Washington Boys Swimming

Warrior swimmers edge Trojans, 89-81

IOWA CITY – Cameron Kelley and Nick Saulnier each won two events to lead the Washington boys swimming team to an 89-81 win over Iowa City West on Tuesday.

Kelley won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles for the Warriors in 1 minute, 50.35 seconds and 5:06.27, respectively. Saulnier won the 200 individual medley (1:59.04) and the 100 backstroke (53.80).

WASHINGTON 89, IOWA CITY WEST 81

200 medley relay – Washington (Kaleb Donels, Matt Jackson, Jared Thorson, John Allison) 1:44.70.
200 freestyle relay – Cameron Kelley (Wash) 1:50.35.
200 individual medley – Nick Saulnier (Wash) 1:59.04.
50 freestyle – Mark McGlaughlin (West) 21.48.
100 butterfly – McGlaughlin (West) 50.74.
100 freestyle – Will Scott (West) 48.81.
500 freestyle – Kelley (Wash) 5:06.27.
200 freestyle relay – Iowa City West (Will Scott, Aidan Keen, Ethan McAreavy, McGlaughlin) 1:31.51.
100 backstroke – Saulnier (Wash) 53.80.
100 breaststroke – Matt Anderson (West) 1:02.70.
400 freestyle relay – Iowa City West (Scott, Keen, Anderson, McGlaughlin) 3:19.98.

Nick Saulnier wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Washington junior Nick Saulnier is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Saulnier is one of the top swimmers in the state for the Warriors and he got off to a fast start at the Metro meet at Washington last Tuesday. He won the 200 individual medley in 1:58.46 and captured the 100 backstroke in 53.29.

Saulnier's times in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke are the best in the state so far this season.

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Kelley, Saulnier, Thorson pace Wash swimmers

Cameron Kelley, Nick Saulnier and Jared Thorson were double-winners Tuesday in the Metro swim meet at Washington High School.

Kelley captured the 200 free and 500 free, Saulnier won the 200 IM and the 100 back, and Thorson claimed the 50 free and 100 fly.

Brennan Urbi of Kennedy took the 100 free and Paul Hummell of Jefferson won the 100 breaststroke. Linn-Mar won the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. Kennedy took the 400 freestyle relay.

No team scores were kept.

200 medley relay - Linn-Mar (Calvin Greve, Justin Arebaugh, Zach Hendricks, Brock Fischer) 1:43.65

200 free - Cameron Kelley (CRW) 1:49.34

200 IM - Nick Saulnier (CRW) 1:58.46

50 free - Jared Thorson (CRW) 21.87

100 fly - Jared Thorson (CRW) 54.01

100 free - Brennan Urbi (CRK) 50.23

500 free - Cameron Kelley (CRW) 4:52.23

200 free relay - Calvin Greve, Noah Decker, Brock Fischer, Justin Arebaugh) 1:35.20

100 back - Nick Saulnier (CRW) 53.29

100 breast - Paul Hummell (CRJ) 1:04.10

400 free relay - Kennedy (Stefan Kitsos, Alec Hanson, Brennan Urbi, Reece Linder) 3:38.64

Wash swimmers nip Wahlert, 92-91

DUBUQUE - Delaney Thoma, Lauren Havertape, Emily Nelson and Logan Eckhardt won individual events Thursday night as Washington edged Dubuque Wahlert, 92-91, in a Mississippi Valley Conference swim meet at the Loras College pool in Dubuque.

Eckhardt, Nelson and Havertape joined Kaitlyn Nemickas on the victorious 200 medley relay.

Wahlert won seven of 12 events, but the Warriors prevailed on depth.

Washington 92, Wahlert 91

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