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Lake Forest Grabs Impressive Third at Evanston Invitational

Depth allows Scouts to rack up the points.

 

BOYS' SWIMMING

Date: Jan. 7 - Evanston Invitational

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Final Score: 1. New Trier 376; 2. Naperville North 233; 3. 4. Stevenson 186; 5. Loyola Academy 183; 6. Glenbrook South 152; 7. St. Charles North 141; 8. Evanston 140; 9. Marmion 131; 10. Neuqua Valley 99; 11. Stagg and St. Ignatius 80; 13. Lincoln-Way East 40; 14. Lockport 38; 15. St. Patrick 36; 16. Niles West 32; 17. Brother Rice 26.

Scouts’ Star Performer: Bryan Bunning registered a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly where he clocked a time of 52.55 seconds or just .15 seconds slower than Nick Bessler of Naperville North, who touched in 52.40. Bunning also added a third in the 100 backstroke in 53.17. New Trier's Jack Mangan won the event in a meet-record 51.64.

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Other Notable Scout Performances: Peter Grumhaus added a third in the 500 freestyle (4:41.37) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:45.37). The Scouts' 200 medley relay of Bunning, Bogdan Balteanu, Grumhaus and Colin Rowe took second in 1:38.57 behind New Trier's meet-record time of 1:36.05. The 400 freestyle relay of Rowe, Bunning, Baltneau and Grumhaus collected third in 3:15.27.

What’s Next: Lake Forest hosts Vernon Hills in a NSC dual at 5 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 12) and visits the Trevian Relays at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 14) at New Trier High School. 

The Bottom Line: The Scouts scored in just about every event. Michael LeMay scored in the 200 individual medley (16th, 2:05.51) and 100 butterfly (12th, 55.63); Rowe placed in the 50 and 100 freestyle with a fifth (22/51) and sixth (49.07), respectively; the 200 freestyle relay of Daniel Smith, Thomas Remmissong, David Hayes and LeMay nabbed 11th in 1:34.04; Smith added a 12th in the 100 backstroke (56.46), and Balteanu notched seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.45).


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