Cloudy and windy during the evening with a few showers developing late. Low 41F. S winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph..
Cloudy and windy during the evening with a few showers developing late. Low 41F. S winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Updated: March 20, 2023 @ 3:13 pm
Manhattan High’s Ethan Balman swims the 100-yard butterfly during the Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Hummer Sports Park’s Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka.
Staff photo by Lewis MarienManhattan High boys’ swimming concluded its season with an 11th-place finish at the 6A state meet at the Shawnee Mission District Aquatic Center in Lenexa on Saturday.
The Indians collected a total of three medals. Willow Graves placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.25, while Ethan Balman came in seventh in the 100-yard butterfly at 53.96. The 200-yard medley relay team of Balman, Graves, Max Steffensmeier and Samson Staedtler finished seventh at 1:41.15.
Balman, Staedtler, Kaiser Wymer and Mitchell Bunger finished 11th in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.86, while the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Balman, Wymer, Bunger and Graves placed 13th at 3:28.36.
Steffensmeier came in 14th in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:07.36. Steffensmeier was 14th in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.66 and 14th in the 100-yard freestyle at 49.97. Graves finished 15th at 1:03.73.
Manhattan’s 11th-place finish was its best since at least 2015 according to KSHSAA records, which do not include full team results prior to 2016. The Indians scored a total of 88 team points, finishing behind 10th-place Shawnee Mission South’s 95 points. Blue Valley North secured the state title with 268 points, while Shawnee Mission East was the runner-up at 252.
Manhattan qualified for finals in nine events by finishing in the top 16 during Friday’s preliminaries. Every swimmer who competed in the finals scored team points.
Manhattan High results
200-yard medley relay: 7. Steffensmeier, Graves, Balman, Staedtler 1:41.15.
200-yard individual medley: 14. Steffensmeier 2:07.36.
50-yard freestyle: 14. Staedtler 22.66.
100-yard butterfly: 7. Ethan Balman 53.96.
100-yard freestyle: 14. Staedtler 49.97.
500-yard freestyle: 4. Graves 4:57.25.
200-yard freestyle relay: 11. Balman, Wymer, Bunger, Staedtler 1:33.86.
100-yard breaststroke: 15. Graves 1:03.73.
400-yard freestyle relay: 13. Balman, Wymer, Bunger, Graves 3:28.36.
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