Plainwell Earns 6th Place Finish at D3 State Meet

Plainwell High School Girl's Swimming and Diving Team took 6th Place with 111.5 points at the Division 3 State Championships held at the Holland Aquatic Center. This is the third year in a row that the team has finished in the 6th position. All-Stater Lindsay Wiederhold led the charge with a pair of runner-up places in the 200 and 500 Freestyles. Her times of 1:56.11 and 5:07.96 shattered her previous team records set at last year's State Meet. The 500 Freestyle was a highly contested race with the Cranbrook swimmer and Lindsay dueling the entire race. They easily outdistanced the rest of the field. Leah VanderBoon swam to an All-State 8th place in the 100 Freestyle with a time of :54.8. The 200 and 400 All-State Freesytle Relay teams finished 6th and 7th respectively. The two teams consisted of Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Megan VanderBoon and Teresa Thiel. Cameron Monroe finished 9th in the 1 meter Diving event and the Medley Relay Team of Audrey VanderBoon, Blair Cornell, Leah VanderBoon, and Teresa Thiel finished 13th. Blair Cornell finished 23rd in the 100 Breastroke.

This season proved to be very successful with a very young team. Next year's team will have much more experience and depth. Leah VanderBoon and Alison Goyings will be missed and we wish them the best of luck and applaude them for their great swimming and leadership for the many years they swam in the Plainwell programs. Great season to all the girls!!

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
(Audrey VanderBoon, Blair Cornell, Leah VanderBoon, Teresa Thiel) - 13th
Prelims: 1:56.85 Finals: 1:57.20

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 2nd
Prelims: 1:56.11 (New School Record) Finals: 1:56.74

Diving
Cameron Monroe - 9th 344.30 points

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 8th
Prelims: :54.49 Finals: :54.87

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 2nd
Prelims: 5:14.48 Finals: 5:07.96 (New School Record)

200 Freestyle Relay
(Teresa Thiel, Megan VanderBoon, Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold) - 6th
Prelims: 1:42. 29 Finals: 1:42.08

100 Breastroke
Blair Cornell - 23rd
Prelims: 1:12.81

400 Freestyle Relay
(Teresa Thiel, Megan VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Leah VanderBoon) - 7th
Prelims: 3:44.43 Finals: 3:45.57

Division 3 State Meet @ Holland Aquatic Center

Plainwell Conference Championship Celebration

Dynamic Duo!

Unstoppable Plainwell Wins 8th Straight Conference Title!

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team used team spirit and high octane energy to dominate the Southwestern and Central Swim Conference for an 8th straight year. Captain Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold led the Trojan charge with 2 individual titles along with a 200 Free Relay title. Cameron Monroe once again was supreme on the springboard with an 11 dive total of 423.60 points. Blair Cornell won a very closely contested 100 Breastroke event that was one of the most exciting of the afternoon. There were many outstanding and high level performances, all of which contributed to the victory. The Plainwell fans were very supportive and cheered loudly for their victorous team.

Second place finishes included Teresa Thiel, Megan VanderBoon, and the 200 Medley Relay Team and 400 Free Relay Team. Megan and Cornell also captured 3rd places and Ally Seiler picked up a 4th place. There were many All-Conference and best time swims as well. Molly Boylan lowered her personal best times by 3 seconds in the 200 Free and 10 seconds in a very exciting 500 Free! Coaches John Dubois and Tara Cornell took their yearly dive into the Allegan Community pool after the trophy presentation. Seiler also had a terrific meet with personal bests in both the 100 Free and 100 Backstroke. Karalyn Vanslambrouch dropped more time off her 500 Free (over 1 minute for the season). Other great performances were turned in by Haley Childress, Cora Spencer, Emily Hochstedler, Kelsey Ernst, Alison Goyings, Paige Townsend, Cara Loftus, Blair Kelly, Nancy Lash, and Courtney Mills. Jun Hu, and Audrey VanderBoon.

The Division 3 State Meet awaits the Trojans on November 19th and 20th. Plainwell will be well represented with Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Cameron Monroe, Teresa Thiel, Blair Cornell, Megan VanderBoon, and Audrey VanderBoon looking to score points. Best wishes to all swimmers and divers and Good Luck!

