Sumner Swim Takes Second Place at District Meet

Congratulations to the Sumner High School girls swim team for a second-place finish at District competition, held at Hazen High School in Renton on Saturday, Nov. 5. Sumner had an overall score of 203, a close second to Interlake’s overall showing of 274.

Here is the run down of finals, from head swim coach Dana Powers:

In the “crazy close” medley relay, Sumner placed 2nd by only .04. 1:56.87 Alicia Ditty, Ashley Huynh, Madison Munger and Sami Hendricks.

200 free: Madison Munger easily took first place in a 2:00.80. Kallan Gustafson swam faster than the day before and placed third in a 2:10.35.

200 IM: Ashley Huynh placed 7th in a 2:24.88. Ashley Ditty went in seeded 6th and placed 5th in finals in a 2:24.48.

50 free: Sami Hendricks swam away from the field winning with a 25.42.

100 fly: Madison Munger placed 3rd with a 1:02.61.

100 free: Sami Hendricks had a race at the end and just out touched her opponent winning in a 55.79.

500 free: Kallan Gustafson was seeded 5th going into finals and swam her best time yet, to place 2nd in a 5:49.68.

200 free relay: Sumner won the event easily in a 1:46.20... Munger, Huynh, Elizabeth Martin and Hendricks.

100 back: Alicia Ditty was close to beating her best time and out-touched her opponents in a remarkable finish, winning the event. 

100 breaststroke: Ashley Huynh almost out touched the winner of the event as she raced the 4th 25. Huynh bettered her time in a 1:11.51 placing 2nd.

400 free relay: Gustafson, Alejandra Castro, Martin and Ditty placed 7th in a 4:11.29.