The Whippets put on a fun and competitive performance at the Southern Lakes Conference Championship Swim Meet, finishing 4th overall with a ton of strong swims, big time drops, and fast racing across the board.
Top 16 Finishes & Highlights:
200 Medley Relay
• A Relay (Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Caleb Kluck) – 7th (2:00.83)
• B Relay (Cooper Housel, Carson Miller, Eloy Rodriguez, Ian Agen) – 15th (2:27.64)
200 Free
• 3rd – Cruz Aranda (1:51.43)
• 11th – Wyatt Esch (2:13.54, 4-second drop)
• Hunter Runnoe (2:28.43)
200 IM
• 5th – Langdon Coburn (2:13.21)
• Ian Agen – really strong final swim of the season in one of the toughest events
50 Free
• 5th – Mateo Bazeley (23.22)
• 16th – David Enns (27.28)
• ChaCha Binagi (28.84)
• Eloy Rodriguez (29.90)
• Angel Kilar (30.65)
100 Fly
• 5th – Langdon Coburn (54.75) → now 3rd all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• 12th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:08.86)
100 Free
• 2nd – Cruz Aranda (49.89) → 5th all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• 4th – Mateo Bazeley (53.04)
• 12th – Caleb Kluck (58.16)
• ChaCha Binagi (1:06.30)
500 Free
• 15th – Eloy Rodriguez (7:17.43, 45-second drop)
• 16th – Angel Kilar (7:29.58, 29-second drop)
• Cooper Housel (7:50.02)
200 Free Relay
• A Relay (Cruz Aranda, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley) – 2nd (1:33.84)
• B Relay (David Enns, Hunter Runnoe, Sam Nickelsburg, Mateo Bazeley) – 10th (1:50.30)
– Hunter Runnoe ripped a 26.62 split
100 Backstroke
• 11th – Wyatt Esch (1:13.24)
• 15th – Hunter Runnoe (1:18.09)
100 Breaststroke
• 9th – Caleb Kluck (1:16.32)
• 16th – David Enns (1:22.83)
• Carson Miller (1:34.31)
400 Free Relay
• A Relay (Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Wyatt Esch, Cruz Aranda) – 2nd (3:29.97)
– Langdon led off in 50.95, now 7th all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• B Relay (Eloy Rodriguez, ChaCha Binagi, Hunter Runnoe, Sam Nickelsburg) – 10th (4:19.60)
– Sam closed it out with a strong 1:01.83 split
Next up:
Saturday, February 14th
WIAA Sectional Meet – Whitefish Bay High School
Swimming starts at 1:00 PM
Come spend Valentine’s Day cheering on your Whippets!