East, Lincoln, Roosevelt Swimmers Qualify for State Meet
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DMPS student-athletes will be competing at the 2016 Boys’ State Swim Meet on Saturday, February 13 in Marshalltown.
DMPS qualifiers for the Iowa High School Boys’ State Swimming Meet this Saturday in Marshalltown include a Dolphin, an Eagle Scout and a freshman from East; an Italian and a trio of Rails relays from Lincoln (one of which includes another freshman); and a quartet from Roosevelt that will swim an individual event and two relays apiece.
In total, DMPS student-athletes will be competing in eight different events at the State Meet. A list of qualifiers is below.
Congratulations and good luck to them all!
200 YARD FREESTYLE
- Willis Gaer, Roosevelt junior
50 YARD FREESTLYE
- James McKee, Roosevelt senior
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
- Dalton Lynch, Roosevelt senior
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
- Chase Ballard, East junior
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
- Freddy Smith, Roosevelt senior
- Ross Welsher, East senior
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
- Roosevelt: Asher Titus, sophomore; Freddy Smith, senior; Dalton Lynch, senior, James McKee, senior
- East: Chase Ballard, junior; Ross Welsher, senior; Keagan Dolphin, junior; Zach Cort, senior
- Lincoln: Devin Greenwood, Tyler Whitehead, junior; Cooper Worth, junior; Christian Belden, senior
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
- Roosevelt: Andrew Shumway, senior; Willis Gaer, junior; Freddy Smith, senior; James McKee, senior
- East: Chase Ballard, junior; Alex Liu, freshman; Keagan Dolphin, junior; Zach Cort, senior
- Lincoln: Cooper Worth, junior; Christian Belden, senior; Brayden Clark, freshman; Davide Pacini (exchange student from Italia), senior
400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
- Roosevelt: Andrew Shumway, senior; Willis Gaer, junior; Dalton Lynch, senior; James McKee, senior
- East: Chase Ballard, junior; Keagan Dolphin, junior; Matt Buchacker (the Eagle Scout), senior; Zach Cort, senior
- Lincoln: Davide Pacini, senior; Christian Belden, senior; Devin Greenwood, junior; Cooper Worth, junior
The State Swim Meet gets underway at 12:30 PM, Saturday February 13 at the YMCA-YWCA in Marshalltown. For more information, visit the Iowa High School Athletic Association.