Farmington Hills Mercy Claims Another State Swimming Title

Division 1

Different division; same result.

Farmington Hills Mercy extended its dominance to Division 1 this season winning the team championship on Saturday at Eastern Michigan University with a score of 258. The Marlins had brought home four straight Division 2 titles before being bumped up this season.

Saline finished in second place with 243.5 points and Bloomfield Hills Marian finished in a distant third place with 165 points.

West Bloomfield and Troy finished near the bottom in the team standings tied for 27th place (13 points) respectively.

The best result for West Bloomfield was an 11th place finish for Maison Moore in the 50 yard freestyle. The sophomore had a time of 24.40 in the finals. She missed qualifying for the top eight in the prelims by just a tenth of a second.

Both her times in the prelim and final races were faster than her qualifying time.

Marian High School's Jaynie Pulte won the 50 yard freestyle for the second year in a row. The senior set a Division 1 record with time in the finals of 23.23 seconds. She had the best time in the preliminary round and again in the final to take home the title over Annie Jongekrijg of Lake Orion.

Troy’s best finish was in the 200 yard medley relay. Jacqueline Burke, Kristine Barlow, Tessa Lanzen and Lauren Dietz finished in 12th place.

The Colts best individual result was Barlow’s 14th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:07.17).

Division 2

When Mercy moved up to Division 1, the team most excited about the news might have been Holland.

The school had finished runner-up to the Marlins for the last three straight seasons. This year, with Mercy out of the way it was able to run away with the Division 2 team state title at the Holland Aquatics Center on Saturday.

It brought home individual titles in eight of the 11 swimming events on Saturday. Holland finished the meet with 419 points ahead of second place Seaholm (288 points) and Groves (216 points).

Bloomfield Hills Andover finished in 18th place and Royal Oak finished in 24th place.

Andover was competing in Division 2 for the first time since swimming went to three divisions. It had swimmers compete in all three relays and finished in the middle of the pack in all three events. Sophomore Sarah Kilbride had the best individual result for the Barons with a 19th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke. 

The highlight for Andover was its diving performance. The Barons had two divers finish in the top 10 on Saturday. 

Sydney Levy finished in fifth place and freshman Olivia Wagner finished in eighth place. It had two other divers in the top 20. Bianca Lazar finished in 15th place and Jessica Chudler finished in 17th place.

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