Team Standings:

Plainwell 528.5
Alma 468
Allegan 414.5
South Haven 260
Otsego 258
Hackett 211
Albion 131

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
(A. VanderBoon, Cornell, M. VanderBoon, Thiel) 1:59.63 2nd
(Seiler, Goyings, Hu, Kelly) 2:09.34 7th
(Childress, Hochstedler, Lash, Townsend) 2:21.98 Ex

200 Free
Lindsay Wiederhold 2:00.36 1st
Molly Boylan 2:10.54 7th
Kelsey Ernst 2:16.73 10th

200 IM
Megan VanderBoon 2:28.41 2nd
Blair Cornell 2:29.06 3rd
Emily Hochstedler 2:46.57 11th
Haley Childress 2:46.85 12th

50 Free
Leah VanderBoon :25.18 1st
Teresa Thiel :27.08 7th
Audrey VanderBoon :27.33 8th

Diving
Cameron Monroe 423.60 1st
Cora Spencer 233.65 7th

100 Fly
Teresa Thiel 1:05.75 2nd
Megan VanderBoon 1:07.07 3rd
Jun Hu 1:15.96 12th
Nancy Lash 1:120.43 15th

100 Free
Leah VanderBoon :55.65 1st
Ally Seiler 1:00.76 6th
Blair Kelly 1:05.77 10th

500 Free
Lindsay Wiederhold 5:19.72 1st
Molly Boylan 5:54.21 9th
Kelsey Ernst 6:13.52 13th
Karalyn VanSlambrouch 6:21.91 15th

200 Free Relay
(Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold) 1:45.00 1st
(Goyings, Kelly, Ernst, Boylan) 1:55.54 8th
(Mills, Loftus, Townsend, VanSlambrouch) 2:10.87 Ex

100 Back
Ally Seiler 1:06.83 4th
Audrey VanderBoon 1:08.17 7th
Cora Spencer 1:15.56 11th
Haley Childress 1:15.82 12th

100 Breast
Blair Cornell 1:12.06 1st
Alison Goyings 1:24.66 11th
Jun Hu 1:25.22 12th
Emily Hochstedler 1:25.53 14th

400 Free Relay
(M. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Wiederhold, L. VanderBoon) 3:52.10 2nd
(Boylan, Ernst, Kelly, Seiler) 4:10.93 4th
(Lash, VanSlambrouch, Mills, Loftus) 4:38.10 Ex

Plainwell Easily Defeats Marshall

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive team easily outdistanced Marshall 116.5-69.5. Lindsay Wiederhold and Blair Cornell led the way with 2 individual victories. Both had state qualifying times in the 100 Fly and 100 Breaststroke respectively. Leah VanderBoon had a state qualifying time in victorious 50 Free and Cameron Monroe continued her winning streak on the 1 meter springboard with 230.5 points. Molly Boylan, Audrey VanderBoon, and Megan VanderBoon were the other individual winners. Plainwell also dominated all 3 relays. Other outstanding performances were turned in by Cora Spencer, Karalynn Vanslambrouch, and Emily Hostedler. Plainwell competes against Kalamazoo Hackett on Tuesday to wrap up the dual meet season.

Plainwell Downs Allegan

Plainwell Girls Swim and Dive Team easily defeated Allegan 113-70 at the Allegan Aquatic Center. Both teams participated in a Diabetes Fund Raiser that successfully raised money for the disease. The swimming meet was dominated by Plainwell and their superior depth. Leah VanderBoon led the Trojans with 2 individual wins followed by Blair Cornell, Lindsay Wiederhold, Teresa Thiel, Ally Seiler, and Cameron Monroe who each finished with one individual victory. The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay were also victorious.

Plainwell Defeats St. Joseph on Senior Night!

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive Team easily defeated St. Joseph on Senior Night at the Plainwell Aquatic Center. The final score was 120-65. Leah VanderBoon and Alison Goyings were honored for their achievements both in and out of the pool. Leah's swimming career has featured many state qualifying times, individual and team Conference Championships, new records, and state level placements. She is equally as talented in the classroom with a 3.96 GPA and numerous activities. Alison is a 3 year member and letter winner of the swim team and has an unbelievable amount of Community Service time. She also has a high GPA of 3.80 and is involved with numerous school activities. They both shined in the pool on Thursday with Leah winning the 50 Free in a state qualifying time of :25.50. Alison took 3rd in the 100 Breaststroke. Congratulations and best wishes to these two terrific ladies!

