McCook swimmers qualify for league meet

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
McCook swimmers, including (from left) Blayzon Mooney, Joe Barenberg, Ethan Spencer and Ethan Graff, hit the water in the Imperial pool for the 50 breaststroke Saturday. McCook was among several teams at the western qualifying meet for the Plains Tsunami Swim League. (Courtesy photo)

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- The competition keeps getting tougher for the McCook youth summer swim team as the season nears an end. The McCook summer swim team competed at the western Plains Tsunami Swim League qualifying meet in Imperial on Saturday.

The top finishers in each event at the three qualifying meets will swim at the league championship meet in Lexington next Saturday.

McCook swimmers placing first in at least two individual events were Abby Renner, 25 butterfly and 25 short freestyle; Ethan Spencer, 50 breaststroke and 100 individual medley; Elizabeth Barenberg, 50 butterfly, 50 breast and 100 IM; Erik Graff, 100 free, 50 breast, 50 short free and 100 IM; and Becca Tietz, 200 long free and 50 short free.

Summer swim team started with practices at the YMCA after Memorial Day and then moved to the McCook city pool. The swimmers have been practicing and traveling to swim meets the past six weeks, under head coach Taylor Geisler, with assistance from Tracy Flaska and Stacy Barenberg.

Results:

8 and under

Abby Renner, 25 butterfly, first, 27.18; 50 freestyle, second, 56.93; 25 backstroke, third, 28.65; 25 short free, first, 23.90

Kate Barenberg, 25 short free, 16th, 52.10

Lee Davidson, 50 free, fourth, 64.70; 25 breast, second, 46.60; 25 short, sixth, 30.0

Eli Graff, 50 free, seventh, 81.11; 25 back, fifth, 40.13; 25 short free, seventh, 30.18

Derick Spencer, 50 free, ninth, 87.53; 25 back, fourth, 37.48; 25 short free, 11th, 36.09

Aaron Spencer, 50 free, tenth, 96.35; 25 short free, 14th, 41.63

Cole Davidson, 25 short free, 13th, 41.20

9 and 10 yr olds

Leah Spencer, 50 free, first, 40.44; 25 breast, third, 28.41; 25 short free, fourth, 19.46; 50 IM, second, 51.95

Izzy Renner, 100 long free, first, 96.43; 50 free, second, 44.07; 25 back, fifth, 28.0; 25 short free, fifth, 19.67

Calista Carney, 100 long free, third, 114.04; 50 free, sixth, 53.12; 25 back, ninth, 32.20; 50 IM, 10th, 66.87

Abi Nielsen, 25 back, 14th, 38.93; 25 short free, 19th, 32.20

Emma Graff, 100 long free, fourth, 114.08; 25 butterfly, third, 30.59; 50 free, third, 44.93; 25 short free, third, 19.28

Deacon Kinne, 100 long free, second, 113.94; 50 free, second, 50.11; 25 back, sixth, 34.29

David Hinson, 100 long free, fourth, 116. 09; 50 free, fourth, 51.32; 25 breast, third, 31.04; 25 short, seventh, 24.27

Izabella Schmidt, 100 free, sixth, 100.59; 50 back, 11th, 62.54; 50 short, 16th, 46.85

Nate Schmidt, 100 long free, fifth, 171.57; 25 short free, 15th, 33.47

11 and 12 yr olds

Ethan Spencer, 100 free, third, 95.15; 50 breast, first, 52.49; 50 short free, third, 39.55; 100 IM, first, 117.28

Ethan Graff, 50 butterfly, second, 56.20; 50 breast, second, 59.37; 50 short free, seventh, 46.70; 100 IM, second, 131.63

Blazon Mooney, 200 long free, second, 221.21; 100 free, fifth, 103.17; 50 breast, fourth, 70.47; 50 short, sixth, 46.35

Joe Barenberg, 200 long free, third, 300.72; 50 breast, third, 61.35

13-14 yr olds

Elizabeth Barenberg, 50 butterfly, first, 40.17; 50 back, second, 45.53; 50 breast, first, 45.59; 100 IM, first, 90.69

Erik Graff, 100 free, first, 78.82; 50 breast, first, 44.03; 50 short free, first-tie, 33.93; 100 IM, first, 88.22

TJ Renner, 100 free, second, 79.81; 50 back, second, 43.89; 50 short free, first-tie, 33.93

15-18 yr olds

Becca Tietz, 200 long free, first, 178.26; 50 back, second, 40.10; 50 short free, first, 34.00

19 and over

Amanda Kinne, 200 long free, first, 334.03; 100 free, third, 153.59; 50 back, fourth, 87.20; 50 short free, third, 71.0

Relays:

Boys 12 and under 100 Medley (E. Spencer, J. Barenberg, Ethan Graff, Mooney), first, 94.72

Girls 10 and under 200 Free (I. Renner, A. Renner, Carney, Emma Graff), first, 211.60

Boys 10 and under 200 Free (L. Davidson, A. Spencer, D. Spencer, Eli Graff), third, 351.96

Boys 14 and under 200 Free (TJ Renner, Hinson, D. Kinne, Erik Graff), second, 177.44

Girls open 200 Free (L. Spencer, I. Schmidt, E. Barenberg, Tietz), first, 159.43

Boys 8 and under 100 Free (A. Spencer, C. Davidson, D. Spencer, Eli Graff), second, 183.05

Boys 12 and under 100 Free (E. Spencer, J. Barenberg, Ethan Graff, Mooney), first, 88.94

Girls 18 and under 100 Free (L. Spencer, I. Schmidt, E. Barenberg, Tietz), first, 70.07

Girls open 100 Free (Izzy Renner, Abby Renner, Abi Nielsen, Emma Graff), fourth, 99.25

Boys open 100 Free (D. Kinne, L. Davidson, N. Schmidt, Hinson), first, 107.55

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