December 19th, the Winona YMCA Winfins hosted a meet and the NE YMCA (White Bear Lake) came a calling.
There were some great swims for early in the season and a number of swimmers got their qualifying for Regions out of the way.
The Results of the Winfins were:
Event 1 Girls 12 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle
Winfin Morgan Whyte won swimming a Regions qualifying 2:23.78 followed by Nutter, Alex in 2nd in 2:58.57 and Larsen, Kimberly in 3rd at 3:03.04
Event 2 Boys 12 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle
Tyler Suman took second place swimming a 3:03.22 followed by Piper, Corey at 3:22.35
Event 3 Girls 14 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle
Kailey Kronebusch tool 3rd in 2:40.29 followed by Lemire, Lasha in 4th at 3:07.55 and Schossow, Megan in 5th in 3:20.48
Event 4 Boys 14 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle
Hodd Gorman placed 2nd in 2:23.70 and Aaron Whyte was 3rd in 2:28.99.
Event 5 Girls 18 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle
Mackenzie Brosnahan swam a regions qualifying time of 2:02.24 for the win. Grace Ell placed 3rd in 2:29.32 and Kayla Berg swam 4th in 2:33.60
Event 7 Girls 8 & Under 100 Yard Medley Relay
Won by the Winona team of 1) Lemire, Moriah J 8 2) Marg, Natalie 8 3) Drazkowski, Morgan 8 4) May, Thea 8 in 1:28.80
Event 8 Boys 8 & Under 100 Yard Medley Relay
Won by the Winona team in 1:41.22 swum by 1) Pellegrino, Aidan 7 2) Shanahan, Brendan 7 3) Coudron, Tony 8 4) Lozenski, Tanner 8
Event 9 Girls 10 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
Won by Winona in 3:03.24 with the team of 1) Broghammer, Sarah 10 2) Dretske, Carina 10 3) Whyte, Lauren 9 4) O'Neill, Harper 9. Winona also took 2 in 3:33.04 with the team of 1) Lemire, Azrielle 10 2) Morescki, Alexa 10 3) Kohner, Jessica 10 4) Lawson, Piper 9
Event 10 Boys 10 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Winona Team took second in 3:15.27 consisting of 1) Gresham, Sam 10 2) Gould, Drew 10 3) Arnold, Andrew 10 4) Conway, Jack 9
Event 11 Girls 12 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
Winona took 1st in 2:19.34 with the team of 1) Whyte, Morgan 12 2) Sugaya, Nina 113) O'Neill, Hanna 11 4) Arnold, Alexandria 11 and 2nd in 2:45.98 with the team of 1) Beseler, Brianna R 11 2) Kronebusch, Jenna 11 3) Nutter, Alex 11 4) Lemire, Shiloh 11 and also third in 3:25.55 using 1) Larsen, Kimberly 11 2) Konkel, Kylie 11 3) Pozanc, Kaza 11 4) Jerawski, Aspen 9
Event 12 Boys 12 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Winona entry was DQ’ed for an early leave from the blocks. 1) Piper, Corey 11 2) Shanahan, Aidan 11 3) Suman, Tyler 11 4) Halleck, Marshall 11
Event 13 Girls 14 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
Winona wins first in 2:14.58 with the team of 1) Porter, McKenzie 13 2) Thurow, Emily 13 3) Zuelke, Alexandra 14 4) O'Neill, Haley 13 and 3rd in 2:38.03 with 1) Berg, Samantha 14 2) Campbell, Raizl 14 3) Kronebusch, Kailey 13 4) Lemire, Lasha 14
Event 15 Girls 18 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
Winona takes both 1st and 2nd WIN A 2:20.04 1) Brosnahan, Mackenzie 15 2) Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16 3) Porter, Mallory 16 4) Ell, Grace 15 and 2 WIN B 2:49.81 1) Lemire, Lael 15 2) Bautista, Valeria 133) Berg, Kayla 16 4) Konkel, Katrina 15
Event 16 Boys 18 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay
Winona takes 2nd in 2:16.88 with 1) Whyte, Aaron 13 2) Gorman, Hodd 13 3) Schneider, Kyle 13 4) Gendreau, Zach 18
Event 17 Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Freestyle
Winona takes 2nd and 3rd and both were Regions qualifying tomes. 2 Lemire, Moriah 8 in 17.89 and Marg, Natalie 8 in 17.91 REG. followed by 4th May, Thea 8 WIN 18.14 5th Wisniewski, Lilly 8 WIN 22.89 6th Schewe, Francesca 7 WIN 23.92 7th Hoffman, Mary 7 WIN 24.42 8th Reilly, Ella 8 WIN 25.20 9th Ping, Grace 6 WIN 31.87
Event 18 Boys 8 & Under 25 Yard Freestyle
Winona places 2nd Coudron, Tony 8 WIN 19.06 3rd Pellegrino, Aidan 7 WIN 19.84 4th Lozenski, Tanner 8 WIN 22.27 5th Herczeg, Jack 8 WIN 22.34 6th Morescki, Evan 7 WIN 23.60 7th Shanahan, Brendan 7 WIN 25.49 8th Satka, Matt 8 WIN 26.61 and 11th Broghammer, Luke 8 WIN 32.64
Event 19 Girls 10 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winona brings home 2nd through 6th with 2nd Dretske, Carina 10 WIN 39.38 3rd Lemire, Azrielle 10 WIN 41.45 4th Lawson, Piper 9 WIN 46.81 5th Morescki, Alexa 10 WIN 47.46 and 6th Jerawski, Aspen 9 WIN 51.08
Event 20 Boys 10 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Andrew Arnold brought home a come from behind win in this exciting race. Results were 1st Arnold, Andrew 10 WIN 38.53 3rd Gould, Drew 10 WIN 40.88 4th Gresham, Sam 10 WIN 41.04 5th Conway, Jack 9 WIN 41.12
Event 21 Girls 12 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Coming in at 2nd, Alexa Arnold swims a Regions qualifying time, 2nd Arnold, Alexandria 11 WIN 31.19 REG. 3rd Lemire, Shiloh 11 WIN 36.49 4th Kronebusch, Jenna 11 WIN 37.38 5th Konkel, Kylie 11 WIN 40.28 6th Wolfe, Daniela 11 WIN 40.56
Event 22 Boys 12 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winona swimmers finish 1-2. 1st Shanahan, Aidan 11 WIN 39.20 2nd Halleck, Marshall 11 WIN 1:08.72
Event 23 Girls 14 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Four Winfins swimming Regions qualifying times. Finishing 1st Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WIN 26.12 REG. 2nd O’Neill, Haley 13 WIN 27.42 REG. 4th Thurow, Emily 13 WIN 30.66 REG. and 5th Porter, McKenzie 13 WIN 30.96 REG. Also swimming for the Winona Winfins were 6th Zobitz, Hannah 14 NEY-MN 31.54 7th Kronebusch, Kailey 13 WIN 32.21 8th Campbell, Raizl 14 WIN 32.84 9th Berg, Samantha 14 WIN 34.75 and 10th Lemire, Lasha 14 WIN 37.57
Event 24 Boys 14 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winfins took 3rd Whyte, Aaron 13 WIN 31.50 and 4th Johnson, Jordan 14 NEY-MN 34.67
Event 25 Girls 18 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winona placed 1-2-3 with Grace qualifying for Regions and Mallory just outside of the qualifying time. 1st Ell, Grace 15 WIN 30.02 REG. 2nd Porter, Mallory 16 WIN 31.69 and 3rd Konkel, Katrina 15 WIN 39.76
Event 26 Boys 18 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Placing 1st Gendreau, Zach 18 WIN 27.92
Event 29 Girls 18 & Under 100 Yard IM
Winfins placed 1st Berg, Kayla 16 WIN 1:21.08 and 2nd Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16 WIN 1:23.09 followed by 4th Lemire, Lael 15 WIN 1:36.10
Event 30 Boys 18 & Under 100 Yard IM
Winfins placed 2nd Gendreau, Zach 18 WIN 1:14.95
Event 31 Girls 8 & Under 100 Yard IM
Qualifying with a Regions time, 1st was Winfin Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WIN 1:44.08 REG. 4th was Arnold, Madelyn 8 WIN 2:10.49
Event 33 Girls 10 & Under 100 Yard IM
In a very close all Winona heat, taking 1st O'Neill, Harper 9 WIN 1:44.38 followed closely by 2nd Whyte, Lauren 9 WIN 1:47.15, 3rd Kohner, Jessica 10 WIN 2:00.40 4th Morescki, Alexa 10 WIN 2:15.99
Event 34 Boys 10 & Under 100 Yard IM
Winfin 2nd place finisher Gresham, Sam 10 WIN 1:41.23
Event 35 Girls 12 & Under 100 Yard IM
Winfins take 2nd Nutter, Alex 11 WIN 1:37.07 and 3rd Pozanc, Kaza 11 WIN 1:54.75
Event 37 Girls 14 & Under 200 Yard IM
Winfins go 1-2 in this event with 1st from Arnold, Alexandria 11 WIN 3:01.01 and 2nd Berg, Samantha 14 WIN 3:18.46
Event 38 Boys 14 & Under 200 Yard IM
Winfin win with 1st Schneider, Kyle 13 WIN 2:47.66
Event 43 Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Backstroke
A Regions qualifying time with a 1st from Winfin May, Thea 8 WIN 20.33 REG. followed by 2nd Marg, Natalie 8 WIN 22.14 3rd Hoffman, Mary 7 WIN 25.51 4th Ping, Grace 6 WIN 32.47 5th Wisniewski, Lilly 8 WIN 33.05 6th Schewe, Francesca 7 WIN 34.41
Event 44 Boys 8 & Under 25 Yard Backstroke
Winfins finish 1-2 with 1st Coudron, Tony 8 WIN 23.23 2nd Herczeg, Jack 8 WIN 26.78 followed by 4th Satka, Matt 8 WIN 33.05 5th Broghammer, Luke 8 WIN 34.46
Event 45 Girls 10 & Under 50 Yard Backstroke
Winfins win 2nd Broghammer, Sarah 10 WIN 47.73 3rd Whyte, Lauren 9 WIN 48.09 4th Lemire, Azrielle 10 WIN 51.53 and 5th Lawson, Piper 9 WIN 53.62
Event 47 Girls 12 & Under 50 Yard Backstroke
Swimming a Winning Regions qualifying time is 1st Whyte, Morgan 12 WIN 33.50 REG. followed by 2nd O'Neill, Hanna 11 WIN 37.34 3rd Larsen, Kimberly 11 WIN 45.42 4th Kronebusch, Jenna 11 WIN 45.72 and 5th Lemire, Shiloh 11 WIN 47.40
Event 48 Boys 12 & Under 50 Yard Backstroke
Winfins win with 1st Piper, Corey 11 WIN 48.36 and 2nd Halleck, Marshall 11 WIN 1:09.33
Event 49 Girls 14 & Under 100 Yard Backstroke
Winfins win with a Regions qualifying time as well, 1st O'Neill, Haley 13 WIN 1:13.07 REG 2nd Beseler, Brianna R 11 WIN 1:28.79 3rd Berg, Samantha 14 WIN 1:32.72 4th Bautista, Valeria 13 WIN 1:33.50, 5th Lemire, Lasha 14 WIN 1:37.39
Event 50 Boys 14 & Under 100 Yard Backstroke
Winfins get a win with a 1st Whyte, Aaron 13 WIN 1:14.09
Event 51 Girls 18 & Under 100 Yard Backstroke
Getting her 2nd Regions qualifying time of the day, 1st Brosnahan, Mackenzie 15 WIN 1:06.80 REG. 2nd Berg, Kayla 16 WIN 1:29.17 3rd Lemire, Lael 15 WIN 1:43.14
Event 54 Boys 12 & Under 500 Yard Freestyle
A Winfin win with 1st Suman, Tyler 11 WIN 8:01.03
Event 55 Girls 14 & Under 500 Yard Freestyle
A Winfin 1-2 with a 1st by Porter, McKenzie 13 WIN 6:51.11 2nd Thurow, Emily 13 WIN 7:23.14
Event 57 Girls 18 & Under 500 Yard Freestyle
Another Winfin win with a 1st by Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16 WIN 7:26.52
Event 59 Girls 8 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd Place for Winfins in 1:40.83 by 1) Miller, Grace 8 2) Ping, Grace 6 3) Wisniewski, Lilly 8 4) Marg, Natalie 8 And 3rd in 1:47.13 1) Arnold, Madelyn 8 2) Hoffman, Mary 7 3) Reilly, Ella 8 4) Schewe, Francesca 7
Event 60 Boys 8 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay
A Winfin win with 1st in 1:29.40 1) Lozenski, Tanner 8 2) Pellegrino, Aidan 7 3) Morescki, Evan 7 4) Coudron, Tony 8
Event 61 Girls 10 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
First for Winfins 1st 3:26.70 1) Morescki, Alexa 10 2) Jerawski, Aspen 9 3) Lawson, Piper 9 4) Broghammer, Sarah 10
Event 62 Boys 10 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st Winfins in 2:40.85 1) Conway, Jack 9 2) Gould, Drew 10 3) Gresham, Sam 10 4) Arnold, Andrew 10
Event 63 Girls 12 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 2:27.61 1) Larsen, Kimberly 11 2) Sugaya, Nina 11 3) Kronebusch, Jenna 11 4) Nutter, Alex 11 3rd WIN B 2:43.70 1) Dretske, Carina 10 2) Pozanc, Kaza 11 3) Lemire, Shiloh 11 4) Konkel, Kylie 11
Event 64 Boys 12 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st Winfins A 3:09.86 1) Shanahan, Aidan 11 2) Halleck, Marshall 11 3) Piper, Corey 11 4) Suman, Tyler 11
Event 65 Girls 14 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st Winfins A 1:56.01 1) O'Neill, Haley 13 2) Kronebusch, Kailey 13 3) Thurow, Emily 13 4) Zuelke, Alexandra 14 3rd WIN B 2:22.94 1) Porter, McKenzie 13 2) Lemire, Lasha 14 3) Schossow, Megan 14 4) Bautista, Valeria 13
Event 67 Girls 18 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 2:02.18 1) Ell, Grace 15 2) Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16 3) Porter, Mallory 16 4) Brosnahan, Mackenzie 15
Event 68 Boys 18 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd WIN A 2:00.56 1) Schneider, Kyle 13 2) Gorman, Hodd 13 3) Whyte, Aaron 13 4) Gendreau, Zach 18
Event 71 Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Butterfly
Winning with a Regions Qualifying time in 1st Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WIN 20.67 REG. 2 Lemire, Moriah J 8 WIN 21.63
5th Miller, Grace 8 WIN 23.54 6th Arnold, Madelyn 8 WIN 29.48
Event 72 Boys 8 & Under 25 Yard Butterfly
1st Lozenski, Tanner 8 WIN 29.07
Event 73 Girls 10 & Under 50 Yard Butterfly
1 O'Neill, Harper 9 WIN 44.86 2nd Kohner, Jessica 10 WIN 55.52 3rd Lawson, Piper 9 WIN 1:06.59
Event 74 Boys 10 & Under 50 Yard Butterfly
2nd Conway, Jack 9 WIN 59.77
Event 75 Girls 12 & Under 50 Yard Butterfly
Winning with a Regions qualifier, 1st O'Neill, Hanna 11 WIN 32.72 REG. 4th Sugaya, Nina 11 WIN 49.31 5th Konkel, Kylie 11 WIN 49.41
Event 77 Girls 14 & Under 100 Yard Butterfly
Winning with a Regions Qualifier 1st Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WIN 1:07.08 REG.
