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Craig swimmers sweep; Parker gets a tie

Janesville Craig’s boys swim program has never had much success against Madison East.

That changed in a big way Friday night.

The Cougars, thanks to wins in 10 of 11 events, coasted past the Purgolders 122-48 in a Big Eight Conference dual meet. Craig High (2-1) also beat Madison La Follette, 128-42, as part of a triple dual in the Cougar pool.

Tyler Meinders and Alex Loftus won two events each for Craig, while Jacob Canik, Troy Thornton and Jimmy Loftus each won an event.

“It was a great team effort,” Craig High coach Brian Kitzman said. “East has had our number for awhile now, so to beat them is something that got our team, especially the seniors, pretty excited.

“I also don’t think a Craig team has ever won two dual meets the same night, so that was pretty cool, too.”

The Cougars will compete in the Parker Relays today.

CRAIG 122, EAST 48

CRAIG 128, LA FOLLETTE 42

EAST 101, LA FOLLETTE 69

200 medley relay—1. Craig (Nick Krueger, Alex Loftus, Troy Thornton, Tyler Meinders), 1:47.59.

200 freestyle—1. Jacob Canik (C), 2:01.28; 2. Aaron Kellerhuis (E), 2:02.25; 3. Jacob Babcock (C), 2:04.45.

200 individual medley—1. Alex Loftus (C), 2:05.51; 2. Patrick Keleny (L), 2:18.39; 3. Travis Condon (C), 2:27.88.

50 freestyle—1. Tyler Meinders (C), 24.2; 2. Tad Martin (C), 25.96; 3. Logan Lindau (C), 25.97.

100 butterfly—1. Troy Thornton (C), 1:02.52; 2. Kyle Marquardt (L), 1:03.90; 3. Brian Paulos (C), 1:05.35.

100 freestyle—1. Tyler Meinders (C), 53.96; 2. Patrick Keleny (L), 54.28; 3. Tad Martin (C), 58.18.

500 freestyle—1. Jimmy Loftus (C), 5:23.85; 2. Jacob Canik (C), 5:33.77; 3. Jacob Ottelien (E), 5:40.91.

200 freestyle relay—1. Craig (Lindau, Martin, Ty Truesdill, Canik), 1:41.8.

100 backstroke—1. Aaron Kellerhuis (E), 1:02.55; 2. Jimmy Loftus (C), 1:06.66; 3. Nick Krueger (C), 1:07.08.

100 breaststroke—1. Alex Loftus (C), 1:02.88; 2. Kyle Marquardt (L), 1:14.0; 3. Rony Cox (E), 1:17.15.

400 freestyle relay—1. Craig (Canik, Meinders, J. Loftus, A. Loftus), 3:44.38.

Parker ties, loses

Janesville Parker’s boys swimming team tied Sun Prairie, 85-85, and lost to Madison West, 129-41, in a Big Eight meet at Parker on Friday.

Coach Eric Rhodes praised the performances of Tom Dvorak, who won the 100 butterfly in 58.94; Brandon Jackson, who finished third in the 500 freestyle in 2:06.84, and all three of the Viking relay teams.

But Rhodes did note a weakness that his team must overcome.

“We have a serious problem with mental toughness,” Rhodes said. “Some of them just don’t have to guts to let it all hang out, and go fort it.”

Rhodes will look for improvement when the Vikings host the Parker Swim Relays starting at 11 a.m. today.

WEST 121, PARKER 49

PARKER 85, SUN PRAIRIE 85

WEST 129, SUN PRAIRIE 41

200 medley relay—1. West (Sam Jekel, Peter Faecke, Jesse O’Keefe, Sterling Knoche), 1:41.62; 2. Parker, 1:47.40.

200 freestyle—1. Andrew Lindstrom (MW), 1:56.81; 2. Rowan Meara (MW), 1:58.91; 3. Timothy Glennon (SP), 2:01.87.

200 individual medley—1. Jesse O’Keefe (MW), 2:03.22; 2. Thomas Plagge (SP), 2:14.48; 3. Ryan Conaghan (MW), 2:15.89.

50 freestyle—1. Sterling Knoche (MW), 23.06; 2. Tom Dvorak (JP), 24.11; 3. Sam Jekel (MW), 24.16.

100 butterfly—1. Tom Dvorak (JP), 58.94; 2. Isaac Nealey (MW), 1:01.42; 3. Cameron Phillips (MW), 1:02.57.

100 freestyle—1. Sterling Knoche (MW), 50.88; 2. Jesse O’Keefe (MW), 51.38; 3. Sam Jekel (MW), 53.78.

500 freestyle—1. Andrew Lindstrom (MW), 5:11.68; 2. Timothy Glennon (SP), 5:28.19; 3. Brandon Jackson (JP), 5:28.67.

200 freestyle relay—1. Madison West (Jesse O’Keefe, Sterling Knoche, Andrew Lindstrom, Ryan Conaghan), 1:33.29; 2. Parker, 1:39.12.

100 backstroke—1. Eric Geier (MW), 59.95; 2. Max Witynski (MW), 1:04.40; 3. Konrad Plomedahl, 1:05.50.

100 breaststroke—1. Peter Faecke (MW), 1:01.56; 2. Nate Sigmund (JP), 1:06.47; 3. Sam Anderson (MW), 1:09.16.

400 freestyle relay—1. Madison West (Sam Jekel, Rowan Meara, Andrew Lindstrom, Ryan Conaghan), 3:31.81; 2. Sun Prairie, 3:39.91.