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2016 WDA Finish: 5th

2016 Class A Finish: 8th

WDA championships: None

State championships: None

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2017 Season

2017 Varsity Schedule/Results

Mandan Quadrangular
Aug. 31, 2017, 5 p.m. CT
Mandan Aquatic Center, Mandan, N.D.

Team scores
Mandan 99, Dickinson 60
Century 129, Mandan 51
Century 136, Dickinson 40
Mandan 95, Bismarck High 57

Individual winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:52.31 (Briana Rittenbach, Carly Palmer, Tess Sether Lexi Duchscherer)
200 Freestyle: B. Rittenbach, Century, 1:57.47
200 IM: C. Palmer, Century, 2:13.89
50 Freestyle: L. Duchscherer, Century, :25.35
1M Diving: Olivia Lacher, Mandan, 169.55 points
100 Butterfly: Olyvia Bender, Century, 1:03.32
100 Freestyle: B. Rittenbach, Century, :54.09
500 Freestyle: C. Palmer, Century, 5:26.94
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:48.28 (Page Keller, Sarah Dorrheim, Andrea Frank, T. Sether)
100 Backstroke: L. Duchscherer, Century, 1:03.41
100 Breaststroke: Mayson Sheldon, Mandan, 1:11.99
400 Freestyle: Century, 3:45.86 (L. Duchscherer, McKenna Matt, C. Palmer, B. Rittenbach)

Bismarck High results (Top 5)
200 Freestyle: 4. Natalie Becker, 2:12.58
50 Freestyle: 2. MaKenna Kuhn, :27.07
100 Butterfly: 2. Ellie Eggl, 1:06.44
100 Freestyle: 3. M. Kuhn, 1:00.07
500 Freestyle: 4. N. Becker, 6:00.75
200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Bismarck High, 1:50.43 (N. Becker, E. Eggle, Katie Brodersen, M. Kuhn)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3. Bismarck High, 4:04.00 (K. Brodersern, E. Eggle, Tayler Pollert, M. Kuhn)
Notes: Century won 12 of 14 events…Century went 2-0; Mandan, 2-1; Dickinson, 0-2; Bismarck High, 0-1)

Williston Invite
Aug. 26, 2017, 11 a.m. CT
Williston Recreation Center, Williston, N.D.

Team totals
1. Century, 652; 2. Minot, 495; T3. Williston, 304; T3. Legacy, 304; 5. Dickinson, 294; 6. Bismarck High, 215

Individual winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:54.76; 200 Freestyle: Carly Palmer, Cent., 2:01.13; 200 IM: Vanessa Herrmann, Cent., 2:12.12; 50 Freestyle: Lexi Duchscherer, Cent., :24.81; 1M Diving: Adisynn Widdel, Minot, 216.45 points; 100 Butterfly: Demi Peterson, Will., 1:01.55; 100 Freestyle: L. Duchscherer, Cent., :54.64; 200 Freestyle Relay: Minot, 1:45.10; 100 Backstroke: Briana Rittenbach, Cent., :58.80; 100 Breaststroke: V Herrmann, Cent., 1:07.49; 400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:46.52; 500 Freestyle: Rylie Webb, Min., 5:33.85

Bismarck High (Top 5)
100 Butterfly: 4. Ellie Eggl, 1:07.08
100 Freestyle: 4. McKenna Kuhn, :59.16
200 Freestyle Relay: 3. Bismarck High, 1:51.41

Notes: Six WDA teams participated…Century won eight events en route to the title.

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Next Meet: Home

14th, ND State Meet, Bismarck

ND Championships
Nov. 10-11, 2017
Bismarck Aquatic and Wellness Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Team totals
1. Century, 400; 2. Fargo Davies, 315; 3. Minot, 243.5; 4. G.F. Red River, 195; 5. West Fargo, 174.5; 6. WF Sheyenne, 156; 7. G.F. Central, 146; 8. Williston, 137; 9. Fargo North, 114; 10. Fargo South, 104.5; 11. Legacy, 93.5; 12. Mandan, 90; 13. Dickinson, 56; 14. Bismarck High, 53; 15. Fargo Shanley, 25; 16. Jamestown, 20

Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:45.27 (Briana Rittenbach, Vanessa Herrmann, Carly Palmer, Lexi Duchscherer)
200 Freestyle: Lexi Ljunggren, GF Central, 1:51.74
200 IM: V. Herrmann, Century, 2:03.49
50 Freestyle: L. Duchscherer, Century, :23.55
1M Diving: Mya Winjum, Fargo Davies, 427.85 points
100 Butterfly: Anna Astrup, Fargo North, :57.85
100 Freestyle: Gracie Lingle, Fargo Davies, :51.73
500 Freestyle: L. Ljunggren, GF Central, 5:05.20
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:39.04 (L. Duchscherer, Andrea Frank, Gracie Zottnick, Paige Keller)
100 Backstroke: B. Rittenbach, Century, :57.11
100 Breaststroke: V. Herrmann, Century, 1:02.89
400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:36.48 (B. Rittenbach, Sarah Dorrheim, V. Herrmann, C. Palmer)

Bismarck High results
200 Medley Relay: 11. Bismarck High, 1:59.41 (Emma Auch, Katie Brodersen, Ellie Eggl, MaKenna Kuhn)
200 IM: B Final: 16. K. Brodersen, 2:25.14
50 Freestyle: B Final: 10. M. Kuhn, :25.34
100 Butterfly: B Final: 12. Ellie Eggl, 1:04.05
100 Freestyle: B Final: 15. M. Kuhn, :57.16
200 Freestyle Relay: 8. Bismarck High, 1:44.71 (M. Kuhn, Taylor Pollert, E. Eggl, K. Brodersen)
400 Freestyle Relay: 15. Bismarck High, 4:06.17 (Erin Becker, E. Auch, Natalie Becker, T. Pollert)

Notes: Century won its seventh overall state title and third in a row…Century won seven events, including all three relays…Century’s Vanessa Herrmann (200 IM, 100 Backstroke) and GF Central’s Lexi Ljunggren (200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle) were double winners…V. Herrmann was named senior athlete of the year…Fargo South’s Skip Fisher was named state coach of the year...Minot was the next top WDA finisher, placing third overall…All-state selections for WDA (Century: L. Duchscherer, V. Herrmann, C. Palmer, B. Rittenbach; Mandan: O. Lacher; Minot: O. Schoffstall, R. Webb, A. Widdel; Williston: D. Peterson

Capital City Invite
Sept. 9, 2017, 10 a.m. CT
Bismarck Aquatics and Wellness Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Team scores
1. Century, 533; 2. Fargo Davies, 393; 3. Minot, 369; 4. Williston, 229. 5. Fargo South, 182; 6. Mandan, 146; 7. Legacy, 131; 8. Bismarck High, 120; 9. Wahpeton, 36

Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:55.18 (McKenna Matt, Vanessa Herrmann, Tess Sether, Paige Keller); 200 Freestyle: Carly Palmer, Century, 1:58.86; 200 IM: Vanessa Herrmann, Century, 2:12.39; 50 Freestyle: Gracie Lingle, Fargo Davies, :24.33; 1M Diving: Isabelle Chambers, Fargo Davies, 373.95 points; 100 Butterfly: Demi Peterson, Williston, 1:02.87; 100 Freestyle: G. Lingle, Fargo Davies, :52.77; 500 Freestyle: Izzy Koebele, Century, 5:37.95; 200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:39.82 (Briana Rittenbach, Keller, Palmer, Lexi Duchscherer); 100 Backstroke: B. Rittenbach, Century, :57.21; 100 Breaststroke: V. Herrmann, Century, 1:07.87; 400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:38.37 (Duchscherer, Palmer, Herrmann, Rittenbach)

Bismarck High (Top 8 finishers)
200 Medley Relay: 7. Bismarck High, 2:12.83 (Emma Auch, Erin Becker, Tayler Pollert, Natalie Becker)
200 Freestyle Relay: 4. Bismarck High, 1:53.45 (T. Pollert, E. Becker, Katie Brodersen, Ellie Eggl)
400 Freestyle Relay: 4. Bismarck High, 3:59.38 (K. Brodersen, N. Becker, E. Eggle, Makenna Kuhn)
Notes: Nine teams took part in the meet…Century won eight events en route to the team title…Century’s V. Herrmann (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) and Fargo Davies’ Grace Lingle (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) were double winners.