Event 79 Girls 18 & Under 100 Yard Butterfly
1st Porter, Mallory 16 WIN 1:21.41
Event 81 Girls 8 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winning in Regions Qualifying time, 1st May, Thea 8 WIN 42.29 REG. 2nd Miller, Grace 8 WIN 45.93 4th Reilly, Ella 8 WIN 55.75 5th Hoffman, Mary 7 WIN 1:00.71 6th Wisniewski, Lilly 8 WIN 1:05.33
Event 82 Boys 8 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle
Winning in Regions Qualifying time, 1st Coudron, Tony 8 WIN 42.04 REG.3rd Pellegrino, Aidan 7 WIN 48.66 4th Herczeg, Jack 8 WIN 56.22 5 Shanahan, Brendan 7 WIN 57.45 7th Satka, Matt 8 WIN 1:02.26
Event 83 Girls 10 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
3rd Whyte, Lauren 9 WIN 1:36.58 4th Kohner, Jessica 10 WIN 1:39.66 5th Broghammer, Sarah 10 WIN 1:50.50 6th Jerawski, Aspen 9 WIN 2:01.15
Event 84 Boys 10 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
1st Arnold, Andrew 10 WIN 1:25.12
Event 85 Girls 12 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
Taking 1-2 in Regions Qualifying times, 1st Whyte, Morgan 12 WIN 1:04.99 REG. 2nd O'Neill, Hanna 11 WIN 1:07.46 REG. 3rd Beseler, Brianna R 11 WIN 1:14.05 4th Lemire, Shiloh 11 WIN 1:24.06 5th Nutter, Alex 11 WIN 1:25.7 6th Sugaya, Nina 11 WIN 1:26.68 7th Pozanc, Kaza 11 WIN 1:38.23
Event 86 Boys 12 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
1st Suman, Tyler 11 WIN 1:21.99 2nd Piper, Corey 11 WIN 1:35.88
Event 87 Girls 14 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
Winning in Regions Qualifying time 1st O'Neill, Haley 13 WIN 59.97 REG. 2nd Kronebusch, Kailey 13 WIN 1:12.88 3rd Thurow, Emily 13 WIN 1:13.52 4th Bautista, Valeria 13 WIN 1:23.21 5th Schossow, Megan 14 WIN 1:27.15
Event 88 Boys 14 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
2nd Schneider, Kyle 13 WIN 1:06.16 3rd Gorman, Hodd 13 WIN 1:06.53
Event 89 Girls 18 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
1st Lemire, Lael 15 WIN 1:17.55 2nd Konkel, Katrina 15 WIN 1:39.26
Event 90 Boys 18 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle
1st Gendreau, Zach 18 WIN 1:01.95
Event 93 Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Breaststroke
1st Marg, Natalie 8 WIN 27.13 2nd Miller, Grace 8 WIN 27.53 3rd Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WIN 27.58 4th Arnold, Madelyn 8 WIN 32.31 5th Reilly, Ella 8 WIN 36.41
Event 94 Boys 8 & Under 25 Yard Breaststroke
1st Lozenski, Tanner 8 WIN 32.14 2nd Morescki, Evan 7 WIN 33.73 3rd Shanahan, Brendan 7 WIN 35.13 4th Broghammer, Luke 8 WIN 42.59
Event 95 Girls 10 & Under 50 Yard Breaststroke
Swimming in Regions Qualifying time 2nd Dretske, Carina 10 WIN 47.70 REG. 3rd O'Neill, Harper 9 WIN 53.12 4th Broghammer, Sarah 10 WIN 59.45 5th Morescki, Alexa 10 WIN 1:06.04 6th Lemire, Azrielle 10 WIN 1:07.51
Event 96 Boys 10 & Under 50 Yard Breaststroke
3rd Gresham, Sam 10 WIN 53.75 4th Arnold, Andrew 10 WIN 56.57 5th Conway, Jack 9 WIN 1:03.81
Event 97 Girls 12 & Under 50 Yard Breaststroke
2nd Sugaya, Nina 11 WIN 43.54 4th Beseler, Brianna R 11 WIN 45.11 5th Kronebusch, Jenna 11 WIN 47.66 6th Konkel, Kylie 11 WIN 51.16
Event 99 Girls 14 & Under 100 Yard Breaststroke
Winning in Regions Qualifying time 1st Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WIN 1:14.13 REG. 3rd Porter, McKenzie 13 WIN 1:33.67
(Event 99 Girls 14 & Under 100 Yard Breaststroke)
4th Arnold, Alexandria 11 WIN 1:34.83 5th Pozanc, Kaza 11 WIN 2:20.07
Event 100 Boys 14 & Under 100 Yard Breaststroke
1st Gorman, Hodd 13 WIN 1:26.66 3rd Schneider, Kyle 13 WIN 1:33.60
Event 101 Girls 18 & Under 100 Yard Breaststroke
Winning in Regions Qualifying time 1st Brosnahan, Mackenzie 15 WIN 1:18.51 REG. 2nd Ell, Grace 15 WIN 1:31.56 3rd Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16 WIN 1:31.75
Event 103 Girls 8 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st Winfins A 3:01.76 1) Arnold, Madelyn 8 2) Lemire, Moriah J 8 3) May, Thea 8 4) Drazkowski, Morgan 8
Event 104 Boys 8 & Under 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 4:18.47 1) Satka, Matt 8 2) Broghammer, Luke 8 3) Herczeg, Jack 8 4) Morescki, Evan 7
Event 105 Girls 10 & Under 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 6:42.93 1) Whyte, Lauren 9 2) Kohner, Jessica 10 3) O'Neill, Harper 9 4) Lemire, Azrielle 10
Event 107 Girls 12 & Under 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 4:55.00 1) Arnold, Alexandria 11 2) Beseler, Brianna R 11 3) O'Neill, Hanna 11 4) Whyte, Morgan 12
Event 111 Girls 18 & Under 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st WIN A 5:16.32 1) Berg, Samantha 14 2) Lemire, Lael 15 3) Schossow, Megan 14 4) Berg, Kayla 16
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Duel in the Pool on Sunday at 1PM
Don't forget to watch the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on Sunday Dec 27th at 1 PM CST.
The top swimmers from three European nations gathered to take on Team USA in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, December 18-19 in Manchester, England. The bi-annual Duel in the Pool is a made-for-TV event, designed to showcase the sport’s most exciting swimmers in non-Olympic years. This year’s Duel took on a new format with Team USA facing a team comprised of the top swimmers from Great Britain, Germany and Italy. The event will be held at the Manchester Aquatic Centre and a two-hour broadcast of the event will air on NBC.
http://www.duelinthepool.com/
The top swimmers from three European nations gathered to take on Team USA in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, December 18-19 in Manchester, England. The bi-annual Duel in the Pool is a made-for-TV event, designed to showcase the sport’s most exciting swimmers in non-Olympic years. This year’s Duel took on a new format with Team USA facing a team comprised of the top swimmers from Great Britain, Germany and Italy. The event will be held at the Manchester Aquatic Centre and a two-hour broadcast of the event will air on NBC.
http://www.duelinthepool.com/
Friday, December 25, 2009
Winhawks swimmers learn early in the season what they are up against
The Winona Winhawk boys went to Rochester Thursday to see how they stacked up against one of the Conference’s best, Rochester Century.
When the water had smoothed out, the Winhawks had a good idea of the amount of work that lies ahead between now and February. The Winhawks saw just three wins on the Meet. Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen swam to victory in both the 50 yard Freestyle and 100 Backstroke; Diver Stan Petkov took first in the One Meter diving event.
The 200 Medley Relay was a great battle going neck and neck all the way through. Led off by Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen, his backstroke leg had Sr. Santino LaPorta starting his breastroke in the lead. The next exchange saw 8th gr. Roger Brosnahan going head to head the Jr. Flyer from Century and battled him well. Jr. Louie LaPorta anchored swimming his fastest 50 split yet of the season, and eth Winhawks finished a solid 2nd, only 0.5 seconds behind Century.
The 200 Freestyle saw Winhawk Sr. Josh Danzinger finish 3rd followed by Sophomores Joey Kleinow and Avery Prondzinski.
The 200 IM was the same, Century swimming 1-2 with Winhawk Sr. Matt Bagshaw swimming his season best followed by 8th gr. Cal Dretske.
The 50 Freestyle was a win for Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen swimming a very fast 23.80. 8th gr Roger Brosnahan swam his best 50 event of the season, at 24.68 followed by Jr. Gio Borsari at 27.17 with So. Alex Kline swimming a season’s best in the JV Heat at 29.05 followed by Mic Borsari in 39.35.
The Diving was won by Jr. Stan Petkov with a season high 137.20 behind the strength of his Forward 2 ½ ss T and Forward 1ss with 1 Twist.
The 100 Butterfly is a strength event and this season to date has been owned by Winhawk Sr. Matt Bagshaw. He improved his season high by a full 2+ seconds touching in 1:10.79
The 100 Freestyle was as predicted pitting Century’s Jr. Speedster Chris Freeman against the young Winhawk 8th gr. Roger Brosnahan. Roger stayed close through the 50, and also saw Winhawk Jr. Louie LaPorta rising to the occasion staying right with Brosnahan. As they neared the 75 Century pulled away with Roger taking 3rd but dropping over a second and a half. Louie followed up with a great 57.26.
The Winhawk 200 Free Relay of Danzinger, L. LaPorta, Brosnahan and Whalen was outgunned but swam a solid 2nd in 1:41.17.
The 100 Back was a showcase for Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen and he coasted to a 1st place win in 1:00. 70. So. Avery Prondzinski had a good outing himself as the second highest placing Winhawk touching in 1:09.42.
The 100 Breaststroke saw Winhawk Sr. Santino LaPorta finish 3rd in 1:10.33 followed by up and coming Winhawk 8th grader Cal Dretske in 1:13.91 for fourth.
Rochester Century swam the BK BR and Free Relay Exhibition which brought the final score to Rochester Century 89 Winona Winhawks 71 and puts the Winhawks at 1-1 on the season for dual meets.
When the water had smoothed out, the Winhawks had a good idea of the amount of work that lies ahead between now and February. The Winhawks saw just three wins on the Meet. Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen swam to victory in both the 50 yard Freestyle and 100 Backstroke; Diver Stan Petkov took first in the One Meter diving event.
The 200 Medley Relay was a great battle going neck and neck all the way through. Led off by Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen, his backstroke leg had Sr. Santino LaPorta starting his breastroke in the lead. The next exchange saw 8th gr. Roger Brosnahan going head to head the Jr. Flyer from Century and battled him well. Jr. Louie LaPorta anchored swimming his fastest 50 split yet of the season, and eth Winhawks finished a solid 2nd, only 0.5 seconds behind Century.
The 200 Freestyle saw Winhawk Sr. Josh Danzinger finish 3rd followed by Sophomores Joey Kleinow and Avery Prondzinski.
The 200 IM was the same, Century swimming 1-2 with Winhawk Sr. Matt Bagshaw swimming his season best followed by 8th gr. Cal Dretske.
The 50 Freestyle was a win for Sr. Captain Ryan Whalen swimming a very fast 23.80. 8th gr Roger Brosnahan swam his best 50 event of the season, at 24.68 followed by Jr. Gio Borsari at 27.17 with So. Alex Kline swimming a season’s best in the JV Heat at 29.05 followed by Mic Borsari in 39.35.
The Diving was won by Jr. Stan Petkov with a season high 137.20 behind the strength of his Forward 2 ½ ss T and Forward 1ss with 1 Twist.
The 100 Butterfly is a strength event and this season to date has been owned by Winhawk Sr. Matt Bagshaw. He improved his season high by a full 2+ seconds touching in 1:10.79
The 100 Freestyle was as predicted pitting Century’s Jr. Speedster Chris Freeman against the young Winhawk 8th gr. Roger Brosnahan. Roger stayed close through the 50, and also saw Winhawk Jr. Louie LaPorta rising to the occasion staying right with Brosnahan. As they neared the 75 Century pulled away with Roger taking 3rd but dropping over a second and a half. Louie followed up with a great 57.26.
The Winhawk 200 Free Relay of Danzinger, L. LaPorta, Brosnahan and Whalen was outgunned but swam a solid 2nd in 1:41.17.
The 100 Back was a showcase for Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen and he coasted to a 1st place win in 1:00. 70. So. Avery Prondzinski had a good outing himself as the second highest placing Winhawk touching in 1:09.42.
The 100 Breaststroke saw Winhawk Sr. Santino LaPorta finish 3rd in 1:10.33 followed by up and coming Winhawk 8th grader Cal Dretske in 1:13.91 for fourth.
Rochester Century swam the BK BR and Free Relay Exhibition which brought the final score to Rochester Century 89 Winona Winhawks 71 and puts the Winhawks at 1-1 on the season for dual meets.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Winhawks travel to Rochester to test Century
The Winona Winhawks hit the road today for an away swim meet vs Rochester Century at the Rochester Mayo pool.
Rochester Century is said to be one of the teams to watch in the Big 9 Title race. That being said, it appears on paper that the Winhawks can test them in a number of events. Starting right with the 200 Medley Relay, it could shape up to be a good race if the team of Sr. Ryan Whalen, Sr. Santino LaPorta, 8th grader Roger Brosnahan and Jr. Louie LaPorta are on their game right out of the chute.
Century’s Alan Cox swims a 1:50 200 Free and it will be interesting to see who gets to try and upset him.
The 200IM will hopefully feature Century’s John Cima vs Ryan Whalen and will be a great race to watch! They should seed within tenths of seconds of each other.
The 50 Freestyle will showcase the current speed and potential of Winhawk 8th grader Roger Brosnahan. It will be fun to watch who Century throws at him as a counter.
One of the GREAT things about going to away meets is getting to watch diving as the pool at Mayo HAS diving boards! Divers Justin Bublitz, Stan Petkov and Dan Karnick actualy get to dive in front of a real crowd! Under first year coach Josh Bublitz the guys are making good progress, firming up current dives and throwing some new ones in practice working to up their list DD (degree of difficulty). Look for Justin to score big points on his Forward 1 1/2 ss in the Pike position and his Forward 1 1/2 ss with one twist in the Free position. Stan will be looking to his Forward 2 1/2 ss in the Tuck position and Forward 1 ss 1 twist in Free to place him high in the results. Dan has been consistant in his diving and will continue down that path as he ups his DD as we get closer to the 11 dive part of the season.
Century’s Cox will most likely return to swim the 100Fly sub 1 minute challenging the Winhawk chosen to chase him down.
The 100 Free will showcase Century’s Chris Freeman who swims a 50 second freestyle. Winhawk Roger Brosnahan will have his hands full.
The 500 Freestyle will have Winhawk Senior Josh Danzinger looking to step up against Century’s Chris Tri who swims a 5 minute plus.
The 200 Free Relay will be a tough one, many of the aforementioned Century swimmers are quick in the 50.
The 100 Back will be a chance for Winhawk Senior Ryan Whalen to showcase his speed in a non-freestyle event and a possible win for the Winhawks.
The 100 Breaststroke will push Winhawk Sr. Louie LaPorta. LaPorta has shown great improvement thus far in the season and another step up the ladder will be required in tonight’s meet against Century’s Andrew Grosbach.
The 400 Free Relay will also be a showcase of Century’s depth and a major challenge for the Winhawks.
