Hazen’s Lauren Kaufman will have to wait another year for a chance at her state title.

The sophomore finished third in the 50-yard freestyle at the 3A state swim meet as a freshman and hoped to improve on that finish this season and take the title. She missed out by less than a second and half, but still earned a third-place finish in the race.

The 3A state swim meet was Nov. 12-13 at King Country Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Kaufman also finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, improving on her ninth-place finish last season.

Hazen placed 10th in the 200-yard medley relay (Kaela Nurmi, Kaysie Rozsonits, Kaitlin Nelson and Kaufman). Rozsonits placed 10th in the 50-yard free, Nurmi placed 19th in the same race. Hazen finished ninth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (Rozsonits, Nurmi, Nelson and Kaufman). Nurmi placed 21st in the 100-yard backstroke. Rozsonits placed ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke.

As a team, Hazen finished 11th at the meet. The Seamount was well represented. Kennedy won the 3A team title and Mount Rainier placed fifth, followed by Hazen’s strong finish.

Liberty

Liberty placed 14th as a team at the 3A state meet.

Liberty placed 26th in the 200 medley relay (Mackenzie Maynes, Michela Lecoa, Melissa Brown and Caitlyn Duffner). Nicole Lecoa placed ninth in the 200 individual medley. Elise Tinseth placed 10th in the same event. Katie Tsutakawa placed seventh in the dive competition, teammate Krista Lockhart placed eighth. Liberty finished 15th in the 200 freestyle relay (N. Lecoa, Tinseth, Maynes and M. Lecoa). N. Lecoa placed ninth in the 100 backstroke. Tinseth placed 23rd in the same event. Liberty placed 14th in the 400 freestyle relay (N. Lecoa, Maynes, M. Lecoa and Tinseth).