Manhattan High girls’ swimming had another successful venture in the pool on Friday, taking first overall in the Indians fourth meet on the season in Marion.
MHS had a strong showing across the board despite only walking away with two individual gold medals.
Samantha Tarter won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:03.99 while Ruth Perez finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:15.35). Perez also finished second in the 50 freestyle (27.82).
Tarter and Perez also nabbed two more second-place finishes in relays. The two teamed up with Ava McKee and Ellyn Campbell in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:09.56, and then joined Campbell and Caris Goering, taking second in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 4:13.81.
Goering took third in the 200 freestyle (2:15.92) and McKee took third in the 200 IM (2:36.45) and the 500 freestyle (6:20.76). Tarter took third in the 50 freestyle (28.12), and Campbell placed third in the 100 freestyle (1:07.6).
The meet was the final of the regular season before the Centennial League meet on May 9 in Topeka at Hummer Park.
Manhattan High results
200-yard medley relay: 2. Tarter, Perez, McKee, Campbell (2:09.56)
200-yard freestyle: 3. Goering (2:15.94); 16. Inman (2:51.39)
200-yard IM: 3. McKee (2:36.45); 4. Argenius (2:51.48); 5. Hoeme (2:48.29).
50-yard freestyle: 2. Perez (27.82); 3. Tarter (28.12); 11. Campbell (30.18); 16. Hough (30.7).
100-yard butterfly: 2. Saucier (1:15.56); 6. Argenius (1:23.41).
100-yard freestyle: 1. Tarter (1:03.99); 3. Campbell (1:07.6); 11. Brunenn (1:09.93)
500-yard freestyle: 3. McKee (6:20.76); 6. Goering (6:29.72); 14. Inman (7:42.66).
200-yard freestyle relay: 4. Brunenn, Saucier, McKee, Goering (1:59.97).
100-yard backstroke: 4. Saucier (1:14.93).
100-yard breaststroke 1. Perez (1:15.35); 10. Hoeme (1:29.18).
400-yard freestyle relay: 2. Goering, Campbell, Tarter, Perez (4:13.81).
