Plainwell Victory and Trophy Picture at Dewitt Invitational

Trojans Swamp South Haven

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily routed South Haven last evening by a score of 114-69. Kim Jones and Cameron Monroe took 1st and 2nd place respectively once again in the diving event to lead the Trojans. Aaryn Jewell had two 1st place finishes in the 200 IM and the 500 Freestyle. Other individual winners included Karalyn Vanslambrouck in 200 Free, Molly Boylan in the 50 Free, and Kelsey Ernst in the 100 Fly. The 200 and 400 Free Relay Teams were also victorious.

The Trojans are preparing for the Plainwell Invitational on Saturday. Six other teams will be competing against the Trojans for 1st place honors.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
Jewell, Gauthier, Ernst, Kelly 2nd 2:11.75
Liceaga, Hochstedler, Lash, Boylan 3rd 2:20.82
Townsend, Mills, Vanderhoff, Grote 6th 2:39.96

200 Freestyle
Vanslambrouck 1st 2:20.69
Childress 2nd 2:21.16
Loftus 3rd 2:37.79

200 IM
Jewell 1st 2:39.62
Gauthier 2nd 2:41.32
Hochstedler 3rd 2:47.01

50 Freestyle
Boylan 1st :27.95
Ernst 3rd :29.51
Liceaga 6th :29.86
Oakes :32.73
Townsend :32.90
Vanderhoff :34.05

Diving
Jones 1st 235.20
Monroe 2nd 220.20

100 Butterfly
Ernst 1st 1:15.21
Boylan 2nd 1:17.50
Gauthier 4th 1:25.81

100 Freestyle
Childress 2nd 1:05.87
Kelly 3rd 1:08.26
Lash 4th 1:10.65

500 Freestyle
Jewell 1st 6:16.68
Vanslambrouck 2nd 6:17.65
Loftus 4th 7:00.99

200 Free Relay
Oakes, Hochstedler, Ernst, Boylan 1st 2:00.31
Childress, Kelly, Loftus Vanslambrouck 3rd 2:03.63
Grote, Wilgenhof, Vanderhoff, Townsend 5th 2:15.94

100 Backstroke
Lash 3rd 1:19.86
Liceaga 4th 1:20.75
Townsend 5th 1:27.74

100 Breastroke
Hochstedler 2nd 1:26.99
Vanderhoff 3rd 1:35.56
Mills 4th 1:35.84

400 Free Relay
Childress, Lash, Liceaga, Jewell 1st 4:28.65
Gauthier, Vanslambrouck, Loftus, Kelly 2nd 4:34.67
Townsend, Oakes, Grote, Wilgenhof 4th 5:06.59

Plainwell Wins Dewitt Invitational Thriller!

The Plainwell High School Girl's Swim/Dive Team won a very exciting and competitive Dewitt Invitational on Saturday. Plainwell and Grand Rapids Northview battled back and forth the entire afternoon with the victory ensured after the final relay. The Trojans had many excellent and pressure filled performances to pull out the victory, avenging last year's tie with Northview. A number of best times were achieved by the girls as they took home the 1st place trophy.

The Trojans were led by Mallory Comerford and Lindsay Wiederhold who both won their two individual events and continue to dominate the freestyle events. Comerford continued her assault on the Plainwell record board with bettering her 50 Freestyle record achieved earlier this season and tying the 100 Freestyle record with a blazing :53.35. The other individual winner was Kim Jones in the diving event. The 400 Free Relay was also victorious with team members Aaryn Jewell, Teresa Thiel, Comerford, and Wiederhold clincing the meet win for the Trojans. Blair Cornell picked up a pair of seconds in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. Audrey VanderBoon picked up a second place in the 100 Backstoke and a State Qualifying cut time. The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay also placed 2nd. Thiel, Ally Seiler, and Karlee Gauthier had key swims and placements for the Trojans late in the meet. Cameron Monroe was once again solid on the springboard. Other great performances and best times were turned in by Blair Kelly, Paige Townsend, Cameron Vanderhoff, Franzie Grote, Angel Liceaga and Kelsey Ernst.

