STATE VIRTUAL SWIM MEETS: Robillard wins 'virtual' state title

Lake City High junior Logan Robillard was working on some English 101 homework Friday morning when his bedroom door flew open.

It’s not quite a podium, but in 2020, it is the way Robillard found out he was the state 5A champion in the 500-yard freestyle.

“A friend barged into my room and told me I was a state champion,” said Robillard, who was runner-up in the event in 2019. “I’d thought someone in Boise had beaten me, but I looked and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I won.”

His friend, fellow Timberwolf junior Zachary Castaneda, was tracking results online and raced over to Robillard's house around 11 a.m.

“I didn’t know the results were up yet when he showed up,” Robillard said. “I didn’t think they were coming out until Friday night.”

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Idaho High School Activities Association switched to a virtual state meet this year, with results from district and regional meets being used to determine state placers.

Robillard won the 500 freestyle on Oct. 24 in 4 minutes, 47.52 seconds. He finished some 16 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

“I kind of had an idea I’d be in contention,” Robillard said. “But I didn’t know if the guy that beat me last year (John Sutherlin of Timberline) was a senior or not.”

Sutherlin graduated in 2020.

“I had a good feeling I was going to take it,” Robillard said. “As it turned out, the kid had graduated. It feels pretty good to be a champion. After all the work I’ve gone through trying to get my turns right and working with coaches, it’s a good feeling. The season has been weird, but I’m just grateful I got the title.”

Robillard was also runner-up in the 200 freestyle in 1:45.23, 3 seconds behind the winner.

“Logan has always been a fast swimmer,” third-year Lake City coach Shelly Sobek said. “He’s a natural swimmer and has been working on the finer points and technique and really improved this year, especially for being a long-distance swimmer.”

Throughout the season, no fans were allowed at the swim events due to strict social distancing guidelines.

And while he’s happy with his title, Robillard added he still liked watching the competition at state, even if he wasn’t participating.

“I really like to see how the Boise kids race,” Robillard said. “It’s kind of a bummer, but I still enjoyed the season.”

Lake City’s girls finished third overall, with the boys fourth.

“I’m happy and proud of what both teams did,” Sobek said. “With everything that changed during the season, they just lived for the moment each time they competed. And I couldn’t be more proud of that.”

Lake City senior Lance Mielke was runner-up in the 200 individual medley (2:05.08) and 100 breaststroke (1:01.64).

Post Falls senior Natasha Astrauskas was runner-up in the 100 backstroke (1:00.46).

Boise won its third straight state team title in both boys and girls, the third year the Idaho High School Activities Association has sanctioned the sport.

In 4A, Bishop Kelly swept team titles, the second-straight for the boys and first for the girls. Sandpoint’s girls, which won the 2019 4A title, finished second.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Boise 276. 2, Timberline 183. 3, Idaho Falls 150. 4, Lake City 105. 5, Meridian 99. 6, Eagle 93. 7, Thunder Ridge 67. 8, Highland 55. 9, Centennial 54. 10, Mountain View 44. 11, Coeur d’Alene 43. 12, Post Falls 40. 13, Rocky Mountain 30. 14, Borah 12. 15, Lewiston 9. 16, Madison 5. 17, Kuna 1. 18 (tie), Capital, Rigby, Skyview 0.

(Winners, local individuals in Top 12, relays in Top 9)

200-yard medley relay — 1, Boise, 1:38.65. 8, Coeur d’Alene, 1:52.10.

200 freestyle — 1, Nathan Quarterman, Boise, 1:42.18. 2, Logan Robillard, Lake City, 1:45.23. 11, Dylan Rieben, Post Falls, 2:02.73. 12, Steven Griffith, Lake City, 2:03.06.

200 individual medley — 1, Timothy Wong, Boise, 2:00.07. 2, Lance Mielke, Lake City, 2:05.08. 7, Mason Groth, Coeur d’Alene, 2:11.02.

50 freestyle — 1, Milo Shue, Boise, 22.37. 10, Zachary Castaneda, Lake City, 23.38. 11, Cameron Craigie, Lake City, 23.45.

100 butterfly — 1, Josh Cunningham, Centennial, 54.64. 4, Mason Groth, Coeur d’Alene, 56.07. 10, Maverick Royalty, Post Falls, 59.79.

100 freestyle — 1, Nathan Quarterman, Boise, 45.93. 8, Zachary Castaneda, Lake City, 51.31.

500 freestyle — 1, Logan Robillard, Lake City, 4:7.72. 5, Isaiah Hudlet, Coeur d’Alene, 5:30.53. 6, Steven Griffith, Lake City, 5:36.66. 9, Jack Fritz, Lake City, 5:46.25.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Timberline, 1:33.24. 6, Post Falls, 1:38.91.

100 backstroke — 1, Ben Stucky, Boise, 53.14.

100 breaststroke — 1, Max Wolf, Timberline, 59.77. 2, Lance Mielke, Lake City, 1:01.64. 6, Ryder Koch, Post Falls, 1:07.21. 8, Isaiah Hudlet, Coeur d’Alene, 1:08.49.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Boise, 3:18.03. 2, Lake City, 3:28.17. 9, Post Falls, 3:49.54.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Boise 241. 2, Timberline 151. 3, Lake City 144. 4 (tie), Centennial, Rocky Mountain 133. 6, Mountain View 110. 7, Capital 102. 8, Eagle 71. 9, Coeur d’Alene 59. 10, Skyview 47. 11, Borah 27. 12, Post Falls 20. 13 (tie), Highland, Rigby 11. 15, Thunder Ridge 5. 16, Idaho Falls 1. 17, Lewiston 0.

