Marlins win aggregates

The Red Deer Marlins won five aggregate medals at the Ponoka Gators Invitational and one at the Edmonton Huma Invitational during the weekend.

The Marlins dominated the eight-and-under girls’ division in Ponoka with Claire Halford taking gold, Isabel Adams silver and Kyra McMurray bronze.

Geordan Andrew won bronze in the nine-10 year-old boys’ division and Avinash Badoni took third in the 11-12 year-old boy’s category.

In Edmonton, Catherine Alcorn placed third in the girls’ 15-16 year-old division.

In Ponoka, Halford won the 50-metre freestyle in 46.13 seconds, the 100m Individual Medley in two minutes 6.45 seconds and the 25m freestyle in 20.91 seconds.

Adams captured the 25m backstroke in 25.44 seconds while taking second in the 25 and 50m butterfly and 100m I.M.

McMurray won the 25m butterfly in 25.86 seconds while finishing second in the 25m freestyle and third in the 50m freestyle.

Andrew was second in the 9-10 year-old 50m breaststroke and 50m freestyle and in the 14-and-under 100m butterfly. He was also third in the 9-10 year-old 100m I.M.

Badoni won the 50m backstroke in 59.46 seconds to go with a third in both the 50 and 100m freestyle.

Alcorn won the 15-and-over 100m butterfly in 1:14.33 while finishing second in the 15-16 year-old 200m I.M. and 13-and-over 400m freestyle and third in the 13-and-over 200m freestyle.

Other individual results were:

Ponoka

Girls

Gold: Julie Gosling, eight-and-under, 25 breast, 27.81.

Silver: Sydney McMurray, eight-and-under, 25 back and 25 breast.

Bronze: Erika Driesen, eight-and-under, 25 ‘fly. Sydney McMurray, eight-and-under, 100 I.M. Emily Simon, eight-and-under, 25 back and 25 breast.

Boys

Bronze: Dean Coe, 9-10, 50 back.


Edmonton

Girls

Gold: Jillian Engler, 14-and-under, 100 ‘fly, 1:21.46.

Silver: Sefrah Daviduck, 13-14, 100 free, 200 I.M. Jillian Engler, 13-14, 100 breast.

Bronze: Mairead Bast, 9-10, 50 breast. Kate Christ, 15-16, 50 ‘fly. Jillian Engler, 13-14, 50 ‘fly. Rebecca Statchuk, 13-14, 100 free. Samantha Statchuk, 12-and-under, 200 free.

Boys

Gold: Brendan Laing, eight-and-under, 25 breast, 25.99; 50 free, 42.45.

Silver: Adrian Christ, 13-14 50 free, 100 free. Chase Desrosiers, open, 1,500 free. Brendan Laing, eight-and-under, 25 back.

Bronze: Kahn Daviduck, 15-16, 50 ‘fly. Chase Desrosiers, 15-16, 100 breast, 50 free.