Lindsay Wiederhold also had a state qualifying time in the 100 Freestyle of :56.40. Other great performances were turned in by Cora Spencer, Emily Hochstedler, Blair Cornell, and Megan VanderBoon. Thursday was also Parents Night with the swimmers escorting and honoring their parents on the pool deck.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
Wiederhold, L. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon, Kelly 1st
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, Thiel, Goyings 2nd
Childress, Goyings, Hu, Hochstedler 4th

200 Free
Boylan 1st
Seiler 2nd
VanSlambrouch 5th

200 IM
Cornell 1st
A. VanderBoon 2nd
Hochstedler 5th

50 Free
L. VanderBoon 1st
Seiler 2nd
Childress 5th

Diving
Monroe 1st
Spencer 3rd
Tustin 4th

100 Fly
Hu 2nd
Lash 4th

100 Free
Wiederhold 1st
Thiel 2nd
Cornell 3rd

500 Free
Ernst 2nd
VanSlambrouch 4th

200 Free Relay
Monroe, Wiederhold, Hu, Kelly 2nd
Boylan, Ernst, VanSlambrouch, Spencer 3rd
A. VanderBoon, Lash, Loftus, Townsend 4th

100 Back
M. VanderBoon 1st
Thiel 2nd
Childress 4th

100 Breast
Hochstedler 2nd
Goyings 3rd
Hu 4th

400 Free Relay
Boylan, A. VanderBoon, Kelly, Townsend 1st
Thiel, Lash, Ernst, Spencer 2nd
Cornell, Childress, VanSlambrouch, Loftus 3rd

Plainwell Sinks Otsego

Plainwell High School Girl's Swim Team easily defeated Otsego on Tuesday evening. The evening was highlighted by the "Divers Relay" that included Cameron Monroe, Cora Spencer, Brooke Harrington, Alexandria Tustin. Top performances were turned in by Nancy Lash, Paige Townsend, Ally Seiler, Cara Loftus, Kelsey Ernst, and Courtney Mills. Plainwell takes on St. Joseph on Thursday.

Lakeview Defeats Plainwell

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive Team lost a closely contested swim meet to the Spartans on Thursday night. The Division 2 Lakeview team won key events, including 2 relays and team depth to hand the Trojans their first loss of the season. The Trojans performed well in a tough environment (including a pep band for homecoming week at the Lakeview pool), with leaders Lindsay Wiederhold, Leah VanderBoon, Cameron Monroe and Blair Cornell picking up individual victories. Lindsay won the 200 and 500 Freestyle events, while Leah won the 100 Freestyle, Cameron once again won the diving event, and Blair Cornell won the 100 Breastroke in a state qualifying time. The 200 Free Relay was also victorious. Team members included Blair Cornell, Megan VanderBoon, Teresa Thiel, and Lindsay Wiederhold. Other impressive performances were turned in by Molly Boylan, Ally Seiler, and Megan VanderBoon. Plainwell swims conference foe Otsego on Tuesday and St. Joseph on Thursday.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel 2nd
Seiler, Goyings, Hu, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Hochstedler, Lash, Kelly 5th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Kelsey Ernst 5th
Haley Childress 6th

200 IM
Leah VanderBoon 3rd
Megan VanderBoon 5th
Blair Cornell 6th

5o Freestyle
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Audrey VanderBoon 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

Diving
Cameron Monroe 1st
Brooke Harrington 4th
Cora Spencer 6th

100 Butterfly
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Megan VanderBoon 3rd
Jun Hu 5th

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon 1st
Ally Seiler 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Molly Boylan 4th
Kelsey Ernst 6th

200 Free Relay
Cornell, M. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold 1st
Lash, Kelly, Ernst, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Loftus, Townsend, Mills 6th

100 Backstroke
Audrey VanderBoon 3rd
Ally Seiler 4th
Haley Childress 6th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell 1st
Jun Hu 4th
Alison Goyings 5th

