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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Four Outlaw swimmers s head to state
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
Sisters High School
will be represented by
four star swimmers at the
OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A State
Championships this week at
Tualatin Hills Aquatic Club in
Beaverton after stellar perfor-
mances at Districts February 8
at South Albany High School.
Snowy weather resulted in
travel concerns and the league
decided to conduct the meet in
one day with no preliminar-
ies, just timed finals. Though
highly unorthodox, Singleton
said her swimmers adjusted
just fine.
<Everyone stepped up
despite the unexpected
changes, and many swam their
best races of the season.=
Sisters is part of Special
District 3 for swimming
which includes teams from
Blanchet, Stayton, Sweet
Home, Cascade, Junction
City, Kennedy, Marist, North
Marion, Philomath and Salem
Academy. The top finish-
ers in each individual event
and relay qualified automati-
cally for state, while the rest
of the field was determined
by top times from the four
4A/3A/2A/1A special districts
that are comprised of 40 teams
in all.
<We had to wait until
Sunday to find out who all
made it to state, which was a
bit nerve-racking,= said Head
Coach Bryn Singleton.
Lydia Bartlett enters the
meet with the top seed time
in the 200-yard free after win-
ning the district title with a
best time of 1:58.89, which
set a new school record.
Bartlett is the third seed in
the 500-yard freestyle with
a time of 5:15.23. Bartlett
placed a very close second
last year in the event at state,
but will face some new com-
petition this year as a fresh-
man, Elena Gingras of Valley
Catholic, has the top seed time
at 5:10.07. Bartlett9s lifetime
best came at state last year
when she clocked 5:04.77.
With a time of 1:03.52
on her way to winning the
100-yard butterfly, Meredith
Mandal is the number-five
seed for state. The state leader,
Lizzy Cook of Catlin Gabel, is
a strong favorite to win, with
a best of 55.83, nearly 5 sec-
onds better than the next best
qualifier.
Mandal also qualified in
the 100-yard freestyle.
Bartlett and Mandal will
team with Brooke Robillard
and Maddie Busick in the
200-yard freestyle relay where
they are seeded fourth with a
time of 1:46.50 in what could
turn out to be one of the most
exciting races of the state meet
based on seed times among
the top six schools. The quar-
tet is also ranked fourth in the
400-yard freestyle with a seed
time of 3:55.03.
Robillard will also com-
pete as an individual in the
100-yard breaststroke, where
she is seeded ninth (1:14.16),
but expected to finish higher,
according to Singleton.
PHOTO BY KATIE KERANEN
Brooke Robillard, Lydia Bartlett, Meredith Mandal and Maddie Busick will compete at state.
Singleton singled out
Busick, the least experienced
of the four girls qualifying
for state, for her tremen-
dous improvement at district.
<Maddie cut two full seconds
off of her 50-yard free time
and four seconds in the 100,
which was amazing.=
None of the Outlaw boys
rose to the top of the heap for
state qualifying, but that is not
to say they swam poorly.
<Although the boys did not
qualify for state, they edged
closer in many events,= said
Singleton. <Sam Mayes set a
personal best of 24.44 in the
50 free, and all three boys9
relays placed well and took
off significant time from their
previous bests,= she said. <If
they continue to work hard
next season, there is great
potential for them to reach
state.=
A s e x p e c t e d , S w e e t
Home9s girls dominated the
team race, winning with 257
points. Sisters placed fourth
with 144. For the boys, Salem
Academy edged Philomath by
just 8 points, winning with a
total of 203. Sisters9 boys fin-
ished eighth with 58.
Expectations for state from
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the girls to do what they9ve
been doing all their careers:
<Swim hard and to the best of
their ability.=
Sisters snagged a fourth-
place trophy last year, but that
might be a stretch this year as
the team is entered in fewer
events overall.
Here’s to
44 mor e
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