HAYS — Great Bend's state-qualifying 400-yard freestyle relay captured the Western Athletic Conference championship (4:19.37) with Darcy Feist, Braylee Carper, Hadley Gregg and Josephine Mazouch. 

State qualifier Josephine Mazouch placed runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle (26.53) and third in the 100-yard freestyle (58.92). 

State qualifier Clarise Snapp placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:20.88). Meredith Mazouch placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:14.54).

Garden City (554) defended its WAC championship ahead of Hays High (509) and Great Bend (367).

WESTERN ATHLETIC *season best

TEAM SCORES—1—Garden City 557; 2—Hays High 509; 3—Great Bend 367; 4—Liberal 251; 2—Dodge City 229

50 freestyle—1—Meng, GC, *26.19; 2—Josephine Mazouch, *26.53; 4—Meredith Mazouch, 27.87; 11—Nokes, 34.88; Gallant, *45.72 

100 freestyle—1—Schmidt, Hays, 3—Josephine Mazouch, 58.92; 7—Bonine, 1:15.68; 14—Gallant, 1:52.92   

200 freestyle—1—Sekavec, GC, *2:08.97; 5—Feist, 2:28.8; 7—Carper, 2:33.92

500 freestyle—1—West, GC, 6:05.61; 6—Carper, 6:53.73

100 backstroke—1—Hughes, Hays, *1:04.16; 4—Meredith Mazouch, 1:14.54; 6—Emma Snapp, *1:22.54

100 butterfly—1—Hughes, Hays, *1:03.57; 7—Emma Snapp, *1:29.95

100 breaststroke—1—Schmidt, Hays, *1:11.13; 3—Clarise Snapp, 1:20.88; 4—Hadley, 1:23.35; 10—Bonine, 1:51.68

200 IM—1—Sekavec, GC, *2:38.7; 5—Clarise Snapp, 2:52.9; 6—Gregg, *2:53.23

200 free relay—1—Hays High, *1:47.15; 3—Great Bend A, 1:54.58 (Meredith Mazouch, Clarise Snapp, Feist, Josephine Mazouch); 9—Great Bend B, 2:33.34 (Emma Snapp, Gallant, Nokes, Bonine)

200 medley relay—1—Hays High, *2:02.26; 3—Great Bend A, 2:13.68 (Meredith Mazouch, Gregg, Clarise Snapp, Feist); 6—GB B, *2:32.71 (Carper, Bonine, Emma Snapp, Nokes)

400 free relay—1—Great Bend, 4:19.37 (Feist, Carper, Gregg, Josephine Mazouch)