Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Plainwell Wins 7th Straight League Championship!
The Plainwell Trojan Girl's Swim and Dive Team continued their domination in route to a convincing win at the Southwestern and Central Swim Conference Championships on Saturday. The Alma and Allegan teams provided stiff competition, however the Trojans again used their superior depth to win the Conference Championship for a seventh straight year.
The fireworks began with the trip to Allegan on Saturday morning for the finals. The team was escorted through the streets of Plainwell with horns blaring by a police escort. The meet began with a high intensity Medley Relay with Plainwell winning by 0.09 seconds. The team of Rachel Varley, Blair Cornell, Leah VanderBoon, and Brittany Hendrickson came from behind to edge the relay team from Alma. This exciting race and victory set the stage for the rest of the meet.
Individual Conference Champions from Plainwell included Leah VanderBoon is the 50 Freestyle, Karli Cornell in the 100 Freestyle, Lindsay Wiederhold in the 500 Freestyle, and Cameron Monroe in the Diving competition. Cameron's point total qualified her for All American Consideration status. Relay Conference Champions were the Medley Relay (listed above) and the 400 Freestyle Relay team consisting of Rachel Varley, Brittany Hendrickson, Lindsay Wiederhold, and Karli Cornell. Karli and Leah nabbed additional second place finishes in their individual events as did the 200 Freestyle Relay team of Maggie Murgittroyd, Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, and Karli Cornell. Every swimmer and diver contributed to this great team victory!
The meet concluded with another Plainwell victory celebration and Coaches John Dubois and Tara Cornell being deposited into the Allegan Pool. The senior swimmers ended their high school careers with undefeated seasons all four years and four Conference Championships. Their legacy will be a feat for future teams to strive for.
The Division 3 State Championships (Eastern Michigan University) await the swimmers and the Regional Diving Finals (East Grand Rapids) await the divers. Karli Cornell, Rachel Varley, Brittany Hendrickson, Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Jessica Chapman, Cameron Monroe, Blair Cornell, and Audrey VanderBoon look to bring Plainwell a high finish at the State Championship Meet. Best of luck to all!
Team Scores:
Plainwell - 657
Alma - 504
Allegan - 379
Hackett - 282
Albion - 183
Otsego - 170
Plainwell Results (Championship 1-8 places only):
200 Medley Relay
(Varley, B. Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Hendrickson) - 1:58.31 1st
(A. VanderBoon, Chapman, M. VanderBoon, Thiel) - 2:03.02 4th
(Seiler, Waldecki, Spencer, Lamore) - 2:11.00
200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 2:02.14 3rd
Maggie Murgittroyd - 2:12.71 7th
Brianne Crandall - 2:13.06
Molly Boylan - 2:14.15
200 IM
Karli Cornell - 2:18.06 2nd
Rachel Varley - 2:24.51 3rd
Jessica Chapman - 2:26.35 4th
Blair Cornell - 2:36.77 6th
50 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - :25.74 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - :27.00 5th
Megan VanderBoon - :27.98 8th
Teresa Thiel - :27.67
Diving
Cameron Monroe - 425.10 1st
Reina Wicklund - 290.50 4th
100 Butterfly
Leah VanderBoon - 1:03.42 2nd
Teresa Thiel - 1:09.68 4th
Kathleen Boylan - 1:11.10 5th
Megan VanderBoon - 1:11.49 6th
100 Freestyle
Karli Cornell - :55.13 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - 1:00.17 5th
Audrey VanderBoon - 1:00.87 6th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:01.02
500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 5:24.89 1st
Maggie Murgittroyd - 5:53.47 6th
Brianne Crandall - 5:56.36 7th
Molly Boylan - 6:11.25
200 Freestyle Relay
(Murgittroyd, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 1:44.54 2nd
(B. Cornell, Crandall, Waldecki, M. VanderBoon) - 1:51.99 4th
(M. Boylan, Ernst, Thiel, Lamore) - 1:54.77
100 Backstroke
Rachel Varley - 1:07.02 4th
Audrey VanderBoon - 1:08.85 5th
Ally Seiler - 1:11.75 8th
Cora Spencer - 1:15.55
100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell - 1:15.63 3rd
Jessica Chapman - 1:18.32 4th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:19.81 6th
Kathleen Boylan - 1:25.36
400 Freestyle Relay
(Varley, Hendrickson, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 3:48.83 1st
(A. VanderBoon, Crandall, Murgittroyd, M. Boylan) - 4:09.08 4th
(Ernst, Lash, Kelly, Seiler) - 4:25.81
The fireworks began with the trip to Allegan on Saturday morning for the finals. The team was escorted through the streets of Plainwell with horns blaring by a police escort. The meet began with a high intensity Medley Relay with Plainwell winning by 0.09 seconds. The team of Rachel Varley, Blair Cornell, Leah VanderBoon, and Brittany Hendrickson came from behind to edge the relay team from Alma. This exciting race and victory set the stage for the rest of the meet.
