Emporia High junior diver Carissa Schmitz earned a bid to the State meet Monday afternoon after she won the Manhattan Quad diving competition.
Schmitz, in her first year with the team, scored a 193.70 to top the field of five divers. Her score put her more than 13 points above the mark needed to qualify for State.
Schmitz earned one of the Emporia High girls swimming and diving team’s three titles on the day, as EHS finished third in the four-team invitational with 319 points. Hutchinson won the meet with 385 points, Manhattan was second with 376 and Hays was fourth with 184.
Hilary Larson turned in the only other individual victory for the EHS girls, as she took home the title in the 100 freestyle in a time of 59.52 seconds.
Larson also swam in all three relays, where she helped the 200 freestyle relay team capture Emporia’s third title of the day. Larson teamed with Caitlin McGuire, Whitney Starr and Summer Wilson to take first place in the event in a time of 1 minute, 51.15 seconds.
In the 200 medley relay, it was Larson, McGuire, Starr and Michelle Thompson who came in third (2:05.36), while in the 400 free relay, Emporia’s quartet of Larson, Starr, Wilson and Kathryn Scherich finished second (4:03.84).
Starr had an impressive day individually, as she took second in the 100 butterfly in a time of 1:07.94 and also placed third in the 50 freestyle by touching the wall in 28.32 seconds.
Cali Schelling dropped 6 seconds off her time in the 200 freestyle to pace EHS in the event, as she finished fourth in a time of 2:23.04.
Also faring well in the diving competition were Aubrey Armitage and Hayley Fry, as the two finished third and fourth, respectively.
Scherich provided the top finish in the 500 freestyle for the Lady Spartans with a fifth-place showing (6:25.04), while Taylor Mason, swimming in the event for the first time, came in ninth (6:43.32). Scherich also placed fourth in the 50 free (28.51 seconds).
Rounding out the top placers for EHS were Jennie Loucks in the 200 individual medley (sixth, 2:52.86) and the 100 breaststroke (seventh, 1:25.69) and Jalen Hollenbeck in the 100 backstroke (sixth, 1:18.50).
EHS is back in action on Saturday when it travels to the Wichita Trinity Invitational.
Manhattan Quad
Monday at Manhattan
Team Scores
1. Hutchinson 385, 2. Manhattan 376, 3. Emporia 319, 4. Hays 184.
EHS Individual Results
200 Medley Relay
3. Emporia “A” (Larson, McGuire, Starr, Thompson) 2:05.36
8. Emporia “B” (Hollenbeck, Hilbish, Scherich, Gaskill) 2:23.26
200 Freestyle
4. Cali Schelling 2:23.04
9. Erika Krueger 2:30.01
11. Erica Bennett 2:41.37
200 Individual Medley
6. Jennie Loucks 2:52.86
50 Freestyle
3. Whitney Starr 28.32
4. Kathryn Scherich 28.51
10. Michelle Thompson 30.07
100 Butterfly
2. Whitney Starr 1:07.94
5. Caitlin McGuire 1:10.27
100 Freestyle
1. Hilary Larson 59.52
7. Summer Wilson 1:05.24
9. Erika Krueger 1:06.68
1-Meter Diving
1. Carissa Schmitz *193.70
3. Aubrey Armitage 177.45
4. Hayley Fry 176.65
500 Freestyle
5. Kathryn Scherich 6:25.04
9. Taylor Mason 6:43.32
10. Kristen Ranalli 7:12.83
200 Freestyle Relay
1. Emporia “A” (McGuire, Starr, Wilson, Larson) 1:51.15
5. Emporia “B” (Thompson, Schelling, Gaskill, Krueger) 2:01.62
100 Backstroke
6. Jalen Hollenbeck 1:18.50
8. Erica Bennett 1:22.91
100 Breaststroke
7. Jennie Loucks 1:25.69
9. Megan Wacker 1:30.24
10. Jessica Hilbish 1:30.52
400 Freestyle Relay
2. Emporia “A” (Larson, Starr, Wilson, Scherich) 4:03.84
7. Emporia “B” (Krueger, Mason, Schelling, Thompson) 4:34.34
*=State qualifier