Rochester Century is said to be one of the teams to watch in the Big 9 Title race. That being said, it appears on paper that the Winhawks can test them in a number of events. Starting right with the 200 Medley Relay, it could shape up to be a good race if the team of Sr. Ryan Whalen, Sr. Santino LaPorta, 8th grader Roger Brosnahan and Jr. Louie LaPorta are on their game right out of the chute.
Century’s Alan Cox swims a 1:50 200 Free and it will be interesting to see who gets to try and upset him.
The 200IM will hopefully feature Century’s John Cima vs Ryan Whalen and will be a great race to watch! They should seed within tenths of seconds of each other.
The 50 Freestyle will showcase the current speed and potential of Winhawk 8th grader Roger Brosnahan. It will be fun to watch who Century throws at him as a counter.
One of the GREAT things about going to away meets is getting to watch diving as the pool at Mayo HAS diving boards! Divers Justin Bublitz, Stan Petkov and Dan Karnick actualy get to dive in front of a real crowd! Under first year coach Josh Bublitz the guys are making good progress, firming up current dives and throwing some new ones in practice working to up their list DD (degree of difficulty). Look for Justin to score big points on his Forward 1 1/2 ss in the Pike position and his Forward 1 1/2 ss with one twist in the Free position. Stan will be looking to his Forward 2 1/2 ss in the Tuck position and Forward 1 ss 1 twist in Free to place him high in the results. Dan has been consistant in his diving and will continue down that path as he ups his DD as we get closer to the 11 dive part of the season.
Century’s Cox will most likely return to swim the 100Fly sub 1 minute challenging the Winhawk chosen to chase him down.
The 100 Free will showcase Century’s Chris Freeman who swims a 50 second freestyle. Winhawk Roger Brosnahan will have his hands full.
The 500 Freestyle will have Winhawk Senior Josh Danzinger looking to step up against Century’s Chris Tri who swims a 5 minute plus.
The 200 Free Relay will be a tough one, many of the aforementioned Century swimmers are quick in the 50.
The 100 Back will be a chance for Winhawk Senior Ryan Whalen to showcase his speed in a non-freestyle event and a possible win for the Winhawks.
The 100 Breaststroke will push Winhawk Sr. Louie LaPorta. LaPorta has shown great improvement thus far in the season and another step up the ladder will be required in tonight’s meet against Century’s Andrew Grosbach.
The 400 Free Relay will also be a showcase of Century’s depth and a major challenge for the Winhawks.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Winhawks swimmers start out season strong.
The Winona High Winhawks were too much for the young Albert Lea Tigers to handle tonight at the Winona SHS Pool. Winning their debut meet of the season, the Winhawks took 1st and 2nd in every event they had two or more entries in except the 50 Free & 100 Back.
The opening 200 yard Medley Relay saw the Winhawks “A” relay of Sr. Ryan Whalen, Sr. Santino LaPorta, 8th grader Roger Brosnahan and Jr. Louie LaPorta win 1st handily in 1:49.49. The Winhawk “B” Relay of So. Avery Prondzinski, 8th gr. Cal Dretske, Jr. Matt Bagshaw and Jr. Gio Borsari touch in 2nd place in 2:02..06, well ahead of the Albert Lea “A” Relay.
Score, Albert Lea 2, Winona Winhawks 12
The 200 Freestyle was a Winhawk 1-2 event with Sr. Josh Danzinger swimming in clean water the entire way and touching in 2:03.04. So. Joey Kleinow drove hard with no AL Tigers in sight to a clean 2nd at 2:13.52.
Score, Albert Lea 8, Winona Winhawks 22
The 200 IM was a Winhawk 1-2-4 finish. Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen swam a winning 2:13.74, followed by newcomer 8th gr Cal Dretske taking 2nd with a 2:30.75. Jr. Matt Bagshaw brought home the brought home 4th place points in 2:45.80.
Score, Albert Lea 12, Winona Winhawks 34
The 50 yard Freestyle saw Winhawk 1st year swimmer 8th grader Roger Brosnahan announce his presence with a first place finish in 25.02 seconds. The LaPorta brothers, Jr. Louie and Sr. Santino brought home a solid 3rd & 4th in 25.86 and 26.47 respectively.
Score, Albert Lea 17, Winona Winhawks 45
Although the Diving was miles away at the Winona Middle School, they seemed to be clued into the theme of the night as they too finished 1-2-3. Jr. Justin Bublitz finished 1st scoring big points on his Forward 1 ½ ss Pike scoring 5 1/2 , 5 ½ , 6, and his Forward 1 ½ ss with 1 Twist scoring 6 ½, 5, 5 ½. Jr. Stan Petkov brought home 2nd place scoring on his Forward 2 ½ ss Tuck and a Forward 1 ss with 1 Twist going for 5,4,5. So Dan Karnick finished the Winhawk sweep scoring straight 5’s on both his Inward Dive and Forward dive.
Score, Albert Lea 19, Winona Winhawks 58
The100 Yard Fly was won by the Winhawk’s only entry, Jr. Matt Bagshaw in 1:122.83.
Score, Albert Lea 28, Winona Winhawks 64
The 100 Yard Freestyle was a 1-2-3 for the Winona Winhawks. Building on his 50 free win, the 8th grader touched in 56.09 seconds for his second individual win and third win of the evening. Winhawk So. Joey Kleinow took 2nd and joined the Minuteman Club winning in 58.79 seconds. Winona So. Avery Prondzinski maxed out the Winhawks possible points taking 3rd in 1:00.66.
Score, Albert Lea 31, Winona Winhawks 77
The 500 yard Freestyle featured one lone Winhawk competitor, Sr. Josh Danzinger. Josh finished in 1st place in 5:39.29, four lengths ahead of the Tigers bracketing him.
Score, Albert Lea 38, Winona Winhawks 83
The 200 Freestyle Relay saw the Winona “A” relay of 8th grader Roger Brosnahan, 8th grader Cal Dretske, So. Joey Kleinow, and Sr. Josh Danzinger finish 1st in 1:47.87. The “B” Relay would have finished 2nd but was DQ’ed for two early take-offs.
Score, Albert Lea 44, Winona Winhawks 91
The 100 Backstroke saw Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen swim to 1st in a 57.71, only 1.8 seconds off of the State qualifying time in this the first meet of the season. Winhawk Jr. Louie LaPorta finished a solid 3rd in 1:09.72.
Score, Albert Lea 57, Winona Winhawks 91
The 100 Breaststroke was a Winona 1-2-3 finish. Winhawk Sr. Santino LaPorta swimming like a guy making up for lost time finished first in a quick 1:08.55. 8th Grader Cal Dretske swam his all time best taking 2nd in 1:12.62 and Jr. Gio Borsari finished the WInhawk sweep with a 1:36.38 and 3rd place.
Score, Albert Lea 70, Winona Winhawks 91
The 400 Freestyle Relay had the Winhawk “A” Relay of Danzinger, Kleinow, L. LaPorta and Whalen put the final stamp of approval on the meet finishing 1st in 3:53.61. The Winhawk “B” Relay or more accurately the Diver relay took second. Led off by Sr. Swimmer Santino LaPorta, the Divers, Jr. Stan Petkov, So. Dan Karnick, and Jr. Justin Bublitz swam their way to a 3rd place finish in 4:53.54.
Final Score, Albert Lea 82, Winona Winhawks 91
The opening 200 yard Medley Relay saw the Winhawks “A” relay of Sr. Ryan Whalen, Sr. Santino LaPorta, 8th grader Roger Brosnahan and Jr. Louie LaPorta win 1st handily in 1:49.49. The Winhawk “B” Relay of So. Avery Prondzinski, 8th gr. Cal Dretske, Jr. Matt Bagshaw and Jr. Gio Borsari touch in 2nd place in 2:02..06, well ahead of the Albert Lea “A” Relay.
Score, Albert Lea 2, Winona Winhawks 12
The 200 Freestyle was a Winhawk 1-2 event with Sr. Josh Danzinger swimming in clean water the entire way and touching in 2:03.04. So. Joey Kleinow drove hard with no AL Tigers in sight to a clean 2nd at 2:13.52.
Score, Albert Lea 8, Winona Winhawks 22
The 200 IM was a Winhawk 1-2-4 finish. Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen swam a winning 2:13.74, followed by newcomer 8th gr Cal Dretske taking 2nd with a 2:30.75. Jr. Matt Bagshaw brought home the brought home 4th place points in 2:45.80.
Score, Albert Lea 12, Winona Winhawks 34
The 50 yard Freestyle saw Winhawk 1st year swimmer 8th grader Roger Brosnahan announce his presence with a first place finish in 25.02 seconds. The LaPorta brothers, Jr. Louie and Sr. Santino brought home a solid 3rd & 4th in 25.86 and 26.47 respectively.
Score, Albert Lea 17, Winona Winhawks 45
Although the Diving was miles away at the Winona Middle School, they seemed to be clued into the theme of the night as they too finished 1-2-3. Jr. Justin Bublitz finished 1st scoring big points on his Forward 1 ½ ss Pike scoring 5 1/2 , 5 ½ , 6, and his Forward 1 ½ ss with 1 Twist scoring 6 ½, 5, 5 ½. Jr. Stan Petkov brought home 2nd place scoring on his Forward 2 ½ ss Tuck and a Forward 1 ss with 1 Twist going for 5,4,5. So Dan Karnick finished the Winhawk sweep scoring straight 5’s on both his Inward Dive and Forward dive.
Score, Albert Lea 19, Winona Winhawks 58
The100 Yard Fly was won by the Winhawk’s only entry, Jr. Matt Bagshaw in 1:122.83.
Score, Albert Lea 28, Winona Winhawks 64
The 100 Yard Freestyle was a 1-2-3 for the Winona Winhawks. Building on his 50 free win, the 8th grader touched in 56.09 seconds for his second individual win and third win of the evening. Winhawk So. Joey Kleinow took 2nd and joined the Minuteman Club winning in 58.79 seconds. Winona So. Avery Prondzinski maxed out the Winhawks possible points taking 3rd in 1:00.66.
Score, Albert Lea 31, Winona Winhawks 77
The 500 yard Freestyle featured one lone Winhawk competitor, Sr. Josh Danzinger. Josh finished in 1st place in 5:39.29, four lengths ahead of the Tigers bracketing him.
Score, Albert Lea 38, Winona Winhawks 83
The 200 Freestyle Relay saw the Winona “A” relay of 8th grader Roger Brosnahan, 8th grader Cal Dretske, So. Joey Kleinow, and Sr. Josh Danzinger finish 1st in 1:47.87. The “B” Relay would have finished 2nd but was DQ’ed for two early take-offs.
Score, Albert Lea 44, Winona Winhawks 91
The 100 Backstroke saw Winhawk Sr. Ryan Whalen swim to 1st in a 57.71, only 1.8 seconds off of the State qualifying time in this the first meet of the season. Winhawk Jr. Louie LaPorta finished a solid 3rd in 1:09.72.
Score, Albert Lea 57, Winona Winhawks 91
The 100 Breaststroke was a Winona 1-2-3 finish. Winhawk Sr. Santino LaPorta swimming like a guy making up for lost time finished first in a quick 1:08.55. 8th Grader Cal Dretske swam his all time best taking 2nd in 1:12.62 and Jr. Gio Borsari finished the WInhawk sweep with a 1:36.38 and 3rd place.
Score, Albert Lea 70, Winona Winhawks 91
The 400 Freestyle Relay had the Winhawk “A” Relay of Danzinger, Kleinow, L. LaPorta and Whalen put the final stamp of approval on the meet finishing 1st in 3:53.61. The Winhawk “B” Relay or more accurately the Diver relay took second. Led off by Sr. Swimmer Santino LaPorta, the Divers, Jr. Stan Petkov, So. Dan Karnick, and Jr. Justin Bublitz swam their way to a 3rd place finish in 4:53.54.
Final Score, Albert Lea 82, Winona Winhawks 91
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Winhawk Boys hit the blocks for the 2009 Season
This week marks the final point of the Winhawk Girls’ season with their season end party, and the kick-off of the Boys’ Swim Season with their first meet on Thursday against Albert Lea followed by the Tiger Relays in Albert Lea on Saturday.
There are 22 swimmers and divers on the Boys’ roster, more would be nice but it is great to see them all out. Head Coach Amy Schulz in her 2nd season at the helm of the Boys’ Team is looking to make a second straight trip to State. She will be backed up by Asst Coach Steve Burt (a role reversal from their work on the girls’ program) and first year Diving Coach Josh Bublitz.
The roster is comprised of 6 Seniors, 6 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, 1 Freshman and 3 8th graders.
Alex Kline 10
Alex Vaslow 8
Avery Prondzinski 10
Cal Dretzke 8
Dakota Carlson 12
Daniel Karnick 10
Dong Zhao 10
Eric Mueller 11
Gio Borsari 11
Joey Kleinow 10
Jonathan Birdsall 12
Joshua Danzinger 12
Justin Bublitz 11
Louie LaPorta 11
Lun Li 10
Matthew Bagshaw 12
Mic Borsari 9
Nathan Graetz 11
Roger Brosnahan 8
Ryan Whalen 12
Santino LaPorta 12
Stan Petkov 11
Look for traditional strength in the Freestyle events out of Senior Ryan Whalen. Also watch for newcomer 8th Grader Roger Brosnahan to make his presence known early. After this first week the Big 9 conference will find out who he is in a big way. With Travis Bernardy graduating last year the Winhawks will be looking for someone to fill the opening in the IM and Breaststroke. Look for Newcomer 8th grader Cal Dretske to make noise in the IM right away. Veteran Juniors Nathan Graetz and Louie LaPorta Should also provide some scoring in the Breaststroke and Backstroke respectively. Diving should be fun to watch, Junior Justin Bublitz will be working hard to make the trip to State this year and Junior Stan Petkoy should be providing some decent points this season as well. Returning Senior swimmers Joshua Danzinger (Distance), Mathew Bagshaw and Jonathan Birdsall will help to provide leadership as the newer Winhawks start to learn the ropes.
There are 22 swimmers and divers on the Boys’ roster, more would be nice but it is great to see them all out. Head Coach Amy Schulz in her 2nd season at the helm of the Boys’ Team is looking to make a second straight trip to State. She will be backed up by Asst Coach Steve Burt (a role reversal from their work on the girls’ program) and first year Diving Coach Josh Bublitz.
The roster is comprised of 6 Seniors, 6 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, 1 Freshman and 3 8th graders.
Alex Kline 10
Alex Vaslow 8
Avery Prondzinski 10
Cal Dretzke 8
Dakota Carlson 12
Daniel Karnick 10
Dong Zhao 10
Eric Mueller 11
Gio Borsari 11
Joey Kleinow 10
Jonathan Birdsall 12
Joshua Danzinger 12
Justin Bublitz 11
Louie LaPorta 11
Lun Li 10
Matthew Bagshaw 12
Mic Borsari 9
Nathan Graetz 11
Roger Brosnahan 8
Ryan Whalen 12
Santino LaPorta 12
Stan Petkov 11
Look for traditional strength in the Freestyle events out of Senior Ryan Whalen. Also watch for newcomer 8th Grader Roger Brosnahan to make his presence known early. After this first week the Big 9 conference will find out who he is in a big way. With Travis Bernardy graduating last year the Winhawks will be looking for someone to fill the opening in the IM and Breaststroke. Look for Newcomer 8th grader Cal Dretske to make noise in the IM right away. Veteran Juniors Nathan Graetz and Louie LaPorta Should also provide some scoring in the Breaststroke and Backstroke respectively. Diving should be fun to watch, Junior Justin Bublitz will be working hard to make the trip to State this year and Junior Stan Petkoy should be providing some decent points this season as well. Returning Senior swimmers Joshua Danzinger (Distance), Mathew Bagshaw and Jonathan Birdsall will help to provide leadership as the newer Winhawks start to learn the ropes.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Winona Swim Club performs well at the Northfield December Dazzler
Last weekend the Wolner brothers were representing the Winona Swim Club in the 2009 NORTHFIELD December Dazzler BC OPEN and they did not disappoint.