The Trojans travel to South Haven for a league dual meet on Tuesday.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, Thiel, M. VanderBoon 2nd 2:00.45
Seiler, Gauthier, Ernst, Jewell 2:07.62

200 Freestyle
Wiederhold 1st 2:01.52
Boylan 2:15.63
Vanslambrouck 2:21.39
Childress 2:21.95

200 IM
Cornell 2nd 2:26.92
M. VanderBoon 2:29.94
Hochstedler 2:46.58

50 Freestyle
Comerford 1st :24.45
A. VanderBoon :27.53
Kelly :29.46
Lash :31.45
Vanderhoff :32.92
Grote :33.20

Diving
Jones 1st 241.35
Monroe

100 Butterfly
Thiel 3rd 1:05.96
M. VanderBoon 1:07.60
Liceaga 1:19.22
Lash 1:23.00

100 Freestyle
Comerford 1st :53.35
Jewell 1:00.25
Childress 1:05.29
Kelly 1:06.53

500 Freestyle
Wiederhold 1st 5:26.47
Boylan 6:11.51

200 Free Relay
Jewell, Cornell, Wiederhold, Comerford 2nd 1:45.39
Thiel, Ernst, Boylan, M. VanderBoon 1:51.04

100 Backstroke
A. VanderBoon 2nd 1:06.49
Seiler 1:08.99
Townsend 1:17.55

100 Breaststroke
Cornell 2nd 1:12.55
Gauthier 1:20.65
Hochstedler 1:26.32
Mills 1:35.43

400 Free Relay
Jewell, Thiel, Comerford, Wiederhold 1st 3:50.49
Seiler, Ernst, Boylan, A. VanderBoon 4:04.93

Team Results:
Plainwell 391
GR Northview 373
St. John's 325
DeWitt 294
Chelsea 277
E. Lansing 242
Waverly-Lansing Catholic 205
Lansing 172

Plainwell Rips Thru Quad Meet

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team handily won their matchups against Alma, Otsego, and Hackett in the Quad Meet held at the Otsego Pool. The Trojans were led by Mallory Comerford, Lindsay Wiederhold, Blair Cornell, and Kim Jones. All 4 of these ladies turned in great performances with many 1st place finishes. Other great performances included Kara Loftus, Karalyn Vanslambrouch, Cameron Vanderhoff, Kaitlin Oakes, and Paige Townsend. The Trojans are at the Dewitt Invitational on Saturday and their competition includes many Division 1 & 2 schools.

Team Finishes:

Plainwell 112
Alma 66

Plainwell 138
Hackett 46

Plainwell 130
Otsego 53

Plainwell Rules Albion Relays

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team continued their winning ways with a convincing performance at the Albion Relays. The Trojans won every relay except two to dominate the meet. Great swims were turned in by Karlee Gauthier, Blair Cornell, Kelsey Ernst, Molly Boylan, Lindsay Wiederhold, and Audrey VanderBoon. A special mention goes to Alexandria Tustin who nobley filled in at the other diving spot and performed very well! The Trojans easily outdistanced Harper Creek.

The Trojans next opponents are the Quad Meet at Otsego. The field consists of Plainwell, Otsego, Alma, and Hackett.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, Thiel, Comerford 1st 2:00.52

200 Sprint Relay
M. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold, Comerford 1st 1:47.20

300 IM Relay
M. VanderBoon, Cornell, A. VanderBoon 1st

400 Free Relay
Seiler, Boylan, Jewell, Wiederhold 1st 4:00.61

Diving
Jones, Tustin 4th

300 Backstroke Relay
A. VanderBoon, Seiler, Jewell 2nd 3:32.50

200 Butterfly Relay
M. VanderBoon, Comerford, Ernst, Thiel 1st 1:57.56

500 Up and Down Relay
Jewell, Seiler, Wiederhold, Boylan, Ernst 1st 5:06.64

Plainwell Dominates South Haven Invitational

The Plainwell High School Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily won the South Haven Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans were led by 4 first place winners Lindsay Wiederhold and Mallory Comerford. Lindsay won both distance freestyle events as was a member of the victorious 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay Teams. Mallory won both the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke events and was a member of the winning 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relays. She also lowered her 100 Backstroke record she set last week to :59.44. The Trojans other individual winners included Cameron Monroe in the 1 meter diving and Blair Cornell in the 100 Breastroke. All 3 relay teams were winners as well. Teresa Thiel had a good meet placing 2nd in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly. Audrey VanderBoon picked up a pair of 3rd place finishes in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke. Megan VanderBoon placed 3rd in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 Butterfly. Kim Jones placed 2nd in diving and Karlee Gauthier placed 4th in the 100 Breastroke for Plainwell's top finishes.

The Trojans are at the Albion Relays on Thursday.

Team Scores:

Plainwell 436
Allegan 281
Mattawan 241
Ludington 172
Otsego 140
South Haven 80
Hackett 42