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After being DQ’d in medley relay, Ankeny swimmers take 29th place at state meet

November 18, 2024 by Dan Holm

Ankeny’s 200 medley relay team gets ready for the start of the race during the state meet on Saturday at Marshalltown. The Hawkettes were disqualified in the event. (Photo by Dan Holm)

It wasn’t the kind of day that the Ankeny girls’ swimming team was hoping for.

The Hawkettes were disqualified in the 200 medley relay to open Saturday’s state meet at Marshalltown, and they went on to place 29th overall with nine points. It marked the first time since 2013 that Ankeny didn’t place in the top 10.

Ankeny’s Madi Trosper swims the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay during the state meet on Saturday. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Ankeny was seeded seventh in the medley relay, giving the Hawkettes a realistic chance to earn a spot on the awards podium. The foursome of Madi Trosper, Kyra Zinn, Charlie Villhauer and Gracie Lindaman posted a time of 1:51.01, which would have earned them a seventh-place finish and 24 team points.

However, the squad was disqualified for leaving the blocks too early.

Ankeny’s Kyra Zinn swims the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay during the state meet on Saturday. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Ankeny later scored the bulk of its points with a 14th-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Lindaman, Zinn, Paige Spoelstra and Villhauer was clocked in 1:41.25.

Bettendorf easily won the race in a time of 1:35.07, earning automatic all-American honors.

Ankeny coach Dustin Rhoads was honored for winning the regional coach of the year award prior to the state meet on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pose Photography)

The Hawkettes later ended the meet by placing 19th in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:45.96. The quartet of Villhauer, Spoelstra, Trosper and Leah Schafer dropped nearly 4 seconds off their seed time while moving up five spots.

Bettendorf easily won that event as well, posting a time of 3:28.39 to earn all-American consideration. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs finished fourth in the team standings with 216 points.

No. 1 Dowling Catholic captured the team crown with 260 points, despite winning no events. No. 4 Waukee Northwest placed second with 243 in its first season as a separate program, relying on some of the swimmers who helped Waukee to the last three titles.

Gracie Lindaman of @AnkenySwimming places 15th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.23 seconds. pic.twitter.com/VJuxKGBmKm

— ANKENY FANATIC (@AnkenyFanatic) November 16, 2024

Ankeny scored the rest of its points in a pair of individual events. Lindaman placed 15th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.23 seconds, while Villhauer finished 16th in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.81.

Lindaman, a senior, became an individual placewinner for the second time. She took 15th in the 50 freestyle as a sophomore in 2022.

Grace Hoepel of Iowa City High, who had earlier won the 50 freestyle, took the 100 freestyle in 49.94. She earned automatic all-American honors.

Ankeny’s Charlie Villhauer swims to a 16th-place finish in the 100 butterfly during the state meet on Saturday. She posted a time of 1:00.81. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Villhauer, a freshman, had posted a time of 59.95 at last week’s regional meet. She was clocked in 1:00.25 during Friday’s preliminaries.

Hayden Bailey of Waukee Northwest won the butterfly in 54.99, earning all-American consideration. She later won the 100 backstroke.

Charlie Villhauer of @AnkenySwimming places 16th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.81. pic.twitter.com/fGFWxFqqFY

— ANKENY FANATIC (@AnkenyFanatic) November 16, 2024

The Wolves got another victory from Willa Hage in the 200 individual medley. Faith Frantum of Johnston swept the 200 and 500 freestyle events, while Lucy Parson of Waterloo West took the 100 breaststroke.

Cedar Falls won the medley relay and placed third overall with 220 points.

The @AnkenySwimming 200 medley relay team enters the pool for the finals. Ankeny posted a time of 1:51.01 but was disqualified. pic.twitter.com/FiOUPomIkX

— ANKENY FANATIC (@AnkenyFanatic) November 16, 2024

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