Lane Losh
The Boone Girls Swimming team notched a 5th place finish last weekend at the Bobcat Invitational in Marshalltown. Johnston, Lewis Central, and Marshalltown finished in the top 3 spots. Johnston scored 374 points as a team, while Boone had 150.
The Toreadors knew the competition would be stout coming into the meet. However, they managed to put forth a solid performance. Boone started things off by finishing 5th in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 2:02.26. Freshman Haley Hall, Sophomores Maddie Santi and Erin Kokemiller, and Senior Kate Kokemiller were the members of the relay team. Sophomore Anne Marie DeVries won her heat capturing a 7th place finish overall in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.34. Later in the meet, Maddie Santi also won her heat in the 100 yard backstroke and received 4th place honors overall. Her time of 1:06.85 was a personal best.
Junior Amara Austin has put in a lot of work since last season. She swam the 500 yard freestyle in 7:07.41, which is considerably better than where she was a year ago. “We have a great coach and going to every single practice has helped a lot. We also worked on technique a lot at the beginning of the season.” Austin answered, when asked what her keys to improvement were. The girls have an early morning practice at least three times a week, and their work ethic is definitely showing in the pool.
Boone’s next meet is an invitational on Saturday, September 27th, at Des Moines Lincoln high school.
The Toreadors knew the competition would be stout coming into the meet. However, they managed to put forth a solid performance. Boone started things off by finishing 5th in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 2:02.26. Freshman Haley Hall, Sophomores Maddie Santi and Erin Kokemiller, and Senior Kate Kokemiller were the members of the relay team. Sophomore Anne Marie DeVries won her heat capturing a 7th place finish overall in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.34. Later in the meet, Maddie Santi also won her heat in the 100 yard backstroke and received 4th place honors overall. Her time of 1:06.85 was a personal best.
Junior Amara Austin has put in a lot of work since last season. She swam the 500 yard freestyle in 7:07.41, which is considerably better than where she was a year ago. “We have a great coach and going to every single practice has helped a lot. We also worked on technique a lot at the beginning of the season.” Austin answered, when asked what her keys to improvement were. The girls have an early morning practice at least three times a week, and their work ethic is definitely showing in the pool.
Boone’s next meet is an invitational on Saturday, September 27th, at Des Moines Lincoln high school.
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