Free State High's swimmers get pumped up a swimming and diving meet Thursday, April 30, 2015, at FSHS.

Free State High’s girls swim and dive team had not lost a meet all year going into the FSHS quadrangular Thursday, and the Firebirds had no plans of changing that on the team’s Senior Night.

The Firebirds scored 515 points and won 11 of 12 events to win their quad against Lawrence High (345), Olathe South (267) and Shawnee Mission North (173).

While the FSHS seniors were excited for their final home meet, they’re still focused more on what lies ahead.

“It was the last time I swam at home, and it was emotional at some points,” senior Courtney Caldwell said. “But we still have league and state to work toward, and we’re pretty excited about that.”

Caldwell won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke and also helped the Firebirds win the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. The 200 freestyle relay had a little extra meaning to Caldwell, as she was joined by fellow seniors Kat LaFever, Alexa Malik and Eliza Anderson.

“It was really fun. We didn’t even realize until yesterday,” Caldwell said. “We were like, ‘We should probably do a senior relay,’ and it was a lot of fun to be able to have all of us on there.”

The N.C. State signee was not the only Firebird who won multiple events. Ava Cormaney won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, and Cierra Campbell won the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle. Alvena Walpole (200 freestyle) and Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck (50 freestyle) wrapped up the Free State individual champions. Everything for the Firebirds was kick-started by Janet Stefanov, Cormaney, Walpole and Campbell beginning the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay.

While Free State coach Annette McDonald was pleased with her team’s all-around success, she believes even faster times from her best swimmers are yet to come.

“Some of our swimmers were doing really, really well, but our top swimmers are still working to be successful later,” McDonald said. “This wasn’t a meet to rest or taper or do anything like that for.”

Lawrence High coach Kent McDonald echoed his counterpart’s sentiments. The LHS coach saw a number of positives from the Lions’ second-place finish but believes there is still room for improvement.

“Overall, we were shooting for second, and the other two teams we beat were Sunflower League schools,” the LHS coach said, “which is important to me, (and) hopefully important to the team.”

The Lions were led by two runner-up finishes from sophomore Mary Reed-Weston, which both came to Cormaney in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.

“I think both of her performances were really good,” Kent McDonald said. “They were against the same girl that she has had kind of a rivalry with now. They’re just close, and she’s just got to figure out a way to get over the bump there and get her.”

Reed-Weston relishes the opportunities to compete against the Firebirds’ top swimmers.

“There’s a little bit more pressure because they’re (the Firebirds) such a good team,” Reed-Weston said. “But then it also helps create a better atmosphere to swim fast in.”

The Lions also got another second-place finish from Brittany Archer in the 500 freestyle, the highlight of the meet for Kent McDonald.

“Well, Brittany, she has trouble seeing, and she didn’t know she was racing a Free State girl (Carter Stacey) in,” the LHS coach said. “To me, it was the most exciting race of the night she didn’t even know about it.”

Team Scores: Free State 515, Lawrence High 345, Olathe South 267, Shawnee Mission North 173.

Free State results:

200 medley relay – 1. Janet Stefanov, Ava Cormaney, Alvena Walpole, Cierra Campbell, 1:57.70; 2. Claire Campbell, Kat LaFever, Piper Rogers, 1:59.00; 4. Hailei Detwiler, Kara Krannawitter, Lydia Zicker, Charlotte Crandall, 2:04.35; 6. Zoe Prather, Trenna Soderling, Courtney Cruickshank, Linda Liu, 2:09.48; 9. Sophia Riedemann, Paxton Brittingham, Chloe Riedemann, Nathalie Chow Yuen, 2:23.57; 14. Maddie Hill, Madeline Nachtigal, Hannah Mallory, Taylor Thomas, 2:38.34.

200 freestyle – 1. Alvena Walpole, 1:59.82; 3. Eliza Anderson, 2:04.35; 4. Carter Stacey, 2:09.86; 5. Kara Krannawitter, 2:14.52.

