Two Regular Season Meets Left for GKST

GEORGIE KULCZYK

THE COURIER

Glendive

The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team has reached the halfway point of their 2018 season. They competed in Glendive June 30 and July 1, and the team placed fifth overall. Senior swimmer Katie Kaiser earned high point in her age group for the third week in-a-row. High point is awarded to each boy and girl swimmer that achieves the highest points in each age group. Kaiser swept her age group with first-place finishes in each of her individual events.

According to head coach Nicole Arnold, the team showed great improvement and noted several athletes that finished in the top three of their individual events: Peyten Birkoski (25m backstroke- 2nd), Raelee Dowden (200m individual medley- 3rd), Katie Kaiser (50m freestyle/100m backstroke/400m freestyle - 1st), Sophia Larson (50m breaststroke - 3rd), Tommi Prewett (200m individual medley/100m breaststroke/ 50m butterfly- 2nd), Ava Reyes (100m backstroke - 3rd), Dalton Sand (100m freestyle- 1st, 200m individual medley/100m butterfly-2nd), and Myli Swindler (50m backstroke – 3rd).

Other noteworthy performances came from Malin Beck who only competed on Saturday but took off 3.54 seconds in his 50m backstroke which put him in a solid third place finish.

Prewett continued to shine as she swam the 100m butterfly as an exhibition for the first time. Her finishing time of 1:32.31 would have earned her first place if she had chosen the event for one of her three individual races.

Arnold had praise for the bantam girls and their performances at the meet. "They crushed the swim meet this weekend," she explained. "Haleigh, Peyten, Aubrey and Emersyn all made it into Sunday in one or more of their individual events and together competed in a medley relay where they placed second."

"This week's GKST Athlete of the Week voted on by the coaches goes to Myli Swindler - better known as assistant-assistant coach Myli," said Arnold. "She can be found every single swim meet that she attends with a stop watch in her hand ready to tell the GKST swimmers what their times were after their races."

The coaches feel that Swindler is a great asset to the team, describing her as enthusiastic and encouraging. "It was great to see Myli's hard work pan out in the pool this weekend," said Arnold. "Myli was able to PR in all the events she swam, including her individual events, the event she exhibitioned and her relay splits. All together she cut off a total of 11.57 seconds." However, the most exciting part of the meet for Myli was that she had a legal backstroke turn both Saturday and Sunday and had an amazing breaststroke pullout that all the stroke judges commended her on.

*Team scores unavailable

Relay results

Boys 8 and Under 100m freestyle - 4th, 2:13.22 (Aaron Zoanni, Nicholas Kulczyk, Holt Huntsman, Jason Beck)

Girls 8 and Under 100m freestyle – 2nd, 1:50.82 (Haleigh Huntsman, Aubrey Farrar, Emersyn Tofte, Peyten Birkoski)

Girls 9-10 100m freestyle – 7th, 1:31.89 (Myli Swindler, Kaylly Turner, Grace Reyes, Sophia Larsen)

Girls 11-12 200m freestyle – 4th, 2:53.06 (Abigail Kulczyk, Addison Zoanni, Torrance Braaten, Allie Palm)

Girls 13-14 200m freestyle – 3rd, 2:30.21 (Ava Reyes, Kira Beck, Haylly Turner, Tommi Prewett)

Girls 8 and Under 100m medley – 2nd, 2:15.07 (Aubrey Farrar, Haleigh Huntsman, Peyten Birkoski, Emersyn Tofte)

Girls 9-10 100m medley – 6th, 1:43.51 (Grace Reyes, Myli Swindler, Sophia Larson, Kaylly Turner)

Girls 11-12 200m medley – 4th, 3:21.20 (Addison Zoanni, Abigail Kulczyk, Allie Palm, Torrance Braaten)

Girls 13-14 200m medley – 2nd, 2:47.34 (Raelee Dowden, Haylly Turner, Tommi Prewett, Ava Reyes)

Individual Results

Peyten Birkoski (Girls 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 5th, 24.75

50m freestyle – 7th, 57.84

25m backstroke – 2nd, 27.06

Torrance Braaten (Girls 11-12)

50m backstroke – 10th, 1:05.08

50m butterfly – 9th, 5:00

Raelee Dowden (Girls 13-14)

