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Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Madi Trosper, Ankeny girls’ swimming

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Senior Madi Trosper helped the Ankeny girls' swimming team to a 27th-place finish in the state meet last week at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in Iowa City. She placed 31st in the 50 freestyle for the second straight year, posting a time of 25.63 seconds. Trosper swam the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay in 28.21 seconds, helping her … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Madi Trosper, Ankeny girls’ swimming

‘I think we’re really going to improve’: Ankeny swimmers place 27th at state

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team managed to drop some time in all three of the relays at the state meet on Friday in Iowa City, but it wasn't enough to propel the squad to higher finishes in those events. In the end, Ankeny finished 27th overall with 17 points. The team had placed 29th a year ago with nine points. Ankeny opened the meet at the Campus … [Read more...] about ‘I think we’re really going to improve’: Ankeny swimmers place 27th at state

‘I love to race’: Ankeny’s Villhauer sets PR in 100 butterfly during swim-off at state

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After swimming a pair of races in a matter of minutes during the preliminaries of the girls' state swimming meet on Thursday, Ankeny sophomore Charlie Villhauer moved to the auxiliary pool at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in Iowa City. She had just started to cool down when she learned over the loudspeaker that she would unexpectedly have to … [Read more...] about ‘I love to race’: Ankeny’s Villhauer sets PR in 100 butterfly during swim-off at state

Ankeny swimmers place 2nd at regional meet, advance 8 girls to state meet

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team has qualified a total of eight girls for next week's state meet in Iowa City. Ninth-ranked Ankeny placed second in a regional meet on Saturday at Johnston, where coach Dustin Rhoads' team qualified for state in all three relays and every individual event except for the 100 breaststroke. "I was so happy with our … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers place 2nd at regional meet, advance 8 girls to state meet

Ankeny junior Subbert qualifies for state diving meet with score of 319.60 points

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Ankeny junior Kambelle Subbert has qualified for the state diving meet. Subbert placed fifth with a score of 319.60 points in a regional meet on Thursday at Summit Middle School in Johnston. She was the last of the 32 qualifiers for the state meet, which will be held on Nov. 13-14 at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in Iowa … [Read more...] about Ankeny junior Subbert qualifies for state diving meet with score of 319.60 points

‘I’m proud of the girls’: Ankeny swimmers avenge losses, place 4th at CIML meet

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team avenged a pair of dual-meet losses during the regular season while placing fourth in the CIML Conference meet on Saturday at the Waukee Natatorium. The seventh-ranked Hawkettes racked up 309 points to finish far ahead of No. 11 Valley (199 points) and No. 5 Johnston (152), two teams that they lost to last month. "We had … [Read more...] about ‘I’m proud of the girls’: Ankeny swimmers avenge losses, place 4th at CIML meet

Ankeny’s Corron places 14th, Subbert finishes 16th in CIML diving competition

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The diving portion of the CIML Conference girls' swimming meet was held on Thursday at the Waukee Natatorium. Ankeny's Isla Corron placed 14th in the 11-dive event with a score of 325.80 points. Teammate Kambelle Subbert finished 16th with 320.15. Holli Hetzer of Southeast Polk, the state's second-ranked diver, won the event with 435.00 points. Bailey … [Read more...] about Ankeny’s Corron places 14th, Subbert finishes 16th in CIML diving competition

‘It was just to have fun’: Seniors race their coaches following victory over S.E. Polk

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(Story by Stephen McDaniel) Madi Trosper anchored the final relay of the night on behalf of the Ankeny girls' swimming team, and it came down to a photo finish on Tuesday at Trail Point Aquatics Center. But by that point, seventh-ranked Ankeny had already defeated No. 17 Southeast Polk, 136-50, for its first CIML Conference victory of the … [Read more...] about ‘It was just to have fun’: Seniors race their coaches following victory over S.E. Polk

Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Maggie Blackmore, Ankeny girls’ swimming

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Ankeny sophomore Maggie Blackmore earned a pair of top-eight individual finishes in the Johnston Invitational girls' swimming meet on Saturday, helping her team to a fifth-place finish overall. She placed seventh in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:03.67 and finished sixth in the 100 freestyle in 57.69 seconds. Blackmore anchored Ankeny to a third-place … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Maggie Blackmore, Ankeny girls’ swimming

Villhauer posts automatic state qualifying time in 100 butterfly at Johnston Invite

