Swimming: Huron shows strong future at Dexter’s Freshman/Sophomore meet

Special to WLAA
October 8, 2019, 5 years ago

By Margaret Baker

If Saturday’s Freshman/Sophomore meet in Dexter is any indication, Huron’s Women’s Swim/Dive team is in good shape for the future. Top five scorers were many, including two Rat event winners, sophomores Zannah Baker (26.05) in the 50 Free, and Emma Kaipainen (1:15:80) in the 100 Breast. Baker also took 2^nd in the 100 Free (57.41), with Kaipainen, 4^th (1:02.25) in that event.

Sophomore Ayaka Sakamoto was 2^nd in the 100 Breast (1:5;99) and also went 2-3 in the 200 IM (2:32.04) with fellow sophomore Felicia Sang (2:34.49). In the distance 500 Free event, sophomore Kathryn Hemmila (4:34.15) was 2^nd, with sophomore Ezgi Poyraz (4:49.50), 5^th. Poyraz touched in 3^rd in the 200 Free (2:12.16), and promising freshman, Catherine Li, in 4^th in the 100 Back (1:08.68).

Huron’s speedy young squads finished 2^nd in both the 200 Free Relay (Baker, Kaipainen, Sakamoto, and Hemmila), in 1:49.28; and the 200 Medley Relay (Li, Sakamoto, sophomore Cali Streeter, and Baker) in 2:01.29; and 3^rd in the 400 Free Relay (Hemmila, sophomore Lydia Hargett, Li, and C. Streeter), in 4:10.17.

On the board for the Rats was an enthusiastic group of fairly new divers. Sophomore Maggie Thomas (161.45) was 7^th; freshman Kaela Redding tied for 10^th with sophomore Sitara Baxendale (122.70); freshman Abigail Meggison (115.35), finished 12^th; and sophomore Helen Dean (2.50), 13^th.

Other Rats to ascend the swimming podium (top 12) included freshman Analiese Heissenbuettel (9^th in the 200; 2:31.41) and 12^th in the 100 Back (1:24.54); sophomore Margo Leone (10^th in the 200; 2:31.57) and 9^th in the 100 Back (1:17.81); Hargett (6^th in the 200 IM; 2:41.69) and 7^th in the 500 (5:59.78); freshman Isabella Whelan (10^th in the 200 IM; 2:55.28); sophomore Sara Abdul-Hak (12^th in the 200 IM; 3:13.06); Li (9^th in the 50 Free: 28:13); Sang (1:03.61) and C. Streeter (1:04.32), 6^th and 9^th, respectively, in the 100 Free; C. Streeter (8^th in the 100 Back; 1:15.54); and Hannah Burmann (11^th in the 100 Back; 1:21.28). Also swimming for the Rats were sophomores Alli Sutton and Sophia Riegle.

Huron next hosts Skyline on Thursday, at 6 p.m. in the Ratatorium.

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