Pullman takes first in Tri-County Swim Championship

COLFAX - This year, the Tri-County Swim Championships were held at the Colfax Municipal pool in Colfax, hosting multiple teams from the county on Saturday, August 5.

Swimmers from each team battled it out during events, but the Pullman Barracudas pulled ahead for the leading combined scores for the meet: Pullman Barracudas, 425 points; SELW, 281 points; Colfax Bullsharks, 255 points. 4. Pomeroy Swim and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP), 196 points.

The Championship is a part of the rich history of the League, with each winning team having their name inscribed on the trophy.

"The first year this trophy was awarded was in 1975 and has continued to this day," said Katie Bailey, Tri-County League Director.

The Tri-County League has a deep roots in Whitman County, with numbers of competitors growing each year.

"This is a novice swim league with many, many volunteers who put in hours of work to make this possible for our young swimmers. Team managers, coaches, parent volunteers to name a few. This league carries a wonderful tradition as this will be our 58th Annual Jerry Cluckey Memorial Swim Meet. Many of the current coaches were swimmers in this same league in their youth and volunteer to carry on this tradition," Bailey said.

There were around 166 swimmers that participated in the 2023 Tri-County Swim Meet across five teams, with the highest number of participants being 39 from St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) and the lowest being 26 from Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP).

"It's been a wonderful season. The kids all worked so hard and I'm very proud of their efforts," said Sarah Mortensen, GPOP coach.

For participants placing 1-6, there are awards given out. First, second and third all got medals, while fourth, fifth and sixth in each event got a ribbon. A high-point winner trophy for each age group is also given out. The trophy goes to the swimmer in each age group who earned the most points at the meet for placing in multiple events on the day.

There were 10 age groups including both boys and girls age groups. High-point awards for each age group were as follows:

8 and under girls: Alyssa Lindsey from Colfax with 10 points

8 and under boys: Hudson Newberg from Pomeroy with 18 points

10 and under girls: Brynnlee Waddell from SELW with 21 points

10 and under boys: Brantley Kjack from GPOP with 26 points

12 and under girls: Daisy Boone from Pullman with 36 points

12 and under boys: Brennan Rhoden from Pullman with 36 points

14 and under girls: Lyla Kjack from SELW with 42 points

14 and under boys: Josiah Huber from Colfax with 37 points

15 and over girls: Sophie Anderson (SELW) and Eavan Jhnson (GPOP) with 36 points

15 and over boys: Karsten Gilbert of Pullman with 31 points

Overall top-3 swim results from the Tr-County Championship swim meet are as follows:

100 Yard Freestyle

Girls 12 and under

1. Daisy Boone, PUL, 1:12.79. 2. Kailyn Thomas, SELW, 1:13.83. 3. Peyton Pelissier, SELW, 1:20.37.

Boys 12 and under

1. Boston Child, Pullman, 1:11.57. 2. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 1:15.12. 3. Simon Rusca, PUL, 1:18.26.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 1:05.80. 2. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 1:12.13. 3. Maia Cavagnetto, PUL, 1:15.24.

Boys 13-14

1. Josiah Huber, COL, 1:07.11. 2. Marty Meserve, SELW, 1:10.74. 3. Liam Rhoden, PUL, 1:10.99.

Girls 15-18

1. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 1:12.42. 2. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 1:14.66. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 1:31.48.

Boys 15-18

1. Karsten Gilbert, PUL, 1:01.01. 2. Nicholas Meeuwsen, GPOP, 1:03.52. 3. Jensen Mohr, PUL, 1:04.02.

100 Yard Medley Relay

Girls 8 and under

1. Pomeroy, Aurora Brant, Genevieve McKeirnan, Autumn Dixon, Evelyn Burnstad, 2:07.39.

Girls 9-10

1. Pullman, Montsy Andrus, Evelyn Harris, Phoebe Johnson, Aniston Child, 1:30.83. 2. SELW, Brynnlee Waddell, Ava Antle, Eliora Armstrong, Peyton Shields, 1:35.04. 3. Colfax, Ella Cochran, Lyla Salois, Haven Inman, Hadley Roberts, 1:35.98.

