4A STATE SWIM: Sandpoint boys, girls send plethora of athletes to finals

BOISE — Both the Sandpoint boys and girls swim teams have swimmers advancing to the state finals on Saturday after posting several top six preliminary finishes at the West Valley YMCA on Friday.

For the girls, Ryleigh Bamer, Reina Montecchi, and Ava de Leeuw all qualified in two events each. Sara Hogue and Mia Driggs also swam to top six finishes to advance to the finals. The girls also had three relays qualify for the finals — the 200-yard medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay, and the 400-yard freestyle relay which was six seconds faster than second place Friday.

For the boys, McCoy Jensen advanced in two events for the Bulldogs. Kale Wright, Lon LeBlanc, Ikaika Leavitt, also placed among the top six in various events in order to qualify. The boys also had two relays qualify for the finals — the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

The 4A/3A/2A/1A finals start today at 9 a.m.

4A STATE PRELIMINARIES (Top 6 advanced to finals)

BOYS (Sandpoint only)

200 individual medley — 6, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 2:06.63.

50 freestyle — 6, Ikaika Leavitt, Sandpoint, 24.32.

100 butterfly — 4, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 57.75.

100 freestyle — 3, Kale Wright, Sandpoint, 52.47. 4, Lon LeBlanc, Sandpoint, 52.51.

200 freestyle relay — 3, Sandpoint (no names listed), 1:34.24.

400 freestyle relay — 5, Sandpoint (no names listed), 3:35.85.

GIRLS (Sandpoint only)

200-yard medley relay — 5, Sandpoint (no names listed), 2:01.97.

200 freestyle — 4, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 2:04.48.

50 freestyle — 4, Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint, 26.21. 6, Reina Montecchi, Sandpoint, 26.74.

100 butterfly — 2, Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint, 1:02.25.

100 freestyle — 4, Mia Driggs, Sandpoint, 59.08. 5, Reina Montecchi, Sandpoint, 59.13.

500 freestyle — 4, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 5:29.62.

200 freestyle relay — 2, Sandpoint (no names listed), 1:48.36.

100 backstroke — 4, Sara Hogue, Sandpoint, 1:06.24.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint (no names listed) 3:52.70.