Area digest 3/11/11

Troxel leads Gator swimmers at meet

Kristian Troxel finished third in the 400-meter IM to lead the Gator Swim Team qualifiers at the 2011 Speedo Champions Series meet in Oklahoma City, Okla., last weekend.

Troxel had a time of 4 minutes, 41.60 seconds, which qualified him for the 2011 NCSA Junior National Swimming Championships in Orlando, Fla., later this month. Troxel also finished fourth in the 1,500 freestyle, sixth in the 800 freestyle and eighth in both the 200 butterfly and 800 freestyle.

Kyleigh Troxel also had a top-eight finish, placing fourth in the 1,500 freestyle.

Turning in top 16 finishes were Caleb Coots (13th, 400 freestyle; 14th, 1,500 freestyle; 15th, 800 freestyle), Caitlyn Palmer (15th, 100 butterfly) and Allison Hobbs (16h, 200 backstroke).

Johnson wins indoor triathlon

Josh Johnson claimed the Indoor Triathlon held last weekend at Fitness Plus.

Johnson completed the 300-yard swim, 2-mile run and 5-mile stationary bike ride in 32 minutes, 7 seconds.

Kate Wayman finished first among females in 37:36.

Results

Male

20 to 29 -- Joshua Lester 32:14; Ryan Bandermann 37:05; Matt Evasko 48:36

30 to 39 -- Evan Williams 32:26; Gabe Runyon 33:30; Steve Fisher 34:34; Bryan Jones 39:36; Jason Bandermann 40:19

40 to 49 -- William Figeley 35:39; Rick Miller 36:29; Shannon Aldridge 44:07

50 to 59 -- Jay Pitman 33:48; Dennis Tew 44:29

60 and older -- Ronald Fiedler 45:04; David Hardesty 50:22

Female

20 to 29 -- Brandi Harris 40:16

30 to 39 -- Kathryn Pruiett 43:21

40 to 49 -- Cay Gerlock 44:46

Team Division

Female -- Surita Bieser, Sarah Mahnken, Amy Ressel 46:11

Male -- Anthony Keele, Colin Keele 35:36

Non-competitive Division

Overall male -- Miles Frazier 43:54

Overall female -- Tiffany Smith 42:15

Female

20 to 29 -- Emily Hill 45:17

30 to 39 -- Dana Glass 42:37; Danette Neikirk 48:04

40 to 49 -- Gina Herzog 53:45

Knudtson wins golf tourney

Gunnar Knudtson recently won the Plantations Tour golf tournament at Forest Park Golf Club in St. Louis.

Knudtson shot a 78-70--148 to win the boys 16 to 19 division.

Dohogne inducted into hall of fame

Notre Dame Regional High School graduate Danny Dohogne recently was inducted into the East Central Junior College hall of fame.

Dohogne earned second-team NJCAA All-American honors as a sophomore on the East Central Junior College basketball team.

Dohogne helped lead Notre Dame to back-to-back state titles, and his high school career field-goal percentage of 71 percent ranks second all-time in Missouri.

-- From staff reports