third-place finish from Hudson Ramirez in the 50 free (24.30) while Aidan Zulueta, Ramirez, Colton O'Bray and Dylan Gregg finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:52.77) and Ramirez, O'Bray, Zulueta and Cole Scheer finished third in the 400 free relay in 3:44.46.
TOPEKA INVITATIONAL SWIMMING
Team scores
Washburn Rural 533, Seaman 378, Olathe South 369, Junction City 271, Hayden 248, Topeka High 156, Bishop Miege 114, Emporia 94, Topeka West 1.
Individual results
200 medley relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Trachta, K. Larson, Eilert, Meier), 1:48.89; 2. Olathe South, 1:52.45; 3. Hayden, 1:52.77.
200 freestyle -- 1. F. Smith, Olathe South, 1:53.99; 2. Clouse, Washburn Rural, 1:55.95; 3. Ramirez, Seaman, 1:56.16.
200 individual medley -- 1. L. Smith, Olathe South, 2:09.06; 2. Trachta, Washburn Rural, 2:09.73; 3. Walton, Olathe South, 2:18.91.
50 freestyle -- 1. K. Larson, Washburn Rural, 23.44; 2. Lamb, Junction City, 24.12; 3. Ramirez, Hayden, 24.30.
One meter diving -- 1. Higgins, Emporia, 280.95; 2. Russell, Washburn Rural, 246.85; 3. Biggs, Seaman, 183.45.
100 butterfly -- 1. F. Smith, Olathe South, 56.37; 2. Stoeck, Olathe South, 56.50; 3. O'Rourke, Seaman, 57.24.
100 freestyle -- 1. Clouse, Washburn Rural, 50.44; 2. Smith, Olathe South, 51.64; 3. K. Larson, Washburn Rural, 51.94.
500 freestyle -- 1. Miranda, Washburn Rural, 5:27.33; 2. Meier, Washburn Rural, 5:38.05; 3. Reed, Seaman, 5:37.87.
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Clouse, Miranda, Powell, Y. Larson), 1:37.28; 2. Olathe South, 1:37.46; 3. Seaman, 1:38.73.
100 backstroke -- 1. Trachta, Washburn Rural, 57.98; 2. Walton, Olathe South, 1:02.28; 3. Reed, Seaman, 1:03.30.
100 breaststroke -- 1. Florence, Seaman, 1:09.19; 2. Dimick, Washburn Rural, 1:11.23; 3. Elder, Bishop Miege, 1:12.96.
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Olathe South (Clemmons, L. Smith, F. Smith, Stoeck), 3:31.32; 2. Washburn Rural, 3:32.82; 3. Hayden, 3:44.46.