200 IM – 1. Ava Cormaney, 2:18.28; 3. Charlotte Crandall, 2:24.43; 4. Anna McCurdy, 2:27.04.

50 freestyle – 1. Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, 24.80; 2. Claire Campbell, 25.48; 3. Alexa Malik, 26.02; 4. Simone Herlihy, 26.99; 8. Linda Liu, 28.03; 9. Piper Rogers, 28.06; 14. Chloe Riedemann, 28.83; 15. Hailei Detwiler, 28.88; 16. Courtney Cruickshank, 28.94; 18. Trenna Soderling, 29.18; 19. Sydney Williams, 29.31; 24. Emma Steimle, 31.06; 26. Rowan Plinsky, 31.08; T-27. Nathalie Chow Yuen, 31.31; 30. Maddie Clark, 32.07; 31. Paxton Brittingham, 32.11; 32. Maleena Hatfield, 32.20; T-36. Taylor Thomas, 33.12; T-36. Hannah Malloy 33.12; 38. Aubin Murphy, 33.29; 43. Heather Buckingham, 34.36; 47. Sydney Bollinger, 34.64; 48. Danielle Morrison, 34.84; 49. Madeline Nachtigal, 34.87; 51. Caroline Kelton, 35.29; 56. Riley Bane, 38.97; 59. Maddie Hill, 40.05.

1-meter diving – 2. Haley Johnson, 228.25; 4. Alexis Luinstra, 208.55.

100 butterfly – 1. Cierra Campbell, 59.58; 2. Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, 1:02.36; 3. Piper Rogers, 1:02.97; 6. Rowan Plinsky, 1:11.22.

100 freestyle – 1. Courtney Caldwell, 53.98; 2. Eliza Anderson, 56.12; 3. Alexa Malik, 56.46; 4. Alvena Walpole, 56.48; 5. Janet Stefanov, 57.62; 8. Simone Herlihy, 1:00.51; 9. Linda Liu, 1:01.28; 11. Sydney Williams, 1:04.07; 14. Chloe Riedemann, 1:05.64; 23. Taylor Thomas, 1:11.37; 27. Maddie Clark, 1:17.82; Caroline Kelton, 1:16.22; 28. Aubin Murphy, 1:16.22; 29. Sydney Bollinger, 1:18.13; 31. Madeline Nachtigal, 1:21.11; 36. Maddie Hill, 1:30.74.

500 freestyle – 1. Cierra Campbell, 5:14.33; 3. Carter Stacey, 5:45.90; 6. Emma Steimle, 7:05.09.

200 freestyle relay – 1. Courtney Caldwell, Kat LaFever, Alexa Malik, Eliza Anderson, 1:46.61; 2. Linda Liu, Piper Rogers, Ava Cormaney, Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, 1:48.36; 5. Kara Krannawitter, Courtney Cruickshank, Anna McCurdy, Carter Stacey, 1:54.11; 10. Sophia Riedemann, Nathalie Chow Yuen, Paxton Brittingham, Emma Steimle, 2:10.20; 11. Maura McDonald, Maleena Hatfield, Hannah Malloy, Taylor Thomas, 2:10.27; 16. Haley Johnson, Caroline Kelton, Danielle Morrison, Maddie Clark, 2:17.80; 18. Sydney Bollinger, Maddie Hill, Madeline Nachtigal, Sydney Williams, 2:25.40.

100 backstroke – 1. Courtney Caldwell, 1:00.40; 2. Claire Campbell, 1:02.73; 4. Janet Stefanov, 1:03.57; 5. Hailei Detwiler, 1:04.78; 7. Anna McCurdy, 1:08.63.

100 breaststroke – 1. Ava Cormaney, 1:10.97; 3. Kara Krannawitter, 1:15.25; 4. Kat LaFever, 1:15.50; 5. Courtney Cruickshank, 1:17.17; 8. Trenna Soderling, 1:20.12; 11. Maleena Hatfield, 1:30.19; 16. Paxton Brittingham, 1:35.61.

