Trojans pick up individual victories in Keokuk

KEOKUK ? The individual performances were there, but a lack of depth continued to harm the Fairfield swim team in a Tuesday dual with Keokuk.

Fairfield won four events and finished runner-up in three others, but a much larger Chiefs squad grabbed its points wherever it could en route to a 124-55 win in Keokuk.

?It is tough to go against a team of 18 and earn enough points to win a meet,? said Fairfield head coach Lisa Greenig. ?However we have several good things to consider.?

A few of those good things included a 1-2 finish from senior Jaci Bell and freshman Katherine Mueller in the 3-meter dive. Bell, a state-qualifying diver last season, won the competition with a score of 149.15, and Mueller finished well ahead of the third-place diver at 146.05.

Fairfield junior Baylee Bowman also added two more gold medals to her ever-growing collection. Bowman finished nearly 13 seconds ahead of the runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle (6:07), and she won the 100-yard breaststroke by more than two seconds (1:22.51).

One other individual win came from junior Jade Greiner, who was competing in her first meet of the season. Greiner swam to a three-second victory in the 100-yard butterfly with a clocking of 1:05.24.

Runner-up relays for Fairfield included the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle. The team of Hanna Kerr, Allison Angstread, Greiner and Bowman finished second in the 200-medley with a time of 2:17.56, while the 400-freestyle featuring Dorian Larson, Angstead, Greiner and Bowman was runner-up in 4:28.97.

Kerr added a third-place finish (1:20.97) in the 100-breaststroke, Angstead took third in the 200-individual medley (3:02.51) and Larson was third in the 200-freestyle (2:41.54).

Next up for the Fairfield swimmers and divers is the Marshalltown Invite on Saturday.

3-dive ? 1. Jaci Bell (149.15), 2. Katherine Mueller (146.05)

200 medley-relay ? 2. Fairfield A (Kerr, Angstead, Greiner, Bowman, 2:17.56), 4. Fairfield B (Unkrich, Martin, Palmer, Malloy, 3:12.15)

200-freestyle ? 3. Dorian Larson (2:41.54)

200-IM ? 3. Allison Angstead (3:02.51)

50-freestyle ? 4. Hanna Kerr (32.87), 7. Maci Unkrich (47.07), 8. Shea Malloy (51.94)

100-butterfly ? 1. Jade Greiner (1:05.24)

100-freestyle ? 4. Allison Angstead (1:15.58), 5. Paige Palmer (1:17.65), 7. Shea Malloy (1:52.95)

500-freestyle ? 1. Baylee Bowman (6:07.75)

200 freestyle-relay ? 3. Fairfield A (Bell, Malloy, Kerr, Mueller, 2:35.15), 4. Fairfield B (Unkrich, Martin, Palmer, Larson, 2:45.81)

100-backstroke ? 3. Hanna Kerr (1:20.97), 5. Maci Unkrich (2:08.29)

100-breaststroke ? 1. Baylee Bowman (1:22.51), 5. Dorian Larson (1:38.71), 6. Lalita Martin (1:44.07)

400 freestyle-relay ? 2. Fairfield (Larson, Angstead, Greiner, Bowman, 4:28.97)