Ryan Hoffer Sets Up Potentially Special 100 Free at West Juniors

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Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie

Scottsdale’s Ryan Hoffer could be looking at a special swim in the men’s 100-yard free tonight after a scorcher in prelims at the 2015 USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals West.

Women’s 200 back

Scottsdale’s Taylor Ruck, a 15-year-old Canadian citizen, topped qualifying in 1:54.38. Fellow 15 year old Rhyan White of Wasatch Front took second in 1:55.29 with Nitro’s Regan Barney qualifying third in 1:56.57.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 *Ruck, Taylor    15 Scottsdale Aquat  1:53.13    1:54.38 q      
             26.55        55.18 (28.63)
        1:24.69 (29.51)     1:54.38 (29.69)
  2 White, Rhyan     15 Wasatch Front Fi  1:54.93    1:55.29 q      
             27.39        56.42 (29.03)
        1:25.89 (29.47)     1:55.29 (29.40)
  3 Barney, Regan    16 Nitro Swimming-S  1:56.23    1:56.57 q      
             27.40        56.68 (29.28)
        1:26.63 (29.95)     1:56.57 (29.94)
  4 Richter, Abby    16 Boulder City Hen  1:54.88    1:56.65 q      
             27.69        57.38 (29.69)
        1:27.33 (29.95)     1:56.65 (29.32)
  5 Nordmann, Lucie  15 Magnolia Aquatic  1:55.59    1:56.73 q      
             27.10        56.76 (29.66)
        1:27.03 (30.27)     1:56.73 (29.70)
  6 Smith, Regan     13 Riptide Swim Tea  1:58.44    1:57.14 q      
             27.11        56.18 (29.07)
        1:26.54 (30.36)     1:57.14 (30.60)
  7 Waddell, Tevyn   17 Mitchell Aquatic  1:58.61    1:57.73 q      
             27.57        57.65 (30.08)
        1:27.87 (30.22)     1:57.73 (29.86)
  8 Isleta, Chloe    17 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:56.89    1:58.11 q      
             27.18        56.57 (29.39)
        1:26.93 (30.36)     1:58.11 (31.18)

Men’s 200 back

Sierra Marlins’ Bryce Mefford picked up the top seed in 1:44.17, while Cheyenne Mountain’s Daniel Carr qualified second in 1:44.38. KING’s Thomas Anderson rounded out the top three in 1:45.97.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Mefford, Bryce   17 Sierra Marlins S  1:45.66    1:44.17 q      
             24.70        50.68 (25.98)
        1:17.35 (26.67)     1:44.17 (26.82)
  2 Carr, Daniel     17 Cheyenne Mountai  1:44.97    1:44.38 q      
             24.97        51.23 (26.26)
        1:17.77 (26.54)     1:44.38 (26.61)
  3 Anderson, Thoma  17 King Aquatic Clu  1:44.10    1:45.97 q      
             24.98        51.96 (26.98)
        1:19.43 (27.47)     1:45.97 (26.54)
  4 Alexander, Nick  17 Flyers Aquatic S  1:46.33    1:46.18 q      
             24.98        52.00 (27.02)
        1:19.22 (27.22)     1:46.18 (26.96)
  5 Flowers, Braxto  18 Cypress Fairbank  1:43.42    1:46.37 q      
             25.38        52.22 (26.84)
        1:19.58 (27.36)     1:46.37 (26.79)
  6 Cowand, Glen     17 Katy Aquatic Tea  1:45.64    1:46.51 q      
             24.81        52.07 (27.26)
        1:19.24 (27.17)     1:46.51 (27.27)
  7 Ho, Benjamin     17 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:44.18    1:47.01 q      
             24.76        51.82 (27.06)
        1:19.42 (27.60)     1:47.01 (27.59)
  8 Molinari, Joe    18 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:47.15    1:47.16 q      
             25.45        52.19 (26.74)
        1:19.39 (27.20)     1:47.16 (27.77)

