To open the season, the boys swim team competed at the Salina South Invitational on Dec. 5 and placed third as a team, scoring 357 points. Results for the Hays team in each event are as follows:
200-yard Medley Relay: first place – junior Karsen Flaska, sophomore Cedric Durr, freshman Chase Zadina, senior Marshall Sook; sixth place – junior Jude Hileman, junior Noah Schaeffer, senior Christian Miller, senior Justin Reeves
200-yard Freestyle: fourth place – Chase Zadina; 10th place – Noah Schaeffer; 12th place – senior Bryton Unsworth
200-yard Individual Medley: third place – Karsen Flaska
50-yard Freestyle: second place – Marshall Sook; sixth place – Christian Miller; 12th place – junior Levi Crisenbery
100-yard Butterfly: fourth place – Chase Zadina; fifth place – Cedric Durr
100-yard Freestyle: second place – Marshall Sook; fifth place – Jude Hileman; 11th place – Bryton Unsworth
500-yard Freestyle: fifth place – Christian Miller
200-yard Freestyle Relay: sixth place – Jude Hileman, Bryton Unsworth, Levi Crisenbery, Noah Schaeffer
100-yard Backstroke: third place – Karsen Flaska; eighth place – Jude Hileman; 14th place – Levi Crisenbery
100-yard Breaststroke: seventh place – Noah Schaeffer; 10th place – Cedric Durr; 11th place – Justin Reeves
400-yard Freestyle Relay: second place – Marshall Sook, Cedric Durr, Karsen Flaska, Chase Zadina; sixth place – Christian Miller, Levi Crisenbery, Bryton Unsworth, Justin Reeves
Next, the team competed in the Great Bend Invitational on Dec. 10 and placed second as a team, scoring 426 points overall. Here are the results from the meet:
200-yard Medley Relay: second place – Karsen Flaska, Cedric Durr, Chase Zadina, Marshall Sook; fourth place – Jude Hileman, Noah Schaeffer, Christian Miller, Justin Reeves
200-yard Freestyle: second place – Chase Zadina; ninth place – Levi Crisenbery; 10th place – Bryton Unsworth
200-yard Individual Medley: first place – Karsen Flaska; fifth place – Jude Hileman; ninth place – Justin Reeves
50-yard Freestyle: first place – Chase Zadina; third place – Cedric Durr; eighth place – Christian Miller
100-yard Butterfly: first place – Marshall Sook
100-yard Freestyle: second place – Marshall Sook; fifth place – Cedric Durr; ninth place – Justin Reeves; 14th place – Christian Miller
500-yard Freestyle: fifth place – Noah Schaeffer; sixth place – Bryton Unsworth
200-yard Freestyle Relay: first place – Marshall Sook, Cedric Durr, Karsen Flaska, Chase Zadina; fifth place – Christian Miller, Levi Crisenbery, Bryton Unsworth, Justin Reeves
100-yard Backstroke: first place – Karsen Flaska; fourth place – Jude Hileman; 11th place – Levi Crisenbery
100-yard Breaststroke: sixth place – Noah Schaeffer
400-yard Freestyle Relay: fourth place – Jude Hileman, Bryton Unsworth, Levi Crisenbery, Noah Schaeffer
“Even though we are down in numbers, I think we have placed very well at meets,” Miller said.
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