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Eagles take 2nd at OK Lakeshore Conference Championship Meet

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Final Team Scores:

  1. Holland Christian – 476
  2. Grand Rapids Christian – 410
  3. Unity Christian – 382
  4. Hamilton High School – 360
  5. Spring Lake High School – 153
  6. Muskegon Mona Shores – 143
  7. Holland High School – 112

The Grand Rapids Christian Girls Swim and Dive Team put together a sensational two-day performance at the OK Lakeshore Conference Championship Meet at Hamilton Middle School, earning a runner-up finish with 410 points! The Eagles showcased their depth, team spirit, and high-level training in Friday’s preliminaries and Saturday’s finals, delivering strong swims, multiple podium finishes, and state-qualifying performances.

All-Conference Honorees

Congratulations to our four Eagles named to the OK Lakeshore All-Conference Team for their outstanding performances throughout the season and championship meet:

  • Ivy Talsma
  • Anneke Nederveld
  • Olivia Koldenhoven
  • Beatrice Volkema

Day 1: Friday Prelims & Diving (Dives 1–8)

The championship weekend kicked off Friday with preliminary heats to lock in finals lane assignments, along with the first 8 rounds of the 11-dive competition.

Beatrice Volkema led the charge for the Eagles on the boards, putting together a stellar opening 8-dive list to sit near the top of the standings heading into Saturday’s final 3 rounds. Liza Kooistra, Bellary Meeuwsen, Charlotte Bolt, and Amelia Generous all delivered strong dives, setting up a deep scoring weekend for the GRC diving squad.

In the pool, the Eagles threw down a dominant prelims session, advancing nine individual athletes across 13 A-final spots:

  • Ivy Talsma grabbed the 1st overall seed in the 100 Breaststroke (1:08.57 – D3 State Cut) and qualified 3rd in the 200 IM (2:18.75 – D3 State Cut).
  • Anneke Nederveld locked in top-A final spots in both the 500 Free (5:36.69 – D3 State Cut, 3rd) and 200 IM (2:21.70 – D3 State Cut, SB, 4th).
  • Olivia Koldenhoven flexed her sprint power by punching A-final tickets in both the 100 Fly (1:04.52 – Improved D3 State Cut, SB, 4th) and 50 Free (26.11, 5th).
  • Lauren DeGraaf captured A-final qualifying spots in both the 100 Backstroke (1:06.86 – SB, 5th) and the 200 IM (2:32.14 – SB, 7th).
  • Madeleine Mills punched her ticket to A finals in both the 200 IM (2:23.25 – D3 State Cut, 5th) and 500 Free (5:44.94 – SB, 7th).
  • Gertie Heerema earned an A-final spot in the 100 Backstroke, qualifying 6th in 1:10.76 (SB).
  • Elizabeth Doezema joined Ivy in the 100 Breaststroke final, qualifying 3rd in 1:14.44 (SB)

  • Rory Brouwers joined Olivia in the 50 Free A final, qualifying 7th in 26.13 (SB).
  • Maddox Veldkamp qualified for the A final in the 100 Fly, taking 7th in 1:07.42.
  • Hannah Vande Griend earned an A-final spot in the 100 Fly, taking 8th in 1:07.75.

Day 2: Saturday Finals & Diving (Dives 9–11)

The Eagles returned on Saturday ready to race and dive, executing key moves across finals heats to secure their runner-up team trophy.

On the boards, Beatrice Volkema nailed her final 3 dives to secure a 2nd-place podium finish with a final 11-dive score of 436.00—setting a New School Record and earning an All-American Consideration score! Liza Kooistra added key team points with a 10th-place finish (270.25 – SB), while Bellary Meeuwsen (220.95 – SB) and Charlotte Bolt (210.55 – SB) capped off strong scoring performances.

In the pool, every Eagle swimmer who earned a spot in Saturday’s A finals delivered big team points:

  • Ivy Talsma claimed the conference championship in the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.94 – SB, Improved D3/D2/D1 State Cut). She also finished as conference runner-up in the 200 IM (2:15.33 – SB, Improved D3 State Cut).
  • Anneke Nederveld brought home 3rd place in the 500 Free (5:36.88 – D3 State Cut) and 4th place in the 200 IM (2:20.53 – SB, Improved D3 State Cut).
  • Olivia Koldenhoven took home 4th in the 100 Fly (1:04.52 – SB, Improved D3 State Cut) and 5th in the 50 Free (25.91 – SB, NEW D3 State Cut).
  • Lauren DeGraaf placed 4th in the 100 Backstroke (1:06.53 – SB) and 7th in the 200 IM (2:29.93 – SB).
  • Madeleine Mills placed 5th in the 200 IM (2:22.50 – SB, Improved D3 State Cut) and 8th in the 500 Free (5:45.46).
  • Elizabeth Doezema placed 3rd in the 100 Breaststroke (1:14.26 finals – SB).
  • Gertie Heerema placed 6th in the 100 Backstroke (1:11.18).
  • Rory Brouwers placed 7th in the 50 Free (26.03 – SB, D3 State Cut).
  • Maddox Veldkamp placed 7th in the 100 Fly (1:07.72).
  • Hannah Vande Griend placed 8th in the 100 Fly (1:07.78).

