Taylor Ruck Dominates 200 Free at Federal Way Sectionals

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Scottsdale Aquatic Club continued to dominate the team scores after day two of the 2017 Speedo Sectionals in Federal Way with a top score of 655. King’s Aquatic Club sits as second currently with a score of 547.

Women’s 200 Free

Taylor Ruck of Scottsdale Aquatic Club dashed ahead of the competition in the women’s 200 free, stopping the clock at a 1:45.18. Teammate Hayley Hill added a third place finish of 1:49.12, while Mount Hood’s Jamie Stone finished second overall with a 1:47.96.

                       === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Ruck, Taylor M         16 Scottsdale Aquat  1:48.08    1:45.18  
  2 Stone, Jamie M         18 Mount Hood Aquat  1:49.34    1:47.96  
  3 Hill, Hayley B         18 Scottsdale Aquat  1:50.70    1:49.12  
  4 Berkoff, Katharine F   16 Missoula Aquatic  1:50.60    1:50.01  
  5 Milewski, Samantha R   17 Scottsdale Aquat  1:50.73    1:50.03  
  6 Nicolaisen, Shae L     16 Scottsdale Aquat  1:50.76    1:50.38  
  7 Gordon, Mckenzee M     17 Scottsdale Aquat  1:51.10    1:50.43  
  8 Wu, Joanna W           22 Central Area Aqu  1:50.72    1:50.50

Men’s 200 Free

Zhi Qian of Sun-shine Aquatics turned in the top time in the men’s 200 free, posting a final time of 1:37.93. Hillsboro’s Luke Thornbrue touched second overall with a 1:38.16, followed closely by King Aquatic’s Jose Jacome’s 1:38.36.

                       === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Zhi, Qian              18 Sun-shine Aquati  1:38.76    1:37.93  
  2 Thornbrue, Luke W      16 Hillsboro Swim T  1:38.90    1:38.16  
  3 Jacome, Jose M         17 King Aquatic Clu  1:39.50    1:38.36  
  4 Luc, Ethan H           16 Tualatin Hills S  1:39.57    1:38.41  
  5 Martinez, Trenton J    16 Tualatin Hills S  1:39.89    1:38.77  
  6 Eiber, Griffin H       18 Aces Swim Club-C  1:39.31    1:39.98  
  7 Stump, Isaac C         17 Flying Fish of A  1:40.67    1:40.31  
  8 Klein, Curtis T        21 Lake Oswego Swim  1:40.48    1:40.67

Women’s 400 IM

Kelly Huffer continued Scottsdale Aquatic Club’s success with a dominant showing in the women’s 400 IM. Huffer delivered a 4:16.54 to finish more than four seconds ahead of the competition. Issaquah’s Sarah Dimeco finished second with a time of 4:20.56, followed closely by Scottsdale’s Grace Horvath’s 4:20.79.

                       === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Huffer, Kelly S        17 Scottsdale Aquat  4:19.78    4:16.54  
  2 Dimeco, Sarah E        16 Issaquah Swim Te  4:25.17    4:20.56  
  3 Horvath, Grace A       18 Scottsdale Aquat  4:22.56    4:20.79  
  4 McCoy, Taylor E        17 Gold Medal Swim-  4:24.26    4:22.50  
  5 Limargo, Chloe P       16 Wave Aquatics-PN  4:24.40    4:22.57  
  6 Bradley, Christina L   16 Issaquah Swim Te  4:26.31    4:22.81  
  7 Aoki, Mari             17 Missoula Aquatic  4:22.74    4:24.85  
  8 Nguyen, Mandolin M     15 Central Area Aqu  4:25.52    4:26.93

Men’s 400 IM

King Aquatic Club posted a 1-2 finish in the men’s 400 IM, led by Daniel Roy and his time of 3:51.26. Teammate Jacome recovered quickly from his 200 free to grab second with a 3:53.55. Hillsboro’s Ethan Heasley was third overall with a 3:53.58.

                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Roy, Daniel J          17 King Aquatic Clu  3:55.15    3:51.26  
  2 Jacome, Jose M         17 King Aquatic Clu  3:54.06    3:53.55  
  3 Heasley, Ethan T       15 Hillsboro Swim T  3:53.55    3:53.58  
  4 Cook, Jonathan S       16 West Coast Aquat  3:56.93    3:54.75  
  5 Wright, Alexander E    17 Evergreen Swim C  3:55.06    3:56.39  
  6 Stump, Isaac C         17 Flying Fish of A  3:56.04    3:56.56  
  7 Werner, Everett M      17 Evergreen Swim C  3:57.81    3:58.42  
  8 Goswitz, Anton L       14 Hillsboro Swim T  3:58.35    4:02.05

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

Bellingham Bay’s Emma Frey, Yanran Le, Emma Carlton, and Sydney Wong finished first overall in the women’s 200 medley relay with a final time of 1:42.15.

