BENTONVILLE -- With Taylor Pike earning attention on a national stage, it's easy for someone such as Madeline Marks to get lost in the shuffle with Bentonville High's girls swim team.
Marks, however, was just as vital to the Lady Tigers during the North District Swim and Dive Championships. The sophomore matched Pike point for point to give Bentonville a formidable one-two punch and help the Lady Tigers win the team title Wednesday in the Bentonville Community Center.
Class 6A/7A North District Swim/Dive Championships
at Bentonville Community Center
Wednesday’s results
Boys
Team Scores 7A — 1. Bentonville High 480; 2. Fayetteville 395; 3. Bentonville West 284; 4. Rogers High 208; 5. Fort Smith Southside 190; 6. Springdale High 171; 7. Springdale Har-Ber 170; 8. Rogers Heritage 96; 9. Fort Smith Northside 46. 6A — 1. Siloam Springs 648; 2. Mountain Home 174; 3. Russellville 149.
1-Meter Diving (held Tuesday) 7A — 1. Kyle Nichols, Bentonville, 370.90; 2. Will Adams, Fayetteville, 351.90; 3. Martin Keown, Bentonville, 344.70; 4 Landon McClung, Rogers, 329.40; 5. Hunter Brunson, Rogers, 320.35. 6A — Damien Martin, Siloam Springs, 189.15; 2. Gage Weaver, Siloam Springs, 185.50.
200 Medley Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Zane Sutton, Hayden Harlow, Ryan Husband, Simon Mooney) 1:38.25; 2. West, 1:44.16; 3. Fayetteville, 1:48.72; 4. Springdale, 1:54.82; 5. Rogers, 1:56.10. 6A — Siloam Springs (Brittan Butler, Landon Cottrell, Will O’Hare, Ryke Beever), 1:46.98; 2. Mountain Home, 2:09.75; 3. Russellville, 2:21.87.
200 Freestyle 7A — 1. Ryan Husband, Bentonville, 1:46.56; 2. Hayden Dixon, Bentonville, 1:51.28; 3. Micah Murdock, FS Southside, 1:52.09; 4. Kyle Mayer, Fayetteville, 1:57.00; 5. Chris Abel, West, 2:04.62. 6A — Lee Thompson, Siloam Springs, 2:18.70; 2. Steven Walls, Siloam Springs, 2:34.00; 3. Miguel Antonio, Russellville, 2:39.51; 4. Ethan Davis, Siloam Springs, 2:40.85; 5. Sean Jeppsen, Siloam Springs, 2:44.46.
200 IM 7A — 1. Sam Schach, Fayetteville, 2:04.28; 2. Evan Campbell, Rogers, 2:06.24; 3. Grant Hearne, Fayetteville, 2:11.25; 4. Ryan Reddell, West, 2:11.35; 5. Cole Reitnauer, Bentonville, 2:11.71. 6A — 1. Brittan Butler, Siloam Springs, 2:08.74; 2. Landon Cottrell, Siloam Springs, 2:15.56; 3. Chase Kruger, Siloam Springs, 2:29.77; 4. Quade Greening, Siloam Springs, 3:01.58.
50 Freestyle 7A — 1. Gavin Vann, West, 21.80; 2. Zane Sutton, Bentonville, 21.92; 3. Brandon Greenlee, Har-Ber, 23.68; 4. Zachary Parisi, Fayetteville, 24.12; 5. Joey Le, Har-Ber, 24.43. 6A — 1. Ryke Beever, Siloam Springs, 23.56; 2. Will O’Hare, Siloam Springs, 24.66; 3. Jake Hogue, Russellville, 25.00; 4. Hayden Moore, Siloam Springs, 25.04; 5. Stephen Grant, Siloam Springs, 25.44.
100 Butterfly 7A — 1. Hayden Harlow, Bentonville, 51.68; 2. Blake Holland, Heritage, 53.91; 3. Noah Pinales, West, 54.98; 4. Micah Murdock, FS Southside, 56.03; 5. Simon Mooney, Bentonville, 57.53. 6A — 1. Lee Thompson, Siloam Springs, 1:04.16; 2. Hudson Pace, Mountain Home, 1:11.18; 3. Quade Greening, Siloam Springs, 1:17.03; 4. Ethan Andrus, Siloam Springs, 1:20.82; 5. Sean Jeppsen, Siloam Springs, 1:34.50.
