Perry swimming traveled to the Ames Invite on Saturday as they claimed fifth place.  Aleah Karolus was one of the top performers at the meet with two golds.

The Ames Invite saw eight schools compete.  The Jayettes sat out the diving portion, yet scored 186 points.  That was good enough for fifth.

Karolus led the team with victories in the 50 and 100 Freestyle.  The junior swam a fast enough time in the 100 to qualify for state (54.45)  Karolus has now qualified for the 50 and 100 Freestyle for the State Meet in November.  Ellie Hughes added fourth in the 100 Breaststroke.

Medley Relay

Kilee Hughes, Ellie Hughes, Cali Hernandez Aleah Karolus, 6th place, 2:02.12, which was a season best relay time. Kilee Hughes had a personal best time on the backstroke leg of the relay, of 34.49, dropping -1.57 seconds.

Harper Peterson, Malia Jacobsen, Lauren Riley, Sofia Pineda, 12th place, 2:23.18. Harper Peterson had a personal best time on the backstroke leg of the relay, dropping -0.01 seconds

200 Individual Medley

Kilee Hughes, 11th place, 2:45.79

Malia Jacobsen, 12th place, 2:48.51, personal best time, dropping -0.76 seconds.

50 Freestyle

Aleah Karolus, 1st place, 24.22, personal best time, dropping -0.31 seconds, lowering her pre-qualifying time for the state meet in November.

Harper Peterson, 14th place, 30.24

Sofia Pineda, 17th place, 34.09, personal best time, dropping -0.82

100 Butterfly- Cali Hernandez, 8th place, 1:11.12

100 Freestyle

Aleah Karolus, 1st place, 54.45, this time pre-qualifies her in the 100 freestyle for state competition in November.

Lauren Riley, 12th place, 1:05.78, personal best time, dropping -2.64 seconds

Kennedee Cromwell, 18th place, 1:17.18

500 Freestyle- Ellie Hughes, 10th place, 5:45.33, personal best time, dropping -2.92 seconds

200 Freestyle Relay

Lauren Riley, Kennedee Cromwell, Malia Jacobsen, Kilee Hughes, 8th place, 2:04.47

100 Backstroke-

Harper Petersen, 14th place, 1:17.22

Cali Hernandez, 15th place, 1:17.75

100 Breaststroke

Ellie Hughes, 4th place, 1:13.46, personal best time, dropping -0.63 seconds

Malia Jacobsen, 14th place, 1:28.14

400 Freestyle Relay

Aleah Karolus, Cali Hernandez, Lauren Riley, Ellie Hughes, 5th place, 4:08.81, with a season best relay time, dropping -4.11 seconds overall. Aleah Karolus lowered her pre-qualifying time in the opening relay leg with a split of 54.04 seconds, dropping an additional -0.41 seconds

The Jayettes travel to Grinnell on Tuesday for a meet.