Plainwell Conference Championship Celebration

Dynamic Duo!

Unstoppable Plainwell Wins 8th Straight Conference Title!

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team used team spirit and high octane energy to dominate the Southwestern and Central Swim Conference for an 8th straight year. Captain Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold led the Trojan charge with 2 individual titles along with a 200 Free Relay title. Cameron Monroe once again was supreme on the springboard with an 11 dive total of 423.60 points. Blair Cornell won a very closely contested 100 Breastroke event that was one of the most exciting of the afternoon. There were many outstanding and high level performances, all of which contributed to the victory. The Plainwell fans were very supportive and cheered loudly for their victorous team.

Second place finishes included Teresa Thiel, Megan VanderBoon, and the 200 Medley Relay Team and 400 Free Relay Team. Megan and Cornell also captured 3rd places and Ally Seiler picked up a 4th place. There were many All-Conference and best time swims as well. Molly Boylan lowered her personal best times by 3 seconds in the 200 Free and 10 seconds in a very exciting 500 Free! Coaches John Dubois and Tara Cornell took their yearly dive into the Allegan Community pool after the trophy presentation. Seiler also had a terrific meet with personal bests in both the 100 Free and 100 Backstroke. Karalyn Vanslambrouch dropped more time off her 500 Free (over 1 minute for the season). Other great performances were turned in by Haley Childress, Cora Spencer, Emily Hochstedler, Kelsey Ernst, Alison Goyings, Paige Townsend, Cara Loftus, Blair Kelly, Nancy Lash, and Courtney Mills. Jun Hu, and Audrey VanderBoon.

The Division 3 State Meet awaits the Trojans on November 19th and 20th. Plainwell will be well represented with Leah VanderBoon, Lindsay Wiederhold, Cameron Monroe, Teresa Thiel, Blair Cornell, Megan VanderBoon, and Audrey VanderBoon looking to score points. Best wishes to all swimmers and divers and Good Luck!

Team Standings:

Plainwell 528.5
Alma 468
Allegan 414.5
South Haven 260
Otsego 258
Hackett 211
Albion 131

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
(A. VanderBoon, Cornell, M. VanderBoon, Thiel) 1:59.63 2nd
(Seiler, Goyings, Hu, Kelly) 2:09.34 7th
(Childress, Hochstedler, Lash, Townsend) 2:21.98 Ex

200 Free
Lindsay Wiederhold 2:00.36 1st
Molly Boylan 2:10.54 7th
Kelsey Ernst 2:16.73 10th

200 IM
Megan VanderBoon 2:28.41 2nd
Blair Cornell 2:29.06 3rd
Emily Hochstedler 2:46.57 11th
Haley Childress 2:46.85 12th

50 Free
Leah VanderBoon :25.18 1st
Teresa Thiel :27.08 7th
Audrey VanderBoon :27.33 8th

Diving
Cameron Monroe 423.60 1st
Cora Spencer 233.65 7th

100 Fly
Teresa Thiel 1:05.75 2nd
Megan VanderBoon 1:07.07 3rd
Jun Hu 1:15.96 12th
Nancy Lash 1:120.43 15th

100 Free
Leah VanderBoon :55.65 1st
Ally Seiler 1:00.76 6th
Blair Kelly 1:05.77 10th

500 Free
Lindsay Wiederhold 5:19.72 1st
Molly Boylan 5:54.21 9th
Kelsey Ernst 6:13.52 13th
Karalyn VanSlambrouch 6:21.91 15th

200 Free Relay
(Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold) 1:45.00 1st
(Goyings, Kelly, Ernst, Boylan) 1:55.54 8th
(Mills, Loftus, Townsend, VanSlambrouch) 2:10.87 Ex

100 Back
Ally Seiler 1:06.83 4th
Audrey VanderBoon 1:08.17 7th
Cora Spencer 1:15.56 11th
Haley Childress 1:15.82 12th

100 Breast
Blair Cornell 1:12.06 1st
Alison Goyings 1:24.66 11th
Jun Hu 1:25.22 12th
Emily Hochstedler 1:25.53 14th

400 Free Relay
(M. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Wiederhold, L. VanderBoon) 3:52.10 2nd
(Boylan, Ernst, Kelly, Seiler) 4:10.93 4th
(Lash, VanSlambrouch, Mills, Loftus) 4:38.10 Ex

Plainwell Easily Defeats Marshall

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive team easily outdistanced Marshall 116.5-69.5. Lindsay Wiederhold and Blair Cornell led the way with 2 individual victories. Both had state qualifying times in the 100 Fly and 100 Breaststroke respectively. Leah VanderBoon had a state qualifying time in victorious 50 Free and Cameron Monroe continued her winning streak on the 1 meter springboard with 230.5 points. Molly Boylan, Audrey VanderBoon, and Megan VanderBoon were the other individual winners. Plainwell also dominated all 3 relays. Other outstanding performances were turned in by Cora Spencer, Karalynn Vanslambrouch, and Emily Hostedler. Plainwell competes against Kalamazoo Hackett on Tuesday to wrap up the dual meet season.

Plainwell Downs Allegan

Plainwell Girls Swim and Dive Team easily defeated Allegan 113-70 at the Allegan Aquatic Center. Both teams participated in a Diabetes Fund Raiser that successfully raised money for the disease. The swimming meet was dominated by Plainwell and their superior depth. Leah VanderBoon led the Trojans with 2 individual wins followed by Blair Cornell, Lindsay Wiederhold, Teresa Thiel, Ally Seiler, and Cameron Monroe who each finished with one individual victory. The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay were also victorious.

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.

Lakeview Defeats Plainwell

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive Team lost a closely contested swim meet to the Spartans on Thursday night. The Division 2 Lakeview team won key events, including 2 relays and team depth to hand the Trojans their first loss of the season. The Trojans performed well in a tough environment (including a pep band for homecoming week at the Lakeview pool), with leaders Lindsay Wiederhold, Leah VanderBoon, Cameron Monroe and Blair Cornell picking up individual victories. Lindsay won the 200 and 500 Freestyle events, while Leah won the 100 Freestyle, Cameron once again won the diving event, and Blair Cornell won the 100 Breastroke in a state qualifying time. The 200 Free Relay was also victorious. Team members included Blair Cornell, Megan VanderBoon, Teresa Thiel, and Lindsay Wiederhold. Other impressive performances were turned in by Molly Boylan, Ally Seiler, and Megan VanderBoon. Plainwell swims conference foe Otsego on Tuesday and St. Joseph on Thursday.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel 2nd
Seiler, Goyings, Hu, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Hochstedler, Lash, Kelly 5th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Kelsey Ernst 5th
Haley Childress 6th

200 IM
Leah VanderBoon 3rd
Megan VanderBoon 5th
Blair Cornell 6th

5o Freestyle
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Audrey VanderBoon 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

Diving
Cameron Monroe 1st
Brooke Harrington 4th
Cora Spencer 6th

100 Butterfly
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Megan VanderBoon 3rd
Jun Hu 5th

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon 1st
Ally Seiler 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Molly Boylan 4th
Kelsey Ernst 6th

200 Free Relay
Cornell, M. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold 1st
Lash, Kelly, Ernst, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Loftus, Townsend, Mills 6th

100 Backstroke
Audrey VanderBoon 3rd
Ally Seiler 4th
Haley Childress 6th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell 1st
Jun Hu 4th
Alison Goyings 5th

400 Free Relay
M. VanderBoon, L. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Wiederhold 2nd
Ernst, Childress, Boylan, Seiler 4th
Loftus, Mills, Townsend, Spencer 6th