Boys State Team – 2021

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Congratulations to the Battlefield Boys state team who competed in the VHSL Class 6 state championship on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. This meet had originally been planned for earlier in the month, but weather conditions resulted in it being rescheduled. The boys persevered through a challenging season and dropped time in their events as they represented Battlefield.

Congratulations to our 2021 Boys State Team:

  • Lleyton Arnold
  • Preston Borden
  • Alex Canfield
  • Theo Drescher
  • Emmett Hannam
  • Ean Helmlinger
  • Cooper Mercer
  • Ryan Strotheide
While it was very different than in years past, we saw some great swims and Battlefield had a great showing. Below is a listing of our swimmers and their finishes:
Boys 200 Medley Relay – 12th Place – R.Strotheide, L.Arnold, A.Canfield, E.Hannam
Girls 200 Medley Relay – 1st Place – J.Cornwell, E.Hannam, S.Heilen, C.Spink
Girls 200 Freestyle – 9th Place – Lexi Sawwa
Boys 200 IM – 13th Place – Cooper Mercer
Boys 200 IM – 15th Place – Ryan Strotheide
Girls 200 IM – 9th Place – Tess Peny
Girls 200 IM – Katherine Diatchenko
Girls 50 Free – 1st Place – Camille Spink
Boys 1 Meter Dive – 11th Place – Brendan Boxall
Girls 1 Meter Dive – 13th Place – Juliana Robertson
Girls 100 Butterfly – 7th Place – Sophia Heilen
Boys 100 Free – 10th Place – Emmett Hannam
Girls 100 Free – 1st Place – Camille Spink
Girls 100 Free – 8th Place – Jamie Cornwell
Girls 500 Free – 8th Place – Katherine Diatchenko
Boys 200 Free Relay – 14th Place – L.Arnold, A.Canfield, C.Mercer, P.Borden
Girls 200 Free Relay – 8th Place – T.Peny, S.Golsen, L.Sawwa, S.Heilen
Boys 100 Backstroke – 11th Place – Emmett Hannam
Boys 100 Backstroke – 12th Place – Ryan Strotheide
Girls 100 Backstroke – 10th Place – Jamie Cornwell
Girls 100 Breaststroke – 11th Place – Sophia Heilen
Boys 400 Free Relay – 14th Place – R.Strotheide, L.Arnold, E.Helmlinger, E.Hannam
Girls 400 Free Relay – 3rd Place – J.Cornwell, L.Sawwa, T.Peny, C.Spink
Our Boys finished in 19th place and the girls finished in 2nd place.
It was a great meet with many top times, school, county, and state records, and All-American honors. It was the perfect ending to a hard fought season.