Results courtesy Shane DeWeese
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Buhler Crusaders boys swim team won it's home invitational on Tuesday at the Hutchinson YMCA with a total of 456 points.
The Crusaders trailed Maize South going into the final event, the 400 freestyle relay, 432-431, but the first place team of DeWeese, Neighbor, Frees and Gardner put up a season-best time of 3:39.83 to win the event and secure the team title.
Hudson DeWeese finished first in the 200 free with a new school record time of 1:55.87. DeWeese also won the 500 free with a time of 5:30.81.
Jonah Gardner finished first in the 100 free with a time of 53.71.
The Crusaders had 16 top 5 finishers and had 30 season-best times in events throughout the evening.
Hutchinson had eight top 5 finishers in the meet, led by a second place finish for Logan Most in the 500 free. The relay team of Hayes, McClelland, Most and Franz finished second in the 200 and 400 free relay races.
TEAM SCORES
1. Buhler, 456
2. Maize South, 440
3. Maize, 411
4. Hutchinson, 306
5. McPherson, 257
6. Great Bend, 74
7. Rose Hill, 61
8. El Dorado, 57
9. Southeast of Saline, 37