Barracudas Place 5th in Fort Benton

The Big Sandy swimmers competed in Fort Benton this weekend. As a team, they scored 391 individual points, but found that they were outmatched by the larger teams of Lewistown, Columbia Falls and Bitterroot. They were edged out of 4th place by Conrad, who scored 392 in-dividual points. Astrid Ketchum and Cam Schwarzbach led the scoring for the Barracudas, each scoring 40 points. Schwarzbach also set two new pool records in the 100 m free and the 400 m free.

Earning high point honors this week for the Barracudas were 8-under swimmers Cassia Butler (8th) and T'Gan Ketchum (2nd); 9-10 swimmers Astrid Ketchum (2nd), Mackenzie Werk (5th) and Henry Merrill (7th); 11-12 Dolan Sunchild (9th); 13-14: Jai Baumann (4th) and Darrell Sunchild (9th); 15-19: Cam Schwarzbach (2nd), Malaysia Baumann (3rd) and Jozlyn Baumann (8th).

*Due to a technical issue with the meet reporting software, only those athletes who placed in an individual event at this meet show results.

Individual results:

8-under: Cassia Butler: 25 free - 8th, 50 free - 3rd, 25 back - 12th; T'gan Ketchum: 25 free - 2nd, 50 free - 2nd, 25 back - 5th; Dorothea Merrill: 50 free - 10th; D'Aree Sunchild: 25 free - 8th; 50 free - 7th, 25 back - 10th.

9-10: Astrid Ketchum: 50 free - 1st, 100 free - 1st, 50 back - 2nd; Henry Merrill: 50 free - 5th, 100 free - 6th, 50 fly - 3rd; Levon Myers: 50 back - 10th; Eden Pansch: 100 free - 11th; Rhea Pansch: 100 free - 10th; 50 back - 12th; Mackenzie Werk: 100 IM - 3rd, 100 free - 3rd, 50 back - 3rd

11-12: Eyon Sherburn: 50 free - 8th, 100 free - 6th 50 back - 10th; Heather Sherburn: 50 back - 11th; Daijalin Sunchild: 100 free - 11th; 60 back - 10th; Dolan Sunchild: 100 free - 7th, 50 back - 3rd, 200 free - 4th

13-14: Jai Baumann: 200 IM - 3rd, 100 breast - 1st, 100 back - 4th; Lindsey Cline: 100 breast - 9th, 100 free - 12th; Kaya Demontiney: 50 free - 9th, 100 breast - 8th; Darrell Sunchild: 50 free - 6th, 100 free - 5th, 200 free - 3rd

15-19: Jozlyn Baumann: 200 IM - 6th, 100 breast - 3rd, 100 back - 5th; Malaysia Baumann: 50 free - 1st, 100 free - 1st, 100 breast - 6th; Cam Schwarzbach: 50 free - 2nd, 100 free - 1st, 400 free - 1st (new pool record)