By Hub City Times staff

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Marshfield swim team placed second, 55 behind first place SPASH, during the Wisconsin Valley Conference meet held Feb. 6 at the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School.

Team results were: 1. SPASH, 365; 2. Marshfield, 310; 3. D.C. Everest, 274; 4. Wausau East, 213; 5. Wisconsin Rapids, 102.

Event results: 200 Yard Medley Relay – 1. Stevens Point, 1:43.04 32, team of Cade Casey, Kyle Franz, Parker Soik, and Marco Kurzynski; 2 D.C. Everest, 1:43.81 26, team of Jack Tegart, Benjamin Halambeck, Payton Rudeen, and Guthrie Hunter. 200 Yard Freestyle – 1. Myles Jensen, Marshfield, 1:51.03 16; 2. Konnor Pilger, SPASH, 1:53.24 13. 200 Yard IM – 1. Drew Harris, SPASH, 1:57.66; 2. Benjamin Halambeck,  DC Everest, 2:00.15. 50 Yard Freestyle – 1. Payton Rudeen, DC Everest, 22.40;
2. Kurzynski, SPASH, 23.20. 100 Yard Butterfly – 1. Payton Rudeen, DC Everest, 54.10; 2. Sander Marty, Marshfield, 57.87. 100 Yard Freestyle – 1. Konnor Pilger, SPASH, 51.38; 2. Kurzynski, SPASH, 51.72; 500 Yard Freestyle – 1. Drew Harris, SPASH, 4:51.93; 2. Myles Jensen, Marshfield, 5:07.38; 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – 1. SPASH, 1:31.53 32, team of Franz, Casey, Pilger and Harris; 2. DC Everest, 1:33.29 26, team of Halambeck, Hunte, Alexander Wayda and Rudeen; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1. Casey, SPASH, 57.13 16; 2. Kyle Berres, Marshfield, 58.64; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1. Halambeck, DC Everest, 1:01.97 16, 2. Franz, SPASH, 1:02.67. 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – 1. SPASH, 3:26.93 32, team of Harris, Pilger,  Kurzynski, and Franz; 2. Marshfield,  3:32.08 26, team of Jeffrey Berres, K. Berres, Ethan Dagit, and Jensen. WVC Coach of the Year – (tie) Courtney McMurrain, Stevens Point, and Derek Steinke, Wausau East.

Teammates of Marshfield’s Brayden Fischer cheer him on during the 200 Yard Freestyle at the WVC swim meet at Lincoln High School. HCT staff photo.