The meet was at the Northfield Middle School, and the swim club from Northfield puts on a great meet. Shannon Wolner was raving about how pleasant and helpful they were. The pool is 8 lanes and there is a nice grandstand for parents to watch from. Shannon though was on deck as the coaching representative for the WSC.
Grant Wolner swam the 100Free, the 50 Breast and the 50 Fly. His 100 Freestyle saw him swim a 1:45.46 good for 4th place and an awesome 5 ½ second improvement over his previous best time. Next up he swam the 50 Breaststroke in a new personal best of 1:01.19 and placing 2nd overall, which is his first medal event since he started training. Congratulations Grant!
Griffin swam the 50 Backstroke in 41.44 seconds, good for 5th place and a new personal best time by 1.3 seconds. Next up was his 50 Breaststroke in which his 44.96 seconds was also a 5th place finish and another personal best with a 3+ second drop. Grif finished out the day with a 100 Freestyle swim of 1:14.72 seconds. This was not only good for a 4th place finish, but he pulled the Trifecta improving another personal best on his third and final swim by nearly 2 seconds.
Congratulations Grant and Griffin. Thanks for representing the Winona Swim Club so well at the Northfield December Dazzler!!
The meet was at the Northfield Middle School, and the swim club from Northfield puts on a great meet. Shannon Wolner was raving about how pleasant and helpful they were. The pool is 8 lanes and there is a nice grandstand for parents to watch from. Shannon though was on deck as the coaching representative for the WSC.
Grant Wolner swam the 100Free, the 50 Breast and the 50 Fly. His 100 Freestyle saw him swim a 1:45.46 good for 4th place and an awesome 5 ½ second improvement over his previous best time. Next up he swam the 50 Breaststroke in a new personal best of 1:01.19 and placing 2nd overall, which is his first medal event since he started training. Congratulations Grant!
Griffin swam the 50 Backstroke in 41.44 seconds, good for 5th place and a new personal best time by 1.3 seconds. Next up was his 50 Breaststroke in which his 44.96 seconds was also a 5th place finish and another personal best with a 3+ second drop. Grif finished out the day with a 100 Freestyle swim of 1:14.72 seconds. This was not only good for a 4th place finish, but he pulled the Trifecta improving another personal best on his third and final swim by nearly 2 seconds.
Congratulations Grant and Griffin. Thanks for representing the Winona Swim Club so well at the Northfield December Dazzler!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Interviews of all the Big Swimming Names
In case you were busy focusing on the up comingThanksgiving meal & break, but USA Swimming held its anual Golden Goggle Awards.
Ryan Lochte beat out superstars to be named Male swimmer of the year Sunday at USA Swimming's Golden Goggles awards.
Rebecca Soni nabbed female swimmer of the year honors, while Michael Phelps, who earned a leading six nominations, was honored for delivering the men's race of the year and for a world championship relay performance.
Lochte ended MichaelPhelps' two-year reign as male swimmer of the year, thanks to world record-setting triumphs in the 200m individual medley and 4x200m freestyle relay at the world championships in Rome.
In a true testament that competition drives development, Lochte said. "Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps, you guys have pushed me to limits I didn't even know, and I wouldn't be here without you."
Lochte also shared the relay performance of the year award, for the 4x100m free relay in Rome in which he, Phelps, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian defeated Russia as favorites France flopped.
Phelps was honored for his 100m butterfly triumph in Rome. He passed right through the 50-second barrier with a time of 49.82sec and handed Milorad Cavic a bigger defeat than the Beijing Olympics.
If you want to see or share with friends or your kids what som eof teh USA swimming stars look like in something other than suits and goggles, watch their interviews on the red carpet. Go to http://www.swimnetwork.com/event/detail/20091027/2009_golden_goggles-2375.html
Ryan Lochte beat out superstars to be named Male swimmer of the year Sunday at USA Swimming's Golden Goggles awards.
Rebecca Soni nabbed female swimmer of the year honors, while Michael Phelps, who earned a leading six nominations, was honored for delivering the men's race of the year and for a world championship relay performance.
Lochte ended MichaelPhelps' two-year reign as male swimmer of the year, thanks to world record-setting triumphs in the 200m individual medley and 4x200m freestyle relay at the world championships in Rome.
In a true testament that competition drives development, Lochte said. "Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps, you guys have pushed me to limits I didn't even know, and I wouldn't be here without you."
Lochte also shared the relay performance of the year award, for the 4x100m free relay in Rome in which he, Phelps, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian defeated Russia as favorites France flopped.
Phelps was honored for his 100m butterfly triumph in Rome. He passed right through the 50-second barrier with a time of 49.82sec and handed Milorad Cavic a bigger defeat than the Beijing Olympics.
If you want to see or share with friends or your kids what som eof teh USA swimming stars look like in something other than suits and goggles, watch their interviews on the red carpet. Go to http://www.swimnetwork.com/event/detail/20091027/2009_golden_goggles-2375.html
Monday, December 7, 2009
Winona alumni go to visit the Buckeye State
The Minnesota Gopher Swimming & Diving Teams traveled to Ohio for the OSU Invitational swimming against Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Miami University (Women only), and University of Pittsburgh.
The Final scores of the Men’s meet saw the Gopher Men finish 2nd to Ohio State but well ahead of 3rd place West Virginia.
Final Men Team Scores: 1. Ohio State 1346; 2. Minnesota 784; 3. West Virginia 447; 4. Notre Dame 414; 5. Penn State 343; 6. Purdue 129
The Gopher Women dominated their meet, winning overall with Ohio State in Second and West Virginia a distant third.
Final Women Team Scores: 1. Minnesota 1,125; 2. Ohio State 784; 3. West Virginia 529.5; 4. Penn State 458; 5. Miami (Fla.) 302; 6. Pittsburgh 234.5.
Winona alumni notable times and info included:
Gopher Sophomore Matt Papenfuss:
200 Free Relay:
15th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 1:27.11 x1:25.60
1) Papenfuss, Matt J SO 2) r:0.38 Gutesa, Ivan JR
3) r:0.36 Schaefer, Rob SR 4) r:0.13 Kochavi, Nadav JR
r:+0.80 10.62 21.60 10.03 20.99 10.66 21.99 9.85 21.02
500 Freestyle
45th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 4:43.81
50 Freestyle
44th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 21.72
400 Medley Relay
16th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 3:28.11 x3:28.08
1) Nesheim, Sean J FR 2) r:0.33 Anderson, Jared FR
3) r:0.28 Papenfuss, Matt SO 4) r:0.29 Griggs, Ben FR
25.82 53.26 25.90 56.49 23.43 51.61 22.23 46.72
200 Freestyle
13th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 1:41.14 1:40.52 4
800 Freestyle Relay
5th University of Minnesota-MN 'B' 6:51.41 6:45.06 28
1) Solfelt, Mark J SR 2) r:0.26 Bolin, Zach SO
3) r:0.32 Papenfuss, Matt SO 4) r:0.34 Schaefer, Rob SR
r:+0.73 22.78 48.09 1:14.01 1:41.43 22.36 48.12 1:14.73 1:40.82
23.17 49.04 1:15.08 1:40.45 23.56 49.85 1:16.42 1:42.36
100 Freestyle
35th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 47.12
400 Freestyle Relay
8th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 3:09.11 x3:03.97
1) Burdis, Karl J SO 2) r:0.39 Papenfuss, Matt SO
3) r:0.34 Griggs, Ben FR 4) r:0.34 Gutesa, Ivan JR
r:+0.80 10.66 22.17 33.99 45.57 10.21 21.86 33.97 46.15
10.24 21.97 34.03 46.14 10.03 21.72 33.97 46.11
Gopher Freshman Abbey Staats results:
100 Freestyle
11th Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 51.51 51.43 6
r:+0.76 11.84 12.92 13.37 13.30
200 Medley Relay
7th University of Minnesota-MN 'D' 1:47.69 x1:45.90
1) Nelson, Melissa M SO 2) r:0.40 Jackson, Emma FR
3) r:0.09 Colton, Annalise FR 4) r:0.32 Staats, Abigail FR
13.85 27.35 13.43 29.60 11.54 25.33 11.37 23.62
200 Freestyle
22nd Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 1:52.99 1:53.07
r:+0.74 12.27 13.92 14.37 14.58 14.35 14.56 29.02
400 Free Relay
6th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 7:41.13 x7:31.06
1) Belk, Molly E JR 2) r:0.17 Staats, Abigail FR
3) r:0.40 Weiss, Meghan FR 4) r:0.36 Tommerdahl, Lissa SO
r:+0.72 12.37 26.11 54.42 1:23.25 1:52.05 2:17.70 2:46.93 3:16.44
29.44 55.71 1:24.24 1:53.98 2:23.52 2:49.47 3:17.66 3:46.31 28.31
200 Free Relay
4th University of Minnesota-MN 'B' 1:37.46 1:34.20 30
1) Staats, Abigail E FR 2) r:0.24 Nelson, Melissa SO
3) r:0.34 Wabeke, Castina SR 4) r:0.21 Braun, Megan JR
r:+0.73 11.76 23.82 11.26 23.43 11.48 23.76 11.12 23.19
50 Freestyle
12th Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 23.70 23.76 5
400 Medley Relay
6th University of Minnesota-MN 'D' 3:52.67 x3:47.62
1) Nelson, Melissa M SO 2) r:0.48 Jackson, Emma FR
3) r:0.25 Colton, Annalise FR 4) r:0.19 Staats, Abigail FR
28.25 57.39 29.88 1:03.49 25.80 55.15 24.47 51.59
Noteable swim meet highlights:
Gopher Women
200 Medley Relay – The Gophers entered four relays and the four placed in the top seven places, 1,4,5, & 7th.
400 Free Relay – The Gophers entered three relays and they placed 1,4,& 6th out of 15 total entries from the six teams entered.
They went 1,2,3,5,6, and 9th in the 100 Butterfly.
They took three of the top four finishes in the 200 Freestyle, 2nd and a tie for 3rd between two Gophers.
100 Breaststroke they went 1,2,4 & 6th.
100 Backstroke, Finished 1st & 2nd.
500 Freestyle swept 1,2,3,5,& 8th
200 IM swept 1,2,4,7, & 8th
1650 Freestyle Swept the top four spots 1,2,3,& 4th.
200 Breaststroke went 1,2,4,& 7th
200 Butterfly 5 spots in the Championship final. 1,2,4,7,& 8th
Gopher Men
Placed 1st & 2nd in the 50 Freestyle
Placed 1st & 5th in the 80 Freestyle Relay
Placed 1,4,5, & 6th in the 1650 Freestyle.
Placed 1,2, & 5th in the 100 Freestyle.
Placed 1,4,& 8th in the 400 Freestyle Relay.
The Final scores of the Men’s meet saw the Gopher Men finish 2nd to Ohio State but well ahead of 3rd place West Virginia.
Final Men Team Scores: 1. Ohio State 1346; 2. Minnesota 784; 3. West Virginia 447; 4. Notre Dame 414; 5. Penn State 343; 6. Purdue 129
The Gopher Women dominated their meet, winning overall with Ohio State in Second and West Virginia a distant third.
Final Women Team Scores: 1. Minnesota 1,125; 2. Ohio State 784; 3. West Virginia 529.5; 4. Penn State 458; 5. Miami (Fla.) 302; 6. Pittsburgh 234.5.
Winona alumni notable times and info included:
Gopher Sophomore Matt Papenfuss:
200 Free Relay:
15th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 1:27.11 x1:25.60
1) Papenfuss, Matt J SO 2) r:0.38 Gutesa, Ivan JR
3) r:0.36 Schaefer, Rob SR 4) r:0.13 Kochavi, Nadav JR
r:+0.80 10.62 21.60 10.03 20.99 10.66 21.99 9.85 21.02
500 Freestyle
45th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 4:43.81
50 Freestyle
44th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 21.72
400 Medley Relay
16th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 3:28.11 x3:28.08
1) Nesheim, Sean J FR 2) r:0.33 Anderson, Jared FR
3) r:0.28 Papenfuss, Matt SO 4) r:0.29 Griggs, Ben FR
25.82 53.26 25.90 56.49 23.43 51.61 22.23 46.72
200 Freestyle
13th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 1:41.14 1:40.52 4
800 Freestyle Relay
5th University of Minnesota-MN 'B' 6:51.41 6:45.06 28
1) Solfelt, Mark J SR 2) r:0.26 Bolin, Zach SO
3) r:0.32 Papenfuss, Matt SO 4) r:0.34 Schaefer, Rob SR
r:+0.73 22.78 48.09 1:14.01 1:41.43 22.36 48.12 1:14.73 1:40.82
23.17 49.04 1:15.08 1:40.45 23.56 49.85 1:16.42 1:42.36
100 Freestyle
35th Papenfuss, Matt J SO Minnesota-MN 47.12
400 Freestyle Relay
8th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 3:09.11 x3:03.97
1) Burdis, Karl J SO 2) r:0.39 Papenfuss, Matt SO
3) r:0.34 Griggs, Ben FR 4) r:0.34 Gutesa, Ivan JR
r:+0.80 10.66 22.17 33.99 45.57 10.21 21.86 33.97 46.15
10.24 21.97 34.03 46.14 10.03 21.72 33.97 46.11
Gopher Freshman Abbey Staats results:
100 Freestyle
11th Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 51.51 51.43 6
r:+0.76 11.84 12.92 13.37 13.30
200 Medley Relay
7th University of Minnesota-MN 'D' 1:47.69 x1:45.90
1) Nelson, Melissa M SO 2) r:0.40 Jackson, Emma FR
3) r:0.09 Colton, Annalise FR 4) r:0.32 Staats, Abigail FR
13.85 27.35 13.43 29.60 11.54 25.33 11.37 23.62
200 Freestyle
22nd Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 1:52.99 1:53.07
r:+0.74 12.27 13.92 14.37 14.58 14.35 14.56 29.02
400 Free Relay
6th University of Minnesota-MN 'C' 7:41.13 x7:31.06
1) Belk, Molly E JR 2) r:0.17 Staats, Abigail FR
3) r:0.40 Weiss, Meghan FR 4) r:0.36 Tommerdahl, Lissa SO
r:+0.72 12.37 26.11 54.42 1:23.25 1:52.05 2:17.70 2:46.93 3:16.44
29.44 55.71 1:24.24 1:53.98 2:23.52 2:49.47 3:17.66 3:46.31 28.31
200 Free Relay
4th University of Minnesota-MN 'B' 1:37.46 1:34.20 30
1) Staats, Abigail E FR 2) r:0.24 Nelson, Melissa SO
3) r:0.34 Wabeke, Castina SR 4) r:0.21 Braun, Megan JR
r:+0.73 11.76 23.82 11.26 23.43 11.48 23.76 11.12 23.19
50 Freestyle
12th Staats, Abigail E FR Minnesota-MN 23.70 23.76 5
400 Medley Relay
6th University of Minnesota-MN 'D' 3:52.67 x3:47.62
1) Nelson, Melissa M SO 2) r:0.48 Jackson, Emma FR
3) r:0.25 Colton, Annalise FR 4) r:0.19 Staats, Abigail FR
28.25 57.39 29.88 1:03.49 25.80 55.15 24.47 51.59
Noteable swim meet highlights:
Gopher Women
200 Medley Relay – The Gophers entered four relays and the four placed in the top seven places, 1,4,5, & 7th.
400 Free Relay – The Gophers entered three relays and they placed 1,4,& 6th out of 15 total entries from the six teams entered.