Women’s 100 free

Ozaukee’s Katie Drabot, who has been dominant so far this week with a handful of junior titles, paced qualifying in the 100 free with a 49.05. North Bay’s Miki Dahlke qualified second in 49.45 with Scottsdale’s Taylor Ruck earning the third seed in 49.50 just after leading the 200 back prelims.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Drabot, Katie    18 Ozaukee Aquatics    48.55      49.05 q      
    r:+0.74  11.16        23.62 (12.46)
          36.46 (12.84)       49.05 (12.59)
  2 Dahlke, Miki     17 North Bay Aquati    50.36      49.45 q      
    r:+0.75  11.41        23.83 (12.42)
          36.81 (12.98)       49.45 (12.64)
  3 *Ruck, Taylor    15 Scottsdale Aquat    48.54      49.50 q      
    r:+0.75  11.41        23.91 (12.50)
          36.74 (12.83)       49.50 (12.76)
  4 Henig, Isabelle  15 Palo Alto Stanfo    49.55      49.70 q      
    r:+0.70  11.28        23.84 (12.56)
          36.88 (13.04)       49.70 (12.82)
  5 Fore, Skylar     16 Ozaukee Aquatics    49.92      49.76 q      
    r:+0.76  11.41        23.97 (12.56)
          36.88 (12.91)       49.76 (12.88)
  6 Liu, Kenisha     17 Brea Aquatics-CA    49.22      49.88 q      
    r:+0.60  11.52        24.05 (12.53)
          37.06 (13.01)       49.88 (12.82)
  7 Green, Lauren    16 Quicksilver Swim    50.05      49.99 q      
    r:+0.68  11.39        23.94 (12.55)
          37.05 (13.11)       49.99 (12.94)
  8 Dunn, Diana      15 Austin Swim Club    56.68L     50.23 q      
    r:+0.72  11.69        24.24 (12.55)
          37.23 (12.99)       50.23 (13.00)

Men’s 100 free

Scottsdale’s Ryan Hoffer set himself up for a special swim tonight with a 43.48 to lead the way. He will be gunning for Caeleb Dressel’s 17-18 U.S. National Age Group mark of 41.90 tonight. Iowa Flyer’s Mark McGlaughlin qualified second in 43.69 with Nitro’s Corban Rawls earning third in 44.48.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hoffer, Ryan     17 Scottsdale Aquat    42.67      43.48 q      
     r:+0.74  9.88        20.68 (10.80)
          32.02 (11.34)       43.48 (11.46)
  2 McGlaughlin, Ma  18 Iowa Flyers Swim    44.10      43.69 q      
     r:+0.71  9.99        20.95 (10.96)
          32.46 (11.51)       43.69 (11.23)
  3 Rawls, Corban    16 Nitro Swimming-S    45.60      44.48 q      
    r:+0.71  10.21        21.51 (11.30)
          33.11 (11.60)       44.48 (11.37)
  4 Gwo, Albert      17 Palo Alto Stanfo    44.60      44.60 q      
     r:+0.65  9.98        20.91 (10.93)
          32.54 (11.63)       44.60 (12.06)
  5 Mefford, Bryce   17 Sierra Marlins S    44.62      44.87 q      
    r:+0.66  10.23        21.50 (11.27)
          33.20 (11.70)       44.87 (11.67)
  6 Huerta, Jacob    18 Coastal Bend All    52.70L     44.89 q      
    r:+0.71  10.17        21.46 (11.29)
          33.16 (11.70)       44.89 (11.73)
  7 O'Haimhirgin, L  17 Sierra Marlins S    44.90      45.01 q      
    r:+1.32  10.75        21.73 (10.98)
          33.32 (11.59)       45.01 (11.69)
  8 Reed, Thomas     18 Santa Clara Swim    52.60L     45.02 q      
    r:+0.71  10.26        21.52 (11.26)
          33.35 (11.83)       45.02 (11.67)

Women’s 200 breast

PASA’s Grace Zhao dropped more than two seconds from her seed time with a 2:10.87 to pace qualifying. Fort Collins’ Zoe Bartel qualified second in 2:12.98 with Davis Arden’s Halladay Kinsey earning third in 2:13.10.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Zhao, Grace      16 Palo Alto Stanfo  2:13.22    2:10.87 q      
    r:+0.75  29.73      1:03.19 (33.46)
        1:37.11 (33.92)     2:10.87 (33.76)
  2 Bartel, Zoe      15 Fort Collins Are  2:15.75    2:12.98 q      
    r:+0.83  29.82      1:03.38 (33.56)
        1:38.00 (34.62)     2:12.98 (34.98)
  3 Kinsey, Hallada  15 Davis Arden Raci  2:16.07    2:13.10 q      
    r:+0.73  30.39      1:04.24 (33.85)
        1:38.40 (34.16)     2:13.10 (34.70)
  4 Liu, Kenisha     17 Brea Aquatics-CA  2:15.14    2:14.16 q      
    r:+0.62  30.72      1:04.33 (33.61)
        1:38.56 (34.23)     2:14.16 (35.60)
  5 Brockley, Piper  18 Neptune Swimming  2:13.22    2:14.32 q      
    r:+0.74  30.50      1:04.32 (33.82)
        1:38.65 (34.33)     2:14.32 (35.67)
  5 Friesen, Morgan  16 Loveland Swim Cl  2:15.09    2:14.32 q      
    r:+0.78  30.39      1:04.21 (33.82)
        1:38.97 (34.76)     2:14.32 (35.35)
  7 Ma, Jenny        16 Santa Clara Swim  2:17.11    2:14.87 q      
    r:+0.77  31.22      1:06.09 (34.87)
        1:40.06 (33.97)     2:14.87 (34.81)
  8 Harrison, Alici  16 Buenaventura Swi  2:17.59    2:16.18 q      
    r:+0.74  31.22      1:05.56 (34.34)
        1:40.49 (34.93)     2:16.18 (35.69)