400 freestyle relay – 1. Cierra Campbell, Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Eliza Anderson, Courtney Caldwell, 3:46.36; 2. Alvena Walpole, Hailei Detwiler, Simone Herlihy, Claire Campbell, 3:53.40; 5. Carter Stacey, Anna McCurdy, Chloe Riedemann, Janet Stefanov, 4:11.70.

Lawrence High results:

200 medley relay – 3. Hannah Lee, Mary Reed-Weston, Morgan Traughber, Nicole Oblon, 2:01.35; 7. Chandler Sells, Vanessa Hernandez, Alex Ginsberg, Meredith Von Feldt, 2:17.57; 16. Hanna Hall, Teresa Tinebra, Abbie Treff, Alicia Ruder, 2:42.05.

200 freestyle – 6. Brittany Archer, 2:17.53; 8. Taylor Schoepf, 2:39.11; 9. Kimberly Myers, 2:40.61.

200 IM – 2. Mary Reed-Weston, 2:21.62; 5. Vanessa Hernandez, 2:47.13; 10. Abbie Treff, 3:10.25.

50 freestyle – 5. Hannah Lee, 27.44; 6. Nicole Oblon, 27.45; 33. Kendra Yergey, 32.44; 42. Teresa Tinebra, 34.13; 44. Bella Whittaker, 34.50; 46. Eleanor Matheis, 34.57; 50. Taylor Nation, 35.11; 52. Alicia Ruder, 35.62; 53. Jordan Myers, 37.32; T-60. Shanae McCann, 40.54; 69. Milica Jovanovic, 47.72.

1-meter diving – 5. Naomi Dale, 162.00; 6. Susan Frick, 158.35.

100 butterfly – 4. Morgan Traughber, 1:03.49; 5. Alex Ginsberg, 1:07.48; 8. Abbie Treff, 1:29.03.

100 freestyle – 7. Nicole Oblon, 1:00.16; 13. Chisato Kimura, 1:05.53; 15. Chandler Sells, 1:06.46; 16. Meredith Von Feldt, 1:06.64; 30. Shahrzad Hajiarbabi, 1:20.98.

500 freestyle – 2. Brittany Archer, 5:45.65; 7. Kimberly Myers, 7:13.85; 8. Taylor Schoepf, 7:14.50; 10. Hanna Hall, 8:03.37.

200 freestyle relay – 3. Alex Ginsberg, Vanessa Hernandez, Brittany Archer, Hannah Lee, 1:52.14; 7. Olivia Jimenez, Taylor Schoepf, Kimberly Myers, Chisato Kimura, 2:05.99; 15. Kendra Yergey, Eleanor Matheis, Alicia Ruder, Teresa Tinebra, 2:17.26; 17. Shahrzad Hajiarbabi, Taylor Nation, Jordan Myers, Bella Whittaker, 2:24.20; 20. Milica Jovanovic, Naomi Dale, Shanae McCann, Susan Frick, 2:34.65.

100 backstroke – 3. Morgan Traughber, 1:03.28; 8. Meredith Von Feldt, 1:18.65; 10. Chandler Sells, 1:23.16.

100 breaststroke – 2. Mary Reed-Weston, 1:12.16; 6. Alex Ginsberg, 1:18.15; 9. Vanessa Hernandez, 1:25.04; 15. Eleanor Matheis, 1:33.91; 19. Milica Jovanovic, 1:41.83; 21. Teresa Tinebra, 1:47.32.

400 freestyle relay – 3. Morgan Traughber, Nicole Oblon, Hannah Lee, Mary Reed-Weston, 3:56.33; 7. Chisato Kimura, Chandler Sells, Meredith Von Feldt, Brittany Archer, 4:34.57; 10. Olivia Jimenez, Kimberly Myers, Kendra Yergey, Taylor Schoepf, 4:52.37; 11. Hanna Hall, Alicia Ruder, Jordan Myers, Abbie Treff, 5:19.93.