(Winners, local individuals in Top 12, relays in Top 9)

200-yard medley relay — 1, Timberline, 1:52.81. 5, Lake City, 1:59.02. 8, Coeur d’Alene, 2:01.57.

200 freestyle — 1, Kayla Wieckowski, Boise, 1:55.58. 4, Abbey Whiting, Coeur d'Alene, 2:02.04. 5, Julia Pierce, Lake City, 2:03.58. 10, Camryn Carr, Lake City, 2:10.82.

200 individual medley — 1, Caroline Ruck, Centennial, 2:09.87. 9, Demi Blaylock, Lake City, 2:28.21. 10, Ada Christensen, Lake City, 2:28.83. 11, Kaycee Skelton, Coeur d’Alene, 2:32.77.

50 freestyle — 1, Libby Breckon, Centennial, 24.73.

100 butterfly — 1, Amelia Buyers, Eagle, 58.81. 6, Gabby Garasky, Lake City, 59.86. 7, Natasha Astrauskas, Post Falls, 1:00.60. 11, Riley Taylor, Lake City, 1:02.63.

100 freestyle — 1, Haley Osborne, Mountain View, 52.85. 4, Julia Pierce, Lake City, 55.25. 11, Kaleigh Goetz, Coeur d’Alene, 58.86.

500 freestyle — 1, Kayla Wieckowski, Boise, 5:09.44. 3, Abbey Whiting, Coeur d’Alene, 5:25.85. 6, Ryan Heick, Lake City, 5:47.64. 8, Emma Fritz, Lake City, 5:50.74.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Centennial, 1:44.46. 5, Lake City, 1:46.23.

100 backstroke — 1, Jadyn Jones, Capital, 59.66. 2, Natasha Astrauskas, Post Falls, 1:00.46. 5, Gabby Garasky, Lake City, 1:01.99. 12, Demi Blaylock, Lake City, 1:06.76.

100 breaststroke — 1, Jilian Moses, Timberline, 1:07.90. 6, Ryan Heick, Lake City, 1:31.51. 11, Riley Taylor, Lake City, 1:16.95.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Boise, 3:44.77. 2, Lake City, 3:49.30. 4, Coeur d’Alene, 3:59.16.

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 218. 2, Sandpoint 168. 3, Moscow 148. 4, Minico 111. 5, Kimberly 93. 6, Skyline 79. 7, Century 78. 8, Twin Falls 70. 9, Lakeland 62. 10, Jerome 58. 11, Burley 53. 12, Riverstone 37. 13, Middleton 32. 14, Declo 22. 15, Oakley 13. 16, Canyon Ridge 10. 17, Bonneville 9. 18, Wood River 4. 19, Gooding 1. 20 (tie), Columbia, Hillcrest, Mountain Home, Nampa, Wallace 0.

(Winners, local individuals in Top 12, relays in Top 9)

200-yard medley relay — 1, Bishop Kelly, 1:39.41. 7, Lakeland, 1:52.24.

200 freestyle — 1, Gavin Dustin, Skyline, 1:46.84. 11, Logan Harris, Lakeland, 2:11.45.

200 individual medley — 1, Gavin Geffros, Riverstone, 2:04.71.

50 freestyle — 1, Jackson Rasmussen, Burley, 22.53. 3, Wayne Carwell, Lakeland, 23.06.

100 butterfly — 1, Nathan Moore, Middleton, 53.17.

100 freestyle — 1, Jacob Troescher, Bishop Kelly, 48.54.

500 freestyle — 1, Gabe Machado, Bishop Kelly, 4:32.74.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint, 1:35.92. 9, Lakeland, 1:42.05.

100 backstroke — 1, Gabe Machado, Bishop Kelly, 49.35.

100 breaststroke — 1, Nathan Moore, Middleton, 58.21. 7, Quin McGovern, Lakeland, 1:05.92. 8, Soren Sabatke, Lakeland, 1:07.57.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Bishop Kelly, 3:16.52. 7, Lakeland, 3:43.08.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 238.5. 2, Sandpoint 186.5. 3, Moscow 157. 4, Minico 108. 5, Twin Falls 90. 6, Burley 81. 7, Skyline 75. 8, Century 71. 9, Declo 42. 10, Lakeland 36. 11, Columbia 30. 12 (tie), Hillcrest, West Side 25. 14, Kimberly 21. 15, Wood River 16. 16, Nampa 12. 17 (tie), Canyon Ridge, Mountain Home, Nampa Christian 11. 20, Jerome 10. 21, Middleton 6. 22, Ridgevue 3. 23 (tie), Bonneville, Cole Valley Christian, Gooding 0.

(Winners, local individuals in Top 12, relays in Top 9)

200-yard medley relay — 1, Bishop Kelly, 1:58.71. 8, Lakeland, 2:17.44.

200 freestyle — 1, Helen Schumaker, Moscow, 1:59.21.

200 individual medley — 1, Emma Conger, Bishop Kelly, 2:18.19.

50 freestyle — 1, Asha Thomson, Minico, 26.12. 9, Sydney Garrity, Lakeland, 27.86.

100 butterfly — 1, Ellee Frost, Bishop Kelly, 1:00.96.

100 freestyle — 1, Helen Schumaker, Moscow, 53.94.

500 freestyle — 1, Ellee Frost, Bishop Kelly, 5:22.26. 12, Annika Olson, Lakeland, 6:17.33.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint, 1:47.56.

100 backstroke — 1, Emma Conger, Bishop Kelly, 1:03.34.

100 breaststroke — 1, Abbi Gibby, Burley, 1:10.42. 6, Annika Olson, Lakeland, 1:15.91. 9, Sydney Garrity, Lakeland, 1:18.51.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Bishop Kelly, 4:00.97. 9, Lakeland, 4:34.57.