They went 1,2,3,5,6, and 9th in the 100 Butterfly.
They took three of the top four finishes in the 200 Freestyle, 2nd and a tie for 3rd between two Gophers.
100 Breaststroke they went 1,2,4 & 6th.
100 Backstroke, Finished 1st & 2nd.
500 Freestyle swept 1,2,3,5,& 8th
200 IM swept 1,2,4,7, & 8th
1650 Freestyle Swept the top four spots 1,2,3,& 4th.
200 Breaststroke went 1,2,4,& 7th
200 Butterfly 5 spots in the Championship final. 1,2,4,7,& 8th
Gopher Men
Placed 1st & 2nd in the 50 Freestyle
Placed 1st & 5th in the 80 Freestyle Relay
Placed 1,4,5, & 6th in the 1650 Freestyle.
Placed 1,2, & 5th in the 100 Freestyle.
Placed 1,4,& 8th in the 400 Freestyle Relay.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Back at it after the Thanksgiving Week Slowdown
So I took a few weeks off. It was Thanksgiving and I got caught up on some other stuff going on. It is typically slow around a holiday for swim teams, we usually just work out during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Breaks unlike other sports.
The Winhawk Girls’ season is over, the Boy’s just started practicing. Area colleges are still in the throws of their long season and there are major meets going on with USA Swimming. The Local Clubs are at it as well, The USA Wizards and the YMCA Winfins.
This past weekend, The Winona USA Wizards team was in action at the Northfield December Dazzler meet. Grif and Grant Wolner were in attendance. I will report on results shortly, but I was informed that Grant medaled in the meet for the first time in his short career, congratulations Grant!
In the colleges, The University of MN Men & Women traveled to Ohio to swin an Invite against Big Ten rivals Ohio State University, and Penn State University, as well as West Virginia University, University of Miami, the University OF Pittsburgh.
The rest of the local colleges including Mankato, UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire were ALL converged on the University of MN Aquatic Center for the UW River Falls – River Falls Invite.
Former Winona swimmer performances included:
200Free Relay White Division
12th Minnesota State University B 1:43.48 10
1) Bastian, Mary FR 2) Stanton, Jessy SO 3) Bergman, Claire JR 4) Edwards, Stefanie SO 25.99 25.79 25.89 25.81
50 Free Prelims White Division
22nd Bastian, Mary FR Minnesota State University 25.56
100 Free Prelims White Division
34th Bastian, Mary FR Minnesota State University 57.10
26.98 30.12
200Free Relay Red Division
9th Uw-Eau Claire C 1:45.10 18
1) Hintz, Abby 2) Matula, Bethany 3) Trainor, Alyssa 4) Eggebrecht, Sara
26.06 25.77 26.32 26.95
100Back Red Division
12th Trainor, Alyssa Uw-Eau Claire 1:04.66 1:04.38 5
31.34 33.04
400 Medley Relay Red Division
10th Uw-Eau Claire C 4:20.60 14
1) Trainor, Alyssa 2) Matula, Bethany 3) Ramquist, Hannah 4) Kraft, Kia
31.20 1:05.19 33.32 1:13.66 29.01 1:03.83 27.70 57.92
200Medley Relay Red Division
8th Uw-Eau Claire C 1:57.41 22
1) Trainor, Alyssa 2) Kraft, Kia 3) Schenck, Siera 4) Fair, Grace
29.81 33.70 28.98 24.92
200 Back Red Division
8th Trainor, Alyssa Uw-Eau Claire 2:18.49 2:19.31 11
33.07 34.95 35.60 35.69
End Results of the River Falls Invite
2009 Falcon Invite 12/4/2009 to 12/5/2009
Results - Saturday Finals White Division
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Milwaukee 789.5
2. University of Minnesota 705
3. Saint Cloud State University 688.5
4. University of South Dakota 329
5. Minnesota State University 312
6. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 226
7. Minnesota State Univ Moorhead 194
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Milwaukee 843.5
2. Saint Cloud State University 670
3. University of Minnesota 582
4. University of South Dakota 498
5. Minnesota State University 417.5
6. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 137
2009 Falcon Invite Red Division - 12/4/2009
Results - Saturday Finals Red Division
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Eau Claire 937
2. Gustavus 665.5
3. Luther College 397
4. University of St. Thomas 377
5. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 224
6. College of St. Benedict 197
7. St. Catherine University 195.5
8. Uw-Oshkosh 145
9. Northern State University 96
10. Uw-River Falls 21
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Gustavus 995
2. University of St. Thomas 515.5
3. St. John's University 476
4. Luther College 463.5
5. Uw-Eau Claire 399
6. Uw-Oshkosh 174
7. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 159
8. Uw-River Falls 73
The Winhawk Girls’ season is over, the Boy’s just started practicing. Area colleges are still in the throws of their long season and there are major meets going on with USA Swimming. The Local Clubs are at it as well, The USA Wizards and the YMCA Winfins.
This past weekend, The Winona USA Wizards team was in action at the Northfield December Dazzler meet. Grif and Grant Wolner were in attendance. I will report on results shortly, but I was informed that Grant medaled in the meet for the first time in his short career, congratulations Grant!
In the colleges, The University of MN Men & Women traveled to Ohio to swin an Invite against Big Ten rivals Ohio State University, and Penn State University, as well as West Virginia University, University of Miami, the University OF Pittsburgh.
The rest of the local colleges including Mankato, UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire were ALL converged on the University of MN Aquatic Center for the UW River Falls – River Falls Invite.
Former Winona swimmer performances included:
200Free Relay White Division
12th Minnesota State University B 1:43.48 10
1) Bastian, Mary FR 2) Stanton, Jessy SO 3) Bergman, Claire JR 4) Edwards, Stefanie SO 25.99 25.79 25.89 25.81
50 Free Prelims White Division
22nd Bastian, Mary FR Minnesota State University 25.56
100 Free Prelims White Division
34th Bastian, Mary FR Minnesota State University 57.10
26.98 30.12
200Free Relay Red Division
9th Uw-Eau Claire C 1:45.10 18
1) Hintz, Abby 2) Matula, Bethany 3) Trainor, Alyssa 4) Eggebrecht, Sara
26.06 25.77 26.32 26.95
100Back Red Division
12th Trainor, Alyssa Uw-Eau Claire 1:04.66 1:04.38 5
31.34 33.04
400 Medley Relay Red Division
10th Uw-Eau Claire C 4:20.60 14
1) Trainor, Alyssa 2) Matula, Bethany 3) Ramquist, Hannah 4) Kraft, Kia
31.20 1:05.19 33.32 1:13.66 29.01 1:03.83 27.70 57.92
200Medley Relay Red Division
8th Uw-Eau Claire C 1:57.41 22
1) Trainor, Alyssa 2) Kraft, Kia 3) Schenck, Siera 4) Fair, Grace
29.81 33.70 28.98 24.92
200 Back Red Division
8th Trainor, Alyssa Uw-Eau Claire 2:18.49 2:19.31 11
33.07 34.95 35.60 35.69
End Results of the River Falls Invite
2009 Falcon Invite 12/4/2009 to 12/5/2009
Results - Saturday Finals White Division
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Milwaukee 789.5
2. University of Minnesota 705
3. Saint Cloud State University 688.5
4. University of South Dakota 329
5. Minnesota State University 312
6. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 226
7. Minnesota State Univ Moorhead 194
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Milwaukee 843.5
2. Saint Cloud State University 670
3. University of Minnesota 582
4. University of South Dakota 498
5. Minnesota State University 417.5
6. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 137
2009 Falcon Invite Red Division - 12/4/2009
Results - Saturday Finals Red Division
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Uw-Eau Claire 937
2. Gustavus 665.5
3. Luther College 397
4. University of St. Thomas 377
5. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 224
6. College of St. Benedict 197
7. St. Catherine University 195.5
8. Uw-Oshkosh 145
9. Northern State University 96
10. Uw-River Falls 21
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 34
1. Gustavus 995
2. University of St. Thomas 515.5
3. St. John's University 476
4. Luther College 463.5
5. Uw-Eau Claire 399
6. Uw-Oshkosh 174
7. Univ of Wisc La Crosse 159
8. Uw-River Falls 73
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Winhawks see payday over their Big 9/Section Foes.
Before I report on the Finals, I would like to emphasize that if you get the chance, bring your young swimmers to the Minnesota State Swim Meet! To watch their sport of choice, in this kind of an electric, inspiring atmosphere, is something to take advantage of. I go to referee, and I heard this from my fellow refs, to enjoy ref'ing in that environment of energy and excitement . Some of those officials been coming back for 25+ years, as volunteers, just so they can be on deck, sharing the energy, enthusiasim and atmosphere that these young athletes both create and feed off of.
2009 Minnesota State Girls' Swimmign & Diving Finals
They say he who laughs last, laughs best (well it may not be the most sportsmanship like thing to do). Does it also apply to the swimming season? The Winona Winhawks whisked themselves away from the Minnesota Girls Swimming & Diving Meet with what appeared to be a level of discontentment. Naturally heading off to the Big Swim holds all kinds of potential possibilities. The only prelim/final format of the entire season, each prelim swim carries the potential of coming back later to be announced in front of thousands of swimming fans. In swimming, as with all sports, there are lots of underlying dynamics at play. First and foremost, you gotta make sure you are going to the dance, so you get to dance. If you compete in a hotly contested Section, you need to manage your preparations accordingly. You taper for Sections or start your taper to incorporate Sections. Otherwise, you are sitting home come State time wondering what you could have done when your name was announced while you stand behind that block.
The Winhawks swam well at Conference. They took 5th place behind Roch JM, Faribault, Roch Century, and Owatonna. At Sections, they swam better, but took 6th behind those same five and Farmington. In that 6th place finish, they qualified two individual swims and two relays for the State Meet.
But at State, where everyone is watching, it's a whole new ballgame. While everyone is watching individual swims, teams are scoring points from those swimmers that can make it to the Finals. It was here, that the Winhawks got their chance to shine.
Final Standings:
7. Rochester John Marshall 126 (Tied with Maple Grove)
22. Winona/Winona Cotter 25
25. Rochester Century 24
26. Owatonna 18
27. Rochester Mayo 13
36. Faribault 5
36. Farmington 5
So Winona Winhawk Girls, while dreams of State Meet podium visits may not have come to be, you did yourself proud! You saw that the game has nine full innings and Sections was just the seventh inning stretch. Congratulations and take that feeling of leapfrogging your Conference / Sections foes where it counted. In front of the eyes of thousands of swim fans at the Minnesota State Class AA Girls’ Swimming & Diving Championships.
Recap:
In the Saturday Evening Finals, four of the five qualifying swims were coming back to score points. Winona Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan would swim her 11th seed in the 50 Freestyle first, followed later after diving, by her 11th seed in the 100 Freestyle. The the 200 Freestyle relay consisting of Senior Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, Junior Bridget Bawek, Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke would take their turn at adding points to the team total.
In the 50 Freestyle, Winhawk Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan was seeded 11th overall (3rd in the Consolation Heat) and swimming in Lane 3. To her Right, Mary Van Metre of Edina who had beaten MacKenzie in the 100 Freestyle way back in September at the Apple Valley Relays. On her left was Alison Schmacher of Rochester JM (a repeat of their 1-2 show down at the Sections Final where there was a 0.22 separation between them). So not only did MacKenzie know she was in for a battle, there was history and she knew her foes. The 50 is so fast there is not much separating winning from loosing. They went down the pool and back as one massive wave of white water. In the end, MacKenzie moved up to 10th place jumping over the swimmer from Minnetonka ( and that one point for the team was the difference in beating Roch Century in the Team Standings), and finishing an eyelash 0.01 seconds behind Schumacher. BTW, Mary Van Metre was a distant 0.15 back in 13th place and MacKenzie’s time in a timed final would have been good for a podium spot, she was quicker than two of the girls in the Championship Final! Congratulations MacKenzie.
Prelim Final
10 MacKenzie Brosnaha 10 Winona 24.46 24.39
Then came diving, which I have to comment on, was a great show of talent and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to watch the best divers from around the state compete against each other. One story I have to share, Defending State Champion Maggie Keefer of Stillwater won the state title again going away. The Senior diver, who is moving on to the U of M next year, won using 10+ dives, as she nearly failed a very difficult dive she really wanted to throw, netting practically no points. So in the end she finished 50 points ahead of everyone else in spite of spotting them one dive each. But that is not the amazing part. The amazing part is that 5 ½ months ago, working out at the U of M performing an Inward Dive on the 5 meter platform, she drove her forehead into the platform’s concrete ledge. After hospitalization and recovery, she still dove sporadically due to headaches and did not rejoin the team until midseason. I heard it from a trusted source and very few others in the diving community I talked to were aware of it having happened. An amazing story of perseverance and determination that was underplayed a great deal.
Back to swimming, Winhawk Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan once again stepped up to the blocks. This time she was there for the Consolation Heat of the 100 Freestyle. MacKenzie was seeded 11th overall (3rd in the Consolation Heat) and again, stood in front of the block in Lane 3. This time her Section foe Caitlin Fujan was to her left. (BTW Edina’s Mary Van Metre that beat MacKenzie back at the Apple Valley Relays, did not make it out of prelims). After a clean start MacKenzie was in still in 3rd through the 50 split, but lost ground in the second 50, and finished in 13th overall.
Prelim Final
13 MacKenzie Brosnaha 10 Winona 53.56 53.71
25.69 28.02
Lastly, the Winona Winhawk 200 Freestyle Relay consisting of Senior Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, Junior Bridget Bawek, Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke were up. They stood behind the Lane 5 starting block as the second seed in the Consolation Final Heat. To their right, the top seeded Woodbury team, to their left, their Conference/Sections foes from Owatonna. The 200 Free Relay is all about starts and turns. Each swimmer only does two lengths and is in the water for 24 or 25 seconds, so efficient turns and crisp exchanges make or break the race. It also means that the race can see some back and forth jockeying, as teams put faster swimmers early or late in their relay line up. Such was the case with this Consolation Final and in the end the Winhawks improved on their preliminaries swim by almost 0.5 seconds and held their ground with Owatonna and Woodbury flip-flopping their positions.
Prelim Final
10 Winona/Winona Cotter 1:40.45 1:39.99
1) Alexandra Zuelke 9 2) Bridget Bawek 11
3) Aimee Peterson 12 4) MacKenzie Brosnahan 10
25.52 24.94 25.62 23.91
The Winhawks packed up their wet towels and headed home. Being quintessential swimmers, they were dreaming about the times they could have had and felt like they could have swam better.
But they need to be reminded that they pulled out a major victory here, and showed that the game isn’t over until it is over and all that is left is next year's season!
Great finish Winhawks, you did us proud.