400 Free Relay
M. VanderBoon, L. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Wiederhold 2nd
Ernst, Childress, Boylan, Seiler 4th
Loftus, Mills, Townsend, Spencer 6th

Plainwell Defeats Albion

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily defeated Albion last night at the Plainwell Middle School Pool. The Trojans won every event in a convincing victory. Kelsey Ernst and Jun Hu won 2 individual events and Cameron Monroe once again commanded the spring board. Other outstanding performances were provided by Brooklin Harrington, Paige Townsend, Cara Loftus, Emily Hochstedler, and Courtney Mills. This meet followed up and exciting tie at the Dewitt Invitational where Plainwell equaled Division 2 Grand Rapids Northview. Plainwell also defeated new conference foe South Haven last Tuesday. Plainwell takes on rival Lakeview in Battle Creek on Thursday. Good luck Trojans!!

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
(Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Boylan, Kelly) - 1st
(Thiel, Hochstedler, A. VanderBoon, Goyings) - 2nd
(Childress, Hu, Wiederhold, Lash) - 3rd

200 Free
Ernst - 1st
VanSlambrouch - 4th
Townsend - 5th

200 IM
Hochstedler - 1st
Childress - DQ
Loftus = 2nd

50 Free
Wiederhold - 1st
Cornell - 3rd
Goyings - 5th

Diving
Monroe - 1st
Harrington - 2nd
Spencer - 3rd
Tustin - Exh

100 Fly
Hu - 1st
Lash - 2nd
Loftus - 3rd

100 Free
M. VanderBoon - 1st
A. VanderBoon - 3rd
Boylan - 4th

500 Free
Ernst - 1st
Seiler - 3rd
Vanslambrouch - 4th

200 Free Relay
(Cornell, Boylan, Ernst, Seiler) - 1st
(Kelly, Goyings, A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon) - 2nd

100 Back
Thiel - 1st
Kelly - 3rd
Mills - 4th

100 Breast
L. VanderBoon - Ex
Hu - 1st

400 Free Relay
(M. VanderBoon, Goyings, Ernst, Boylan) - Ex
(Seiler, Childress, Hochstedler, Vanslambrouch) - 2nd
(Mills, Lash, Townsend, Loftus) - 4th

Plainwell Tops Alma, Kalamazoo Hackett and Otsego in Conference Quad Meet

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily defeated Alma, Kalamazoo Hackett, and Otsego in the Conference Quad Meet on Saturday. The team was led once again by double winners Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold (all three matchups). Individual winners were Cameron Monroe and Blair Cornell (all three matchups). The Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay were also victorious. The team travels to DeWitt on Saturday for the DeWitt Invitational.

Plainwell 117
Alma 66

Plainwell 136
Otsego 49

Plainwell 142
Hackett 42

Plainwell Easily Wins Albion Relays

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team strolled to victory at the Albion Relays. The Trojans won 5 of the 9 events to easily outdistance Sturgis and Harper Creek. The format of the meet was all relays, including the diving, and the Plainwell team again showed their superior depth. Other schools competing were host Albion, Marshall, and Kalamazoo Hackett.

Plainwell Finishes:

Plainwell Point Total: 98 points

200 Medley Relay
Seiler, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon - 2:01.46 1st

200 Sprint Relay
A. VanderBoon, Thiel, Boylan, Wiederhold - 1:50.02 2nd

300 IM Relay
M. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Cornell - 3:30.74 1st

300 Breastroke Relay
Hochstedler, Goyings, Cornell - 4:10.23 3rd

400 Free Relay
Boylan Thiel, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold - 3:57.50 1st

Diving (11 dives)
Monroe, Harrington - 292.79 2nd (tie)

300 Backstroke Relay
Childress, Seiler, A. VanderBoon - DQ (although they finished 1st!)

200 Butterfly Relay
Hu, Thiel, M. VanderBoon, L. VanderBoon - 2:00.23 1st

500 Progressive Relay
Kelly, Boylan, Wiederhold, Seiler, Ernst - 5:09.03 1st

Plainwell Cruises To Win At South Haven Invitational

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team won another South Haven Invitational over the weekend. Plainwell's 385 points easily outdistanced second place Allegan's 247 points. Plainwell dominated the freestyle events with the duo of Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold. Leah won the sprinting events while Lindsay swept the distance events. The 200 and 400 Free Relay Teams also won as did the 200 Medley Relay Teams. Teresa Thiel won the 100 Butterfly with a personal best time.

