The Chelsea Standard
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Chelsea takes on rival Dexter
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: February 15, 2007
Chelsea's boys' swimming and diving team lost to visiting county rival Dexter 108-78 in a dual meet last Friday.
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"Dexter was somewhat of a let down," said Chelsea assistant coach Brian Thomas. "Friday was not one of our best meets by any standard. Dexter was ripe for the picking and we just couldn't get it going.
"We just didn't seem to get into the rivalry as much as Dexter and that is really frustrating."
To open the meet, the Bulldog foursome of senior Jake Policht, junior Michael Kozma, sophomore Dominic Conybeare and freshman Viran Rana placed third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:58.99. Senior Mark Bowdish, senior Doug Lance, senior Deric Prieskorn and sophomore Todd Kruse finished fifth in 2:06.82.
In the 200 freestyle, Chelsea senior Rick Kinsey placed first in 1:50.88. Senior Nick Armstrong was second in 1:53.00, while sophomore Ryan Wrathall was sixth in 2:05.37 for the Bulldogs.
Conybeare was Chelsea's top finisher placing fourth in the 200 individual medley with a clocking of 2:21.20. Sophomore Nick Dyerly was fifth in 2:26.60 and Rana sixth in 2:30.63 for the Bulldogs.
Senior Brett Kruse was third in the 50 freestyle in 24.63 to pace Chelsea. Policht was fourth in 24.67, while freshman Evan Phillips was sixth in 25.07.
Freshman Michael Heydlauff placed second in the one-meter diving competition with a personal best 190.55 points. Sophomore Peter Wilke was third with a personal best 167.20 points, while freshman Pete Kinsey was fifth with 92.90 points for the Bulldogs.
"Our divers dove really well, including new diver Pete Kinsey," Thomas said.
Armstrong touched second in the 100 butterfly in 58.90. Rana was fifth in 1:06.82, while Dyerly was sixth in 1:07.70.
Senior Jordan Skidmore bested the field in the 100 freestyle finishing first in a state-qualifying time of 51.54. Brett Kruse was fifth in 55.14, while Phillips was sixth in 55.86.
Rick Kinsey placed first in the 500 freestyle with a clocking of 5:12.50. Senior James Bassett was fifth in 5:30.05, while junior Patrick Shaughnessy was sixth in 6:58.12 for Chelsea.
In the 200 freestyle relay, Dyerly, Phillips, Policht and Wrathall placed third in 1:39.66. Sophomore Jared Gentz, Bowdish, Prieskorn and Wilke finished sixth in 1:58.64.
Skidmore ended up second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.18. Conybeare was third in 1:02.31, while Todd Kruse was fifth in 1:05.87.
Kozma placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:15.24. Policht was fifth in 1:17.21, while Lance was sixth in 1:17.55.
In the 400 freestyle relay, the Bulldog group of Rick Kinsey, Brett Kruse, Skidmore and Armstrong finished first in 3:35.84. Dyerly, Wrathall, Phillips and Conybeare ended up third in 3:45.78. Sophomore Michael Palluzzi, junior Jessy Taylor, Gentz and Wilke placed sixth in 5:18.18.
On Feb. 6, host Chelsea defeated Brighton 94-92 in a dual meet.
"That was a thriller," Thomas said. "After starting off slow, in the second half of the meet we really took off. By splitting our 400 freestyle relays we were able to win the meet by two points.
"We had 31 personal best times against Brighton and most of the team shared in the effort to win the meet."
The group of Skidmore, Policht, Rana and Dyerly finished third in the 200 medley relay in 1:55.80 to begin the meet. Todd Kruse, Kozma, Bowdish and Prieskorn placed fourth in 2:05.74.
Rick Kinsey finished first in the 200 freestyle in 1:53.48. Wrathall was fourth in 2:05.73, while Phillips was fifth in 2:05.78.
Skidmore touched third in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:16.24. Conybeare was fourth in 2:21.17.
Armstrong bested the field in the 50 freestyle placing first in 23.02. Brett Kruse was fourth in 24.62, while Policht was fifth in 24.72.
Heydlauff was first in the one-meter diving event with 185.45 points. Wilke was third with 155.70 points and freshman Landon Nieson fifth with 100.80 points.
Armstrong picked up another win in the 100 butterfly with a clocking of 58.53. Rana was fourth in 1:08.01, while Dyerly was fifth in 1:08.60.
Brett Kruse was second in the 100 freestyle in 54.17. Phillips was third in 57.13, while Wrathall was fourth in 57.52.
In the 500 freestyle, Rick Kinsey placed first in 5:11.81. Bassett ended up fourth in 5:44.72, while Pete Kinsey was sixth in 6:12.87.
The Bulldog quartet of Brett Kruse, Rick Kinsey, Armstrong and Phillips finished first in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:36.81. Policht, Dyerly, Wrathall and Rana placed third in 1:41.89.
Skidmore placed first in the 100 backstroke in 57.14. Conybeare was third in 1:01.93, while Todd Kruse was sixth in 1:07.19.
Kozma was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:15.28. Policht was fifth in 1:17.07, while Lance was sixth in 1:17.83.
Brett Kruse, Rick Kinsey, Wrathall and Skidmore placed first in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:32.83. Dyerly, Phillips, Conybeare and Armstrong finished third in 3:37.03. Pete Kinsey, Todd Kruse, Prieskorn and Bassett ended up sixth in 4:13.35.
"It's fun to swim in these meets and have everyone on their feet at the end of the meet," Thomas said. "I'm very proud of how we came together for this meet."
Chelsea next travels to Ypsilanti Lincoln for a meet Friday at 6:30 p.m.
On Feb. 23 through 24, the Bulldogs will participate in the Southeastern Conference meet at Saline.
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