Plainwell Defeats Rival Lakeview!

The Plainwell Girl's Swim/Dive team used adrenaline, emotion, and a high energy crowd to power past Battle Creek Lakeview at the Plainwell Middle School Pool. Plainwell won all but 2 events on their way to a solid team victory. The final score was Plainwell 110 - Lakeview 76. Plainwell was lead by Leah VanderBoon who had four 1st place finishes, including a blistering 100 Butterfly. Karli Cornell and Lindsay Wiederhold had three 1st place finishes with Lindsay edging her rival cousin, Rebecca Mann in both the 200 and 500 freestyles. Rachel Varley and Blair Cornell were the other individual winners in the 100 Backstroke and 100 Breaststroke, respectively. Varley, Brittany Hendrickson, and Blair Cornell each won 2 events. The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay teams were also victorious. One-Two finishes were achieved in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. Other great swims were performed by Hendrickson, Maggie Murgittroyd, Ally Seiler, Jessica Chapman, Nancy Lash, Megan VanderBoon, Audrey VanderBoon, Jessica LaMore and Kathleen Boylan. Cameron Monroe neared her season high with 224.80 in the diving competition.

John Dubois' Plainwell team remains undefeated and is gaining momentum as the Conference and State Meets approach. The next meet is at Albion on October 13th.

Plainwell results:

200 Medley Relay:
(Varley, Chapman, L. VanderBoon, Hendrickson) - 1:59.72 1st
(A. Vanderboon, Crandall, M. VanderBoon, M. Boylan) - 2:04.08 3rd
(Seiler, Waldecki, K. Boylan, LaMore) - 2:10.73 4th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 2:02.33 1st
Maggie Murgittroyd - 2:11.45 3rd
Brianne Crandall - 2:15.70 5th

2oo IM
Karli Cornell - 2:20.41 1st
Jessica Chapman - 2:25.56 4th
Rachel Varley - 2:26.48 5th

5o Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - :25.81 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - :27.28 2nd
Megan VanderBoon - :27.96 5th
Jessica LaMore - :29.21
Kelsey Ernst - :29.93
Ally Seiler - :30.21

Diving
Cameron Monroe - 224.80 2nd
Reina Wicklund - 152.40 5th

100 Butterfly
Leah VanderBoon - 1:02.89 1st
Megan VanderBoon - 1:09.34 3rd
Kathleen Boylan - 1:10.32 4th

100 Freestyle
Karli Cornell - :55.63 1st
Audrey Vanderboon - 1:01.11 4th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:03.05 5th
Cora Spencer - 1:05.21
Kelsey Ernst - 1:05.44
Nancy Lash - 1:05.61

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 5:27.12 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - 5:55.03 4th
Maggie Murgittroyd - 5:55.59 5th

200 Freestyle Relay
(L. VanderBoon, Hendrickson, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 1:45.10 1st
(M. Boylan, Waldecki, Crandall, Murgittroyd) - 1:53.23 3rd
(Spencer, Ernst, Lash, LaMore) - 2:01.13 5th

100 Backstroke
Rachel Varley - 1:06.70 1st
Audrey VanderBoon - 1:08.43 3rd
Ally Seiler - 1:13.30 6th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell - 1:14.23 1st
Jessica Chapman - 1:16.31 2nd
Taylor Waldecki - 1:21.58 4th

400 Freestyle Relay
(Murgittroyd, Varley, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 3:53.75 2nd
(M. Boylan, M. VanderBoon, Crandall, A. VanderBoon) - 4:11.47 3rd
(Ernst, Lash, Seiler, K. Boylan) - 4:30.92 5th

Plainwell Dominates At Own Invitational

The Plainwell Girl's Swim/Dive Team easily outdistanced its opponents at the Plainwell Invitation. The team was lead by Karli Cornell, Leah Vanderboon and Lindsay Wiederhold who all placed 1st in four events. Other individual event winners were Rachel Varley and Cameron Monroe. Other highlights were Blair Cornell qualifying for the State Meet in the 100 Yard Breaststroke and the 1-2 finish in diving by Cameron Monroe and Reina Wicklund. It was another great team effort with Plainwell exhibiting their outstanding and superior depth.

Team Results:

Plainwell 616
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 318
Unity Christian 146
Muskegon Catholic Central 142
Mattawan 126

Plainwell Results:

200 Medley Relay

(Varley, B. Cornell, L. Vanderboon, Hendrickson) - 1:59.36 1st
(A. Vanderboon, Chapman, K. Boylan, M. Vanderboon) - 2:04.25 3rd
(Seiler, Waldecki, M. Boylan, Thiel) - 2:10.03

200 Freestyle

Lindsay Wiederhold - 2:02.82 1st
Maggie Murgittroyd - 2:13.26 4th
Brianne Crandall - 2:14.82
Kelsey Ernst - 2:21.75

200 IM

Karli Cornell - 2:18.70 1st
Rachel Varley - 2:26.81 3rd
Jessica Chapman - 2:29.32 4th
Blair Cornell - 2:33.95 6th

50 Freestyle

Leah Vanderboon - :25.81 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - :27.42 3rd
Megan Vanderboon - :28.07 6th
Kathleen Boylan - :28.81
Ally Seiler - :29.80
Cora Spencer - :30.36
Nancy Lash - :31.41

Diving

Cameron Monroe - 375.95 1st
Reina Wicklund - 282.15 2nd

100 Butterfly

Leah Vanderboon - 1:06.52 1st
Kathleen Boylan - 1:11.12 2nd
Teresa Thiel - 1:12.54 3rd
Megan Vanderboon - 1:12.66 4th

100 Freestyle

Karli Cornell - :55.86 1st
Maggie Murgittroyd - 1:01.46 5th
Audrey Vanderboon - 1:01.89 6th
Taylor Waldecki - 1:02.65

500 Freestyle

Lindsay Wiederhold - 5:29.95 1st
Brittany Hendrickson - 6:02.65 3rd
Kelsey Ernst - 6:26.89

200 Freestyle Relay

(L. Vanderboon, Hendrickson, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 1:45.37 1st
(K. Boylan, Crandall, Murgittroyd, Waldecki) - 1:55.14 5th
(Kelly, M. Boylan, Ernst, Thiel) - 1:57.16

The Blog Master had to leave to catch a flight - I have partial information for the last 3 events.

100 Backstroke

Rachel Varley - 1st
Audrey Vanderboon - 2nd

100 Breaststroke

Blair Cornell - 1:13.75 2nd
Jessica Chapman - 1:14.34 3rd

400 Freestyle Relay

(Murgittroyd, Varley, Wiederhold, K. Cornell) - 3:59.62 1st
(Crandall, Waldecki, A. Vanderboon, M. Vanderboon) - 4:13.92 - 2nd