2009 Minnesota State Girls' Swimmign & Diving Finals
They say he who laughs last, laughs best (well it may not be the most sportsmanship like thing to do). Does it also apply to the swimming season? The Winona Winhawks whisked themselves away from the Minnesota Girls Swimming & Diving Meet with what appeared to be a level of discontentment. Naturally heading off to the Big Swim holds all kinds of potential possibilities. The only prelim/final format of the entire season, each prelim swim carries the potential of coming back later to be announced in front of thousands of swimming fans. In swimming, as with all sports, there are lots of underlying dynamics at play. First and foremost, you gotta make sure you are going to the dance, so you get to dance. If you compete in a hotly contested Section, you need to manage your preparations accordingly. You taper for Sections or start your taper to incorporate Sections. Otherwise, you are sitting home come State time wondering what you could have done when your name was announced while you stand behind that block.
The Winhawks swam well at Conference. They took 5th place behind Roch JM, Faribault, Roch Century, and Owatonna. At Sections, they swam better, but took 6th behind those same five and Farmington. In that 6th place finish, they qualified two individual swims and two relays for the State Meet.
But at State, where everyone is watching, it's a whole new ballgame. While everyone is watching individual swims, teams are scoring points from those swimmers that can make it to the Finals. It was here, that the Winhawks got their chance to shine.
Final Standings:
7. Rochester John Marshall 126 (Tied with Maple Grove)
22. Winona/Winona Cotter 25
25. Rochester Century 24
26. Owatonna 18
27. Rochester Mayo 13
36. Faribault 5
36. Farmington 5
So Winona Winhawk Girls, while dreams of State Meet podium visits may not have come to be, you did yourself proud! You saw that the game has nine full innings and Sections was just the seventh inning stretch. Congratulations and take that feeling of leapfrogging your Conference / Sections foes where it counted. In front of the eyes of thousands of swim fans at the Minnesota State Class AA Girls’ Swimming & Diving Championships.
Recap:
In the Saturday Evening Finals, four of the five qualifying swims were coming back to score points. Winona Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan would swim her 11th seed in the 50 Freestyle first, followed later after diving, by her 11th seed in the 100 Freestyle. The the 200 Freestyle relay consisting of Senior Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, Junior Bridget Bawek, Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke would take their turn at adding points to the team total.
In the 50 Freestyle, Winhawk Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan was seeded 11th overall (3rd in the Consolation Heat) and swimming in Lane 3. To her Right, Mary Van Metre of Edina who had beaten MacKenzie in the 100 Freestyle way back in September at the Apple Valley Relays. On her left was Alison Schmacher of Rochester JM (a repeat of their 1-2 show down at the Sections Final where there was a 0.22 separation between them). So not only did MacKenzie know she was in for a battle, there was history and she knew her foes. The 50 is so fast there is not much separating winning from loosing. They went down the pool and back as one massive wave of white water. In the end, MacKenzie moved up to 10th place jumping over the swimmer from Minnetonka ( and that one point for the team was the difference in beating Roch Century in the Team Standings), and finishing an eyelash 0.01 seconds behind Schumacher. BTW, Mary Van Metre was a distant 0.15 back in 13th place and MacKenzie’s time in a timed final would have been good for a podium spot, she was quicker than two of the girls in the Championship Final! Congratulations MacKenzie.
Prelim Final
10 MacKenzie Brosnaha 10 Winona 24.46 24.39
Then came diving, which I have to comment on, was a great show of talent and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to watch the best divers from around the state compete against each other. One story I have to share, Defending State Champion Maggie Keefer of Stillwater won the state title again going away. The Senior diver, who is moving on to the U of M next year, won using 10+ dives, as she nearly failed a very difficult dive she really wanted to throw, netting practically no points. So in the end she finished 50 points ahead of everyone else in spite of spotting them one dive each. But that is not the amazing part. The amazing part is that 5 ½ months ago, working out at the U of M performing an Inward Dive on the 5 meter platform, she drove her forehead into the platform’s concrete ledge. After hospitalization and recovery, she still dove sporadically due to headaches and did not rejoin the team until midseason. I heard it from a trusted source and very few others in the diving community I talked to were aware of it having happened. An amazing story of perseverance and determination that was underplayed a great deal.
Back to swimming, Winhawk Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan once again stepped up to the blocks. This time she was there for the Consolation Heat of the 100 Freestyle. MacKenzie was seeded 11th overall (3rd in the Consolation Heat) and again, stood in front of the block in Lane 3. This time her Section foe Caitlin Fujan was to her left. (BTW Edina’s Mary Van Metre that beat MacKenzie back at the Apple Valley Relays, did not make it out of prelims). After a clean start MacKenzie was in still in 3rd through the 50 split, but lost ground in the second 50, and finished in 13th overall.
Prelim Final
13 MacKenzie Brosnaha 10 Winona 53.56 53.71
25.69 28.02
Lastly, the Winona Winhawk 200 Freestyle Relay consisting of Senior Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, Junior Bridget Bawek, Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke were up. They stood behind the Lane 5 starting block as the second seed in the Consolation Final Heat. To their right, the top seeded Woodbury team, to their left, their Conference/Sections foes from Owatonna. The 200 Free Relay is all about starts and turns. Each swimmer only does two lengths and is in the water for 24 or 25 seconds, so efficient turns and crisp exchanges make or break the race. It also means that the race can see some back and forth jockeying, as teams put faster swimmers early or late in their relay line up. Such was the case with this Consolation Final and in the end the Winhawks improved on their preliminaries swim by almost 0.5 seconds and held their ground with Owatonna and Woodbury flip-flopping their positions.
Prelim Final
10 Winona/Winona Cotter 1:40.45 1:39.99
1) Alexandra Zuelke 9 2) Bridget Bawek 11
3) Aimee Peterson 12 4) MacKenzie Brosnahan 10
25.52 24.94 25.62 23.91
The Winhawks packed up their wet towels and headed home. Being quintessential swimmers, they were dreaming about the times they could have had and felt like they could have swam better.
But they need to be reminded that they pulled out a major victory here, and showed that the game isn’t over until it is over and all that is left is next year's season!
Great finish Winhawks, you did us proud.
Friday, November 20, 2009
State Prelims in the books
State Prelims for both Class A and AA wrapped up today with the Winhawks swimming AA.
For Class A I got to work the bulkhead, the section between the two pools at the U. I was judging turns for Lanes 1-2-3, which meant I had to center myself, in the middle of Lane 2. The flip turns all afternoon were sending waves over my feet. I had to wring out my socks when the session was over.
Class AA saw the arrival of the Winhawks and their date with the 2009 MSHSL Championships. After a crowed pool warm-up, they had to wait for the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free and 200 IM, before they could finally get involved in the swimming. Winona Cotter SO McKenzie Brosnahan was in the final heat of the 50 Free. Seeded at her 24.56 from Sections, she is seeded 10 out of 21 swimmers. The quick romp down the pool and back has McKenzie finish in 11th good for the Consolation Round Saturday night.
Two events later, and McKenzie was back at it in the 100 Freestyle. McKenzie is seeded 11th, with her Sections time of 53.42. There is some jockeying of position above her, but after the last heat goes she remains in 11th place, another place in the Saturday Evening Consolation Finals.
Two events later, the 200 Freestyle Relay calls more Winhawks to the starting area. Coach Burt shakes up the order of swims a little, hoping to break the girls free early and get them into clean water. Lead-off will be Winona Cotter Fr. Alexandra Zuelke, second is Winona Cotter So MacKEnzie Brosnahan. Third off will be Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek and the anchor falls to Sr. Winhawk Co-Captain Aimee Peterson. The Winhawks are seeded 7th, swimming in Lane 3. The team from Maple Grove in Lane 2 goes out gangbusters spoiling the clean water plan. While Maple Grove, seeded 13th, drops 5 seconds, the Winhawks swim a 1:40.45 good for 10th place and a swim in Saturday’s Consolation Finals. Matching their seed time would have landed a Championship berth, but having tapered for Sections to get here, it is hard to hold that taper for 10 days.
Lastly comes the 400 Free Relay. The Winhawks are seeded 22nd and will swim the same order of Winona Cotter Fr. Alexandra Zuelke, second is Winona Cotter So MacKEnzie Brosnahan. Third off will be Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek and the anchor falls to Sr. Winhawk Co-Captain Aimee Peterson. They ahev their work cut out for them if they want to swim a final time on Saturday having to move up seven spots. The Winhawks swim uninspired and finish up 21st, he 400 Free Relay is done for the Season.
More tomorrow night after Finals.
For Class A I got to work the bulkhead, the section between the two pools at the U. I was judging turns for Lanes 1-2-3, which meant I had to center myself, in the middle of Lane 2. The flip turns all afternoon were sending waves over my feet. I had to wring out my socks when the session was over.
Class AA saw the arrival of the Winhawks and their date with the 2009 MSHSL Championships. After a crowed pool warm-up, they had to wait for the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free and 200 IM, before they could finally get involved in the swimming. Winona Cotter SO McKenzie Brosnahan was in the final heat of the 50 Free. Seeded at her 24.56 from Sections, she is seeded 10 out of 21 swimmers. The quick romp down the pool and back has McKenzie finish in 11th good for the Consolation Round Saturday night.
Two events later, and McKenzie was back at it in the 100 Freestyle. McKenzie is seeded 11th, with her Sections time of 53.42. There is some jockeying of position above her, but after the last heat goes she remains in 11th place, another place in the Saturday Evening Consolation Finals.
Two events later, the 200 Freestyle Relay calls more Winhawks to the starting area. Coach Burt shakes up the order of swims a little, hoping to break the girls free early and get them into clean water. Lead-off will be Winona Cotter Fr. Alexandra Zuelke, second is Winona Cotter So MacKEnzie Brosnahan. Third off will be Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek and the anchor falls to Sr. Winhawk Co-Captain Aimee Peterson. The Winhawks are seeded 7th, swimming in Lane 3. The team from Maple Grove in Lane 2 goes out gangbusters spoiling the clean water plan. While Maple Grove, seeded 13th, drops 5 seconds, the Winhawks swim a 1:40.45 good for 10th place and a swim in Saturday’s Consolation Finals. Matching their seed time would have landed a Championship berth, but having tapered for Sections to get here, it is hard to hold that taper for 10 days.
Lastly comes the 400 Free Relay. The Winhawks are seeded 22nd and will swim the same order of Winona Cotter Fr. Alexandra Zuelke, second is Winona Cotter So MacKEnzie Brosnahan. Third off will be Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek and the anchor falls to Sr. Winhawk Co-Captain Aimee Peterson. They ahev their work cut out for them if they want to swim a final time on Saturday having to move up seven spots. The Winhawks swim uninspired and finish up 21st, he 400 Free Relay is done for the Season.
More tomorrow night after Finals.
We're off
Yesterday started the end of the season for the Winhawk girls. Prelims for 1 meter diving were held yesterday:
Class AA through Semi-Finals (qtr finals score - semifinals score)
1 Maggie Keefer 12 STIL 162.40 295.10 q
2 Merissa Gatti 12 Lakeville No 200.15 292.70 q
3 Erin Kohlbeck 11 Woodbury 181.75 281.90 q
4 Sarah McCrady 12 Eagan 168.95 267.40 q
5 Rachel Waldbillig 12 CENT 166.50 260.60 q
6 Emily Bonfig 10 Woodbury 170.25 258.35 q
7 Tessa Kahring 12 Cambri Isanti 172.40 257.80 q
8 Katy Etterman 11 Braind/Pillar 161.00 253.85 q
9 Megan Lawson 11 RochJMarshall 169.15 246.75 q
10 Cassidy Tangeman 11 Shakopee 151.00 245.10 q
11 Sammi Wright 12 Robb Armstron 155.05 243.35 q
12 Olivia Olesiak 10 Forest Lake 157.25 243.10 q
13 Chelsea Borwege 11 Faribault 156.55 240.55 q
14 Jennifer Anklan 11 RochJMarshall 159.00 238.55 q
15 Anna Heine 12 St Cloud Tech 150.65 236.70 q
16 Jessica Ramberg 10 Forest Lake 151.85 236.10 q
17 Olivia Evanson 11 Maple Grove 169.50 232.60
18 Alivia Bavier 11 CENT 151.20 231.10
19 Bryanna Sudman 12 Eden Prairie 159.90 231.05
20 Kaleigh Eason 10 STIL 150.90 226.05
Class A Semi-Finals (qtr finals score - semifinals score)
1 Chole Timm 11 Storm 175.35 277.90 q
2 Jenna Karrow 9 East Ridge 169.65 270.60 q
3 Tori Raihle 11 SpringLkPark 168.95 260.85 q
4 Chelsey Bethke 11 Storm 151.75 247.90 q
5 Lindsay Carlson 11 Chisago Lakes 152.45 247.75 q
6 Bailee Meyer 11 East Ridge 157.55 240.35 q
7 Courtney Miller 9 Richfield 157.10 238.60 q
8 Alissa Lager 11 St Peter 133.85 234.80 q
9 Shayna Dugger 12 Detroit Lakes 135.65 234.15 q
10 Maggie Klabunde 12 Fridley 145.40 234.05 q
11 Dayna Pitts 12 Mound-Wstonka 154.15 233.70 q
12 Alex Thomsen 12 Chisago Lakes 165.60 229.65 q
13 Kelsey Metz 11 Richfield 148.55 229.55 q
14 Kyja Penning 12 Panthers 149.50 227.55 q
15 Jana Hedstrom 10 Bemidji 147.55 226.00 q
16 Katie Becker 11 Mahtomedi 143.20 224.35 q
17 Bre Halbur 11 Detroit Lakes 139.70 221.60
18 Megan Mattson 11 Breck School 136.35 213.15
19 Shelbie Walsh 10 Litchfield 143.10 212.85
20 Krista Erickson 9 St MichAlbert 139.10 205.40
Going down the list of divers, you notice lots of underclasswomen. The swimming is no different.
Like our own Winhawks, swimming has had a large influx of younger talent.
Of the nine individual events at the championships, seven have returning defending champions.
I get to referee both Class A and AA the next two days. Mallory, McKenzie and Katie Taylor are coming along to see the pagentry and excitement. From the starting parade of Sections, through the prelim races and final races, the meet is like no other swimming meet you have ever been to.
I will post a synopsis of prelims tonight and after the Finals Saturday night.
