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Alexis Henning

‘Luckily, the coaches agreed!’: Henning reaches out to SDSU, will swim for Jacks

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Ankeny swimming standout Alexis Henning has verbally committed to join the women's swimming and diving program at South Dakota State. Henning said she visited only a few schools before making her decision. "I had a small number of schools I was focused on to study architecture. I was lucky to find the type of school I was looking for that also had a … [Read more...] about ‘Luckily, the coaches agreed!’: Henning reaches out to SDSU, will swim for Jacks

Stout: 5th-place finish at state ‘a huge accomplishment’ for Ankeny swimmers

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team has been ranked among the top five squads in the state most of the season. The Hawkettes capped off a successful campaign with a fifth-place finish in the state meet on Saturday at Marshalltown. They finished with 168 points, edging CIML rival Johnston by six points for fifth place. "Finishing fifth was a huge … [Read more...] about Stout: 5th-place finish at state ‘a huge accomplishment’ for Ankeny swimmers

Ankeny swimmers dominate regional meet, advance to state in every event

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Nine other schools came to Trail Point Aquatics Center on Saturday to take on host Ankeny in a girls' regional swimming meet. None of them could match the Hawkettes' depth. Ankeny won nine of the 11 swimming events after Erica Peters won the diving event on Thursday at Johnston, and the Hawkettes cruised to the team title with 541.5 points. Newton was … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers dominate regional meet, advance to state in every event

Ankeny Fanatic announces its all-time Ankeny girls’ swimming team

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When the Ankeny girls' swimming program was launched in 1989, the Hawkettes suffered through some growing pains. Ankeny had three winless campaigns in its first seven seasons and went just 10-52 in dual meets through 1995. The Hawkettes had no state qualifiers in two of those years and placed no higher than 30th at the state meet during that … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic announces its all-time Ankeny girls’ swimming team

Part-time runner helps Ankeny swimmers to 7th-place finish at state meet

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A freshman who didn't even focus on swimming full-time this fall helped the Ankeny girls' swimming team to a seventh-place finish in the state meet on Saturday at Marshalltown. Anja Peck, who was also one of the top runners on the Ankeny Centennial girls' cross country squad, placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke in her state-meet debut. She posted a … [Read more...] about Part-time runner helps Ankeny swimmers to 7th-place finish at state meet

Hawkette swimmers place 2nd at regional, qualify for state in every event

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The Ankeny and Johnston girls' swimming teams battled down to the wire on Saturday for the overall crown in a regional meet at Summit Middle School. The eighth-ranked Hawkettes held a two-point lead going into the final event. But No. 4 Johnston then won the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:38.07, defeating Ankeny by about 2 seconds. That victory … [Read more...] about Hawkette swimmers place 2nd at regional, qualify for state in every event

Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Alexis Henning, Ankeny girls’ swimming

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Junior Alexis Henning has helped the sixth-ranked Ankeny girls' swimming team to a 6-2 record this season. On Thursday, Henning won four events as the Hawkettes rolled to a 145-41 victory over visiting Marshalltown at Trail Point Aquatics Center. She won both the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke and also anchored the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Alexis Henning, Ankeny girls’ swimming