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Panther swimmers thrive in 500 freestyle
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Matthew Williams in the 500 yard freestyle - photo by Lori Farmer

Great Bend's Matthew Williams (6:48.95) earned a runner-up 500-yard freestyle finish with one of seven season-best times for the Panthers in Monday's swimming meet at the Barton Cougar pool. Mark Sperlein (7:08.22) placed runner-up and Jordan Sander (7:16.19) finished with a season-best time.

Posting season-best times in the 50 freestyle were seventh-place Logan Urban (29.77); ninth-place Leo Bashor, (36.67) and 10th place Tyler Scheuerman (37.32).

Kale Mermis placed fifth (2:32.87) and Sander finished sixth (2:34.33) with season-best times in the 200-yard freestyle..

Manhattan (581) and Garden City (468) finished ahead of Great Bend (371).

GREAT BEND MEET

TEAM SCORES—1—Manhattan 581; 2—Garden City 468; 3—Great Bend 371; 4—SE Saline 40

PANTHER RESULTS *season best

50 freestyle—7—Logan Urban, *29.77; 9—Bashor, *36.67; 10—Scheuerman, *37.32; 11—Maharjan, 37.72

100 backstroke—6—Bashor, 1:39.92; 8—Scheuerman, 1:59.54; DQ—Cade Urban

100 breaststroke—7—Williams, 1:30.38; 8—Sachartz, 1:45.32; 9—Kalivoda, 1:55.18

100 freestyle—5—Mermis, 1:06.94; 7—Logan Urban, 1:18.34; 8—Maharjan, 1:28.94

200 freestyle—5—Mermis, *2:32.87; 6—Sander, *2:34.33; 9—Cade Urban, 2:56.7; 12—Kalivoda, 3:17.63

200 IM—5—Sperlein, 2:54.32; 7—Schartz, 3:29.11

500 free—2—Williams, *6:48.95; 3—Sperlein, 7:08.22; 4—Sander, *7:16.19

200 medley relay—5—Great Bend A, 2:26.0 (Sperlein, Williams, Sander, Logan Urban); 6—GB B, 3:02.71 (Bashor, Kalivoda, Schartz, Scheuerman)

200 free relay—5—Great Bend A, 2:08.84 (Sander, Scheuerman, Mermis, Williams); 6—Great Bend B, 2:29.98 (Bashor, Kalivoda, Schartz, Cade Urban)

400 free relay—3—Great Bend A, 4:51.52 (Logan Urban, Sperlein, Cade Urban, Mermis)