Hamilton Southeastern High School

HSE Lady Royals Take 2nd at Reserve Champs The 200 Medley Relay of Hayden Bunch (SO), Scarlett Fanger (FR), Gabby Johnson (SR) and Molly Hultgren (JR) went 1st and 2nd with HSE B Relay team of Maddy Page, Sophia Listenfelt, Emerson Bunch and Ryan Murphy. The Lady Royals had an afternoon of fast swims and great sprints! The Royals took 3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th in the 200 Free with Molly Hultgren (JR) winning the event in a 2:03.97. The girls moved on to the 200 IM and went 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th with Kaayva Patel (FR) winning the event with a time of 2:21.02. Now the Lady Royals were ready to sprint! The girls took 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively in the 50 Free. Senior, Juli Goss, stole the 100 Fly with a 1:05.42 closely followed by fellow Seniors Gabby Johnson (2nd) and Tellia Gansman (5th). In the 100 free the ladies took 3rd, 6th and 14th. Now time for the Distance Crew…the Hultgren sisters were at it again and took 1st and 3rd in the 500 followed by Ryan Murphy in 6th. The 200 Free Relay of Hayden Bunch, Sophia Croy, Anissa Lammie and Maddy Page took 1st while the B Relay of Emerson Bunch, Ryan Murphy, Dylan McIntosh and Kaavya Patel took 3rd with the C and D Relays rounding out the Top 8. The 100 Back girls swept 6 out of the top 8 spots with Hayden Bunch going a life time best of 1:03.64 to win the event and Eva Willency (FR) coming in a close 2nd. The 100 Breastroke was next and again the Lady Royals showed up with top times taking 2nd, 4th and 5th with Scarlett Fanger taking 1st in a time of 1:11.02. The rounded out the afternoon with the 400 Free Relay taking 2nd, 4th and 7th! Royal Boys Swim to a 2nd Place finish at Reserve Champs The boys started off the afternoon with the Medley Relay of Aiden Stivers (JR), Grayer Belaire (JR), Carter Nelsen (FR) and Luke Fletcher (FR) snagging a 1st place finish. Going into the 200 Free Carter Nelsen stepped up again and won the 200 Free in a time of 1:57.54 with Luke Cochran (SO) coming in a close 2nd with a 1:59.03. Going into the 200 IM the boys went 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th respectively. The 50 Free was a really fast set of heats with Senior Ryland Williams taking 2nd with a time of 24.28 and the rest of the boys coming in 3rd, 6th, 7th, 12th and 13th. Going into the 100 Fly Grayer Belaire and Carter Nelsen pushed each other hard with Nelsen winning it and Belaire taking a very close 2nd. Back to sprint Freestyle and again with fast heats Ryland Williams was able to pull out another 2nd with a 53.49. Brody Hayes and Clive Bourff were right behind him in 4th and 7th notably. The Distance Crew hit the water with Luke Fletcher (FR) taking 2nd with a 5:28.43 and Cade Breske (FR) coming in 4th. The 200 Free Relays took 4th and 5th with the A Relay of Luke Cochran, Aiden Stivers, Clive Bourff and Brody Hayes taking 2nd. Clive Bourff took on the 100 Backstroke next with a 1st place win in a time of 1:02.49. Flying in the 100 Breaststroke the boys took 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th. Aiden Stivers won the event in a time of 1:04.55. To finish out the afternoon the boys took 2nd and 4th overall.