For the third time in a row and the fourth time in five years the Powell Panther girls’ swim and dive team walked away with the Absaraka Conference title, pulling ahead of Douglas with 324 points last weekend in Cody.

Powell had two individual victories, coming from Kaitlin Diver in the 500 free (5:43.08) and Patricia Christensen in the 100 back (1:04.01).

The Panthers finished with a host of runner-up places, with Diver placing second in the 200 free (2:09.08); Kik Hayano earning a second place spot in the 200 IM (2:26.5); Aramonie Brinkerhoff in diving (313.1) and Aubree Fisher in the 100 breast (1:13.94).

Powell performed strong in several events, with three of the top seven divers, four of the top 12 in the 200 free and 100 back, and five of the top in the 100 fly, including three of the top five.

The Panthers placed top three in all three relays, with the 200 free team of Hayano, Paige Thomas, Baylee Brence and Diver placing second (1:51.53).

Powell pulled ahead and earn its third straight Absaraka Conference title, finishing with 324 points — ahead of Douglas’ 279 in second and Cody’s 223 in third.

LAST CHANCE TUESDAY

Powell will now begin to taper down the season over the coming weeks prior to the state meet on Nov. 3 and 4 in Gillette.

For those that have not qualified in an event for the meet, they will have one last chance this Tuesday — the Terry Bartlett Last Chance meet at 5 p.m. in Cody.

That will be the final opportunity to qualify for the state meet, with a majority of the swimmers likely not attending Tuesday if they have already earned a qualifying mark to state.

ABSARAKA CONFERENCE MEET

* Denotes state qualifying mark, p denotes preliminary time

Team scores — 1. Powell 324, 2. Douglas 279, 3. Cody 223, 4. Worland 175, 5. Riverton 126, 6. Buffalo 122, 7. Newcastle 52

200 medley relay — 3. Patricia Christensen, Aubree Fisher, Paige Thomas and Addy Powell 2:00.56

200 free — 2. Kaitlin Diver 2:09.08*, 6. Baylee Brence 2:16.02*, 10. Kathryn Brence 2:18.13*, 12. Emma Sapp 2:26.62, 18. Samantha Young 2:37.06p

200 IM — 2. Kik Hayano 2:26.5*, 4. Patricia Christensen 2:28.64*, 7. Paige Thomas 2:32.86*, 15. Anika Anderson 2:55.25p

50 free — 16. Cassidy Reimer 30.22p, 24. Michelle Hedges 40.96p, 26. Leah Sockey 43.27p

1-meter diving (11 dives) — 2. Aramonie Brinkerhoff 313.1*, 3. Tori Black 308.4*, 7. Emma Brence 255.1*

100 fly — 3. Charlee Brence 1:06.79*, 4. Addy Powell 1:09.22*, 5. Paige Thomas 1:11.06*, 7. Croix Tryon 1:10.19*, 12. Samantha Young 1:28.84

100 free — 3. Kik Hayano 58.39*, 12. Aubree Fisher 1:05.71, 18. Brooke Brown 1:15.2p, 24. Leah Sockey 1:34.41p

500 free — 1. Kaitlin Diver 5:43.08*, 4. Baylee Brence 6:03.27*, 5. Charlee Brence 6:03.78*, 9, Emma Sapp 6:26.34*, 19. Michelle Hedges 8:58.49p

200 free relay — 2. Kik Hayano, Paige Thomas, Baylee Brence and Kaitlin Diver 1:51.53

100 back — 1. Patricia Christensen 1:04.01*, 4. Addy Powell 1:05.41*, 8. Kate Miller 1:09.02*, 10. Cassidy Reimer 1:12.16, 16. Kumora Snell 1:19.78p, 18. Brooke Brown 1:28.13p

100 breast — 2. Aubree Fisher 1:13.94*, 3. Kathryn Brence 1:14.42*, 7. Croix Tryon 1:19.12*, 13. Anika Anderson 1:20.07p*

400 free relay — 3. Kik Hayano, Kaitlin Diver, Patricia Christensen and Addy Powell 4:00.35; 8. Samantha Young, Brooke Brown, Kumora Snell and Leah Sockey 5:22.78p