Capital City Multi Duls
Sept. 8, 2017, 5 p.m. CT
Bismarck Aquatics and Wellness Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Team scores
1. Century, 863; 2. Fargo Davies, 767; 3. Williston, 58; 4. Legacy, 528; 5. Fargo South, 480; 6. Bismarck High, 428; 7. Wahpeton, 123

Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:50.65 (Briana Rittenbach, Vanessa Herrmann, Carly Palmer, Lexi Duchscherer)
200 Freestyle: Vanessa Herrmann, Century 1:57.55
200 IM: Gracie Lingle, Fargo Davies, 2:14.03
50 Freestyle: Briana Rittenbach, Century, :24.79
1M Diving: Madison Hischer, Fargo Davies, 215 points
100 Butterfly: Carly Palmer, Century, 1:01.82
100 Freestyle: Lexi Duchscherer, Century, :54.92
500 Freestyle: Izzy Koebele, Century, 5:39.62
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:40.40 (B. Rittenbach, V. Herrmann, C. Palmer, L. Ducscherer)
100 Backstroke: B. Rittenbach, Century, :57.75
100 Breaststroke: C. Palmer, Century, 1:08.50
400 Freestyle Relay: Fargo Dvies, 3:50.54 (G. Lingle, Vivianne Soforenko, Alonna Narum, Morgan Vareberg)

Bismarck High (Top 5 results)
50 Freestyle: 5. Ellie Eggl, :27.52
100 Breaststroke: 5. Katie Brodersen, 1:16.90
400 Freestyle: 4. Bismarck High, 4:05.19 (E. Eggle, Tayler Pollert, K. Brodersen, MaKenna Kuhn)

Notes: Century won nine of 12 events en route to the overall title.

 
 

​​Meet Finishes:  5th, 6th, 6th, 8th, 6th, 8th, 5th, 8th, 14th

2017 Schedule

Century, BHS, Legacy Triangular
Oct. 26, 2017, 5 p.m. CT
Bismarck Aquatic and Wellness Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Team totals
1 Century, 266; 2. Legacy, 133; 3. Bismarck High, 126

Bismarck results (Top 5)
200 Medley Relay: 3. Bismarck High, 2:01.96 (Tayler Pollert, Katie Brodersen, Ellie Eggl, MaKenna Kuhn)
200 IM: 4. Brodersen, 2:31.03; 5. Pollert, 2:32.77
50 Freestyle: 3. Kuhn, :26.37
1M Diving: 4. Erin Thomas, 247 points
100 Butterfly: 2. Eggl, 1:05.64
100 Freestyle: 3. Kuhn, :58.85
200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Bismarck High, 1:49.39 (Brodersen, Erin Becker, Eggle, Kuhn)
100 Backstroke: 4. Emma Auch, 1:12.83
100 Breaststroke: 1. Brodersen, 1:14.85; 5. E. Becker, 1:19.91
400 Freestyle Relay: 5. Bismarck High, 4:31.26 (Pollert, E. Becker, Natalie Becker, Auch)
 

Team Leaders (As of Oct. 25)

Top Times

50 Free: Makenna Kuhn, :26.17
100 Free: Kuhn, :57.86
200 Free: Kuhn, 2:09.80
500 Free: Ellie Eggl, 5:53.52
100 Back: Kuhn, 1:16.62
100 Breast: Katie Brodersen, 1:13.21
100 Fly: Eggl, 1:05.16
1M Diving: Erin Thomas, 107.76 points

200 IM: K. Brodersen, 2:29.34
200 Free Relay: 1:49.36 (Brodersen, Eggl, Erin Becker, Kuhn)
200 Medley Relay: 2:03.87 (Emma Auch, Brodersen, Eggl, E. Becker)
400 Free Relay: 3:59.38 (Brodersen, Natalie Becker, Eggl, Kuhn)

WDA Championships
Nov. 4, 2017, 10 a.m. CT
Bismarck Aquatic and Wellness Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Team totals
1. Century, 565.5; 2. Minot, 373; 3. Williston, 252.5; 4. Dickinson, 225.5; 5. Mandan, 221; 6. Legacy, 188.5; 7. Jamestown, 148; 8. Bismarck High, 125

Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:47.50 (Brianna Rittenbach, Vanessa Herrmann, Carly Pallmer, Lexi Duchscherer)
200 Freestyle: V. Herrmann, Century, 1:55.56
200 IM: Rylie Webb, Minot, 2:15.65
50 Freestyle: L. Duchscherer, Century, :23.69
1M Diving: Olivia Lacher, Mandan, 431.05 points
100 Freestyle: L. Duchscherer, Century, :51.81
100 Butterfly: C. Palmer, Century, 1:00.86
500 Freestyle: V. Herrmann, Century, 5:00.72
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:43.86 (Sarah Dorrheim, Andrea Frank, Gracie Zottnick, Paige Keller)
100 Backstroke: B. Rittenbach, Century, :56.84
100 Breaststroke: C. Palmer, Century, 1:06.01
400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:36.01 (L. Duchscherer, V. Herrmann, C. Palmer, B. Rittenbach)

Bismarck High results (Top 8)
200 Medley Relay: 5. Bismarck High, 2:02.55 (Emma Auch, Katie Brodersen, Ellie Eggl, MaKenna Kuhn)
50 Freestyle: 8. M. Kuhn, :26.16
100 Butterfly: 7. E. Eggl, 1:05.46
200 Freestyle Relay: 8. Bismarck High, 1:50.48 (K. Brodersen, Taylor Pollert, E. Eggl, M. Kuhn)
400 Freestyle Relay: 8. Bismarck High, 4:22.44 (T. Pollert, E. Auch, Erin Becker, Natalie Becker)

Notes: Century won 10 of 12 events en route to its third straight WDA title and sixth overall…Century’s Vanessa Herrmann (200 Free, 500 Free), L. Duchscherer (50 Free, 100 Free), Carly Palmer (100 Fly, 100 Breast) were double winners…Dickinson’s fourth place finish was a program-best…Century’s V. Herrmann was region senior athlete of the year…Century’s Kathy Aspaas was region coach of the year…Century set three region event records (200 medley relay, 50 Freestyle, 100 backstroke).

All-WDA
Century: Vanessa Herrmann, Lexi Duchscherer, Carly Palmer, Brianna Rittenbach, Olyvia Bender, Sara Dorrheim, Izzy Koebele, Tess Sether, Grace Zottnick; Minot High: Rylie Webb, Hannah Zaderaka, Jordn Wolsky, Emily Brugman, Addisyn Widdel, Olivia Schoffstall; Mandan: Mayson Sheldon, Kaitlynne Haag, Olivia Lacher; Williston: Demi Peterson, Jenny Logan, Madison Fagerland; Dickinson: Brianna Ashworth, Korie Riely
Legacy: Olivia Schuchard; Bismarck High: Ellie Eggl; Jamestown: Chea Baugh

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Marney Shirley Invite
Oct. 14, 2017, 10 a.m. CT
Jamestown High School, Jamestown, N.D.

Team totals
1 Minot, 650; 2. Williston, 529; 3. Jamestown, 491; 4. Dickinson, 378.5; 5. Bismarck High, 242

Event winners
50 Freestyle: Hannah Zaderaka, Minot, :25.63
100 Backstroke: Torgun Knudsen, Williston, 1:05.91
100 Breaststroke: Rylie Webb, Minot, 1:11.83
100 Freestyle: H. Zaderaka, Minot, :56.18
100 Butterfly: Demi Peterson, Williston, 1:03.19
200 Freestyle: Brandy Logan, Williston, 2:08.02
200 IM: Emily Brugman, Minot, 2:26.33
200 Medley Relay: Williston, 1:57.93 (Knudsen, J. Logan, Demin Peterson, E. Schmit)
500 Freestyle: Korie Riely, Dickinson, 5:50.52
200 Freestyle Relay: Minot, 1:46.59 (Payton Luzardo, Belle Brooks, Jordn Wolsky, Zaderaka)
1M Diving: Olivia Schoffstall, Minot, 347.05 points
400 Freestyle Relay: Minot, 3:51.29 (Zaderaka, Brugman, Webb, Luzardo)

Bismarck High results (Top 8)
50 Freestyle: 2. MaKenna Kuhn, :26.22
100 Butterfly: 4. Ellie Eggl, 1:06.74
100 Freestyle: 3. Kuhn, :59.23                       
100 Backstroke: 8. Emma Auch, 1:12.04
500 Freestyle: 2. Eggl, 5:53.70; 7. Erin Becker, 6:03.04; 8. Natalie Becker, 6:03.80
200 Freestyle Relay: 5. Bismarck High, 1:54.15 (Eggle, Auch, E. Becker, Kuhn)
400 Freestyle Relay; 5. Bismarck High, 4:20.60 (E. Becker, N. Becker, Tayler Pollert, Auch)

Minot Invite

Oct. 7, 2017, 10 a.m. CT
Magic City Campus Pool, Minot, N.D.

