The Ankeny and Johnston girls’ swimming teams took turns earning first-place finishes during a CIML Conference dual meet on Tuesday at Summit Middle School.
Each squad won six of the 12 events, but in the end the seventh-ranked Dragons relied on their depth to post a 102-84 victory. They improved to 3-1 in the conference and 15-2 overall, while No. 5 Ankeny’s records dropped to 0-4 and 4-5.
The Hawkettes won six of the first eight events, but Johnston swept the top three places in both the 200 individual medley and the diving competition to stay within striking distance. The Dragons then won the last four events to seal the victory, including a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 breaststroke.
Ankeny was led by Maggie Blackmore, who won the 200 freestyle in 2:02.00 and then took the 500 freestyle with an automatic state qualifying time of 5:15.38. Teammate Avery Anderson was the runner-up in both events, posting times of 2:06.81 and 5:39.18.
Abigail Brugman captured the 50 freestyle in 26.18, edging teammate Madi Trosper by .02 seconds. Brugman later placed third in the 100 backstroke in 1:05.58.
After placing second in the 50 freestyle, Trosper rebounded to win the 100 freestyle. She was clocked in 57.07 seconds.
Charlie Villhauer won the 100 butterfly in a time of 1:01.60. She also took third in the 100 freestyle in 57.93.
The Hawkettes opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay. They posted a time of 1:56.38.
Allie Kearney contributed a second-place finish in the backstroke. She turned in a time of 1:05.28.
Hayden Ocheltree placed third in the butterfly in 1:05.64. Piper Hedrick added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle in 5:46.06, giving Ankeny a 1-2-3 sweep in that event.
The Hawkettes will host a conference dual meet against No. 1 Dowling Catholic on Tuesday at Trail Point Aquatics Center. The Maroons are 4-0 in the league and 32-2 overall.