Boys 9-10

1. Pullman, Wiley Boone, Ronan Peters, Declan Rhoden, Kasen Corbin, 1:41.62.

200 Yard Medley Relay

Girls 11-12

1. Colfax, Kaitlynn Ward, Adelyn Little, Kyzaya Riddell, Abby Ross, 2:57.03. 2. Pullman, Kenzie Pietz, Kylie Corbin, Adelynn Sanford, Eisa Johsnon, 3:00.90. 3. Pullman, Vivian Watson, Mirabel Shaw, Kenley Weber, Maeve Denney, 3:21.55.

Boys 11-12

1. Pullman, Simon Rusca, Dimitri Lawson, Brennan Rhoden, Boston Child, 2:36.10. (Meet record was 2:35.76 set in 1993). 2.

Girls 13-14

1. SELW, Loren Loomis, Lyla Kjack, Peyton Organ, Kailyn Thomas, 2:37.26. 2. Pullman, Maia Cavagnetto, Mara Watson, Daisy Boone, Audrey Darling, 2:48.52. 3. SELW, Peyton Pelissier, Olivia Richmond, Addyson Rocha, Maleah Cook, 3:18.50.

Boys 13-14

1. SELW, James Garrett, Warren Repp, Marty Meserve, Jake Hone, 2:40.15. 2. Pomeroy, Oscar Dispenza, Nolan Newberg, Rory McKeirnan, Kaleb Miller, 2:59.77.

Girls 15-18

1. GPOP, Madelyn Morehouse, Cadance Carlson, Eavan Johnson, Kaylee Freeborg, 2:46.61.

Boys 15-18

1. Pullman, Liam Rhoden, Tobin Mohr, Jensen Mohr, Karsten Gillbert, 2:24.04. 2. Colfax, Landon Little, Jacob Ward, Josiah Huber, Aslan Burt, 2:28.04.

25 Yard Freestyle

Girls 8 and under

1. Alyssa Lindsey, COL, 20.46. 2. Perry Kile, PUL, 24.30. 3. Eleanor Hryniewicz, PUL, 24.47.

Boys 8 and under

1. Hudson Newberg, POM, 17.75. 2. Tytus Horal, POM, 19.00. 3. Dawson Little, COL, 19.13.

Girls 9-10

1. Brynnlee Waddell, SELW, 16.90. 2. Abby Ross, COL, 17.78. 3. Haven Inman, COL, 17.84.

Boys 9-10

1. Brantley Kjack, GPOP, 17.49. 2. Declan Rhoden, PUL, 18.62. 3. Boone Crisswell, SELW, 19.68.

50 Yard Freestyle

Girls 11-12

1. Peyton Pelissier, SELW, 32.41. 2. Kailyn Thomas, SELW, 32.70. 3. Daisy Boone, PUL, 32.99.

Boys 11-12

1. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 32.37. 2. Simon Rusca, PUL, 32.59. 3. Boston Child, PUL, 32.63.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 29.71. 2. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 32.24. 3. Maia Cavagnetto, PUL, 33.92.

Boys 13-14

1. Nolan Newberg, POM, 28.52. 2. Jake Hone, SELW, 29.05. 3. Josiah Huber, COL, 29.98.

Girls 15-18

1. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 31.92. 2. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 32.96. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 33.83.

Boys 15-18

1. Nicholas Meeuwsen, GPOP, 27.42. 2. Karsten Gillbert, PUL, 27.22. 3. Merritt Scoggin, POM, 27.29.

25 Yard Butterfly

Girls 8 and under

1. Autumn Dixon, POM, 31.39. 2. Aniston Child, PUL, 34.48. 3. Genevieve McKeirnan, POM, 35.41.

Boys 8 and under

1. Wiley Boone, PUL, 25.36. 2. Dawson Little, COL, 28.99. 3. Kasen Corbin, PUL, 30.34.

Girls 9-10

1. Brynnlee Waddell, SELW, 18.74. 2. Haven Inman, COL, 22.29. 3. Montsy Andrus, PUL, 22.61.

Boys 9-10

1. Brantley Kjack, GPOP, 23.23. 2. Declan Rhoden, PUL, 24.48. 3. Boone Crisswell, SELW, 27.12.

50 Yard Butterfly

Girls 11-12

1. Daisy Boone, PUL, 39.22. 2. Kailyn Thomas, SELW, 40.07. 3. Adelyn Little, COL, 40.29.

Boys 11-12

1. Simon Rusca, PUL, 38.55. 2. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 38.88. 3. Jaxon McKinney, GPOP, 52.77.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 33.89. 2. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 38.50. 3. Madelyn Morehouse, GPOP, 43.55.

