Plainwell made the long road trip to DeWitt for the 2015 Invitational Meet. This one is scored a little different by only allowing each team to score up to two swimmers per event. The Plainwell Dads all looked sharp in their traditional Hawaiian shirts as the meet got under way. Plainwell came out swinging in the Medley Relay with a 1^st place/State Cut time by Ernst, Burgess, Nyberg, Keator and a 9^th (actual 5^th Place) by the team of Lamorandier, Singh, Hills, Varley. In the 200 Free, Betz and Havenaar swam in the second fastest heat and took 1^st and 3^rd respectively.  Klein did a beautiful job of setting up a rival swimmer for a come from behind 4^thplace, fun stuff!  In the 200 IM Jewell swam up from an 8^th place seed to take 5^th and shaved 2 seconds off her seed time.  In the 50 Free McKenzie and Moore both dropped time and Moore grabbed the heat win.  Keator swam up from her 8^th place seed to take 4^th place overall.   Zimmer dove to a 2^nd place against some tough competition and Clemens was able to secure a strong 11^th place.   Hillmann swam up from her 8^th place heat seed to take 5^th in the 100 Back. Also in the 100 Back, Ernst swam to 1^st and took home the pool record.  In the 100 Breast Evans had 10 second drop and took her heat!  Also in the Breast Stroke Burgess continued to chip away time swimming to a 5^th place overall, while Singh was able to secure 9^th (8^th actual).  Plainwell finished 3^rd overall while swimming against a strong field including some D2 schools. The day concluded in the parking lot with the traditional tailgate. Thank you parents for the delicious bounty that we enjoyed!

                                                     Brian Ernst