100 Freestyle 7A — 1. Ryan Husband, Bentonville, 48.29; 2. Ryan Reddell, West, 51.52; 3. Mijat Uskokovic, FS Southside, 52.76; 4. Jaiden Hartley, Bentonville, 53.75; 5. Jackson Ross, Rogers, 53.86. 6A — 1. Will O’Hare, Siloam Springs, 53.66; 2. Ryke Beever, Siloam Springs, 54.71; 3. Stephen Grant, Siloam Springs, 56.81; 4. Hayden Moore, Siloam Springs, 57.57; 5. Jake Hogue, Russellville, 1:00.77.
500 Freestyle 7A — 1. Noah Pinales, West, 5:05.76; 2. Austin Mondello, Bentonville, 5:06.81; 3. Hayden Dixon, Bentonville, 5:09.51; 4. Luke Parisi, Fayetteville, 5:17.68; 5. Caden Blaschke, Fayetteville, 5:17.83. 6A — 1. Steven Walls, Siloam Springs, 7:01.05; 2. Harrison Losh, Siloam Springs, 7:03.00; 3. Ethan Davis, Siloam Springs, 7:17.07.
200 Freestyle Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Zane Sutton, Drew Lemna, Jaiden Hartley, Hayden Dixon), 1:32.68; 2. FS Southside, 1:34.90; 3. Rogers, 1:39.49; 4. Springdale, 1:40.01; 5. Fayetteville, 1:41.40. 6A — Siloam Springs (Hayden Moore, Chase Kruger, Landon Cottrell, Stephen Grant), 1:39.34.
100 Backstroke 7A — 1. Gavin Vann, West, 52.80; 2. Zane Sutton, Bentonville, 54.98; 3. Blake Holland, Heritage, 56.55; 4. Simon Mooney, Bentonville, 56.95; 5. Lucas Riley, FS Southside, 59.44. 6A — 1. Brittan Butler, Siloam Springs, 59.99; 2. Chase Kruger, Siloam Springs, 1:10.32; 3. Dalton Tucker, Mountain Home, 1:13.12; 4. Luke Markovich, Siloam Springs, 1:19.77; 5. Andy Brock, Russellville, 1:33.42.
100 Breaststroke 7A — 1. Hayden Harlow, Bentonville, 58.88; 2. Sam Schach, Fayetteville, 1:01.33; 3. Zachary Parisi, Fayetteville, 1:04.30; 4. Brandon Greenlee, Har-Ber, 1:04.35; 5. Jevonn Cobin, FS Northside, 1:05.25. 6A — 1. Landon Cottrell, Siloam Springs, 1:07.59; 2. Zachary Becan, Siloam Springs, 1:21.31; 3. Harrison Losh, Siloam Springs, 1:29.05.
400 Freestyle Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Ryan Husband, Hayden Dixon, Simon Mooney, Hayden Harlow), 3:19.92; 2. West, 3:26.60; 3. Fayetteville, 3:30.04; 4. FS Southside, 3:34.17; 5. Rogers, 4:09.82. 6A — Siloam Springs (Will O’Hare, Stephen Grant, Ryke Beever, Brittan Butler), 3:35.09; 2. Mountain Home, 4:14.24; 3. Russellville, 4:22.09.
Girls
Team Scores 7A — 1. Bentonville High 591; 2. Fayetteville 461.5; 3. Springdale High 304; 4. Rogers High 182; 5. Springdale Har-Ber 166; 6. Bentonville West 106; 7. Rogers Heritage 74; 8. Fort Smith Southside 33.5; 9. Van Buren 28. 6A — 1. Mountain Home 371; 2. Russellville 314; 3. Siloam Springs 212; 4. Greenwood 76.
1-Meter Diving (held Tuesday) 7A — 1. Lindsey Rissinger, Fayetteville, 390.85; 2. Addison Trunick, Springdale, 348.15; 3. Taylor Hiroyasu, Bentonville, 338.40; 4. Hailey Rissinger, Fayetteville, 337.10; 5. Caitlin Hodge, Bentonville, 320.30.
200 Medley Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Taylor Pike, Paige Taylor, Madeline Marks, Loren Hedgecock), 1:55.13; 2. Fayetteville, 2:03.63; 3. Springdale, 2:04.13; 4. Rogers, 2:08.40; 5. Har-Ber, 2:13.44. 6A — 1. Mountain Home (Olivia Norris, Bella Bevel, Olivia Allen, Anna Roth), 2:19.55; 2. Siloam Springs, 2:21.16; 3. Russellville, 2:50.42.
