Girls swimming: Wolves edge Rivals for second league win

Sequim’s Wolves got their second win of the season last week, knocking off the East Jefferson Rivals 86-72 at the home confines of the Sequim YMCA on Oct. 9.

Annie Ellefson and Ava Shinkle both earned two individual event wins and the Wolves (2-2) swept the three relays in the victory.

Ellefson won the 200 free in 2:23 and the 100 breaststroke in just under 1:20 — edging out East Jefferson’s Akeyla Behrenfield by less than a second — while Shinkle added wins in the 100 butterfly in 1:08 and 500 free in 6:11.

“It was a great meet with very even competition between each team,” SHS co-head coach Sarah Thorson said. “All girls fought hard for the duration of the meet.”

Melisa Nelson posted a win in the 200 individual medley (2:42) by nearly 11 seconds.

Sequim’s 200 free relay of Naomi Beglyakov, Violet Phillips, Tricia Day and Addison Long won their event in 2:20, while Ellefson, Nelson, Shinkle and Keira Morey teamed up to take top honors in the 200medley and 400 free relays.

Behrenfield (100 free) and Ursula Schmidt (100 backstroke) picked up individual wins for East Jefferson.

Coming up

Sequim host Kingston on Oct. 16 and are at Bainbridge on Oct. 18.

The Wolves before finishing the regular season on Oct. 23 at home against Bremerton.

The Olympic League divisional meet is scheduled for Oct. 26 at Port Angeles.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Melia Nelson competes in the 200 individual medley in the Wolves’ Oct. 9 home meet against East Jefferson. Nelson won the event by more than 10 seconds with a 2:42.26 finish.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Melia Nelson competes in the 200 individual medley in the Wolves’ Oct. 9 home meet against East Jefferson. Nelson won the event by more than 10 seconds with a 2:42.26 finish.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Keira Morey completes the anchor leg of the Wolves’ 200 medley relay in an Olympic League home meet against East Jefferson on Oct. 9. SHS topped the Rivals, 86-72.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Keira Morey completes the anchor leg of the Wolves’ 200 medley relay in an Olympic League home meet against East Jefferson on Oct. 9. SHS topped the Rivals, 86-72.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Annie Ellefson competes in the 200 freestyle event in the Wolves’ Oct. 9 home meet against East Jefferson. Ellefson won the event with a 2:23.82 finish.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Annie Ellefson competes in the 200 freestyle event in the Wolves’ Oct. 9 home meet against East Jefferson. Ellefson won the event with a 2:23.82 finish.