Kennedy Girls Swimming

Freshmen star for Cougars, Lions in pool

Brooke Timmerman, a talented freshman, drives 20 miles every day from Atkins to Cedar Rapids so she can attend Kennedy High School and swim for the Cougars.

Jennifer Jenks, another freshman, has been known as "Stephanie's Little Sister" much of her life, but she's another talented member of the family and a top-notch swimmer for the Linn-Mar Lions.

The two ninth graders grabbed the headlines Tuesday night as Kennedy trimmed Linn-Mar, 110-76, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at the Kennedy pool.

Timmerman lives in the Benton Community school district, but the Bobcats do not have a swimming team. She has a school driver's permit and happily commutes to northeast Cedar Rapids every day, although she's still getting accustomed to a bigger school.

"It's scary," she said. "There are so many people and it's hard to get through the halls. I avoid crowds of people and take the back route."

Timmerman took the front route in the pool Tuesday and captured the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. She also swam on the triumphant 200 medley relay.

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Cougars swamp Waterloo West

WATERLOO - Brooke Timmerman, Sam Jacobsen and Hannah Botkin were quadruple winners Tuesday as Kennedy walloped Waterloo West, 146-37, in girls swimming at Waterloo Central.

Timmerman won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke, and swam on the winning medley and 200 freestyle relays.

Jacobsen won the 200 free and 100 backstroke, and swam on the 200 and 400 free relays.

Botkin also swam on the two winning free relays, and she also won the 50 free and 100 free.

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Schmeiser, Dalecky top all-Metro swim team

Jessica Schmeiser of Kennedy and Lauren Dalecky of Linn-Mar have been named the co-Athletes of the Year on the 2012 All-Metro swimming and diving team.

Kennedy and Linn-Mar garnered six spots apiece on the first team.

Kennedy's first-team picks were Megan Berst, Hannah Botkin, Sam Jacobsen, Michele Wasta, Lydia Yang and Schmeiser.

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Hughes, Schmeiser pace Metro swimmers at state

MARSHALLTOWN - Cedar Rapids Washington junior Jackie Hughes collected a pair of individual top-10 finishes at the state swimming meet Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA.

Hughes placed eighth in the 500 freestyle and finished 10th in the individual medley. She also swam on the 400 freestyle relay that placed 14th.

Kennedy senior Jessica Schmeiser placed 10th in the 200 freestyle and finished 11th in the 100 freestyle. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay that placed seventh and swam on the 400 freestyle relay that touched in 10th place.

Linn-Mar placed 10th in both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay.

Kennedy finished 14th in the team standings. Linn-Mar tied for 15th and Washington was 22nd.

Ames won the team championship.

STATE SWIM MEET
At Marshalltown YMCA

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Ames 274, 2. Pleasant Valley 224, 3. West Des Moines Valley 192, 4. Dowling Catholic 180.5, 5. Cedar Falls 165, 6. Johnston 148, 7. Mason City 116, 8. Dubuque Senior 113, 9. Bettendorf 111, 10. Iowa City West 106, 11. Waukee 97, 12. Lewis Central 82, 13. Des Moines North 77, 14. Kennedy 60, 15. (tie) Linn-Mar 45; Ankeny 45, 17. Newton/Colfax/Mingo/Pella 43, 18. (tie) Sioux City Metro 37; Southeast Polk 37, 20. Spencer/Spirit Lake 33, 21. Des Moines Roosevelt 27, 22. Washington 24, 23. Muscatine 17.5, 24. Des Moines Lincoln 17, 25. Iowa City High 15, 26. Davenport Central 9, 27. (tie) Keokuk 6; Dubuque Wahlert 6; 29. Des Moines Hoover 5, 30. (tie) Grinnell 4; Marshalltown 4; 32. (tie) Decorah 2; Fairfield 2; 34. Boone 1.

WINNERS
Diving - Maggie James (Ames) 512.80
200 medley relay - Dowling 1:47.44
200 freestyle - Gabbie Stecker (Pleasant Valley) 1:49.64
200 IM - Emma Sougstad (Mason City) 2:00.33
50 freestyle - Maddie Gehrke (Waukee) 23.34
100 butterfly - Emma Sougstad (Mason City) 55.25
100 freestyle - Aftin Phyfe (Cedar Falls) 51.54
500 freestyle - Gabbie Stecker (Pleasant Valley) 4:52.91
200 freestyle relay - Pleasant Valley 1:36.15
100 backstroke - Sara Bentley (Ames) 56.89
100 breaststroke - Katharine Ross (Des Moines North) 1:01.18
400 freestyle relay - Pleasant Valley 3:31.31

KENNEDY RESULTS (14th)
7th - 200 freestyle relay (Hannah Botkin, Sam Jacobsen, Megan Berst, Jessica Schmeiser) 1:39.70
10th - Jessica Schmeiser, 200 freestyle, 1:57.21
10th - 400 freestyle relay (Hannah Botkin, Sam Jacobsen, Lydia Yang, Jessica Schmeiser) 3:40.81
11th - Jessica Schmeiser, 100 freestyle, 54.31
12th - Sam Jacobsen, 200 freestyle, 1:58.16
13th - Hannah Botkin, 50 freestyle, 25.23
17th - 200 medley relay (Henna McCoy, Amanda Jacobsen, Michele Wasta, Kirsten Siebenga) 1:54.74
24th - Hannah Botkin, 100 freestyle, 56.44
24th - Amanda Jacobsen, 100 breaststroke, 1:11.93
29th - Victoria Spaulding, diving, 141.35

LINN-MAR RESULTS (15th)
8th - Alyssa Deuso, diving, 376.60
10th - 200 medley relay (Lizzie Adams, Lauren Dalecky, Alexa Klimes, Samantha Fitzgerald) 1:51.43
10th - 200 freestyle relay (Lauren Dalecky, Samantha Fitzgerald, Paige Broghammer, Lizzie Adams) 1:41.56
11th - Lauren Dalecky, 100 breaststroke, 1:09.21
18th - Lauren Dalecky, 50 freestyle, 25.43
21st - Lizzie Adams, 100 backstroke, 1:02.39
22nd - Lizzie Adams, 50 freestyle, 25.74
23rd - Lauren Reynolds, 100 breaststroke, 1:11.66
23rd - 400 freestyle relay (Alexa Klimes, Paige Broghammer, Hailey Harms, Lauren Reynolds) 3:51.42

WASHINGTON RESULTS (22nd)
8th - Jackie Hughes, 500 freestyle, 5:16.98
10th - Jackie Hughes, 200 IM, 2:12.47
14th - 400 freestyle relay (McKenzie Asplund, Maddie Dietz, Jackie Allen, Jackie Hughes) 3:46.08
21st - 200 medley relay (Maddie Dietz, Jackie Hughes, Kaitlin Ackerman, Jackie Allen) 1:55.73
22nd - McKenzie Asplund, 200 freestyle, 2:01.15