GIRLS SWIM: District meet results, Hazen sends slew to state

The West Central District 3A Championship swim meet was Nov. 7-8.

The Hazen team placed fourth and had a number of standout performances. Lauren Kaufman will be advancing to state in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. Kaeli Nurmi will swim at state in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke. Kaysie Rozsonits will swim in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke.

Hazen will also take the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams to state. Other swimmers traveling to state (possibly swimming on relay teams): Kaitlin Nelson, Connie Giang, Emma Chow, Brittany Granger, Olivia Schach, Casey Chandler, Helen Quach, Megan Downs and Molly Harris.

Finals finishers for Hazen at districts:

– Hazen placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (Nurmi, Rozsonits, Nelson and Kaufman).

– Kaufman placed second, Rozsonits placed sixth and Nurmi placed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle.

– Sarah McCormick placed ninth in the dive competition.

– Kaufman won the 100-yard freestyle.

– Hazen placed 11th in the 200-yard freestyle relay (Schach, Chandler, Nelson and Granger).

– Nurmi placed seventh in the 100-yard backstroke.

– Rozsonits placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke.

– Hazen placed fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (Nurmi, Rozsonits, Schach and Kaufman).

Lindbergh came in at 14th place at the district meet.

Finals finishers for Lindbergh at districts:

– Stephanie Jacobsen finished tenth in the 50-yard freestyle.

– Jacobsen placed 12th in the 100-yard freestyle.

– Lindbergh placed tenth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (Lauren Sauve, Karlie Pfluger, Jenna Birley and Jacobsen)

– Lindbergh placed 12th in the 400-yard freestyle relay (Jacobsen, Suave, Rachael Leung and Pfluger).

Renton tied for 17th at the district meet.

Finals finisher for Renton at districts:

– Taylor Mattheisen placed ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The state meet is at King County Aquatic Center on Nov. 13-15.