The Dolphins took second overall with a 1:42.39, just ahead of Scottsdale Aquatic Club’s 1:42.47.

 1 Bellingham Bay S-PN  'A'            1:43.41    1:42.15  
     1) Frey, Emma A 17               2) Le, Yanran 16                
     3) Carlton, Emma L 16            4) Wong, Sydney 17              
  2 The Dolphins Por-OR  'A'            1:44.03    1:42.39  
     1) Ashmore, Jordan W 17          2) Dobler, Kaitlyn M 15         
     3) Swail, Lindsay I 17           4) Connor, Alayna E 17          
  3 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ  'A'            1:43.07    1:42.47  
     1) Ruck, Taylor M 16             2) Grover, Claire R 16          
     3) Segneri, Emma C 17            4) Fagan, Gabriella A 17        
  4 Central Area Aqu-PN  'A'            1:45.03    1:43.82  
     1) Wu, Joanna W 22               2) Nguyen, Mandolin M 15        
     3) Shuhart, Kathleen A 17        4) Pressler, Madison A 18       
  5 King Aquatic Clu-PN  'B'            1:45.87    1:44.26  
     1) Zimmerman, Jamie L 14         2) Battistoni, Isabella B 14    
     3) Kim, Erin J 16                4) Ward, Emily R 15             
  6 Tualatin Hills S-OR  'A'            1:46.28    1:45.10  
     1) Cook, Emily N 18              2) Saravanan, Sahana 16         
     3) Cook, Elizabeth K 14          4) Nosack, Sofia L 16           
  7 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ  'B'            1:44.51    1:45.23  
     1) Pattison, Greer A 14          2) Courtney, Riley A 14         
     3) Edwards, Sadie M 14           4) Strouse, Ashley P 14         
  7 King Aquatic Clu-PN  'A'            1:42.87    1:45.23  
     1) Groysman, Yulia G 15          2) Johnson, Evelyn N 17         
     3) Chien, Isabel T 15            4) Kim, Eva J 17

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

King Aquatic’s Cameron King, Daniel Roy, Dillon Virva, and Ethan Dang combined for a top showing in the men’s 200 medley relay. The foursome posted a final time of 1:30.18.

Bainbridge Islan posted a second place finish of 1:32.25, followed by King Aquatic’s ‘B’ relay of 1:32.44.

 1 King Aquatic Clu-PN  'A'            1:30.68    1:30.18  
     1) King, Cameron M 17            2) Roy, Daniel J 17             
     3) Virva, Dillon R 23            4) Dang, Ethan V 15             
  2 Bainbridge Islan-PN  'A'            1:32.60    1:32.25  
     1) Waite, William G 16           2) Houseman, Kevin H 15         
     3) Ingalls, Makai Z 16           4) Wenker, Jude T 15            
  3 King Aquatic Clu-PN  'B'            1:33.00    1:32.44  
     1) Lu, Tyler Y 14                2) Hovis, Mitchell R 17         
     3) Chwaluk, Michael P 16         4) O'Haver, Zackary I 16        
  4 Missoula Aquatic-MT  'A'            1:35.33    1:32.45  
     1) Berkoff, Cale O 17            2) Zimmer, Adam R 18            
     3) Faust, Dylan T 15             4) Mahns, Darragh D 17          
  5 Tualatin Hills S-OR  'A'            1:34.37    1:32.46  
     1) Luc, Ethan H 16               2) Corbeau, Caspar J 15         
     3) Carlson, Evan H 17            4) Martinez, Trenton J 16       
  6 Hillsboro Swim T-OR  'A'            1:33.29    1:32.68  
     1) Duncan, Jerrad A 16           2) Champlin, Brett C 16         
     3) Heasley, Ethan T 15           4) Thornbrue, Luke W 16         
  7 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ  'A'            1:31.58    1:32.81  
     1) Bills, Troy F 18              2) Snoddy, Jeffrey H 18         
     3) Hudson, David C 17            4) Hughes, Parker A 15          
  8 Central Area Aqu-PN  'A'            1:36.30    1:33.11  
     1) Wayte, Emmett M 17            2) Nguyen, Dean D 18            
     3) Hall, Thomas E 19             4) Gore, Benjamin C 18

2017 Speedo Sectionals: Federal Way, Day 2 Results – Results

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