Sean Williams just keeps winning.
The Mingus Union High School incoming senior took home his third high-points trophy in two weeks Saturday,
June 27, to top 24 Cottonwood Clippers swimmers at the Kingman Invitational.
Williams, 17, scored 36 points to lead all 15- to 18-year-old boys from five swimming teams, while MUHS sophomore Gunner Tillemans scored 27 points to take second among the 13- and 14-year-olds.
Williams finished first in four events and led a mixed 200-yard freestyle relay team that also included fellow 17-year-old Lucas Smith, 16-year-old Ashlyn Wingfield and Skylar Mohr, 15.
Along with fellow senior Caleb Furey, Williams also helps coach 11-year-old Clippers like Dorian Boyd, who won the 50-yard butterfly and freestyle in 42.51 and 35.12 seconds, respectively.
“But I’m really good at the 50-yard breaststroke and I got fourth,” she said. “I think that’s what brought me down. My dive was good, but my streamline was too long. I had an arch underwater.”
Boyd also was runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley on her way to third overall in her age group.
“Last year, I took second,” she said. “So I was a little upset with myself. Coach Sean, Coach Caleb help give me my drive.”
As does 12-year-old Zoey Arwine, whose prowess in the 50-yard butterfly did not travel to Kingman. Lyla Thompson, Izzy Hoffman and Ashley Doerksen were all top-10 age group finishers in her place.
“I definitely look up to Zoey in the butterfly,” Boyd said. “She’s one of the main reasons I want to work on it more.”
The next-highest points scorer for the Clippers was Joseph Calhoon, 13, who finished sixth in his age group. He also led another mixed 200-yard freestyle relay team that also included Doerksen, Tillemans and Mohr’s 13-year-old sister, Emily.
In all, 11 Clippers would finish among the top 10 high-points finishers against swimmers from Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City and Needles, Calif., going into their primary fundraiser beginning Monday, July 6, at the Cottonwood Outdoor Pool — the Mile Swim.
For the full story, please see the Wednesday, July 1, issue of the Cottonwood Journal Extra.
