Salem's Adam Seroka won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.09 at Saturday's Rock Kilgore Invitational.

Fast Company

No. 1-ranked Pioneer takes gold at talent-rich Rock Kilgore Invitational

BY ED WRIGHT
Jan. 10, 2010, 10:15 p.m.

  Some of the top boys high school swimming and diving teams in the state -- from A(nn Arbor Pioneer) to Z(eeland) -- converged at the Salem High School pool Saturday for a mini state meet.

  The Pioneers successfully defended their Rock Kilgore Invitational title, outpointing runner-up Northville, 319-249. Zeeland touched third with 208, 25 points ahead of fourth-place Livonia Stevenson.

  Salem (130) and Canton (94) placed fifth and sixth in the talent-rich competition.

  The invitational has been held every year since 1999 in memory of former Salem swimmer Michael Kilgore, who passed away March 4, 1998, after suffering a heart attack at the age of 16.

  (A story on how Michael Kilgore's spirit still inspires local swimmers will appear on PlymouthCantonSports.com beginning Monday.)

  While the two local contingents didn't finish near the top of the final standings, several individuals excelled, particularly Salem's Adam Seroka and Canton's Victor Zhang.

  Seroka, a junior, took gold in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.09) and the 500 free (4:50.13).

  Zhang, a sophomore, won the 200 individual medley in 1:59.54 and touched second behind only Seroka in the 500 free (4:51.05).

  Matt Collingwood also earned a pair of top-six finishes, placing fourth in both the 50 free (22.72) and the 100 free (50.31).

FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 319; 2. Northville, 249; 3. Zeeland, 208; 4. Livonia Stevenson, 183; 5. Salem, 130; 6. Canton, 94.

200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
(A): 1. Zeeland (Ty Daughtery, Chad Stears, Dylan Zwiers, Jason Vander Plaats), 1:42.71; 2. Stevenson, 1:43.15; 3. Pioneer, 1:43.31;
(B) Pioneer (Chandler Spaid, Eli Cornblath, Thomas Deegan), 1:47.42; 2. Stevenson, 1:47.87; 3. Northville, 1:48.02.
(C) 1. Pioneer (Max Benson, Chris Klein, Renato Quelhas, Scott Marlatt), 1:50.50; 2. Zeeland, 1:51.38; 3. Northville, 1:52.00.

200 FREESTYLE
(A) 1. Adam Seroka (S), 1:47.09; 2. Nate Lunn (N), 1:47.92; 3. Kevin Naud (AAP), 1:48.28;
(B) 1. Kyle Anderson (AAP), 1:49.63; 2. Noah Santer (S), 1:49.70; 3. John Blickle (N), 1:52.48;
(C) 1. Nick LeVeque (AAP), 1:52.16; 2. Max Mills (S), 1:54.86; 3. Tim Shea (N), 1:56.34;
(D) 1. Chris LaFayette (N), 1:55.82; 2. Kurt Jensen (AAP), 1:56.07; 3. Evan Shatter (LS), 2:01.73.

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
(A) 1. Victor Zhang (C), 1:59.54; 2. Kellen Schoff (LS), 2:02.92; 3. Seiji Osawa (AAP), 2:03.55;
(B) 1. Max Boyea (AAP), 2:05.30; 2. Jin Jay (C), 2:06.69; 3. BoFang Zhang (N), 2:06.81;
(C) 1. Anthony Adamowicz (N), 2:09.28; 2. Eli Cornblath (AAP), 2:09.28; 3. Jake McNamara (LS), 2:13.27;
(D) 1. Chris Klein (AAP), 2:09.48; 2. Issac Perez (Z), 2:14.62; 3. Brendan Stanisz (LS), 2:15.18.

50 FREESTYLE
(A) 1. Grant Cole (AAP), 22.40; 2. Jason Vander Plaats (Z), 22.60; 3. Aaren Marecki (LS), 22.62;
(B) 1. Tyler Hampton (AAP), 23.45; 2. Ryan Winkler (N), 23.89; 3. Andy McLean (LS), 23.95;
(C) 1. Michael Ferrara (AAP), 23.44; 2. Alex Miller (N), 23.84; 3. Adam Dabkowski (LS), 24.17;
(D) 1. A.J. Aquinto (N), 23.85; 2. Mohamed Ghotemi (LS), 24.14; 3. Kevin Smith (AAP), 24.54.

