Spencer, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – Spencer welcomed Sioux City Metro and Algona to the Jeffrey S. Olson Memorial Pool at the Spencer Family YMCA for a Triangular Thursday night.

Spencer got off to a great start in the team scoring, taking the top two spots in the 200y Medley Relay.  Emerson Wittrock, Halle Sears, Aubrey Paterson, and Aubrey McFarland won with a time of 1:55.52.  Lauren Stuckey, Ava Ries, Ruthie Balk, and Maisy Schmidt were second as Spencer’s B team at 2:06.66.

After Sioux City Metro responded by taking 1st and 2nd in the 200y Free, Halle Sears won the 200y Individual Medley with a time of 2:10.79 for Spencer.  Jade Henson would work a 3rd place finish, giving Spencer the one and three to Metro’s two and four.  Henson talked about Spencer’s improvement heading into the regular season’s home stretch.

For the 50y Free, the Tigers put some more cushion on their leads as Ava Vogt won with a time of 27.1 seconds and Maisy Schmidt was 2nd at 28.08.  Spencer’s times tend to be a little slower in their home pool, but Schmidt was happy to be around a familiar crowd in a packed building.

Spencer’s Aubrey Paterson took 1st in the 100y Fly with a time of 1:01.33.  Despite Sioux City Metro’s Aria Freeman winning the 100y Free, Spencer put Ava Vogt and Maisy Schmidt inside Metro’s 2nd swimmer with 2nd and 3rd finishes.

The Tigers would also claim the top two spots in the 500y Free with Halle Sears winning at 5:28.37 and Tensley Cronin 2nd at 6:08.97.

Spencer’s team of Aubrey Paterson, Aubrey McFarland, Emerson Wittrock, and Ava Vogt combined for a time of 1:45.64 to win the 200y Free Relay.

In the 100y Backstroke, Emerson Wittrock of Spencer won with a time of 1:05.09 and Aubrey McFarland was 2nd at 1:05.76.

The Triangular wrapped up with the 400y Free.  Spencer’s team of Halle Sears, Emerson Wittrock, Aubrey McFarland, and Aubrey Paterson took 1st with a time of 3:51.39.

In the team scores, Spencer beat Sioux City Metro 62-32 and Algona 75-18.  Sioux City Metro came away with a 70-23 win against Algona.