Blue Racers Finish Second At Conference
The Nashville Blue Racers concluded their season this past weekend with the 2019 Shawnee Conference Meet on July 20. Nashville Memorial Pool hosted the meet. The meet featured six teams. Nashville, Carlyle, Millstadt, Pinckneyville, Red Bud, and Sparta all competed, with Carlyle taking the title.
Carlyle dominated the meet finishing with 436 points. Nashville was second with 293 points followed by Millstadt in third with 238 points. Red Bud brought home fourth place with 164 points. Pinckneyville was fifth with 161 points. Sparta was sixth with 78 points.
First Place Finishers:
Lainey Fletcher, Sailor Gutzler-Dlubala, Scarlet Konkel, and Alana Kujawa in the Girls 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay. Sophie Schubert in the Girls 13-14 100 Yard Individual Medley. Hazel Konkel in the Girls 15-18 100 Yard Individual Medley. Kassidy Linkey in the Boys 9-10 25 Yard Backstroke. Scarlet Konkel in the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke. Quintin Pedtke in the Boys 11-12 50 Yard Butterfly. Sophie Schubert in the Girls 13-14 50 Yard Butterfly. Brody Meyer in the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Breaststroke. Hazel Konkel in the Girls 15-18 100 Yard Breaststroke. Sophie Schubert in the Girls 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle. Hazel Konkel in the Girls 15-18 100 Yard Freestyle. Alana Kujawa, Sailor Gutzler-Dlubala, Lainey Fletcher, and Scarlet Konkel in the Girls 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
Second Place Finishers:
Kassidy Linkey, Grady Varel, Aidan Dent, and Townes Auksel in the Boys 9-10 100 Yard Medley Relay. Hudson Jones, Camden Lisk, Quintin Pedtke,and Joey Shopinski in the Boys 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay. Becca Shopinski, Emma Grathwohl, Sophie Schubert, and Josie Bylaitis in the Girls 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay. Gabe Kreid, David Arnold, Evan Anderson, and Trent Browne in the Boys 15-18 200 Yard Medley Relay. Quintin Pedtke in the Boys 11-12 100 Yard Individual Medley. Scarlet Konkel in the Girls 11-12 100 Yard Individual Medley. Brody Meyer in the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Individual Medley. Aidan Dent in the Boys 8 and Under 25 Yard Backstroke. Rylee Habbe in the Girls 9-10 25 Yard Backstroke. Sailor Gutzler-Dlubala in the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Breaststroke. David Arnold in the Boys 15-18 100 Yard Breaststroke. Quintin Pedtke in the Boys 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle. Scarlet Konkel in the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle. Payton Basden, Naomi Lewis, Camie Wilson, and Rylee Habbe in the Girls 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle Relay. Brayden Hunter, Roman Reams, Zeke Kinder, and Brody Meyer in the Boys 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. Emma Grathwohl, Becca Shopinski, Josie Bylaitis, and Sophie Schubert in the Girls 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. David Arnold, Trent Browne, Adam Anderson, and Evan Anderson in the Boys 15-18 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
Third Place Finishers:
Keeghan Maschhoff, Landry Wolf, Olivia Kujawa, and Makayla Borgmann in the Girls 8 and Under 100 Yard Medley Relay. Olivia Anderson, Ella Jones, Hazel Konkel, and Elley Szopinski in the Girls 15-18 200 Yard Medley Relay. Evan Anderson in the Boys 15-18 100 Yard Individual Medley. Olivia Anderson in the Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Backstroke. Lainey Fletcher in the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke. Brody Meyer in the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Backstroke. Aidan Dent in the Boys 8 and Under 25 Yard Butterfly. Evan Anderson in the Boys 15-18 50 Yard Butterfly. Olivia Kujawa in the Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Breaststroke. Hudson Jones in the Boys 11-12 50 Yard Breaststroke. Evan Anderson in the Boys 15-18 100 Yard Breaststroke. Aidan Dent in the Boys 8 and Under 25 Yard Freestyle. Makayla Borgmann in the Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Freestyle. Grady Varel in the Boys 9-10 25 Yard Freestyle. Rylee Habbe in the Girls 9-10 25 Yard Freestyle. Brayden Hunter in the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle. Olivia Kujawa, Keeghan Maschhoff, Landry Wolf, and Makayla Borgmann in the Girls 8 and Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay. Kassidy Linkey, Townes Auksel, Aidan Dent, and Grady Varel in the Boys 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle Relay. Hudson Jones, Camden Lisk, Joey Shopinski, and Quintin Pedtke in the Boys 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. Ella Jones, Olivia Anderson, Addison Browne, and Hazel Konkel in the Girls 15-18 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
Sophie Schubert was the top individual point earner in the Girls 13-14 age group. Hazel Konkel in the Girls 15-18 age group. The Blue Racers earned the most points as a team in the Girls 11-12 age group.

Olivia Anderson swims during the Shawnee Conference Meet on July 20. Below: Gabe Kreid swims at the conference meet.