DANE FUELLING
WZBD.com
The Bellmont Braves earned a split at the Helen P. Brown Natatorium Thursday night, winning a close boys’ meet but dropping the girls’ matchup.
The Bellmont boys are back in action at the annual Norwell Swim Invite Saturday.

Boys Meet
Team Score: Bellmont 102 Leo 80
200 Medley Relay
1. Bellmont 1:52.24
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2. Leo 1:56.55
4. Bellmont 2:07.60
Juengel-Goble-Garcia-Gerber
200 Free
1. Ben Goble-B 2:06.33
2. Maddex Weaver-L 2:11.12
3. Samson Owens-B 2:17.70
4. Emmett Rumschlag-B 2:26.81
200 IM
1. Hudson Krull-B 2:16.83
2. Stefen Doty-L 2:30.71
3. Oliver Goble-B 2:33.10
50 Free
1. Nathan Swineheart-L 24.50
4. Samuel Juengel-B 27.04
5. Owen Garcia-B 27.41
6. Owen Adams-B 31.60
-Juengel paced the Bellmont sprinters and took fourth with his career best.
1M Diving
1. Logan Whitacre-B 232.85
100 Fly
1. Owen Garcia-B 1:06.42
2. Oliver Werling-B 1:07.01
100 Free
1. Zayne Roop-B 55.46
2. Ben Goble-B 56.42
5. Colten Gerber-B 1:03.77
-Zayne Roop turned in the fastest 100 time of any Adams County swimmer this year with his winning time of 55.46, which was also a career best for the senior.
500 Free
1. Oliver Goble-B 6:11.91
2. Samson Owens-B 6:18.78
3. Emmett Rumschlag-B 6:25.95
200 Free Relay
1. Bellmont 1:40.69
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2. Leeo 1:41.46
4. Bellmont 1:55.36
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6. Bellmont 2:20.85
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100 Back
1. Nathan Swineheart-L 1:02.39
2. Zayne Roop-B 1:07.81
3. Logan Whitacre-B 1:11.14
6. Colten Gerber-B 1:29.77
100 Breast
1. Hudson Krull-B 1:05.74
2. Oliver Werling-B 1:13.65
-Hudson Krull swam a season best to win the breaststroke and was just .4 from his career best in the event.
400 Free Relay
1. Leo 3:54.01
2. Bellmont 3:54.86
Juengel-Garcia-BGoble-Roop
3. Bellmont 4:19.21
Rumschlag-Gerber-OGoble-Owens
6. Bellmont 4:44.72
Adams-Miller-Whittenbarger-Sponseller
Girls Meet
Team Score: Leo 102.5 Bellmont 72.5
200 Medley Relay
1. Leo 2:24.58
2. Bellmont 2:33.49
Murray-Silva-Werling-Bessesen
200 Free
1. Ella Hockemeyer-B 2:25.62
2. Tori McCullough-B 2:28.84
6. Sophia Silva-B 3:24.98
200 IM
1. Kenley Benson-L 2:45.99
2. Izabella Werling-B 2:49.91
4. Sydney Bessesen-B 2:59.22
-Both Werling and Bessesen swam season bests for the Braves in the individual medley.
50 Free
1. Elise Case-L 31.05
3. Chloe Post-B & Mackenzie Fruchey-L 33.36
5. Madeline Witte-B 33.51
6. Izzy Krull-B 34.38
1M Diving
1. Karly Zook-L 123.00
100 Fly
1. Izabella Werling-B 1:23.40
2. Alana Doty-L 1:27.22
100 Free
1. Ella Hockemeyer-B 1:03.58
2. Tori McCullough-B 1:09.28
4. Langley Murray-B 1:14.09
-Ella Hockemeyer swam her season best for the Braves.
500 Free
1. Sydney Bessesen-B 6:51.53
2. Kaitlyn Foor-L 7:51.60
-Despite having a huge lead, the freshman Bessesen still pushed herself to a new career best in the 500, breaking her previous mark by 23 seconds.
200 Free Relay
1. Leo 2:01.73
2. Bellmont 2:08.77
Hockemeyer-McCullough-Krull-Witte
100 Back
1. Kenley Benson-L 1:14.55
2. Langley Murray-B 1:23.01
5. Noelle Hippensteel-B 1:43.03
-Langley Murray’s time was her best of the season.
100 Breast
1. Abigail DeKoninck-L 1:38.40
2. Chloe Post-B 1:40.09
4. Sophia Silva-B 1:50.53
-Chloe Post swam a new career best to finish second in the breaststroke.
400 Free Relay
1. Bellmont 4:34.82
Werling-McCullough-Bessesen-Hockemeyer
2. Leo 5:07.58
3. Bellmont 5:16.44
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