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.