Class AA through Semi-Finals (qtr finals score - semifinals score)
1 Maggie Keefer 12 STIL 162.40 295.10 q
2 Merissa Gatti 12 Lakeville No 200.15 292.70 q
3 Erin Kohlbeck 11 Woodbury 181.75 281.90 q
4 Sarah McCrady 12 Eagan 168.95 267.40 q
5 Rachel Waldbillig 12 CENT 166.50 260.60 q
6 Emily Bonfig 10 Woodbury 170.25 258.35 q
7 Tessa Kahring 12 Cambri Isanti 172.40 257.80 q
8 Katy Etterman 11 Braind/Pillar 161.00 253.85 q
9 Megan Lawson 11 RochJMarshall 169.15 246.75 q
10 Cassidy Tangeman 11 Shakopee 151.00 245.10 q
11 Sammi Wright 12 Robb Armstron 155.05 243.35 q
12 Olivia Olesiak 10 Forest Lake 157.25 243.10 q
13 Chelsea Borwege 11 Faribault 156.55 240.55 q
14 Jennifer Anklan 11 RochJMarshall 159.00 238.55 q
15 Anna Heine 12 St Cloud Tech 150.65 236.70 q
16 Jessica Ramberg 10 Forest Lake 151.85 236.10 q
17 Olivia Evanson 11 Maple Grove 169.50 232.60
18 Alivia Bavier 11 CENT 151.20 231.10
19 Bryanna Sudman 12 Eden Prairie 159.90 231.05
20 Kaleigh Eason 10 STIL 150.90 226.05
Class A Semi-Finals (qtr finals score - semifinals score)
1 Chole Timm 11 Storm 175.35 277.90 q
2 Jenna Karrow 9 East Ridge 169.65 270.60 q
3 Tori Raihle 11 SpringLkPark 168.95 260.85 q
4 Chelsey Bethke 11 Storm 151.75 247.90 q
5 Lindsay Carlson 11 Chisago Lakes 152.45 247.75 q
6 Bailee Meyer 11 East Ridge 157.55 240.35 q
7 Courtney Miller 9 Richfield 157.10 238.60 q
8 Alissa Lager 11 St Peter 133.85 234.80 q
9 Shayna Dugger 12 Detroit Lakes 135.65 234.15 q
10 Maggie Klabunde 12 Fridley 145.40 234.05 q
11 Dayna Pitts 12 Mound-Wstonka 154.15 233.70 q
12 Alex Thomsen 12 Chisago Lakes 165.60 229.65 q
13 Kelsey Metz 11 Richfield 148.55 229.55 q
14 Kyja Penning 12 Panthers 149.50 227.55 q
15 Jana Hedstrom 10 Bemidji 147.55 226.00 q
16 Katie Becker 11 Mahtomedi 143.20 224.35 q
17 Bre Halbur 11 Detroit Lakes 139.70 221.60
18 Megan Mattson 11 Breck School 136.35 213.15
19 Shelbie Walsh 10 Litchfield 143.10 212.85
20 Krista Erickson 9 St MichAlbert 139.10 205.40
Going down the list of divers, you notice lots of underclasswomen. The swimming is no different.
Like our own Winhawks, swimming has had a large influx of younger talent.
Of the nine individual events at the championships, seven have returning defending champions.
I get to referee both Class A and AA the next two days. Mallory, McKenzie and Katie Taylor are coming along to see the pagentry and excitement. From the starting parade of Sections, through the prelim races and final races, the meet is like no other swimming meet you have ever been to.
I will post a synopsis of prelims tonight and after the Finals Saturday night.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
St. Mary’s Cardinals drop a heartbreaker to Macalester
SMU thought they might pull this one out, and it was closer than the final score indicates. There were some great swims by the Cards, including Winonan John Fox and adopted Winonan Tom Walsh including winning the 200 Medley Relay.
1 Saint Mary's University 'A' NT 1:45.12
1) Ross, Mark FY 2) Fox, John SR
3) Tysk, Tim SO 4) Walsh, Tom SR
27.80 27.93 25.59 23.80
Going 2-3 respectively in the 50 Freestyle
2 Fox, John SR Cardinals NT 23.08
3 Walsh, Tom SR Cardinals NT 24.03
John won the 100 Breaststroke
1 Fox, John SR Cardinals NT 1:02.41 28.15 34.26
Women - Team Rankings
1. Macalester College 133 2. Saint Mary's University 81
Men - Team Rankings
1. Macalester College 117.5 2. Saint Mary's University 92.5
1 Saint Mary's University 'A' NT 1:45.12
1) Ross, Mark FY 2) Fox, John SR
3) Tysk, Tim SO 4) Walsh, Tom SR
27.80 27.93 25.59 23.80
Going 2-3 respectively in the 50 Freestyle
2 Fox, John SR Cardinals NT 23.08
3 Walsh, Tom SR Cardinals NT 24.03
John won the 100 Breaststroke
1 Fox, John SR Cardinals NT 1:02.41 28.15 34.26
Women - Team Rankings
1. Macalester College 133 2. Saint Mary's University 81
Men - Team Rankings
1. Macalester College 117.5 2. Saint Mary's University 92.5
Last weekend’s swimming results
Headlining was the Minnesota Grand Prix taking place at the University of Minnesota.
On Friday, we saw the 200 Freestylers hit the water. In the Women’s Preliminary Heats Winonan/MN Gopher Abbey Staats was seeded 47th with a 1:56.55. She swam midway through the prelims and turned in a great drop to 1:53.96. The time stood to the end, good for 19th place and a spot in the evening’s “C” Final. Swimmers in front of her included accomplished Olympians Chloe Sutton and Kate Zigler, and National Team member Erika Erndl. Afterward in the Men’s 200 Freestyle Winonan/MN Gopher Matt Papenfuss was seeded 35th with a 1:42.38. Matt swam a 1:42.29 for a prelim finish in 19th place and a slot in the evening’s “C” Finals. Swimmers in front of Matt included National Team Members Charlie Houchin, Michael Klueh, Dan Madwed, Patrick Shirk, and Alex Wold. And Great Britan Olympian Simon Burnett.
In the Friday evening’s Finals after an awesome opening ceremony that included, the Twin Cities Diving Club perform an exhibition of 8 – 14 year olds on the 1 and 3 meter boards, the U of M Divers performing routines off of the 3 meter board and 10 meter platform, and a 50+ year old playing the Star Spangled Banner on a trumpet from the 10 meter platform, and then setting it down and leaping off performing a reverse somersault into a dry ice clouded diving well! Abbey swam the evening session in 1:55.03 for a 22nd place finish. In his evening final Matt improved to a 1:42.03 but remained in 19th place.
Saturday saw the 50 Freestyle come up and both Abey Staats and Matt Papenfuss were entered as well as Ryan Whalen, a Winonan swimming at the Grand Prix unattached. Abbey seeded 21st out of 97 entries in 24.32. Matt was seeded 34th out of 125 entries at 21.79. Ryan was seeded 16th at 21.27. When their heats came up, Abbey moved WAY up to finish 8th and a spot in the Championship Final that evening. Matt too moved, up to the high seed in the “C” Final that evening with a 21.61. Ryan swam a 21.76 for the 22nd seed and a return trip to the evening fun in the “C” Final right behind Matt. Later in the morning, Matt was also entered in the Men’s 500 Freestyle, the 57th seed with a time of 4:46.77. In his heat, Matt swam a 4:45.07 moving up to 36th place. Ryan was seeded in the 100 back and swam a 57.42 to finish out of the finals. Come Saturday evening in the Women’s 50 Free Championship Final, Abbey swam a 24.22 for an 8th place finish. Matt swam a 21.22 to finish in 21st place. Ryan swam a 22.00 to finish in 24th place.
Sunday had all three of the Winonans swimming the 100 FR with Ryan also entered in the 200 Backstroke. Abbey was seeded 26th with a 52.87. Matt was seeded 29th in 47.03 and Ryan was seeded 36th in 47.16. In the Prelims, Abbey swam up with a 52.21 good for 11th place and a spot in the Consolation Final. Matt swam a 47.60 which put him in the Evening “C” final in the 19th seed. Ryan swam a 49.70 in the prelims finishing out of the Finals. In the Evening Finals, Abbey moved up one more spot to finish 10th in 52.01. Matt too moved up one spot in his Final to finish 18th in 47.18.
On Friday, we saw the 200 Freestylers hit the water. In the Women’s Preliminary Heats Winonan/MN Gopher Abbey Staats was seeded 47th with a 1:56.55. She swam midway through the prelims and turned in a great drop to 1:53.96. The time stood to the end, good for 19th place and a spot in the evening’s “C” Final. Swimmers in front of her included accomplished Olympians Chloe Sutton and Kate Zigler, and National Team member Erika Erndl. Afterward in the Men’s 200 Freestyle Winonan/MN Gopher Matt Papenfuss was seeded 35th with a 1:42.38. Matt swam a 1:42.29 for a prelim finish in 19th place and a slot in the evening’s “C” Finals. Swimmers in front of Matt included National Team Members Charlie Houchin, Michael Klueh, Dan Madwed, Patrick Shirk, and Alex Wold. And Great Britan Olympian Simon Burnett.
In the Friday evening’s Finals after an awesome opening ceremony that included, the Twin Cities Diving Club perform an exhibition of 8 – 14 year olds on the 1 and 3 meter boards, the U of M Divers performing routines off of the 3 meter board and 10 meter platform, and a 50+ year old playing the Star Spangled Banner on a trumpet from the 10 meter platform, and then setting it down and leaping off performing a reverse somersault into a dry ice clouded diving well! Abbey swam the evening session in 1:55.03 for a 22nd place finish. In his evening final Matt improved to a 1:42.03 but remained in 19th place.
Saturday saw the 50 Freestyle come up and both Abey Staats and Matt Papenfuss were entered as well as Ryan Whalen, a Winonan swimming at the Grand Prix unattached. Abbey seeded 21st out of 97 entries in 24.32. Matt was seeded 34th out of 125 entries at 21.79. Ryan was seeded 16th at 21.27. When their heats came up, Abbey moved WAY up to finish 8th and a spot in the Championship Final that evening. Matt too moved, up to the high seed in the “C” Final that evening with a 21.61. Ryan swam a 21.76 for the 22nd seed and a return trip to the evening fun in the “C” Final right behind Matt. Later in the morning, Matt was also entered in the Men’s 500 Freestyle, the 57th seed with a time of 4:46.77. In his heat, Matt swam a 4:45.07 moving up to 36th place. Ryan was seeded in the 100 back and swam a 57.42 to finish out of the finals. Come Saturday evening in the Women’s 50 Free Championship Final, Abbey swam a 24.22 for an 8th place finish. Matt swam a 21.22 to finish in 21st place. Ryan swam a 22.00 to finish in 24th place.
Sunday had all three of the Winonans swimming the 100 FR with Ryan also entered in the 200 Backstroke. Abbey was seeded 26th with a 52.87. Matt was seeded 29th in 47.03 and Ryan was seeded 36th in 47.16. In the Prelims, Abbey swam up with a 52.21 good for 11th place and a spot in the Consolation Final. Matt swam a 47.60 which put him in the Evening “C” final in the 19th seed. Ryan swam a 49.70 in the prelims finishing out of the Finals. In the Evening Finals, Abbey moved up one more spot to finish 10th in 52.01. Matt too moved up one spot in his Final to finish 18th in 47.18.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Last Weekend's Grand Prix
First off, I want to elaborate on some facts I learned and events that took place at the 2009 Minnesota Grand Prix Swim Meet. I learned that the Minnesota LSC made the decision some time ago to make sure any disabled person that wanted to participate in any meet would be allowed to do so. We had a number of disabled swimmers competing in the events this past weekend. I was performing Stroke & Turn on Lanes 1-4, and after the start of a heat, I noticed the swimmer coming toward me had a awkward style. Turned out he was missing 2/3rd of his left arm and 2/3rd of his left leg. Alex Dionne, an 18 year old swimming with the Twin Cities swim club was competing in the 100 Butterfly and swam it in 1:14.33. Turns out he is an American Record holder and set more records at Last Weekend’s Grand Prix Meet. I watched him set a new Disabled Swimmer American Record in the 1650 Freestyle (yes that is the mile, swam with one arm and one leg) in 19:43.37. Each evening we had an all Disabled heat (Friday was 100 Butterfly) to start the evening. In that heat 20 year old Mallory Weggemann set a new American Record of 1:14.89. More remarkable is that she set it at the peak of her training for the World Disabled Swimming Championships in Brazil in a few weeks. She starts her taper next week which means she should be scary fast. Read this story and watch this video from the Friday Evening news in the Twin Cities.
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=828422
Mallory was awarded Disabled Swimmer of the Year from USA Swimming on Saturday night and the Twin Cities Swim Club Coach Jim Anderson was awarded Disability Swimming Coach of the Year. They both came and spoke to us at our Official’s Pre-meet meeting Sunday morning. They talked about how being included in the Grand Prix events meant so much to them. That their disabled swim meets are usually pretty small, and it was so motivating to be swimming in front of a crowd. Mallory was a swimmer prior to the loss of her legs, and thought she was done with that part of her life. A friend talked her into visiting the Twin Cities Swim Club and meeting with Jim. She thought she was safe not having any gear with her, but her friend had a suit, cap and goggles for her to use. Mallory’s Father was petrified. That even after having watched Mallory compete prior to her disability, he was worried she would sink like a rock. Mallory hit the water, started swimming and she hasn’t stopped. She has a wonderful story to tell about how swimming has pushed boundaries for her and it can for others too, if they just give it a try. It was quite a moment listening to her talk about her life now. The six or so disabled swimmers we had at the meet competing were really excited about being there and I felt good being able to be a part of that making that happen.
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=828422
Mallory was awarded Disabled Swimmer of the Year from USA Swimming on Saturday night and the Twin Cities Swim Club Coach Jim Anderson was awarded Disability Swimming Coach of the Year. They both came and spoke to us at our Official’s Pre-meet meeting Sunday morning. They talked about how being included in the Grand Prix events meant so much to them. That their disabled swim meets are usually pretty small, and it was so motivating to be swimming in front of a crowd. Mallory was a swimmer prior to the loss of her legs, and thought she was done with that part of her life. A friend talked her into visiting the Twin Cities Swim Club and meeting with Jim. She thought she was safe not having any gear with her, but her friend had a suit, cap and goggles for her to use. Mallory’s Father was petrified. That even after having watched Mallory compete prior to her disability, he was worried she would sink like a rock. Mallory hit the water, started swimming and she hasn’t stopped. She has a wonderful story to tell about how swimming has pushed boundaries for her and it can for others too, if they just give it a try. It was quite a moment listening to her talk about her life now. The six or so disabled swimmers we had at the meet competing were really excited about being there and I felt good being able to be a part of that making that happen.
Winhawk seedings for the State Meet
Well of course the big news of the weekend was the Winhawk Girls earning their trips to state in the 200 Free Relay, the 400 Free Relay and two individual performances in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles.
Interesting in that with 8 sections and two entries per event per section, two heats would fill up. That means that three of the eight additional 200 Free relays came from Section 1AA. Drives home just how competitive that relay was!
It appears that Stillwater is still the team to beat at State. In winning Section 4AA by 412 points (707 to the next highest 295), The Ponies secured 18 of the possible 22 state meet entries available. Not only did they win all three relays and every individual event except the 100 Fly, they placed 1-2-3 in the 200IM, 50 Free, 100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back & 100 Breast. Just to round out the package, they also have the returning State Champion in 1 Meter Diving.