Boys 13-14

1. Josiah Huber, COL, 37.68. 2. Jake Hone, SELW, 37.97. 3. Nolan Newberg, POM, 38.88.

Girls 15-18

1. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 36.23. 2. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 36.88. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 49.25.

Boys 15-18

1. Nicholas Meeuwsen, GPOP, 29.56. 2. Jensen Mohr, PUL, 30.52. 3. Merritt Scoggin, POM, 31.94.

100 Yard IM

Girls 12 and under

1. Daisy Boone, PUL, 1:28.41. 2. Peyton Newberg, POM, 1:33.86. 3. Kailyn Thomas, SELW, 1:35.39.

Boys 12 and under

1. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 1:24.71. 2. Boston Child, PUL, 1:27.64. 3. Dimitri Lawson, PUL, 1:36.72.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 1:17.24. 2. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 1:26.85. 3. Loren Loomis, SELW, 1:35.13.

Boys 13-14

1. Josiah Huber, COL, 1:19.78. 2. Landon Little, COL, 1:25.91. 3. Tobin Mohr, PUL, 1:26.82.

Girls 15-18

1. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 1:27.17. 2. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 1:27.28. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 1:44.48.

Boys 15-18

1. Nicholas Meeuwsen, GPOP, 1:15.90. 2. Merritt Scoggin, POM, 1:16.08. 3. Karsten Gillbert, PUL, 1:16.35.

25 Yard Breaststroke

Girls 8 and under

1. Perry Kile, PUL, 29.56. 2. Alyssa Lindsey, COL, 29.57. 3. Aniston Child, PUL, 30.46.

Boys 8 and under

1. Hudson Newberg, POM, 27.80. 2. Wiley Boone, PUL, 28.47. 3. Kasen Corbin, PUL, 30.26.

Girls 9-10

1. Haven Inman, COL, 22.58. 2. Evelyn Harris, PUL, 24.05. 3. Montsy Andrus, PUL, 24.98.

Boys 9-10

1. Boone Crisswell, SELW, 24.67. 2. Brantley Kjack, GPOP, 24.89. 3. Ronan Peters, PUL, 26.34.

50 Yard Breaststroke

Girls 11-12

1. Peyton Newberg, POM, 46.34. 2. Adelynn Sanford, PUL, 47.08. 3. Daisy Boone, PUL, 48.08.

Boys 11-12

1. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 43.70. 2. Dimitri Lawson, PUL, 45.13. 3. Kevin Carlson, GPOP, 50.36.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 39.42. 2. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 39.97. 3. Reagan McKeirnan, POM, 43.77.

Boys 13-14

1. Nolan Newberg, POM, 39.36. 2. Josiah Huber, COL, 41.39. 3. Warren Repp, SELW, 41.74.

Girls 15-18

1. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 48.03. 2. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 49.11. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 54.37.

