The Boone girls’ swimming team concluded the dual meet portion of its season by beating Indianola, 146-31, Thursday, October 15, at Boone High School on senior night.
“Senior night is the best,” said head coach Chris Mann. “I love the emotions that run high from the first to the last event.”
“I love girls supporting one another in their final home meet of the season – or career. I can’t say enough how proud I am of these 6 young ladies and the leaders that they have been,” he said.
Boone opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay as the quartet of Lilli Lucht, Ellie Hughes, Aleah Karolus, and Makenzie Klatt touched the wall first in 1:58.55.
In the 200 freestyle, Quinn Houston paced a Boone sweep of the top three spots with a winning time of 2:03.01.
Teammates Ellie Hughes (2:10.11) and Lucht (2:24.29) followed close behind.
The Toreadors controlled the 200 individual medley as well, with Claire Enabnit winning in 2:25.79 and Harper Houston finishing second in 2:30.79.
Lily Wright added a third-place finish to complete another Boone sweep.
Aleah Karolus won the 50 freestyle in 25.20 seconds, followed by teammate Avery Howie in second at 25.79.
Karolus later captured the 100 freestyle in 56.40, while Quinn Houston and Makenzie Klatt completed a Boone sweep of the event.
For diving, Amaya Filipiak claimed first place with 204.90 points, while Chloey Williams added a runner-up finish with 158.15 points.
Ellie Hughes won the 100 butterfly in 1:04.72, leading a Boone sweep that included Claire Enabnit in second and Finley Houser in third.
Kilee Hughes won the 500 freestyle in 5:44.93, with teammates Morgan Cox and Ashlyn Burkhart taking second and third.
The team of Ellie Hughes, Aleah Karolus, Houser and Howie captured the 200 freestyle relay in 1:44.11.
In the backstroke, Howie earned another victory with a time of 1:02.79, while Klatt added a second-place finish and Lucht took fourth.
Boone closed out the individual events with another strong showing in the breaststroke as Houser won in 1:21.68, and Anthea Law placed second.
Morgan Cox added a fourth-place finish.
The meet concluded with Boone finishing first in the 400 freestyle relay.
The winning quartet of Sara Gute, Kilee Hughes, Claire Enabnit, and Howie posted a time of 3:56.15.
The Toreadors end the regular season with an overall record 33-5 and a final Dual record of 8-0.
This season, girls from Perry High School swam with Boone because of construction to their pool.
“Merging two teams this fall has been nothing but wonderful because of their leadership,” Mann said. “We are going to miss them next year, but the foundation and expectations they have laid will prove to be a springboard for success in teams to come.”
The Toreadors will travel to the Grinnell College Natatorium for the North Central Conference Swimming and Diving Meet beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, October 23.
Centerville, Boone, Grinnell, Newton, Oskaloosa, Decorah and Williamsburg all will compete at the conference meet.
Jill Lutz reporting
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