Buffaloes race past competition; take 1st in Manhattan

Manhattan, KS (westernkansasnews.com)-All season long, the Garden City girls swim team had been searching for that signature victory. 

Well on Wednesday afternoon they got it. And of all places, it happened on the road. 

The Buffaloes had six first-place finishers in 11 events and racked up a mind-boggling 549 points. The second closest team was the host squad Manhattan, who finished with 405. 

Team Scores

1. Garden City, 549; 2. Manhattan, 405; 3. Salina South, 321; 4. Wichita Trinity Academy, 315; 5. Junction City, 292; 6. Salina Central, 218.

Garden City Results

200y medley relay—1. Schmidt, Tull, Neff, Ginest-Dougherty, 2:10.34; 3. Stillian, Foreman, Stucky, Malagon Palacios, 2:20.72.

200y freestyle—1. Schmidt, 2:14.23; 3. Schafer, 2:19.94; 4. Calzonetti, 2:35.08.

200y IM—1. Tull, 2:31.77; 2. Neff, 2:38.77; 3. Stucky, 2:46.52.

50y freestyle—2. Ginest-Dougherty, 27.49.

100y butterfly—2. Neff, 1:15.32; 4. Stucky, 1:17.29; 5. Foreman, 1:25.46.

100y freestyle—2. Ginest-Dougherty, 1:01.49; 3. Tull, 1:03.37.

500y freestyle—1. Schafer, 6:25.43; 2. Perez, 6:34.45.

200y freestyle relay—1. Calzonetti, Stucky, Neff, Schafer, 1:58.40.

100y backstroke—1. Schmidt, 1:10.45; 4. Stillian, 1:17.73; 5. Calzonetti, 1:17.73.

100y breaststroke—3. Foreman, 1:26.21; 4. Strecker, 1:29.77.

400y freestyle relay—1. Ginest-Dougherty, Schafer, Tull, Schmidt, 4:14.46; 5. Malagon Palacios, Perez, Lemke, Foreman, 4:49.59.