200m individual medley – 3rd, 3:18.87

100m freestyle – 7th, 1:18.62

100m breaststroke – 5th, 1:45.67

Aubrey Farrar (Girls 8 and Under)

50m freestyle – 12th, 1:18.02

25m backstroke – 12th, 39.41

Haleigh Huntsman (Girls 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 6th, 25.05

50m freestyle – 6th, 58.93

25m backstroke – 4th, 31.29

Holt Huntsman (Boys 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 12th, 26.46

Katie Kaiser (Girls 15-19)

50m freestyle – 1st, 30.43

100m backstroke – 1st, 1:20.19

400m freestyle – 1st, 5:30.17

Abigail Kulczyk (Girls 11-12)

200m individual medley – 7th, 3:53.88

50m butterfly – 6th, 47.90

50m breaststroke – 4th, 50.41

Nicholas Kulczyk (Boys 8 and Under)

50m freestyle – 11th, 1:07.50

25m backstroke – 12th, 40.93

Sophia Larson (Girls 9-10)

100m individual medley – 5th, 1:51.93

50m freestyle – 4th, 40.11

50m breaststroke – 3rd, 53.06

Noah Lippert (Boys 13-14)

50m freestyle – 5th, 43.09

100m breaststroke – 4th, 1:58.49

100m freestyle – 6th, 1:42.58

Allie Palm (Girls 11-12)

50m freestyle – 5th, 38.40

100m freestyle – 6th, 1:32.67

50m butterfly – 5th, 44.85

Tommi Prewett (Girls 13-14)

200m individual medley – 2nd, 3:13.30

50m butterfly – 2nd, 37.84

100m breaststroke – 2nd, 1:36.77

Ava Reyes (Girls 13-14)

50m freestyle – 10th, 36.74

100m freestyle – 8th, 1:22.50

100m backstroke – 3rd, 1:38.92

Grace Reyes (Girls 9-10)

100m individual medley – 11th, 2:17.14

50m butterfly – 10th, 1:10.30

Dalton Sand (Boys 13-14)

200m individual medley – 2nd, 2:47.37

100m freestyle – 1st, 1:07.35

100m butterfly – 2nd, 1:16.52

Myli Swindler (Girls 9-10)

50m backstroke – 3rd, 55.71

50m butterfly – 7th, 58.80

50m breaststroke – 4th, 54.59

Emersyn Tofte (Girls 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 9th, 29.71

50m freestyle – 9th, 1:07.65

Haylly Turner (Girls 13-14)

100m breaststroke – 6th, 1:50.29

Aaron Zoanni (Boys 8 and Under)

25m backstroke – 10th, 35.26

Addison Zoanni (Girls 11-12)

50m freestyle – 10th, 46.87

50m backstroke – 9th, 1:04.27

50m breaststroke – 10th, 1:00.49

Sidney

On July 7 and 8, the Glasgow swimmers were in Sidney to compete. They placed sixth out of nine teams. The temperatures reached the upper 90's both days of the meet, which can negatively impact any athlete's performance. The team managed to keep their spirits high, according to head coach Nicole Arnold, and did a good job of cheering each other on.

Leading the team with top three finishes was Jordan Billingsley (100m backstroke-1st), Peyten Birkoski (25m backstroke- 1st), Haleigh Huntsman (25m breaststroke- 2nd), Trevor Johnson (50m freestyle/50m butterfly- 3rd), Katie Kaiser (50m freestyle/100m backstroke/400m freestyle- 1st), and Ava Reyes (100m backstroke- 2nd). Kaiser remains undefeated and took home her 4th high-point trophy for the season.

Arnold announced Ava Reyes as the GKST Athlete of the Week. "Ava had a break through meet this past weekend," said Arnold of Reyes. "This season Ava has been stuck in a rut when it came to racing due to a sore shoulder. She was performing well at meets but was always falling short of her personal best times in her events. This weekend that changed as Ava PR'ed in all ofher individual events and took off a total of 7.5 seconds.

Arnold continued her paraise for Reyes, saying, "This meet finally displayed Ava's hard work and diligence this season and we look forward to seeing what she can accomplish when she is fully healthy. On top of Ava's amazing performance in the pool she remained a wonderful support system for the team."

Arnold summarized other noteworthy performances: Allie Palm and Kimber Dulaney both put up personal best times in their individual events. Haleigh Huntsman also who swam the breaststroke for the first time and finished 2nd with a great time.