Other great swims were performed by Karalynn Vanslambrouch, Emily Hochstedler, Molly Boylan, Megan VanderBoon, Blair Kelly, and Nancy Lash. Plainwell next swims at the Albion Relays and then at home at the Conference Quad meet versus Alma, Otsego, and Kalamazoo Hackett on Saturday, September 18th.

Team Scores:

Plainwell 385
Allegan 247
Mattawan 207
Ludington 175
Otsego 160
South Haven 113
Hackett 108


Plainwell Finishes (1st-12th place)

200 Medley Relay
(A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel) - 1st
(Seiler, Goyings, M. VanderBoon, Kelly) - 7th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Molly Boylan - 5th
Kelsey Ernst - 7th

200 Individual Medley
Megan VanderBoon - 2nd
Blair Cornell - 3rd
Audrey VanderBoon - 7th

50 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 1st
Teresa Thiel - 4th

Diving
Cameron Monroe - 5th
Brooklyn Harrington - 8th
Cora Spencer - 11th

100 Butterfly
Teresa Thiel - 1st
Megan VanderBoon- 2nd
Jun Hu - 9th

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 1st
Ally Seiler - 7th
Allison Goyings - 10th

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Molly Boylan - 6th
Kelsey Ernst - 11th

200 Freestyle Relay
(Thiel, Boylan, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold) - 1st
(Goyings, Lash, Ernst, Cornell) - 5th

100 Backstroke
Audrey VanderBoon - 3rd
Ally Seiler - 5th
Cora Spencer - 8th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell - 2nd
Allison Goyings - 9th

400 Freestyle Relay
(A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon, Boylan, Wiederhold) - 1st
(Kelly, Lash, Ernst, Seiler) - 5th

Plainwell Tops Mattawan

The Plainwell Women's Swim/Dive Team defeated Mattawan 115-71 on August 31. The Trojans were led by Cameron Monroe, Lindsay Wiederhold, Leah VanderBoon, and Teresa Thiel. Cameron dove to a personal best point total of 250.40. Plainwell place 1st in 9 out of 12 events. Great swims were achieved by Megan VanderBoon, Ally Seiler, Jun Hu, Emily Hochstadler, Haley Childress, and Blair Cornell. Cora Spencer made her debut in the 1 Meter Diving event and placed 3rd! The team prepares for the South Haven Invitational on Saturday, September 11th.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel - 1st
Seiler, Goyings, M. VanderBoon, Kelly - 3rd
Childress, Hochstedler, Hu, Lash - 5th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Molly Boylan - 3rd
Kelsey Ernst - 5th

200 IM
Leah VanderBoon - 1st
Blair Cornell - 3rd
Megan VanderBoon - 4th

50 Freestyle
Teresa Thiel - 1st
Audrey VanderBoon - 2nd
Blair Kelly - 5th
Emily Hochstedler
Kara Loftus
Courtney Mills

Diving
Cameron Monroe - 1st
Cora Spencer - 3rd
Brooke Harrington - 4th

100 Butterfly
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Teresa Thiel - 2nd
Jun Hu - 4th

100 Freestyle
Megan VanderBoon - 1st
Ally Seiler - 2nd
Haley Childress - 5th
Allison Goyings
Paige Townsend
Karalynn Vanslambrouch

500 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 2nd
Molly Boylan - 3rd
Kelsey Ernst - 5th

200 Freestyle Relay
Cornell, Thiel, Boylan, Wiederhold - 1st
Mills, Loftus, Townsend, Vanslambrouch - 4th
Lash, Childress, Ernst, Kelly - DQ

100 Backstroke
Ally Seiler - 1st
Haley Childress - 3rd
Cora Spencer - 4th

100 Breaststroke
Jun Hu - 2nd
Emily Hochstedler - 4th
Allison Goyings - 5th

400 Freestyle Relay
M. VanderBoon, Boylan, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold - EX
Kelly, Seiler, Ernst, A. VanderBoon - 3rd
Townsend, Loftus, Vanslambrouch, Lash - 4th