Bobcat boys sink Scarlets in dual meet
DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ swimming squad won all but three events and dominated host Des Moines East on Thursday night in Iowa Alliance Conference action.
The Bobcats put their depth on display against the Scarlets by finishing second in all but one race and cruised to the dual meet victory, 95-66.
Charlie Gilbertson won a pair of individual events, highlighted by his triumph in the 200-yard freestyle. Gilbertson chose butterfly for his stroke of choice in the event and still won by more than eight seconds, finishing in 2 minutes, 6.15 seconds. Teammate Thomas Stanley was runner-up in 2:14.52, and Henry Dieleman was third in 2:28.52.
Gilbertson used the 200 freestyle to train for his pursuit of state in the 100 butterfly, his feature event. He also claimed the 100 backstroke crown on Thursday night as Marshalltown mixed up its lineup with a purpose.
Isaac Seberger won the 200 individual medley, Sam Greazel claimed the 100 butterfly, and Joe Greazel won the 500 freestyle. Parker Christen also claimed individual gold with his win in the 100 breastroke.
The Bobcats took the 200 medley relan as well as the 400 freestyle relay, with Des Moines East claiming the 200 free relay and two individual races. Eddie Hamann shined for the Scarlets by taking the top spot in the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle, and anchoring the 200 free relay to victory as well.
Marshalltown is off for a week before hosting Ottumwa on Jan. 23 in the Bobcats’ final home dual of the season.
Marshalltown 95, Des Moines East 66
At Des Moines
EVENT RESULTS
(Champion plus MHS placewinners)
200 MEDLEY RELAY — 1. MHS (Hunter, J. Seberger, I. Seberger, Christen) 1:56.66; 2. MHS (S. Greazel, Daters, Barker, Stupp) 1:58.91.
200 FREESTYLE — 1. Charles Gilbertson, MHS, 2:06.15; 2. Thomas Stanley, MHS, 2:14.52; 3. Henry Dieleman, MHS, 2:28.52.
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY — 1. Isaac Seberger, MHS, 2:23.39; 2. Michael Lechnir, MHS, 2:23.90; 4. Aaron Hunter, MHS, 2:35.86.
50 FREESTYLE — 1. Eddie Hamann, DME, 23.58; 2. Kade Randall, MHS, 25.00; 4. Hayden Daters, MHS, 27.02; 5. Zander Stupp, MHS, 28.51.
100 BUTTERFLY — 1. Sam Greazel, MHS, 1:01.38; 2. Randall, MHS, 1:04.24; 3. Lechnir, MHS, 1:08.40.
100 FREESTYLE — 1. Hamann, DME, 51.82; 2. Parker Christen, MHS, 59.68; 4. Hunter, MHS, 1:01.56; 5. Daters, MHS, 1:02.42.
500 FREESTYLE — 1. Joe Greazel, MHS, 5:55.80; 2. Stanley, MHS, 5:57.41; 3. Dieleman, MHS, 6:45.43.
200 FREESTYLE RELAY — 1. DME (Warner, Evans, Craigmile, Hamann) 1:41.70; 2. MHS (Barker, I. Seberger, Gilbertson, Bouhssine) 1:46.09; 3. MHS (Lechnir, J. Seberger, Randall, Czerniewski) 1:47.26.
100 BACKSTROKE — 1. Gilbertson, MHS, 1:01.33; 2. Barker, MHS, 1:05.16; 4. J. Greazel, MHS, 1:12.20.
100 BREASTSTROKE — 1. Christen, MHS, 1:16.50; 3. I. Seberger, MHS, 1:19.51; 4. Elliot Kodis, MHS, 1:24.93.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY — 1. MHS (Hunter, Gilbertson, Barker, Stanley) 3:51.28; 2. MHS (Daters, Randall, Lechnir, Christen) 3:54.56.