She added that they held a parent/coach 4x100 relay with Hunter Kopff, Nicole Arnold, Rachel Erickson, and Josh Palm competing for Glasgow. Despite a strong field of competitors, Glasgow finished the fun race in third place.

Team scores

1. Sidney, 986

2. Lewistown, 973

3. Scobey, 785

4. Glendive, 640

5. Plentywood, 396

6. Glasgow, 349

7. Roundup, 234

8. Malta, 150

9. Fort Benton, 60

Relay results

Girls 9-10 100m freestyle – 6th, 1:20.09 (Myli Swindler, Grace Reyes, Kimber Dulaney, Sophia Larsen)

Girls 11-12 200m freestyle – 2nd, 2:54.52 (Abigail Kulczyk, Torrance Braaten, Addison Zoanni, Allie Palm)

Girls 15 and Over 200m freestyle – 4th, 2:24.76 (Ava Reyes, Rachel Billingsley, Haylly Turner, Katie Kaiser)

Girls 9-10 100m medley – 4th, 1:38.15 (Kimber Dulaney, Sophia Larson, Myli Swindler, Grace Reyes)

Girls 11-12 200m medley – 3rd, 3:23.65 (Abigail Kulczyk, Addison Zoanni, Allie Palm, Torrance Braaten)

Girls 15 and Over 200m medley – 4th, 2:47.27 (Katie Kaiser, Haylly Turner, Ava Reyes, Rachel Billingsley)

Individual Results

Jordan Billingsley (Boys 15 & Over)

50m freestyle – 8th, 30.84

100m freestyle – 8th, 1:10.93

100m backstroke – 1st, 1:20.39

Rachel Billingsley (Girls 15 & Over)

200m individual medley – 5th, 3:37.38

100m breaststroke – 9th, 1:56.02

100m butterfly – 4th, 1:38.07

Peyten Birkoski (Girls 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 7th, 22.61

25m backstroke – 1st, 25.95

Torrance Braaten (Girls 11-12)

50m butterfly – 10th, 1:03.60

Damian Cable (Boys 13-14)

50m freestyle – 7th, 45.91S

100m freestyle – 8th, 1:47.76

50m butterfly – 4th, 1:08.89

Kimber Dulaney (Girls 9-10)

50m freestyle – 6th, 42.83S

100m freestyle – 12th, 1:41.58

50m backstroke – 6th, 54.78

Haleigh Huntsman (Girls 8 and Under)

25m freestyle – 5th, 25.78

25m breaststroke – 2nd, 34.60

25m backstroke – 4th, 29.96

Holt Huntsman (Boys 8 and Under)

25m butterfly – 8th, 38.41

Katie Kaiser (Girls 15-19)

50m freestyle – 1st, 30.19

100m backstroke – 1st, 1:19.59

400m freestyle – 1st, 5:23.79

Abigail Kulczyk (Girls 11-12)

50m breaststroke – 6th, 51.23

50m backstroke – 5th, 48.95

50m butterfly – 5th, 50.05

Sophia Larson (Girls 9-10)

50m freestyle – 4th, 40.17

50m breaststroke – 5th, 52.74

100m freestyle – 46th, 1:62.07

Allie Palm (Girls 11-12)

50m freestyle – 4th, 37.49

100m freestyle – 7th, 1:25.30

50m butterfly – 4th, 43.90

Ava Reyes (Girls 13-14)

50m freestyle – 8th, 34.99

100m freestyle – 7th, 1:19.71

100m backstroke – 2nd, 1:32.34

Grace Reyes (Girls 9-10)

100m individual medley – 12th, 2:20.93

50m butterfly – 11th, 1:11.99

Myli Swindler (Girls 9-10)

50m breaststroke – 10th, 56.62

50m backstroke – 7th, 54.87

50m butterfly – 8th, 59.90

Haylly Turner (Girls 13-14)

50m freestyle – 12th, 38.76

100m breaststroke – 4th, 1:46.05

200m butterfly – 5th, 3:14.37

Aaron Zoanni (Boys 8 and Under)

25m backstroke – 6th, 35.79

Addison Zoanni (Girls 11-12)

50m freestyle – 11th, 47.05

50m breaststroke – 11th, 1:00.33

50m backstroke – 12th, 1:02.57