Area swimmers compete at triangular

The Iola Seahorses and Humboldt Current did not shirk away from the larger competition as Iola hosted Independence for a triangular Wednesday.

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July 2, 2026 - 2:59 PM

Mac Kerr, Iola Seahorse swimmer, builds his lead while competing in the backstroke Wednesday. Photo by Jimmy Potts / Iola Register

Although the final tabulated team results were not available at press time, multiple Iola Seahorses and Humboldt Current swimmers took first in multiple events while competing against Independence Wednesday inside at the Iola Municipal Pool.

Complete results as follows: 

Event 2 Women 15-18 200 Yard Freestyle: fourth, Lily Lohman Iola, 2:58.19

Event 5 Mixed 9-10 100 Yard Medley Relay: second, HST A (Theo Raby, Sutton Hillmon, Korben Barnhart, Braxton Wells), 1:35.06; third, Iola A (Emersyn Higginbotham, Lucas Stauffer Rodriguez, Brigham Smith, Daxton Beecher), 1:37.37; fourth, HST B (Corbin Bartlett, Wyler Catron, Stone Neria, Kaxton Goff), 1:39.19; sixth, Iola B (Fisher Frazell, Clara Belinski, Cohen Sigg, Kai Henderson), 2:00.90; seventh, Iola C (Faith Mentzer, Elizabeth Chriestenson, Gavin Granere, Declan Springer), 2:03.38; eighth, Iola D (Cash Stoy, Tessa Brull, Jolee Westervelt, Tyson Koehn), 2:11.59; —, HST C (Myles Morris, Boston Chapman, Austin Frederick, Tate Neria), 2:08.05

Event 6 Mixed 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay: first, HST A (Kamila Morris, Taylin Yelm, Jayden Brady, Stella Walls), 2:50.94; third, Iola A (Cooper Cook, Knox Hufferd, Raina Borjas, Owen Hesse), 3:09.00; fourth, Iola B (Taylor Chriestenson, Grayson Foreman, Ari West, Charley Kerr), 3:25.87; fifth, HST C (Kenzi Myers, Bella Raby, Sofia Schomaker, Lexy Gray), 3:29.59; seventh, HST D (Ty Baylor, Gracie Chapman, Hallie Fitzmaurice, Kobyn Goff), 4:29.91

Event 8 Women 13-18 200 Yard Medley Relay: second, Iola A (L. Lohman, Rohan Springer, Joshua Wanker, Evie Schooler), 2:35.50; fourth, Iola A (Mariah Mathis, Wilder Schooler, Lee Wanker, Anna Klubek), 2:49.50; fifth, HST A (June Taylor, Adalyn Hillmon, Peyton Hestand, Lincoln Foster-Gwillim), 2:49.65; sixth, Iola B (Cora Boren, Moira Springer, Elliot Sigg, Jaylie Herrmann), 3:25.37

Event 8 Men 13-18 200 Yard Medley Relay: second, Iola A (L. Lohman, R. Springer, J. Wanker, E. Schooler), 2:35.50; fourth, Iola A (M. Mathis, W. Schooler, L. Wanker, A. Klubek), 2:49.50; fifth, HST A (J. Taylor, A. Hillmon, P. Hestand, L. Foster-Gwillim), 2:49.65; sixth, Iola B (C. Boren, M. Springer, E. Sigg, J. Herrmann), 3:25.37

Event 8 Mixed 13-18 200 Yard Medley Relay: second, Iola A (L. Lohman, R. Springer, J. Wanker, E. Schooler), 2:35.50; fourth, Iola A (M. Mathis, W. Schooler, L. Wanker, A. Klubek), 2:49.50; fifth, HST A (J. Taylor, A. Hillmon, P. Hestand, L. Foster-Gwillim), 2:49.65; sixth, Iola B (C. Boren, M. Springer, E. Sigg, J. Herrmann), 3:25.37

Event 9 Women 10 and Under 50 Yard Freestyle: second, E. Higginbotham Iola, 49.84; third, Emersyn Butcher HST, 51.40; fourth, Nellie Sigg Iola, 52.16; fifth, K. Goff HST, 52.25; sixth, Jolee Westervelt Iola, 53.68; eighth, S. Hillmon HST, 55.00; 10th, Wren Schultz HST, 59.00; 11th, Carter Mitchell HST, 59.12; 14th, Tessa Brull Iola, 1:04.75; 15th, Austin Frederick HST, 1:07.94; 16th, C. Belinski Iola, 1:13.57; 17th, E. Chriestenson Iola, 1:14.96; 18th, Parker Mitchell HST, 1:15.69; 20th, Claire Bartlett HST, 1:18.22; 21th, Jewell Chapman Iola, 1:18.97

Event 10 Men 10 and Under 50 Yard Freestyle: third, B. Smith Iola, 39.47; fourth, F. Frazell Iola, 41.32; fifth, B. Wells HST, 41.41; sixth, T. Raby HST, 42.07; seventh, C. Sigg Iola, 42.75; eighth, Wyler Catron HST, 45.57; ninth, Stone Neria HST, 46.25; 10th, K. Barnhart HST, 46.78; 12th, Boston Chapman HST, 50.88; 13th, G. Granere Iola, 52.16; 14th, Corbin Bartlett HST, 52.31; 15th, Bradyn Ward HST, 54.16; 16th, L. Stauffer Rodriguez Iola, 58.66; 17th, Tate Neria HST, 1:00.97; 18th, M. Morris HST, 1:01.19; 19th, Cash Stoy Iola, 1:08.50; 21th, Ryker Barnhart HST, 1:10.69; 22th, Nicholas Adamson Iola, 1:13.22

Event 11 Women 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle: first, Taylin Yelm HST, 1:24.40; third, K. Morris HST, 1:28.22; fourth, Stella Walls HST, 1:29.22; seventh, C. Kerr Iola, 1:32.31; eighth, Hadley Yelm HST, 1:33.28; ninth, Raina Borjas Iola, 1:34.41; 10th, Lexy Gray HST, 1:37.06; 13th, Aubree Trim HST, 1:46.72; 14th, Sofia Schomaker HST, 1:51.75; 15th, Hallie Fitzmaurice HST, 1:52.87; 17th, B. Raby HST, 1:56.03; 18th, Gracie Chapman HST, 1:57.72

Event 12 Men 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle: first, Jayden Brady HST, 1:21.09; second, Knox Hufferd Iola, 1:26.85; third, C. Cook Iola, 1:26.96; fourth, R. Roach HST, 1:32.75; fifth, Owen Hesse Iola, 1:41.73; sixth, Tripp Carlson HST, 1:43.06

Event 13 Women 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle: second, M. Mathis Iola, 1:21.00; sixth, A. Klubek Iola, 1:29.37; seventh, E. Sigg Iola, 1:31.57

Event 14 Men 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle: first, P. Hestand HST, 1:17.78; second, L. Foster-Gwillim HST, 1:19.29; third, L. Wanker Iola, 1:23.60

Event 16 Women 15-18 100 Yard Freestyle: third, L. Lohman Iola, 1:16.37; fourth, J. Taylor HST, 1:30.31

Event 16 Men 15-18 100 Yard Freestyle: first, J. Wanker Iola, 1:02.03; second, R. Springer Iola, 1:06.41

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