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Runners: Swimming: Shelton boys drop their times
Raising
funds
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"I was recruited because I
went to state in the 400-meter
dash and had times to qualify,"
Schwerzler said. "I think it's
an amazing opportunity. It's
really exciting. I've never been
out of the country before."
Both girls are dedicated
students. Nicolas said compet-
ing in sports improved her fo-
cus, which translated into the
classroom, and Schwerzler is
a full-time student at Olympic
College Bremerton.
The girls are also involved
in their communities.
Schwerzler, a member of
the North Mason National
Honor Society, volunteers at
Pioneer Middle School, at the
Christmas Giving Arts and
Crafts Fair to raise money for
food for Pioneer families, is an
assistant coach for her fathe£s
basketball team through Shel-
ton Parks and Recreation and
has volunteered in the past for
Kitten Rescue.
For the past four years,
Nicolas has helped plan and
organize the Shelton Chris-
tian Church's annual trip to
Mexico to build homes and
has been a camp counselor for
Panhandle Lake's sixth-grade
camp and the local 4-H groups.
Nicolas said she's excited
for the trip to Australia.
"I'm looking forward to the
experience of going to another
country and representing my
state," she said.
Although both girls are re-
quired to raise at least $5,000,
that hasn't hindered the girls'
determination to go.
Both have put in consider-
able efforts to bring in money
for the trip. On Feb. 20, Nico-
las said she had about $1,700
left to raise, while Schwerzler
said Monday she had about
$2,500 remaining.
"If you raised $1,000 within
a month of signing up, you
earned a free three-day trip to
Hawaii," Schwerzler said. "So
I get three days in Hawaii af-
ter Australia."
The money for both girls is
due by June 1 and both are still
looking for community sponsors.
"I'm going to businesses
and talking to them," Nicolas
said. "I'm also having a garage
sale in May and a spaghetti
feed in March."
One of Schwerzle£s spon-
sors is State Farm Insurance
in Shelton.
"If you go in and talk to Mela-
nie for a free quote and give my
name, she'll give me $25 toward
the trip," Schwerzler said.
To sponsor either athlete,
go to downundersports.com.
Journal photos by Emily Hanson
Shelton junior Harrison MacAlevy dives in for the 50-yard freestyle in the
preliminaries Friday at the 3A WlAA State Boys' Swimming and Diving
Championship in the King County Aquatic Center. MacAlevy set a school
record in the finals at 21.58, fast enough for fourth place.
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MacAlevy led off the event, with Ke-
aly, sophomore Levi Vance and junior
Ryan Taylor competing with him.
At the start of the meet, MacAlevy
and Kealy also swam the 200-yard
medley relay.
"They were ranked 18th and ended
up 13th, so they moved way up and
dropped 1 second," Youngquist said.
"Levi's swim was outstanding. He's a
big part of our future."
The medley relay team dropped al-
most 2 seconds to advance from an ini-
tial ranking of 16th.
"The most improvement came from
Harrison and Ryder," Youngquist said.
MacAlevy said he was happy to set
the school record in the 50 freestyle af-
Shelton senior Ryder Phelan approaches
the wall while swimming the breaststroke
leg of the 200-yard medley relay in the
preliminaries of the 3A WlAA State Boys'
Swimming and Diving Championship on
Friday at the King County Aquatic Center
in Federal Way. The medley relay team --
with senior Dalton Green, junior Harrison
MacAlevy and senior Sean Kealy -- finished
1 lth in the finals at 1:46.71.
ter the preliminaries.
"When I set the record in the
backstroke at districts, I was dead
and didn't realize I'd broken the re-
cord," MacAlevy said. "This was a big
time drop for me. I was at 21.99 at
districts when I finally managed to
break 22."
MacAlevy's times are especially im-
pressive, Youngquist said, when look-
ing at one physical fact: He measures
in at 5-foot-7, which is relatively short
for a male swimmer.
"There are some advantages to be-
ing shorter," MacAlevy said. "I'm light-
er and ride on the water easier. (Taller
swimmers) might have half a foot on
me, but that only counts on the start.
If you have a high enough tempo, you
should be able to keep up."
Shelton sophomore Jon Netzel approaches
the water on an inward dive during the
preliminaries Friday at the 3A WlAA State
Boys' Swimming and Diving Championship
at the King County Aquatic Center in
Federal Way. Netzel finished 14th with
242.60 points.
was able to
Freshmen
Netzel finished 13th and 18th with
Fly, sophomore Jon Netzel
"They dove well," co-head coach ished in 14th place with 242.60
Rob Phelan said. "I was real points.
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stat," Phelan said. "He got on the
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Shelton
sophomore
Troy Krumpols
performs
an inward
somersault
during the
preliminary
dives Friday at
the 3A WlAA
State Boys'
Swimming
and Diving
Championship
in the King
County Aquatic
Center in
Federal Way.
Krumpols took
10th with 270
points.
