The Big Sandy swimmers concluded their 2018 season by winning the state championship in Class A of the Montana swimming federation; their highest achievement since the formation of the team seven years ago.

The Barracudas placed seven swimmers in the high point rankings, with Dillin Geyer winning the 13-14 boys division and setting pool records in the 50 fly and 100 fly.

Cam Schwarzbach placed second in the 13-14 boys division, breaking the 100 free pool record and the 200 free pool and federation records. Kody Strutz brought home 9th place in 13-14 boys division, with a win in the 100-breast stroke. Daisy LaBuda placed 4th in the 11-12 girls division, scoring 32 points. Kade Strutz scored 34 points to place 5th and Brady Pleninger placed 8th and won the 50 free in the senior boys division.

In her final swim meet for the Barracudas, Jenna Leader scored 35 points and won the 50 fly to place 4th in the senior girls division. Also competing for their last times as Barracudas were Lainey Gregory and Sophia Reichelt.

The Barracudas will be celebrating their state championship August 11th with a celebration parade around time at approximately 4:30 p.m. and potluck dinner at 5 p.m. All are welcome to attend!

Free relay results:

8-under girls – 9th (LaBuda, Werk, SunChild, Ketchum); 9-10 boys – 9th (Oats, Dolan SunChild, Griffith, Darrell SunChild); 9-10 girls – 10th (Oats, Cline, Demontiney, Bauman); 11-12 girls – 4th (Ophus, Bachoco, Genereux, LaBuda); 13-14 boys – 6th (Strutz, Baumann, Demontiney, Geyer); 13-14 girls – 3rd (Allderdice, Phillips, Pleninger, Griffith); 15-19 boys – 2nd (Ty Schwarzbach, Cam Schwarzbach, Strutz, Pleninger); 15-19 girls – 8th (Finke, Reichelt, Gregory, Leader)

Medley relay results:

8-under girls – 7th (Werk, SunChild, LaBuda, Ketchum); 9-10 boys – 9th (Griffith, Oats, Dolan SunChild, Darrell SunChild); 9-10 girls – 9th (Ophus, Cline, Baumann, Oats); 11-12 girls – 2nd (Ophus, Bachoco, LaBuda, Genereux); 13-14 boys – 6th (Baumann, Strutz, Schwarzbach, Demontiney); 13-14 girls – 6th (Griffith, Baumann, Allderdice, Pleninger); 15-19 boys – 2nd (Schwarzbach, Strutz, Geyer, Pleninger)

Individual results:

8-under: Astrid Ketchum: 25 free – 11th, 50 free – 9th; Harley LaBuda: 50 free – 15th, 25 fly – 11th; Henry Merrill: 25 free – 10th, 50 free -21st, 25 back – 18th; Daijalin SunChild: 25 free – 24th, 50 free – 23rd; Mackenzie Werk: 25 free – 23rd, 25 back – 23rd

9-10: Jai Baumann: 100 IM – 14th, 50 breast – 5th, 50 back – 14th; MJ Griffith: 50 free – 24th; Keirra Oats: 50 free – 23rd; Ryder Oats: 50 free – 14th, 50 breast – 11th, 50 back – 21st; Eyon Sherbern: 50 free – 23rd; Darrell SunChild: 100 free – 15th, 50 back – 20th; Dolan SunChild: 100 free – 23rd, 50 fly – 10th

11-12: Mace Bachoco: 50 free – 19th, 50 breast – 5th, 50 back -13th; Tannin Baumann: 50 free – 24th, 100 free – 21st, 50 back – 14th; Lane Demontiney: 50 free -21st, 100 free – 18th, 200 free – 16th; Josalynn Genereux: 50 breast – 4th, 200 free – 15th; Daisy LaBuda: 50 free – 3rd, 100 free – 3rd, 50 fly – 2nd; Laynee Ophus: 50 free – 17th, 100 free – 19th, 50 back – 10th

13-14: Anna Allderdice: 50 free- 12th, 100 free -12th, 200 free – 6th; Jozlyn Bauman: 200 IM – 9th, 100 breast – 10th, 100 back – 13th; Dillin Geyer: 200 IM – 2nd, 100 fly – 1st (***new pool record***), 50 fly – 1st (***new pool record***); Amiya Griffith: 100 back – 5th, 50 fly – 6th, 100 fly – 4th; Savannah Jerrel: 50 fly – 19th, 100 fly – 13th; Malaysia Phillips: 200 IM – 10th, 200 free – 17th; Caydence Pleninger: 200 IM – 7th, 200 free – 11th, 100 fly – 7th; Cam Schwarzbach: 50 free – 3rd, 100 free – 1st (***new pool record***), 200 free – 1st (***new pool and federation records***); Kody Strutz: 50 free – 6th, 100 breast – 1st, 100 free – 7th

Senior swimmer, Jenna Leader, swimming in her last meet, also stood on the medal stand for two events, winning both the 100 Fly and the 50 fly in her age group, 15-19.

15-19: Noelle Beirwagen: 100 breast – 17th; Grace Finke: 50 free – 18th, 100 breast – 5th, 100 free – 20th; Lainey Gregory: 200 IM – 10th, 50 fly – 14th, 100 fly – 12th; Jenna Leader: 50 free – 4th, 50 fly – 1st, 100 fly – 2nd; Brady Pleninger: 50 free – 1st, 100 free – 2nd; Sophia Reichelt: 100 breast – 19th; Tyler Schwarzbach: 100 free – 19th, 100 back – 11th, 400 free – 6th; Kade Strutz: 200 IM – 2nd, 100 breast – 2nd, 50 fly – 3rd