Wellington Sailfish wins final home meet against Twin Rivers
by Shannon Wilson, special to Sumner Newscow — The Wellington Sailfish held its final home meet of the season when it hosted the Twin Rivers Club Seahorses.
While lightning from nearby storms caused many area swim meets to be called off last Tuesday, the Wellington Sailfish were able to navigate safely through their final home meet of the summer and dominated in the water against the Twin Rivers. With a team of only 12 Seahorses, TRC was no match for the 43 Sailfish, giving Wellington the win with a combined score of 423 to 49 (218 vs 19 for the girls, 205 to 30 for the boys).
The team captured 116 individual event ribbons with 92 top 3 finishes.
With no relay teams from TRC, swimmers cheered loud as they raced their teammates.
Sailfish swept the top three places in 37 out of 52 individual events.
Truvy Miller (age 7), Kolton Clark (7), Bennett Cornejo (7), Owen Wood (8), Emma Camblin (9), Lane Metzen (9), Raynee Miller (11), Noah McComb (11), Sophie Cornejo (12), Georgia Shinliver (12), Kody Wartick (12), Caroline Mott (13), Eliesse McComb (14), Ralphie Cornejo (15) and Rome Hunt (15) placed top three in three events.
Baylor Elder (8), Duke Shinliver (9), Owen Camblin (11), Abby Ybarra (12), Alara Wilson (13), and Aubrey Hunt (17) swept first place in all three of their individual events.
The overall largest time cut for the girls goes to Truvy Miller (7) in the 50 Breast with a time cut of 1 minute 13.84 seconds and for the boys Kenneth Dockery (13) in the 100 free with a time cut of 1 minute 16.35 seconds.
Individual Results by Age Group:
(Note: Swimmers are allowed to swim three events and two relays. Ribbons were given to the top six in each individual event and relay. Heat winner ribbons were also awarded.)
8 & Under Girls:
Baylor Elder (8): 1st 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 1st 100 Free.
Truvy Miller (7): 2nd 50 Free, 1st 50 Breast, 2nd 100 Free.
Mallory Stow (8): 4th 50 Free – New Swimmer.
Audrey Stow (6): 5th 50 Free, 3rd 50 Back, 3rd 100 Free -New Swimmer & Youngest Team Member.
8 & Under Boys:
Kolton Clark (7): 2nd 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 1st 50 Breast -New Swimmer Bennett Cornejo (7): 1st 50 Free, 3rd 50 Back, 1st 100 Free -New Swimmer.
Tatum Ternes (7): 4th 50 Free – New Swimmer.
Owen Wood (8): 3rd 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 2nd 100 Free.
9-10 Girls:
Emily Anderson (10): 2nd 50 Free, 4th 50 Back, 1st 100 Free
Emma Camblin (9): 3rd 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 1st 50 Breast
Zoe Goodrum (10): 4th 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 2nd 50 Breast – New Swimmer Maddie Leon (10): 1st 50 Free, 1st 50 Fly
9-10 Boys:
Kayden Clark (10): 4th 50 Free, 2nd 50 Breast, 2nd 100 Free Benjamin Farley (10): 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 4th 100 Free
Lane Metzen (9): 3rd 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 3rd 100 Free
Duke Shinliver (9): 1st 50 Free, 1st 50 Breast, 1st 100 Free
Ty Ternes (9): 5th 50 Free, 3rd 50 Back, 5th 100 Free – New Swimmer Omega Vaughan (10): 8th 50 Free – New Swimmer
11-12 Girls:
Emmalee Burden (12): 3rd 50 Free, 4th 100 Free
Sophie Cornejo (12): 1st 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 3rd 100 Free
Meryn Metzen (11): 4th 50 Free, 2nd 50 Breast, 5th 100 Free
Raynee Miller (11): 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Free, 2nd 200 IM
Georgia Shinliver (12): 3rd 50 Back,1st 50 Fly, 1st 200 IM
Abby Ybarra (12): 1st 50 Back, 1st 50 Breast, 1st 100 Free
Lola Zeka (11): 5th 50 Free, 4th 50 Back, 6th 100 Free – New Swimmer
11-12 Boys:
Owen Camblin (11): 1st 50 Free, 1st 50 Breast, 1st 200 IM
Noah McComb (11): 3rd 50 Free, 1st 50 Fly, 3rd 100 Free
Kody Wartick (12): 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 1st 100 Free – New Swimmer Truman Zeka (11): 4th 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 2nd 100 Free
13-14 Girls:
Eliesse McComb (14): 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Free, 2nd 200 IM Elenor Miller (13): 7th 50 Free, 2nd 100 Back
Emarri Miller (13): 5th 50 Free, 5th 100 Free, 1st 100 Breast Caroline Mott (13): 3rd 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free, 1st 200 IM Arallai Wartick (14); 4th 50 Free, 4th 100 Free
Alara Wilson (13): 1st 50 Free, 1st 100 Fee, 1st 400 Free
13-14 Boys:
Kenneth Dockery (12): 6th 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free, 1st 100 Back William Mott (14): 5th 50 Free, 1st 200 Free, 1st 400 Free
Marcus Provost (14): 3rd 50 Free, 1st 100 Fly
Hank Shinliver (14): 2nd 50 Free, 1st 100 Breast
Hayden Stow (13): 4th 50 Free, 2nd 100 Free, 3rd 100 Breast – New Swimmer
Ages 15-18 Boys
Ralphie Cornejo (15): 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Free
Rome Hunt (15): 3rd 50 Free, 1st 200 Free, 1st 400 Free
Age 15-18 Girls
1st 100 Breast Aubrey Hunt (17): 1st 100 Free, 1st 200 Free, 1st 400 Free
District Qualifiers as of 6/21/22:
Duke Shinliver (9): 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Free
Sophie Cornejo (12): 50 Free
Abby Ybarra (12): 50 Free
Kody Wartick (12): 50 Free
Ralphie Cornejo (15): 50 Free, 100 Free
Owen Camblin (11): 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Alara Wilson (13); 50 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM.
Champ Qualifiers as of 6/21/22:
Owen Camblin (11): 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, and 200 IM Alara Wilson (13): 100 Free, 200 Free
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With several high-level competition meets left this season and several Sailfish within 0.5 seconds of qualifying District and Championship cuts, expect this list to keep growing. Keep up the great work swimmers!
The Sailfish team will have tough battles ahead as they try to chase down the Winfield Seahorses on June 28 followed by the Derby Dolphins on July 12, two of the largest teams in the Great Plains Swim League. Swimmers will wrap up their regular season on July 15-16 in Winfield with the GPSL League Finals hosted in Winfield. All swimmers are eligible for these meets.
Championship meets require swimmers to achieve qualifying times giving them the opportunity to extend their swim season at District Championships in Topeka on July 22-24th, or to compete with the best swimmers in the Missouri Valley at the 2022 Missouri Valley Long Course Championships in Lenexa on July 28-31.