Team totals
1. Century, 591; 2. Minot, 421.66; 3. WF Sheyenne, 335; 4. GF Central, 240; 5. Red River, 238.66; 6. Mandan, 199; 7. Legacy, 144.66; 8. Bismarck High, 140
 
Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:42.10 (Briana Rittenbach, Vanessa Herrmann, Carly Palmer, Paige Keller)
200 Freestyle: Carly Palmer, Century, 1:59.59
200 IM: Vanessa Herrmann, Century, 2:12.02
50 Freestyle: Lexi Duchscherer, Century, :24.95
1M Diving: Olivia Lacher, Mandan, 357.70 points
100 Butterfly: Emily Brugman, Minot, 1:04.82
100 Freestyle: Lexi Ljunggren, GF Central, :54.78
500 Freestyle: Elsa Musselman, GF Red River, 5:31.55
200 Freestyle Relay: Century, 1:44.52 (Palmer, Andrea Frank, Keller, Duchscherer)
100 Backstroke: B. Rittenbach, Century, :59.60
100 Breaststroke: C. Palmer, Century, 1:08.05
400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:45.38 (Duchscherer, Sarah Dorrheim, Herrmann, Rittenbach)

Bismarck High results  (Top 5)
50 Freestyle: 4. MaKenna Kuhn, :26.32
200 Freestyle: 4. Bismarck High, 1:49.79 (Ellie Eggl, Katie Brodersen, Erin Becker, Kuhn)

Mandan Invite
Sept. 30, 2017, 9:30 a.m. CT
Mandan Aquatics Center, Mandan, N.D.

Team totals
1. Century, 521.5; 2. Minot, 436; 3. Williston, 282; 4. Legacy, 254; 5. Thunder Basin, WY, 245.5; 6. Bismarck High, 224; 7. Campbell Co. WY, 176; 8. Mandan, 174

Event winners
200 Medley Relay: Century, 1:53.32 (Briana Rittenbach, Carly Palmer, Olyvia Bender, Lexi Duchscherer)
200 Freestyle: Sani Carsrud, Thunder Basin, 1:56.21
200 IM: Jenny Holwell, Campbell Co., 2:14.38
50 Freestyle: Briana Rittenbach, Century, :25.15
1M Diving: Olivia Schoffstall, Minot, 330.70 points
100 Butterfly: Carly Palmer, Century, 1:02.46
100 Freestyle: Olivia Schuchard, Legacy, :57.55
500 Freestyle: S. Carsrud, Thunder Basin, 5:17.47
200 Freestyle Relay: Minot, 1:46.58 (Payton Luzardo, Jordn Wolsky, Bella Alaysa, Hannah Zaderaka)
100 Backstroke: Libby PoleyThunder Basin, 1:06.23
100 Breaststroke: J. Holwell, Campbell Co., 1:07.25
400 Freestyle Relay: Century, 3:43.44 (L. Duchscherer, McKenna Matt, C. Palmer, B. Rittenbach)

Bismarck High (Top 8 results)
200 Medley Relay: 8. Bismarck High, 2:11.49 (Emma Auch, Erin Becker, Tayler Pollert, Natalie Becker)
200 IM: 5. Katie Brodersen, 2:29.34
50 Freestyle: 5. MaKenna Kuhn, :26.63
100 Butterfly: 4. Ellie Eggl, 1:06.62
100 Freestyle: 4. Kuhn, :58.98
200 Freestyle Relay: 5. Bismarck High, 1:50.82
100 Breaststroke: 3. Brodersen, 1:14.15
400 Freestyle Relay: 4. Bismarck High, 4:02.65 (Eggl, N. Becker, Brodersen, Kuhn)
Notes: Century won four events en route to the meet crown…Six WDA teams participated (BHS, Century, Legacy, Mandan, Minot, Williston)…Two teams from Wyoming also participated.