Men’s 200 breast

PASA’s Jeremy Babinet hit the wall in 1:57.61 to lead the way this morning. Nitro’s Sean Grieshop snared the second seed in 1:58.85 with Aquazot’s Alec Hsing capturing the third seed in 2:00.04.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Babinet, Jeremy  18 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:58.10    1:57.61 q      
    r:+0.75  26.51        56.39 (29.88)
        1:26.93 (30.54)     1:57.61 (30.68)
  2 Grieshop, Sean   17 Nitro Swimming-S  2:00.76    1:58.85 q      
    r:+0.70  27.51        57.65 (30.14)
        1:28.19 (30.54)     1:58.85 (30.66)
  3 Hsing, Alec      17 Aquazot Swim Clu  2:00.98    2:00.04 q      
    r:+0.71  27.34        57.80 (30.46)
        1:28.93 (31.13)     2:00.04 (31.11)
  4 Arvidsson, Karl  17 Palo Alto Stanfo  2:02.99    2:00.11 q      
    r:+0.70  27.58        57.87 (30.29)
        1:28.89 (31.02)     2:00.11 (31.22)
  5 Roy, Daniel      15 Spokane Area Swi  2:02.38    2:01.24 q      
    r:+0.70  27.89        58.99 (31.10)
        1:30.14 (31.15)     2:01.24 (31.10)
  6 Smith, Hudson    17 Brenham Swim Clu  2:23.69L   2:02.00 q      
    r:+0.78  27.21        58.07 (30.86)
        1:29.79 (31.72)     2:02.00 (32.21)
  7 Hovis, Mitch     16 King Aquatic Clu  2:01.34    2:02.02 q      
    r:+0.68  27.55        58.00 (30.45)
        1:29.24 (31.24)     2:02.02 (32.78)
  8 Nguyen, Austin   16 Pacific Swim-SI   2:05.82    2:02.03 q      
    r:+0.74  27.79        59.19 (31.40)
        1:30.44 (31.25)     2:02.03 (31.59)

Women’s 200 fly

Austin’s Dakota Luther earned the top seed with a time of 1:56.58, clearing her seed time of 1:57.08. Iowa Flyers’ Ruby Martin qualified second in a time of 1:57.84 with Longhorn’s Victoria Edwards rounding out the top three in 1:57.89.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Luther, Dakota   16 Austin Swim Club  1:57.08    1:56.58 q      
    r:+0.75  26.05        55.37 (29.32)
        1:25.56 (30.19)     1:56.58 (31.02)
  2 Martin, Ruby     15 Iowa Flyers Swim  1:56.68    1:57.84 q      
    r:+0.72  27.16        56.39 (29.23)
        1:26.90 (30.51)     1:57.84 (30.94)
  3 Edwards, Victor  17 Longhorn Aquatic  1:58.08    1:57.89 q      
    r:+0.72  26.21        56.29 (30.08)
        1:27.05 (30.76)     1:57.89 (30.84)
  4 Okada, Amy       17 Royal Swim Team-  1:59.12    1:58.21 q      
    r:+0.67  26.79        56.70 (29.91)
        1:27.55 (30.85)     1:58.21 (30.66)
  5 Green, Lauren    16 Quicksilver Swim  2:01.91    1:59.77 q      
    r:+0.68  26.45        56.72 (30.27)
        1:27.79 (31.07)     1:59.77 (31.98)
  6 Sanchez, Cather  17 Covina Aquatics-  2:00.11    2:00.13 q      
    r:+0.72  26.67        57.13 (30.46)
        1:28.37 (31.24)     2:00.13 (31.76)
  7 Margett, Alexis  17 Brea Aquatics-CA  1:58.72    2:00.40 q      
    r:+0.74  26.30        56.92 (30.62)
        1:28.87 (31.95)     2:00.40 (31.53)
  8 Gillilan, Colee  14 Fort Collins Are  2:03.39    2:00.69 q      
    r:+0.71  26.61        56.97 (30.36)
        1:28.44 (31.47)     2:00.69 (32.25)

Men’s 200 fly

PASA’s Alex Liang put up the top time with a 1:46.53, while ROSE’s Trenton Julian qualified second in 1:46.94. NTN’s Jack LeVant snagged the third seed in 1:47.21.

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