Bulldogs host swim home opener today
(Photo by ERIC PLUMMER) Junior Sierra Speakman and the Bulldogs have been tearing up the pools so far this year, and will host Lakeland today in swim dual at the SWAC.
COEUR d’ALENE — Another four team records were broken, matching the first meet of the season, as the Bulldog boys and girls swim teams posted a strong showing against Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene and Lakeland on Saturday at the Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene.
Payton Bowkowy swept the 200 IM and the 100 free, setting a new SHS record in the former, and Charlie Weisner the 50 and 100 free, as the Bulldog girls swept all three teams, while the boys barely lost to Coeur d’Alene in their only defeat.
Jacob Ballard set new team records in winning the 100 fly and finishing second in the 100 breast in a strong showing, and also teamed with Weisner, Garrett Bamer, Hayden Norling and Ballard to finish second in the 400 free relay while establishing the fourth and final Bulldog team record.
Norling won the 500 free, Kate Bokowy the 50 free and Autumn Morgan the 100 breast to round out the Bulldog individual winners on the day.
The Bokowys, Morgan and Ellie McCray won the 200 medley relay, the Bokowys, McCray and Mikayla Schoening won the 200 free relay, and Schoening, Morgan, Sierra Speakman and Bri Brosnahan were second in the 400 free relay, a testament to both the speed and depth of the Bulldog girls.
Bamer, Ballard, Weisner and Norling finished second in the 200 medley relay to score valuable points.
Rounding out the top three finishers for the Bulldogs were Speakman (2nd 500 free), Bamer (2nd 50 free, 3rd 100 back), Morgan (3rd 100 fly), Izaak Bartlett (3rd 50 free) and Schoening (3rd 50 free and 100 free).
The Bulldogs, boasting one of the top swim teams in the state, host their first home meet today, at 4:30 p.m. at the SWAC.