Individual Conference Champions from Plainwell included Leah VanderBoon is the 50 Freestyle, Karli Cornell in the 100 Freestyle, Lindsay Wiederhold in the 500 Freestyle, and Cameron Monroe in the Diving competition. Cameron's point total qualified her for All American Consideration status. Relay Conference Champions were the Medley Relay (listed above) and the 400 Freestyle Relay team consisting of Rachel Varley, Brittany Hendrickson, Lindsay Wiederhold, and Karli Cornell. Karli and Leah nabbed additional second place finishes in their individual events as did the 200 Freestyle Relay team of Maggie Murgittroyd, Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, and Karli Cornell. Every swimmer and diver contributed to this great team victory!
The meet concluded with another Plainwell victory celebration and Coaches John Dubois and Tara Cornell being deposited into the Allegan Pool. The senior swimmers ended their high school careers with undefeated seasons all four years and four Conference Championships. Their legacy will be a feat for future teams to strive for.
The Division 3 State Championships (Eastern Michigan University) await the swimmers and the Regional Diving Finals (East Grand Rapids) await the divers. Karli Cornell, Rachel Varley, Brittany Hendrickson, Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Jessica Chapman, Cameron Monroe, Blair Cornell, and Audrey VanderBoon look to bring Plainwell a high finish at the State Championship Meet. Best of luck to all!
Team Scores:
Plainwell - 657
Alma - 504
Allegan - 379
Hackett - 282
Albion - 183
Otsego - 170
Plainwell Results (Championship 1-8 places only):
200 Medley Relay
(Varley, B. Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Hendrickson) - 1:58.31 1st
(A. VanderBoon, Chapman, M. VanderBoon, Thiel) - 2:03.02 4th
(Seiler, Waldecki, Spencer, Lamore) - 2:11.00
200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 2:02.14 3rd
Maggie Murgittroyd - 2:12.71 7th
Brianne Crandall - 2:13.06
Molly Boylan - 2:14.15
200 IM
Karli Cornell - 2:18.06 2nd
Rachel Varley - 2:24.51 3rd
Jessica Chapman - 2:26.35 4th
Blair Cornell - 2:36.77 6th
50 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - :25.74 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - :27.00 5th
Megan VanderBoon - :27.98 8th
Teresa Thiel - :27.67
Diving
Cameron Monroe - 425.10 1st
Reina Wicklund - 290.50 4th
100 Butterfly
Leah VanderBoon - 1:03.42 2nd
Teresa Thiel - 1:09.68 4th
Kathleen Boylan - 1:11.10 5th
Megan VanderBoon - 1:11.49 6th
100 Freestyle
Karli Cornell - :55.13 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - 1:00.17 5th
Audrey VanderBoon - 1:00.87 6th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:01.02
500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 5:24.89 1st
Maggie Murgittroyd - 5:53.47 6th
Brianne Crandall - 5:56.36 7th
Molly Boylan - 6:11.25
200 Freestyle Relay
(Murgittroyd, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 1:44.54 2nd
(B. Cornell, Crandall, Waldecki, M. VanderBoon) - 1:51.99 4th
(M. Boylan, Ernst, Thiel, Lamore) - 1:54.77
100 Backstroke
Rachel Varley - 1:07.02 4th
Audrey VanderBoon - 1:08.85 5th
Ally Seiler - 1:11.75 8th
Cora Spencer - 1:15.55
100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell - 1:15.63 3rd
Jessica Chapman - 1:18.32 4th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:19.81 6th
Kathleen Boylan - 1:25.36
400 Freestyle Relay
(Varley, Hendrickson, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 3:48.83 1st
(A. VanderBoon, Crandall, Murgittroyd, M. Boylan) - 4:09.08 4th
(Ernst, Lash, Kelly, Seiler) - 4:25.81
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