Boys 15-18

1. Merritt Scoggin, POM, 36.86. 2. Karsten Gillbert, PUL, 37.33. 3. Jacob Ward, COL, 39.45.

25 Yard Backstroke

Girls 8 and under

1. Alyssa Lindsey, COL, 25.89. 2. Autumn Dixon, POM, 30.57. 3. Aurora Brant, POM, 31.11.

Boys 8 and under

1. William Johnson, GPOP, 24.73. 2. Tytus Horal, POM, 25.14. 3. Hudson Newberg, POM, 25.54.

Girls 9-10

1. Brynnlee Waddell, SELW, 20.18. 2. Montsy Andrus, PUL, 21.92. 3. Evelyn Harris, PUL, 22.54.

Boys 9-10

1. Brantley Kjack, GPOP, 22.05. 2. Declan Rhoden, PUL, 25.07. 3. Boone Criswell, SELW, 26.23.

50 Yard Backstroke

Girls 11-12

1. Daisy Boone, PUL, 39.60. 2. Kenzie Pietz, PUL, 41.15. 3. Kaitlynn Ward, COL, 41.30.

Boys 11-12

1. Brennan Rhoden, PUL, 40.09. 2. Boston Child, PUL, 43.00. 3. Kevin Carlson, GPOP, 49.31.

Girls 13-14

1. Lyla Kjack, SELW, 37.89. 2. Loren Loomis, SELW, 40.55. 3. Cadance Carlson, GPOP, 41.39.

Boys 13-14

1. Josiah Huber, COL, 37.53. 2. Liam Rhoden, PUL, 38.33. 3. Nolan Newberg, POM, 38.33.

Girls 15-18

1. Sophie Anderson, SELW, 43.44. 2. Eavan Johnson, GPOP, 44.08. 3. Layla Inman, COL, 48.74.

Boys 15-18

1. Karsten Gillbert, PUL, 32.77. 2. Jensen Mohr, PUL, 33.14. 3. Nicholas Meeuwsen, GPOP, 34.69.

100 Yard Freestyle Relay

Girls 8 and under

1. Pomeroy, Cecilia Dispenza, Evelyn Burnstad, Aurora Brant, Genevieve McKeirnan, 1:59.25. 2. Colfax, Isabella Olin, Ivy Alexander, Hayden Kuhl, Alyssa Lindsey, 2:43.55.

Boys 8 and under

1. Colfax, Brenner Cochran, Noble Solbrack, Trevor Schuerman, Dawson Little, 1:54.47. 2. Pomeroy, Tytus Horal, Roy Ledgerwood, Jake Ledgerwood, Hudson Newberg, 1:59.37. 3. SELW, Ebby Armstrong, Cash Organ, Jace Shields, Branson Becker, 2:14.98.

Girls 9-10

1. Colfax, Aria Wick, Lyla Salois, Ella Cochran, Haven Inman, 1:21.95. 2. Pullman, Evelyn Harris, Aniston Child, Montsy Andrus, Phoebe Johnson, 1:22.79. 3. SELW, Ava Antle, Bristol Wilson, Eliora Armstrong, Brynnlee Waddell, 1:26.39.

Boys 9-10

1. Pullman, Wiley Boone, Kasen Corbin, Ronan Peters, Declan Rhoden, 1:29.73. 2. GPOP, William Johnson, Bowden Kjack, Pete Echanove, Brantley Kjack, 1:35.39. 3. Colfax, Easton Harrison, Landon Lindsey, Azure Fielder, Caleb Slichter, 2:28.26.

200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Girls 11-12

1. Colfax, Kailtynn Ward, Abby Ross, Kyzaya Riddell, Adelyn Little, 2:31.60. 2. Pullman, Adelynn Sanford, Kenzie Pietz, Eisa Johnson, Kylie Corbin, 2:44.21. 3. Pomeroy, Myka Horal, Janie Howard, Sophie Miller, Peyton Newberg, 2:53.45.

Boys 11-12

1. Pullman, Brennan Rhoden, Dimitri Lawson, Simon Rusca, Boston Child, 2:15.14.

Girls 13-14

1. SELW, Peyton Pelissier, Peyton Organ, Loren Loomis, Lyla Kjack, 2:18.49. 2. Pullman, Maia Cavagnetto, Audrey Darling, Mara Watson, Daisy Boone, 2:25.85. 3. SELW, Addyson Rocha, Maleah Cook, Olivia Richmond, Kailyn Thomas, 2:54.23.

Boys 13-14

1. SELW, James Garrett, Easton Criswell, Marty Meserve, Jake Hone, 2:13.31. 2. Pomeroy, Rory McKeirnan, Oscar Dispenza, Kaleb Miller, Nolan Newberg, 2:20.00. 3. SELW, Warren Repp, Devin Kile, Bennett Repp, Jeffrey Mackey, 2:50.95.

Girls 15-18

1. GPOP, Cadance Carlson, Kaylee Freeborg, Madelyn Morehouse, Eavan Johnson, 2:32.15.

Boys 15-18

1. COL, Josiah Huber, Landon Little, Aslan Burt, Jacob Ward, 2:01.56. 2. Pullman, Jensen Mohr, Liam Rhoden, Christopher Andrus, Karsten Gillbert, 2:03.05. 3. GPOP, Charlie Henning, Daxton Chappell, Jonas Oliver, Nicholas Meeuwsen, 2:22.71.

Total combined scores:

1. Pullman Barracudas, 425 points. 2. SELW, 281 points. 3. Colfax Swim Team, 255 points. 4. Pomeroy Swim team and GPOP, 196 points.