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Ankeny sophomore Charlie Villhauer punched her ticket to the girls' state swimming meet with a fifth-place finish in the 100 butterfly on Saturday in the Johnston Invitational at Summit Middle School. Villhauer posted an automatic state qualifying time of 59.48 seconds, dropping more than 2 seconds off her previous season-best of 1:01.54. She had been … [Read more...] about Villhauer posts automatic state qualifying time in 100 butterfly at Johnston Invite

Ankeny swimmers top Newton, Roosevelt, Indianola to win Ankeny Quadrangular

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team cruised to a first-place finish in the Ankeny Quadrangular on Thursday at Trail Point Aquatics Center. The seventh-ranked Hawkettes racked up 648 points while raising their overall record to 7-6 on the season. No. 24 Newton was second with 496 points, followed by Des Moines Roosevelt with 424 and Indianola with 323. "It … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers top Newton, Roosevelt, Indianola to win Ankeny Quadrangular

‘We had fun with it’: Swimmers begin busy week with 132-54 loss to No. 1 Dowling

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There wasn't much pressure Tuesday on the Ankeny girls' swimming team. So coach Dustin Rhoads and his swimmers decided to have some fun in their home dual meet against top-ranked Dowling Catholic. "It was good to be back home competing. We enjoyed hosting Dowling," Rhoads said after his No. 7 squad dropped a 132-54 decision at Trail Point Aquatics … [Read more...] about ‘We had fun with it’: Swimmers begin busy week with 132-54 loss to No. 1 Dowling

Ankeny swimmers win 6 of first 8 events, but Johnston rallies for 102-84 victory

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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 … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers win 6 of first 8 events, but Johnston rallies for 102-84 victory

‘We competed hard’: Ankeny swimmers drop 124-62 decision at No. 3 Cedar Falls

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team has already faced some of the state's top squads with its daunting schedule in the CIML Conference. On Thursday, the Hawkettes stepped out of the CIML for a non-conference dual meet at Cedar Falls. And it proved to be just as difficult. The third-ranked Tigers raised their overall record to 30-1 with a 124-62 victory … [Read more...] about ‘We competed hard’: Ankeny swimmers drop 124-62 decision at No. 3 Cedar Falls

Valley swimmers overcome 13-point deficit to post 95-90 victory over Ankeny

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team built a 61-48 lead after seven events during Tuesday's dual meet at Valley. The margin, however, wasn't enough to produce a victory. The 12th-ranked Tigers rallied over the last five events to beat No. 5 Ankeny, 95-90, for their first CIML Conference win. They improved to 1-2 in the league and 2-2 overall, while the … [Read more...] about Valley swimmers overcome 13-point deficit to post 95-90 victory over Ankeny

‘This was our best meet overall’: Ankeny wins 3 events in loss to No. 1 Waukee NW

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The final score of Tuesday's dual meet at Trail Point Aquatics Center didn't tell the whole story. The seventh-ranked Ankeny girls' swimming team dropped a 103-83 decision to visiting Waukee Northwest, but coach Dustin Rhoads was ecstatic about his squad's effort. Ankeny managed to win three events against the Wolves, who placed second at last year's … [Read more...] about ‘This was our best meet overall’: Ankeny wins 3 events in loss to No. 1 Waukee NW

‘It was a great home opener for us!’: Ankeny swimmers rout Mason City, 141-28

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Tuesday's home opener gave the Ankeny girls' swimming team a chance to mix up its lineup against an inferior opponent. Coach Dustin Rhoads' team still dominated the non-conference meet at Trail Point Aquatics Center. Ankeny won all 12 events and rolled to a 141-28 victory over Mason City. The Hawkettes improved to 4-1 on the season, while the … [Read more...] about ‘It was a great home opener for us!’: Ankeny swimmers rout Mason City, 141-28

Ankeny swimmers earn 5 victories, score 372 points to win Grinnell Quadrangular

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team won five events and easily defeated three opponents to capture the overall crown at the Grinnell Quadrangular on Thursday night. The Hawkettes racked up a total of 372 points. Grinnell was second with 242, followed by Newton with 241 and Indianola with 128. "It was nice to get three wins tonight!" said Ankeny coach … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers earn 5 victories, score 372 points to win Grinnell Quadrangular

‘It was a fun way to kick off our season’: Ankeny swimmers fall at Waukee, 106-80

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Coach Dustin Rhoads saw plenty of reasons to be optimistic after watching his Ankeny girls' swimming team open its season on Tuesday. Even though the Hawkettes dropped a 106-80 decision at Waukee, Rhoads came away from the CIML Conference dual meet fully convinced that his squad will continue to make progress throughout the season. "This is just the … [Read more...] about ‘It was a fun way to kick off our season’: Ankeny swimmers fall at Waukee, 106-80