A little spent from a hard series of workouts over the holiday break, Sweet Home’s swimmers still managed to win the girls title at the Junction City Invitational and place a close third in the boys competition Saturday, Jan. 7.
“We swam pretty well considering we’re still pretty tired from all the yards we do over Christmas break,” coach Doug Peargin said.
The girls, now 4-1, won the four-team meet going away, with 109 points to second-place Cascade’s 69. Junction City was third with 63 and Marist fourth with 43. In the boys competition, Junction City scored 81, followed by Cascade (76) , Sweet Home (73) and Marist (54).
Individual winners for the girls were Justine Calhoon in the 200 intermediate medley and the 100 breaststroke, Jessica Trautwein in the 50 and 100 freestyle events, and Sarah Rosa in the 100 backstroke. The girls also won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays, with Trautwein swimming the lead-off leg in both races.
Brinden Sanders was the lone winner for the boys, now 3-2, with a first-place finish in the 200 intermediate medley. Peargin noted that sophomore Jonathan Lemar turned in a notable performance, taking second in the 500 freestyle in 5:57.7. He also said that freshmen Darci Jackson (50 freestyle) and David Worthen (100 free) turned in the best swims for first-year competitors.
The Huskies will be back in their home pool at 4 p.m. Friday against Mollala and Marist.
Junction City Invitational
Sweet Home Boys Results
200 Medley Relay — Fourth Place (Jonathan Lemar, Peter VanDerlip, James Davis, Hejor Martinez) 2:13.8. 200 Freestyle — (2) Cole Stumbaugh 2:09.3; (4) James Davis 2:24.45. 200 IM — (1) Brinden Sanders 2:25.2; (2) Larry Coulter 2:29.9. 50 Free — (5) Anthony Ertsgaard 26.2 100 Free — (2) Brinden Sanders 56.7; (4) Anthony Ertsgaard 59.1. 500 Free — (2) Jonathan Lemar 5:57.7; (5) James Davis 6:31.5. 200 Free Relay — Second Place (Anthony Ertsgaard, Brinden Sanders, Cole Stumbaugh, Larry Coulter) 1:43.3; Fourth Place (Peter VanDerlip, David Worthen, James Davis, Hejor Martinez) 1:57.6. 100 Back — (2) Larry Coulter 1:08.0; (4) Jonathan Lemar 1:14.6. 100 Breast — (5) Peter VanDerlip 1:26.0. 400 Free Relay — Second Place (Anthony Ertsgaard, Brinden Sanders, Cole Stumbaugh, Larry Coulter) 3:50.3; Fourth Place (Hejor Martinez, Peter VanDerlip, James Worthen, Jonathan Lemar) 4:31.2.
Sweet Home Girls Results
200 Medley Relay — Fifth Place (Katie Jones, Alice Davis, Korina Thompson, Staci Grove) 2:29.2; Sixth Place (Norajeon Lemar, Shaley Koker, Jessica Mengore, Cherie Presley) 2:36.1. 200 Freestyle — (4) Ashlee Flanagan 2:21.1; (5) Katie Jones 2:34.6. 200 IM — (1) Justine Calhoon 2:32.4; (2) Nichole Martin 2:35.7. 50 Free — (1) Jessica Trautwein 27.3; (2) Dani Birky 28.3. 100 Butterfly — (1) Sarah Rosa 1:08.9; (3) Staci Grove 1:41.6. 100 Free — (1) Jessica Trautwein 1:00.4; (5) Ashlee Flanagan 1:05.1. 500 Free — (2) Dani Birky 6:00.5; (3) Nichole Martin 6:02.9. 200 Free Relay — First Place (Jessica Trautwein, Sara Rosa, Justine Calhoon, Dani Birky) 1:52.8; Fourth Place (Katie Jones, Cherie Presley, Staci Grove, Ashlee Flanagan) 2:05.8. 100 Back — (1) Sarah Rosa 1:11.3; (5) Korina Thompson 1:27.5. 100 Breast — (1) Justine Calhoon 1:15.8; (6) Alice Davis 1:42.8. 400 Free Relay — First Place (Jessica Trautwein, Katie Jones, Nichole Martin, Dani Birky) 4:14.5; Second Place (Staci Grove, Norajeon Lemar, Korina Thompson, Jessica Mengore) 5:01.4.