200 Freestyle 7A — 1. Madeline Marks, Bentonville, 1:57.77; 2. Loren Hedgecock, Bentonville, 2:01.37; 3. Lizzie Stevens, Fayetteville, 2:02.04; 4. Sarah Welcher, Fayetteville, 2:06.89; 5. Olivia Marquardt, Bentonville, 2:08.54. 6A — Katie Finley, Mountain Home, 2:39.80; 2. Lauren Skartvedt, Russellville, 2:56.02; 3. Genesis Gonzelez, Russellville, 3:14.07; 4. Kayla Whillock, Russellville, 3:20.45; 5. Madison Tucker, Mountain Home, 3:24.13.
200 IM 7A — 1. Olivia Keith, Fayetteville, 2:14.20; 2. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 2:15.78; 3. Paige Taylor, Bentonville, 2:21.47; 4. Ann Floyd, Bentonville, 2:23.09; 5. Cerise Stanley, Bentonville, 2:24.93. 6A — Ashton Patrick, Mountain Home, 3:04.55; 2. Allyson Babb, Russellville, 3:09.42; 3. Chandler Losh, Siloam Springs, 3:12.44; 4. Tabitha Eiland, Siloam Springs, 3:13.59; 5. Savannah Thrasher, Mountain Home, 3:40.32.
50 Freestyle 7A — 1. Kexin Meng, Fayetteville, 25.75; 2. Gabrielle Collins, Bentonville, 25.76; 3. Caroline Chumley, Rogers, 26.43; 4. Morgan Martin, Fayetteville, 26.58; 5. Lauren Hacala, Bentonville, 26.58. 6A — 1. Isabella Rossetti, Greenwood, 27.30; 2. Katie Fox, Russellville, 27.45; 3. Delaney Janz, Greenwood, 27.48; 4. Caroline Farine, Siloam Springs, 28.47; 5. Bella Bevel, Mountain Home, 29.67.
100 Butterfly 7A — 1. Taylor Pike, Bentonville, 55.65; 2. Kristen Stadler, Rogers, 1:01.09; 3. Lia Rubinelli, Fayetteville, 1:05.76; 4. Mary-Anne Blake, Bentonville, 1:11.08; 5. Ashton Mueller, Bentonville, 1:11.22. 6A — 1. Catherine Donner, Siloam Springs, 1:17.02; 2. Olivia Allen, Mountain Home, 1:18.79; 3. Carsen Cotter, Mountain Home, 1:36.54.
100 Freestyle 7A — 1. Loren Hedgecock, Bentonville, 54.82; 2. Kexin Meng, Fayetteville, 55.30; 3. Ann Floyd, Bentonville, 57.31; 4. Caroline Chumley, Rogers, 57.99; 5. Morgan Martin, Fayetteville, 58.57. 6A — Delaney Janz, Greenwood, 1:00.67; 2. Katie Fox, Russellville, 1:00.97; 3. Shayla Enlow, Siloam Springs, 1:08.09; 4. Katie Finley, Mountain Home, 1:09.78; 5. Lauren Skartvedt, Russellville, 1:18.05.
500 Freestyle 7A — 1. Taylor Pike, Bentonville, 5:00.35; 2. Lizzie Stevens, Fayetteville, 5:26.95; 3. Sarah Welcher, Fayetteville, 5:37.37; 4. Olivia Marquardt, Bentonville, 5:40.89; 5. Katie Andrews, Bentonville, 5:42.24. 6A — 1. Olivia Marks, Mountain Home, 6:53.85.
200 Freestyle Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Gabrielle Collins, Lauren Hacala, Cerise Stanley, Madeline Marks), 1:42.41; 2. Fayetteville, 1:42.87; 3. Rogers, 1:51.77; 4. Springdale, 1:53.48; 5. Har-Ber, 1:54.80. 6A — 1. Mountain Home, 2:00.27; 2. Russellville, 2:02.89; 3. Siloam Springs, 2:03.70.
100 Backstroke 7A — 1. Madeline Marks, Bentonville, 1:01.98; 2. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 1:03.38; 3. Briana McLain, Van Buren, 1:04.29; 4. Kristen Stalder, Rogers, 1:04.69; 5. Madison McGhee, FS Southside, 1:06.71. 6A — 1. Lauren Gwaltney, Russellville, 1:22.38; 2. Carsen Cotter, Mountain Home, 1:26.73; 3. Baleigh Butler, Siloam Springs, 1:26.81; 4. Genesis Gonzelez, Russellville, 1:36.55; 5. Savannah Thrasher, Mountain Home, 1:42.43.
