Blair Bish, Genevieve Pfeifer Continue Hot Streaks at Jenks Sectionals

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JENKS – Arkansas Dolphins’ Blair Bish and Flyers Aquatic Swim Team’s Genevieve Pfeifer won their fourth individual events of the meet tonight, with Bish setting sectional records in two events, during an exciting night of racing at the Jenks Sectionals meet at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center.

Pfeifer kicked off the night with her third win of the meet in the women’s 400 IM. She moved up two spots from third to first with a 2:01.27, powering by top seed Caroline Theil of Greater Nebraska, who touched in 2:01.76. Theil’s teammate, Dannie Dilsaver, swam a 2:03.72 to secure third.

After setting a new sectional record in the 100 breast last night, Bish took down his second mark of the meet with a stellar 1:48.70 in the 200 IM. He lowered Justin Wu’s 1:48.96 from last year in the process. Wu, who swims for Sooner Swim Club, finished second in 1:50.33, while Flyers Aquatic’s Nicholas Alexander rounded out the top three in 1:50.38.

Rockwood Swim Club’s Anna Miller collected the women’s 50 free crown with a 23.14, two tenths in front of Greater Nebraska’s Olivia Calegan (23.34). Ad Astra’s Courtney Caldwell finished .01 behind her in third at 23.35.

Shortly after winning the 200 IM, Bish got back in the pool and won his second race of the night in the men’s 50 free. Bish clocked a 20.51 to edge Ad Astra’s Cobe Garcia (20.62) and Oklahoma Baptist’s Chad Brandon (20.75).

Greater Nebraska’s Olivia Calegan swept the breaststroke events at the meet, topping the championship final of the 200 tonight in 2:17.51, just ahead of Lincoln Select’s Ashley Pales (2:17.82). Caroline Theil of Greater Nebraska picked up third in 2:18.51.

Bish collected his third win in a row and second sectional record of the night in the 200 breast, popping a 1:58.66 to lower Jacob Molacek’s 1:59.44 from 2014. That swim also took down Gage Crosby’s pool record of 1:59.82, set in 2013. Greater Omaha’s Michael Mollak hung with Bish for most of the race and ended up taking second in 2:00.67, while Kansas City’s Anthony Albracht wrapped up third in 2:01.03.

A trio of swimmers broke 55 in the women’s 100 back final, with Ad Astra’s Courtney Caldwell leading the way in 54.10. That erased Yekaterina Rudenko’s pool record of 54.25 from 2013. Oklahoma Baptist’s Suzanne Afchain moved up a spot from third to second with a 54.75, .03 in front of Kansas City Blazers’ Haley Hynes (54.78).

Lincoln Select’s Brennan Balogh was the class of the field in the men’s 100 back with the only sub-50 swim of the meet at 49.60. He finished half a second in front of Flyers Aquatic’s Nicholas Alexander (50.10) and Sarpy County’s Ethan Shih (50.27).

Pfeifer won her fourth event of the meet and second of the night in the women’s 500 free, dropping nearly five seconds from prelims to touch first in 4:49.93. Rockwood Swim Club’s Jordan Stout made up nearly five seconds on Pfeifer over the final 200 to finish just behind in 4:51.09, while Razorback Aquatics’ Taylor Pike took third in 4:52.84.

On the men’s side, Razorback Aquatics’ Antonio Thomas won his second race of the meet with a 4:28.81, after winning the 1000 free on night one. Arkansas Dolphins’ Minki Kang led through 300 yards but couldn’t quite hang on at the end, finishing second in 4:30.31. Kevin Callan, competing unattached, wrapped up third with a 4:34.17.

The CSP Tideriders quartet of Eve Mauze, Ashley Daniels, Gabriela Vieira and Melissa Melnick claimed the women’s 400 medley relay title with a 3:46.89. Greater Nebraska finished second, with Emma Vertin, Olivia Calegan, Dannie Dilsaver and Caroline Theil throwing down a 3:49.61. Lillian vanBiljon, Katiana Porporis, Jordan Stout and Anna Miller gave Rockwood Swim Club a third place showing with their 3:49.73.

Meanwhile, the Arkansas Dolphins’ foursome of Chase Peterson, Blair Bish, Minki Kang and Thomas Heye topped the men’s field with a 3:24.26. Flyers Aquatic’s Trevor Halliburton, Samuel Heveroh, Nicolas Alexander and Kevin Douglas edged Rockwood Swim Club’s Samuel Marlow, Phillip Willett, Conner Ripp and Thomas Lombardo, 3:26.12 to 3:26.34.

Rockwood Swim Club leads the combined team standings through day three by a slim five points over Flyers Aquatic Swim Team, 392 to 387. The CSP Tideriders are right behind in third with 377 points.

2015 Speedo Sectionals – Jenks, Live Results – Results

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Bill Bell
Bill Bell
9 years ago

Kevin who?

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