It was sure to be a tough night for Plainwell entering
Thursdays meet down on numbers with several girls out for the night. To
be competitive against such a strong program like Lakeview, Plainwell would need
to be running on all cylinders with every one healthy and in attendance. It was not to be this evening but not all was
lost on the scoreboard alone. Plainwell
competed and competed well. The diving was fantastic. The swims were full of
heart and the team represented with class. Great Job Girls! Now just get healthy!
Highlights for the night were the outstanding diving of Kim Jones taking 1st
and Emily Zimmer 3rd. Newcomer to the state qualifying line up for
the medley relay was Jessica Nyberg as the team of Ernst, Seiler, Jones and
Nyberg swam a 2:01.32 to qualify for state. Aaryn Jewell had a great swim in
her 200 free qualifying for state with a time of 2:04.70. Later in the night she
would take 1st in the 500 free event. Emma Seiler and Laura Jones
had strong showings in the 50 free taking 2nd and 4th
respectively. Abby Ernst outclassed the field taking 1st in the 100 back
and Veronica Klein swam one of her best 100 breast swims of the year swimming a 1:18.70 for a
2nd place finish. Karlee Gauthier also swam strong leading off the
200 free relay to a 2nd place finish. After being out of the water
for more than two weeks and down on strength due to illness Karalyn
Vanslambrouck helped our 400 free relay to a 3rd place finish. Gutsy
swim Karalyn!
Other strong showings
for Plainwell were the 200 Medley Relay 4th place finish of Ristau,
Gauthier, Brignall and Havenaar. Cara Loftus swam for 5th in her 500
free while Kylee Hillmann finished 6th in the 100 Breast.
200 Med Relay State Qualifying Team at Holland Gauthier, Jewell, Jones and Ernst