1-METER DIVING
(A) 1. Tyler Keelean (Z), 416.55 points; 2. Kevin Bain (N), 404.85; 3. Nick Nemetz (AAP), 403.70;
(B) 1. Will Price (N), 374.95; 2. Riley Reiffer (Z), 340.50; 3. Ben Weber (AAP), 294.30;
(C) 1. Jonah Heemstra (Z), 304.75; 2. Daniel Goldstein (AAP), 286.65; 3. Joey Rudelic (S), 259.05;
(D) 1. Brandon Fields (N), 248.40; 2. Endre Djelli (S), 239.30; 3. Eric Rathgeber (LS), 217.45.

100 BUTTERFLY
(A) 1. Dylan Zwiers (Z), 55.46; 2. Ben Schoenek (N), 55.49; 3. Kevin Naud (AAP), 55.87;
(B) 1. Kyle Gunderson (AAP), 55.23; 2. William Greenlee (N), 57.10; 3. Sam Borgman (Z), 57.35;
(C) 1. Thomas Deegan (AAP), 58.38; 2. Patrick Huls (S), 1:01.31; 3. Dawson Laabs (N), 1:02.27;
(D) 1. Renao Quelhas (AAP), 1:01.42; 2. Zachary Geschwendt (Z), 1:01.61; 3. Connor Koblinski (N), 1:01.67.

100 FREESTYLE
(A) 1. Jason Vander Plaats (Z), 49.63; 2. Grant Cole (AAP), 49.91; 3. John Lubisco (N), 50.20;
(B) 1. Tyler Hampton (AAP), 50.03; 2. John Blickle (N), 51.16; 3. Brandon Bielicki (LS), 52.50;
(C) 1. Alex Miller (N), 51.59; 2. Michael Ferrara (AAP), 51.60; 3. Mohamed Ghotemi (LS), 51.74;
(D) 1. Zach Averill (AAP), 51.88; 2. Spencer Miller (N), 54.21; 3. Gabe Ensing (Z), 54.61.

500 FREESTYLE
(A) 1. Adam Seroka (S), 4:50.13; 2. Victor Zhang (C), 4:51.05; 3. Nate Lunn (N), 4:55.12;
(B) 1. Kyle Anderson (AAP), 4:56.46; 2. Kyle Kemp (C), 5:06.01; 3. Max Mills (S), 5:08.14;
(C) 1. Chris LaFayette (N), 5:02.69; 2. Nick LeVeque (AAP), 5:03.81; 3. Nick Belmore (LS), 5:29.54;
(D) 1. Kevin Muscott (AAP), 5:10.44; 2. Issac Perez (Z), 5:20.53; 3. Jake Hiltz (LS), 5:31.71.

200 FREESTYLE RELAY
(A) 1. Pioneer, 1:31.67; 2. Northville, 1:32.63; 3. Stevenson, 1:33.41;
(B) 1. Pioneer, 1:35.22; 2. Northville, 1:35.47; 3. Stevenson, 1:37.87;
(C) 1. Pioneer, 1:37.93; 2. Northville, 1:39.04; 3. Stevenson, 1:40.43.

100 BACKSTROKE
(A) 1. Dylan Zwiers (Z), 55.54; 2. Kyle Gunderson (AAP), 56.71; 3. John Lubisco (N), 57.46;
(B) 1. Seiji Osawa (AAP), 57.13; 2. Jonathan Mackey (Z), 57.66; 3. Bryan Bielicki (LS), 58.65;
(C) 1. Zach Zylstra (Z), 58.50; 2. Thomas Deegan (AAP), 1:02.10; 3. Christopher Krebs (C), 1:03.77;
(D) 1. Ty Daughtery (Z), 59.48; 2. Max Benson (AAP), 1:01.00; 3. Dawson Laabs (N), 1:03.61.

100 BREASTSTROKE
(A) 1. Eli Cornblath (AAP), 1:05.43; 2. BoFang Zhang (N), 1:05.94; 3. Chad Stears (Z), 1:06.21;
(B) 1. Anthony Adamowicz (N), 1:06.92; 2. Kevin Smith (AAP), 1:07.83; 3. Jake McNamara (LS), 1:08.32;
(C) 1. Chris Klein (AAP), 1:05.66; 2. Alec Wagner (N), 1:10.05; 3. Jacob Heemstra (Z), 1:10.15;
(D) 1. Brandon Bloomer (Z), 1:09.09; 2. Aaron Zalewski (N), 1:12.42; 3. Akshay Bhaktawar (S), 1:13.40.

400 FREESTYLE RELAY
(A) 1. Pioneer, 3:19.20; 2. Northville, 3:20.55; 3. Stevenson, 3:22.60;
(B) 1. Pioneer, 3:23.86; 2. Northville, 3:27.89; 3. Zeeland, 3:38.50;
(C) 1. Pioneer, 3:32.79; 2. Northville, 3:35.47; 3. Zeeland, 3:36.50.