100 Breaststroke 7A — 1. Olivia Keith, Fayetteville, 1:09.67; 2. Paige Taylor, Bentonville, 1:12.07; 3. Diana Campos, Springdale, 1:13.93; 4. Hannah Collins, Bentonville, 1:15.70; 5. Shealynn Lander, Fayetteville, 1:16.44. 6A — Isabella Rossetti, Greenwood,1:15.49; 2. Bella Bevel, Mountain Home, 1:31.84; 3. Britian Castagna, Siloam Springs, 1:34.24; 4. Ashton Patrick, Mountain Home, 1:36.10; 5. Kayla Whilock, Russellville, 1:39.70.
400 Freestyle Relay 7A — 1. Bentonville (Loren Hedgecock, Gabrielle Collins, Lainey Quandt, Taylor Pike), 3:43.46; 2. Fayetteville, 3:51.67; 3. Springdale, 4:15.84; 4. Rogers, 4:48.77; 5. Har-Ber, 5:10.29. 6A — 1. Mountain Home (Katie Finley, Olivia Norris, Anna Roth, Olivia Allen), 4:33.07; 2. Russellville, 4:46.65; 3. Siloam Springs, 4:48.19.
While Pike was dominant in her two individual events -- the 100-yard butterfly (55.65 seconds) and the 500 freestyle (5 minutes, 0.35 seconds) -- Marks earned victories in the 200 freestyle in 1:57.55 and the 100 backstroke in 1:01.98. The two teamed with Paige Taylor and Loren Hedgecock to win the 200 medley relay, then Marks teamed with Gabrielle Collins, Lauren Hacala and Cerise Stanley to win the 200 freestyle relay.
"I'm actually surprised with my results," Marks said. "I'm glad my training has been paying off.
"In the 100 backstroke, I've been working on my underwaters lately. My club coach has really pushed me to go as hard as I can in practice and kick out as far as I can, so that really helped."
That was beneficial to the Lady Tigers, who won seven of 12 events and compiled 591 points to win the team title. Fayetteville was second with 461.5, followed by Springdale High with 304 and Rogers High with 182.
The same could be said on the boys side as Bentonville freshman Ryan Husband matched teammate and Penn State signee Hayden Harlow point for point and helped the Tigers take the team title.
Husband earned individual titles in the 200 freestyle (1:46.56) and the 100 freestyle (48.29) while Harlow was the top swimmer in the 100 butterfly (48.29) and the 100 breaststroke (58.88). Those two were also members of Bentonville's winning teams in two relays, teaming with Zane Sutton and Simon Mooney in the 200 medley relay (1:38.25) and with Mooney and Hayden Dixon in the 400 freestyle relay (3:19.92).
"I hope I can eventually commit to a school like him," Husband said of Harlow. "He's definitely a more experienced swimmer, and I definitely have to work much harder to be able to match him.
"I felt really tired after my races. I wasn't necessarily feeling good in the water, but I knew this was district. I wanted to give it what I've got. I executed and got points for the team, so I'm proud of that."
Bentonville, however, had a closer call in the boys standings, defeating second-place Fayetteville by a 480-395 margin. Newcomer Bentonville West finished third with 284, while Rogers High and Fort Smith Southside rounded out the top five with 208 and 190, respectively.
"It was interesting the way we came out," Bentonville coach Nick Nersesian said. "We were a little more focused than we have in the past. What's nice about Bentonville's swim program is our boys and girls, at this time of the year, they push each other."
On the Class 6A side, Siloam Springs was a runaway winner in the boys division, taking first place in all 12 events and finishing with 648 points to 149 for second-place Mountain Home. Mountain Home claimed the girls title by a 371-314 margin over second-place Russellville, while Siloam Springs finished third with 212.
Brittan Butler, who will swim at Oklahoma Christian next year, had individual wins in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke, then played a part in the Panthers winning two relays. Lee Thompson also gave Siloam Springs two individual victories in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly.
"Our boys have worked really, really hard this year," Siloam Springs coach Stephanie Goddard said. "It's a good group of boys. We're graduating four seniors, but we will be strong again next season because we've worked so hard.
"Brittan has such a great work ethic, and he's such a workhorse. It's been what he's wanted to since he was itty bitty."
Sports on 02/16/2017