Wittenauer-Lee Posts One of Many Big Time Drops in 200 Breastroke Win on Third Day of Gresham Futures

Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst

The third day of the Mt. Hood Futures Championship saw many impressive time drops, including a big swim in the women’s 200-meter breastroke. Blaise Wittenauer-Lee dropped an impressive four seconds from her entry time to win the event in a time of 2:35.17. She was followed by Halladay Kinsey who posted a time of 2:36.13 to grab the silver, while Piper Brockley was third in a time of 2:38.29.

Earlier in the evening, in the women’s 200-meter fly Amanda Barnes won the race with a swift time of 2:16.39. She was followed closely by Sarah Nowaski who was 2:16.43. Elise Locke finished in third in a time of 1:16.78.

The men’s 200-meter fly was a close race between Keltan Lawler and Michael White. Lawler held out for the finish, posting a time of 2:02.17. White was second with a 2:02.75, while Jack Herron was third in 2:03.16.

The women’s splash and dash event of the 50-meter free went to Brooke Stenstrom who posted a swift time of 26.22. Lauren Moden followed closely behind with a finish of 26.32, while Leah Hatayama was third in 26.35.

The men’s 50-meter free was won by Simon Pheasant who came into the wall in a time of 23.17. He was followed by Jason Chen who finished in 23.44. Dillon Williams rounded out the top three with a time of 23.51.

The men’s 200-meter breastroke was won by Eric Tolman whose 2:18.45 was just off of an Olympic Trials qualifying time. Tolman was followed by Gabriel Rooker who finished in 2:19.08, while Tanner Olson was third in 2:19.95.

In the women’s 100-meter back, twenty-five year old Anna Heller dominated the race with a time of 1:03.81 securing her the win. She was followed by Elsa Litteken who was second in a time of 1:04.17, while Laura Laderoute was third in 1:04.81.

The men’s 100-meter back saw a battle between Brandon Presswood and Bradley Cline, with Presswood pulling out the win with a time of 57.34. He was followed closely by Cline who settled for second with his time of 57.73. Colin Lynch was third in 58.00.

The women’s 400-meter freestyle saw the first Olympic Trials qualifying time of the night with Haley Yelle posting a 4:17.82 to dominate the event. She was followed by Sydney Franzen who was 4:19.29, while Yuging Xie was third in 4:21.01.

Eric Fierro followed the women’s example, and also posted an Olympic Trials Qualifying time in the finals of the men’s 400-meter freestyle. Fierro posted a 3:58.45 which was the only time under 4:00. He was followed by Cody Loria who was second in a time of 4:00.58, while Shane Forker was third in a time of 4:01.98.

The Futures Championship will conclude tomorrow evening.

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