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Villhauer, Trosper earn victories, but Ankeny swimmers fall to No. 1 Dowling

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Ankeny’s Charlie Villhauer swims the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay during Tuesday’s dual meet at Dowling Catholic. The Hawkettes placed second in the event with a time of 1:56.00. Villhauer later won the 100 butterfly in 1:01.42. (Photo by Dan Holm)

The Ankeny girls’ swimming team ran into the state’s No. 1 squad on Tuesday at Dowling Catholic.

The potent Maroons won 10 of the 12 events and posted a 122.5-63.5 victory over No. 8 Ankeny in a CIML Conference dual meet. It was the third consecutive loss for the Hawkettes, who dropped to 2-3 in the league and 6-4 overall.

The highlight of the meet for Ankeny came in the 100 backstroke, where the Hawkettes posted a 1-2 finish. Madison Trosper won the event with a time of 1:05.24, while Leah Schafer was the runner-up in 1:06.25.

Ankeny’s other win came in the 100 butterfly, where Charlie Villhauer edged Dowling’s Sassy Hassett by .23 seconds. Villhauer won the race in 1:01.42, while Hassett was clocked in 1:01.65.

Ankeny’s Gracie Lindaman dives into the pool at the start of the 50 freestyle during Tuesday’s meet. She placed second in the event in 25.78 seconds. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Gracie Lindaman placed second for the Hawkettes in the sprint events. She posted times of 25.78 seconds in the 50 freestyle and 56.29 in the 100 freestyle.

Allie Kearney took third in the 200 individual medley in 2:28.77. She later finished third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:18.40.

Paige Spoelstra added a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle. She turned in a time of 2:07.05.

Ankeny opened the meet with a runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay. The foursome of Trosper, Kyra Zinn, Villhauer and Lindaman posted a time of 1:56.00.

The Hawkettes later took second in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Lindaman, Spoelstra, Zinn and Villhauer was clocked in 1:45.04.

Ankeny closed out the meet by placing third in the 400 freestyle relay. The quartet of Spoelstra, Trosper, Schafer and Maggie Blackmore posted a time of 3:56.81.

The Hawkettes will travel to Indianola on Thursday for a non-conference dual meet against the Indians.

Ankeny’s Lydia Crabb swims the breaststroke leg of the 200 individual medley during Tuesday’s meet. She placed sixth in the event with a time of 2:41.27. (Photo by Dan Holm)