Submitted
WICHITA – Hays High swimmers continued to compete well against some of the best in the state Saturday, placing in eight events en route to a strong team finish at the Wichita Northwest Invitational.
The Indians recorded 10 top-eight finishes and scored 208.5 points to place fourth in team scoring in the 15-school meet.
Karsen Flaska led HHS in scoring with a championship effort in the 100-yard backstroke and a fifth-place finish in the 200y individual medley. The senior also helped two relay teams place in the top three (second in the 200y medley and third in the 200y freestyle).
Two other classmates also placed in several events each – Chase Zadina (four) and Jude Hileman (three).
Next action for the Indians will be Thursday at the Salina South meet.
Wichita West Meet
Team scores
Maize South 313, Maize High 312, Wichita-Bishop Carroll 305, Hays High 208.5, Derby 188, Newton 182.5, Valley Center 152, Hesston 99, Wichita Northwest 97, Dodge City 89, Rose Hill 83, Wichita Southeast 75, Wichita Heights 41, Salina South 25, Liberal 24.
Hays Hjgh top 8 finishes
200y medley relay – 2. (Karsen Flaska, Jace Herbers, Cedric Durr, Chase Zadina)
200y individual medley – 5. Flaska
50y freestyle – 5. Zadina
100y butterfly – 4. Jude Hileman; 6. Zadina
200y freestyle relay – 3. (Zadina, Maison Desaire, Durr, Flaska)
100y backstroke – 1. Flaska; 7. Hileman
100y breaststroke – 8. Herbers
400y freestyle relay – 7. (Seth Burkholder, Noah Shaeffer, Desaire, Hileman)