All three Eagle relay squads put up standout state-qualifying performances:

  • 200 Medley Relay: The A Relay team of Lauren DeGraaf, Ivy Talsma, Olivia Koldenhoven, and Rory Brouwers earned 2nd place in 1:53.96 (SB, D3 State Cut), dropping time from their prelims seed.
  • 200 Free Relay: The A Relay squad of Olivia Koldenhoven, Rory Brouwers, Anneke Nederveld, and Ivy Talsma finished 2nd in 1:41.77 (SB, D3 State Cut), throwing down a speed-show performance.
  • 400 Free Relay: The A Relay team of Anneke Nederveld, Madeleine Mills, Hannah Vande Griend, and Maddox Veldkamp finished 4th in 3:57.13 (SB, D3 State Cut).

Other Team Event Results:

  • 200 Medley Relay:
    • B Relay (Gertie Heerema, Elizabeth Doezema, Maddox Veldkamp, Elizabeth Snow) – 4th (2:00.54 prelims / 2:01.11 finals – SB)
    • C Relay (Charlotte Muller, Tess Oppenhuizen, Emily Vander Heide, Rebekah Poppen) – 11th (2:11.17 – SB)
  • 200 Free:
    • Hannah Vande Griend – 10th (2:15.00 prelims / 2:12.32 finals – SB)
    • Lane Molenbeek – 11th (2:15.13 prelims / 2:14.25 – SB)
    • Claire DeJong – (2:28.43 prelims / 2:22.25 finals – SB)
    • Gertie Heerema – (2:24.43 prelims / 2:22.31 finals – SB)
    • Braylon VanDenend – (2:23.03 prelims / 2:22.98 – SB)
  • 50 Free:
    • Elizabeth Snow – 10th (26.49 prelims – SB / 26.74 finals)
    • Maddox Veldkamp – 13th (27.34 prelims / 27.44 finals)
    • Tess Oppenhuizen – (28.25 prelims – SB / 28.68 finals)
    • Charlotte Muller – (29.01 finals – SB)
    • Rebekah Poppen – (29.46 prelims – SB / 30.34 finals)
    • Lexi McKee – (29.89 prelims – SB)
    • Daria Vander Griend – (30.05 prelims – SB)
    • Olive DeMaagd – (30.43 prelims – SB)
    • Aleya Selkirk – (32.52 prelims – SB)
  • 1-Meter Diving (11 Dives):
    • Amelia Generous – (154.80 semis – SB)
  • 100 Fly:
    • Emily Vander Heide – 10th (1:11.95 prelims / 1:11.82 finals – SB)
    • Rebekah Poppen – (1:19.12 prelims – SB / 1:22.33 finals)
  • 100 Free:
    • Elizabeth Doezema – 9th (59.59 prelims / 58.79 finals – SB)
    • Rory Brouwers – 10th (1:01.50 prelims / 1:00.10 finals – SB)
    • Elizabeth Snow – 13th (1:02.07 prelims / 1:01.40 finals – SB)
    • Lane Molenbeek – 14th (1:02.54 prelims / 1:01.61 finals – SB)
    • Olive DeMaagd – (1:09.22 prelims / 1:07.93 finals – SB)
    • Aleya Selkirk – (1:15.06 prelims – SB)
  • 500 Free:
    • Claire DeJong – (6:36.63 prelims / 6:28.97 finals – SB)
  • 200 Free Relay:
    • B Relay (Elizabeth Doezema, Elizabeth Snow, Hannah Vande Griend, Madeleine Mills) – 5th (1:48.53 prelims / 1:47.24 finals – SB)
    • C Relay (Daria Vander Griend, Lane Molenbeek, Rebekah Poppen, Tess Oppenhuizen) – 11th (1:57.31 prelims / 1:56.27 finals – SB)
  • 100 Back:
    • Charlotte Muller – 10th (1:13.19 prelims / 1:12.17 finals – SB)
    • Emily Vander Heide – 12th (1:12.62 prelims / 1:12.93 finals)
    • Braylon VanDenend – 14th (1:14.87 prelims / 1:14.36 finals – SB)
  • 100 Breast:
    • Tess Oppenhuizen – 10th (1:20.12 prelims / 1:19.73 finals – SB)
    • Lexi McKee – 15th (1:26.30 prelims – SB / 1:27.09 finals)
    • Daria Vander Griend – (1:26.89 prelims / 1:26.66 finals – SB)
  • 400 Free Relay:
    • B Relay (Lane Molenbeek, Gertie Heerema, Braylon VanDenend, Lauren DeGraaf) – 8th (4:19.37 prelims – SB / 4:21.77 finals)
    • C Relay (Emily Vander Heide, Claire DeJong, Aleya Selkirk, Charlotte Muller) – 13th (4:40.07 prelims / 4:24.61 finals – SB)

Up Next

Congratulations to our All-Conference athletes and the entire Eagle team on an exceptional conference meet! Next up, the team will attend a Last Chance Shave Meet on Tuesday, giving athletes one final opportunity to hit qualifying cuts or compete in additional events before the qualified athletes represent Grand Rapids Christian at the D3 State Championship Meet!

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