The Winhawk seeding looks like this:
By Lane, Name Grade /School seed time
Event 4 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
2 Melissa McMahon 12 Lakeville So 24.87
3 Mary C Van Metre 12 Edina 24.46
4 Britta Sortland 11 Woodbury 24.10
5 Meghan K Cummings 10 Eden Prairie 24.27
6 Nicole Grimit 11 St Cloud Tech 24.72
7 Emily Punyko 11 Duluth East 25.21
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
2 Monica Radecke 12 STIL 24.77
3 Brita Skalbeck 11 Hopkins 24.34
4 Tess Behrens 12 Maple Grove 23.96
5 Heather Arseth 11 Wayzata 24.22
6 Jenny Einhorn 10 Minnetonka 24.64
7 Emily Schleif 10 C-D Hall 25.17
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Tiffany Vetsch 12 Coon Rapids 25.86
2 Katie Olson Mounds View 24.75
3 Allison Schumacher 9 RochJMarshall 24.34
4 Hannah Bowen 11 STIL 22.95
5 Emily DeVore 9 Buffalo 24.16
6 MacKenzie Brosnahan 10 Winona 24.56
7 Steph Bierman 10 Apple Valley 25.03
Event 7 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
1 Nicole Hutchins 10 C-D Hall 54.54
2 Claire Rutscher 9 STIL 53.80
3 Brooke Evensen 09 Robb Armstron 53.34
4 Hailey Campbell 12 Lakeville So 52.22
5 Heather Arseth 11 Wayzata 52.85
6 Katie Olson Mounds View 53.43
7 Mary C Van Metre 12 Edina 54.02
8 Tiffany Vetsch 12 Coon Rapids 56.54
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
1 Elizabeth Gross 12 Woodbury 54.43
2 Taylor Bass 8 RochJMarshall 53.62
3 Emily DeVore 9 Buffalo 53.31
4 Kelsey McMurtry 12 Minnetonka 52.11
5 Allison Schumacher 9 RochJMarshall 52.53
6 MacKenzie Brosnahan 10 Winona 53.42
7 Monica Radecke 12 STIL 53.85
8 Abby Devries 12 Cambri Isanti 56.53
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Steph Bierman 10 Apple Valley 54.10
2 Isabel Wyer 8 Minnetonka 53.52
3 Caitlin Fujan 11 RochJMarshall 52.87
4 Hannah Bowen 11 STIL 51.08
5 Sam Feulner 12 BloomJefferso 52.29
6 Emma Paulson 9 Wayzata 53.37
7 Brita Skalbeck 11 Hopkins 53.84
8 DaNae Volkers 12 Elk River 55.29
Event 9 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
1 Centennial 1:43.92
2 Burnsville 1:41.49
3 Buffalo 1:39.88
4 Stillwater 1:37.80
5 Lakeville South 1:39.19
6 Apple Valley 1:40.51
7 Cretin-Derham Hall 1:41.82
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
1 Mounds View 1:42.51
2 Eastview 1:41.40
3 Eden Prairie 1:39.72
4 Rochester John Marshall 1:37.13
5 Wayzata 1:38.27
6 Rochester Century 1:40.31
7 Farmington 1:41.65
8 Coon Rapids 1:45.60
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Woodbury 1:42.34
2 Maple Grove 1:41.04
3 Winona/Winona Cotter 1:39.34
4 Minnetonka 1:36.58
5 Edina 1:37.85
6 Owatonna 1:40.03
7 Lakeville North 1:41.56
8 Cambridge-Isanti 1:44.25
Event 12 Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Heat 1 of 4 Prelims
3 Anoka 3:52.39
4 Duluth East 3:50.38
5 Roseville 3:50.49
Heat 2 of 4 Prelims
1 Rosemount 3:42.50
2 Buffalo 3:40.58
3 Elk River 3:37.81
4 Wayzata 3:34.58
5 Maple Grove 3:35.63
6 Lakeville North 3:39.06
7 Eastview 3:41.01
Heat 3 of 4 Prelims
1 Prior Lake 3:42.34
2 Robbinsdale Armstrong 3:39.40
3 Edina 3:36.86
4 Stillwater 3:32.60
5 Cretin-Derham Hall 3:35.24
6 Eden Prairie 3:38.69
7 Hopkins 3:41.00
Heat 4 of 4 Prelims
1 Bloomington Jefferson 3:41.97
2 Apple Valley 3:39.33
3 Rochester John Marshall 3:36.14
4 Minnetonka 3:31.12
5 Woodbury 3:34.84
6 Hastings 3:38.46
7 Burnsville 3:40.90
8 Winona/Winona Cotter 3:42.56
Interesting in that with 8 sections and two entries per event per section, two heats would fill up. That means that three of the eight additional 200 Free relays came from Section 1AA. Drives home just how competitive that relay was!
It appears that Stillwater is still the team to beat at State. In winning Section 4AA by 412 points (707 to the next highest 295), The Ponies secured 18 of the possible 22 state meet entries available. Not only did they win all three relays and every individual event except the 100 Fly, they placed 1-2-3 in the 200IM, 50 Free, 100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back & 100 Breast. Just to round out the package, they also have the returning State Champion in 1 Meter Diving.
The Winhawk seeding looks like this:
By Lane, Name Grade /School seed time
Event 4 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
2 Melissa McMahon 12 Lakeville So 24.87
3 Mary C Van Metre 12 Edina 24.46
4 Britta Sortland 11 Woodbury 24.10
5 Meghan K Cummings 10 Eden Prairie 24.27
6 Nicole Grimit 11 St Cloud Tech 24.72
7 Emily Punyko 11 Duluth East 25.21
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
2 Monica Radecke 12 STIL 24.77
3 Brita Skalbeck 11 Hopkins 24.34
4 Tess Behrens 12 Maple Grove 23.96
5 Heather Arseth 11 Wayzata 24.22
6 Jenny Einhorn 10 Minnetonka 24.64
7 Emily Schleif 10 C-D Hall 25.17
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Tiffany Vetsch 12 Coon Rapids 25.86
2 Katie Olson Mounds View 24.75
3 Allison Schumacher 9 RochJMarshall 24.34
4 Hannah Bowen 11 STIL 22.95
5 Emily DeVore 9 Buffalo 24.16
6 MacKenzie Brosnahan 10 Winona 24.56
7 Steph Bierman 10 Apple Valley 25.03
Event 7 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
1 Nicole Hutchins 10 C-D Hall 54.54
2 Claire Rutscher 9 STIL 53.80
3 Brooke Evensen 09 Robb Armstron 53.34
4 Hailey Campbell 12 Lakeville So 52.22
5 Heather Arseth 11 Wayzata 52.85
6 Katie Olson Mounds View 53.43
7 Mary C Van Metre 12 Edina 54.02
8 Tiffany Vetsch 12 Coon Rapids 56.54
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
1 Elizabeth Gross 12 Woodbury 54.43
2 Taylor Bass 8 RochJMarshall 53.62
3 Emily DeVore 9 Buffalo 53.31
4 Kelsey McMurtry 12 Minnetonka 52.11
5 Allison Schumacher 9 RochJMarshall 52.53
6 MacKenzie Brosnahan 10 Winona 53.42
7 Monica Radecke 12 STIL 53.85
8 Abby Devries 12 Cambri Isanti 56.53
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Steph Bierman 10 Apple Valley 54.10
2 Isabel Wyer 8 Minnetonka 53.52
3 Caitlin Fujan 11 RochJMarshall 52.87
4 Hannah Bowen 11 STIL 51.08
5 Sam Feulner 12 BloomJefferso 52.29
6 Emma Paulson 9 Wayzata 53.37
7 Brita Skalbeck 11 Hopkins 53.84
8 DaNae Volkers 12 Elk River 55.29
Event 9 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Heat 1 of 3 Prelims
1 Centennial 1:43.92
2 Burnsville 1:41.49
3 Buffalo 1:39.88
4 Stillwater 1:37.80
5 Lakeville South 1:39.19
6 Apple Valley 1:40.51
7 Cretin-Derham Hall 1:41.82
Heat 2 of 3 Prelims
1 Mounds View 1:42.51
2 Eastview 1:41.40
3 Eden Prairie 1:39.72
4 Rochester John Marshall 1:37.13
5 Wayzata 1:38.27
6 Rochester Century 1:40.31
7 Farmington 1:41.65
8 Coon Rapids 1:45.60
Heat 3 of 3 Prelims
1 Woodbury 1:42.34
2 Maple Grove 1:41.04
3 Winona/Winona Cotter 1:39.34
4 Minnetonka 1:36.58
5 Edina 1:37.85
6 Owatonna 1:40.03
7 Lakeville North 1:41.56
8 Cambridge-Isanti 1:44.25
Event 12 Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Heat 1 of 4 Prelims
3 Anoka 3:52.39
4 Duluth East 3:50.38
5 Roseville 3:50.49
Heat 2 of 4 Prelims
1 Rosemount 3:42.50
2 Buffalo 3:40.58
3 Elk River 3:37.81
4 Wayzata 3:34.58
5 Maple Grove 3:35.63
6 Lakeville North 3:39.06
7 Eastview 3:41.01
Heat 3 of 4 Prelims
1 Prior Lake 3:42.34
2 Robbinsdale Armstrong 3:39.40
3 Edina 3:36.86
4 Stillwater 3:32.60
5 Cretin-Derham Hall 3:35.24
6 Eden Prairie 3:38.69
7 Hopkins 3:41.00
Heat 4 of 4 Prelims
1 Bloomington Jefferson 3:41.97
2 Apple Valley 3:39.33
3 Rochester John Marshall 3:36.14
4 Minnetonka 3:31.12
5 Woodbury 3:34.84
6 Hastings 3:38.46
7 Burnsville 3:40.90
8 Winona/Winona Cotter 3:42.56
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Winhawks headed to MN State Meet
The Winona Winhawks went to Rochester Saturday afternoon looking to loose some time. If you work hard enough and loose a little time here and loose a little time there, a trip to the State Championships is yours to celebrate. If you try to do it in the fastest races in the pool, your task gets even harder. Winona has excelled at producing sprinters in the last few years and Saturday’s results showed this year is no exception.
The Winhawks will be sending a contingent to Minneapolis next weekend by qualifying one individual and two relays. Winona Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan qualified for the State Championships in both the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle. She will be joined by her teammates on the 200 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle relays, Jr. Bridget Bawek, Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, and Winona Cotter Freshman Alexandra Zuelke.
The First event, the 200 yard Medley Relay was fast, 5 of the seven relays qualified for the state meet. The first two teams qualified by place, the last 3 teams by meeting the state qualifying time standard. Winona was not among them. The very Young group of 8th Grader McKenna Marg, Jr. Taylor Johnson, 8th Grader Reese Galewski and 9th Grader Haley O’Neil placed 7th in 2:01.89.
The Winhawks placed no one in the Finals for the 200 Freestyle (Sophomore Olivia Staats just missed the cut by 0.05 seconds) or the 200 Individual Medley. But, true to their tradition, there were four individuals in the finals of the 50 yard Freestyle. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson improved on her second seed in the Consolation Finals raced to a Win in the Consolations with a time of 26.28 seconds. In the Championship Final Heat, Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek swam to a seventh place finish in 25.48 seconds and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke touched in 6th place with a 25.37. Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan entered the Finals seeded second, but needed a win or at least hold that spot to earn a trip to State unless they all dropped time as she was still not under the qualifying standard. When it came time to race, MacKenzie was up for it and dropped 0.34 seconds to place a solid second and earn that trip to the State Championships.
The Finals of the 1 Meter Diving had Winhawk Freshman Crystal Franzwa sitting in 6th place with 3 dives remaining between her and a trip to State. The top four positions qualify and Crystal needed to score well to pull it off. Her first dive was a Forward 1 somersault with 2 twists, a degree of difficulty (dd) of 2.3. She pulled it off beautifully stopping the twist dead on and scored 5 and 6’s for 34.5 pts. After the first round she was 0.2pts out of 5th place. Her second dive was a Back 2 somersaults in the tuck position, dd 2.2. she scored 4.0 to 5.5’s and 31.0 pts which moved her up to 5th place. Her final dive was a Back 1 somersault with 2 ½ twists, dd 2.7. She executed it very well, stopping the twist perfectly and scored 4.5’s to 5.5’s and 42.50 points for a final score of 320.25, just 4 points out of 4th and missing out on that trip to State. I predict Crystal will make that trip to State in the years ahead and will turn some heads.
The 100 Butterfly featured Winhawks in both the Consolation and Championship heats. Winhawk 8th Grader Reese Galewski was seeded fourth in the Consolation Final and brought that same finishing place into the wall in 1:4.90. Winhawk Jr. Samantha Quandahl swam in a tough Championship Final that saw the top four seeds drop an average of one full second. Sam finished 7th in 1:01.02.
The 100 Freestyle being a Sprint meant of course, a contingent of Winhawks would be present. That was the case with three of them in the Consolation Final and one in the Championship Final. Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek was seeded 2nd in the Consolation but had to withdraw due to illness. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson was seeded 3rd right behind her and 8th Grader Haley O’Neil owned the 7th spot. They finished 6th and 7th, Aimee in 57.12 and Haley in 58.18 seconds. Cotter Freshman MacKenzie Brosnahan was seeded 4th going into the Final and knew she would have to move up to qualify for another State Swim event. MacKenzie was 3rd at the 50 split and then held off the field to finish in 3rd but qualify for the State Championship by swimming under the qualifying standard.
The 200 Free Relay seemed an anomaly with the typically quick sprinting Winhawks seeded 4th for the Championship Final. The Team of Freshman Alexandra Zuelke, Jr. Bridget Bawek, Sr. Aimee Peterson and Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan had their work cut out for them if they were to maintain the Winhawk sprinting tradition. Alexandra opened with a 25.32 to keep them even with the pack. Bridget had withdrawn from the individual 100 Free to save herself for this relay and she delivered gutting out a 24.56 split. Aimee swam home a 25.52 split setting MacKenzie up to swim a monster anchor leg of 23.94. Their Final time of 1:39.24 is an All American Consideration time but more importantly was second place and a trip to the State Meet for all of them. As happened earlier, 5 of the 7 teams qualified for State either by place or time standard.
The 100 Backstroke also had Winhawk representation in both Consolation and Championship Finals. Sophomore Olivia Staats swam the Consolation Final in 107.03 for 16th place. Winhawk Jr. Samantha Quandahl swam her second Championship Final of the evening in 1:05.42 for an 8th place finish.
The 100 Breaststroke was no different in that a Winhawk was in both Consolation and Championship Finals. Winhawk Jr. Taylor Johnson, seeded 4th in the Consolation Final led wire-to-wire dropping an awesome 1.57 seconds and winning the Consolation Final in 1:13.43 seconds. Cotter Freshman Alexandra Zuelke swam the Championship Final in 1:09.81 for a 5th place finish and just missing out on a qualifying time for State by 0.29 seconds.
Annual the 400 Free Relay is a Winhawk strong suit and this class was no exception. The team of Bridget Bawek, Aimee Peterson, MacKenzie Brosnahan and Alexandra Zuelke were seeded 2nd going into the Championship Final and they intended to maintain that position. The girl’s carried through on their commitment and brought home a State Meet Entry winning second place finish with a 3 second buffer over the next team.
So the Winhawks wrapped up the 2009 Section 1AA meet with MacKenzie Brosnahan qualifying for the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle individual events and Bridget Bawek, Aimee Peterson, MacKenzie Brosnahan and Alexandra Zuelke qualifying for both the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay. The Winhawks as a team finished in 6th place with 232 points. The separation between 4th and 6th was only 18 points.
Final Scores:
Rochester JM 524
Rochester Century 332
Faribault 265
Farmington 246
Owatonna 242
Winona 232
Rochester Mayo 171
The Winhawks will be sending a contingent to Minneapolis next weekend by qualifying one individual and two relays. Winona Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan qualified for the State Championships in both the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle. She will be joined by her teammates on the 200 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle relays, Jr. Bridget Bawek, Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson, and Winona Cotter Freshman Alexandra Zuelke.
The First event, the 200 yard Medley Relay was fast, 5 of the seven relays qualified for the state meet. The first two teams qualified by place, the last 3 teams by meeting the state qualifying time standard. Winona was not among them. The very Young group of 8th Grader McKenna Marg, Jr. Taylor Johnson, 8th Grader Reese Galewski and 9th Grader Haley O’Neil placed 7th in 2:01.89.
The Winhawks placed no one in the Finals for the 200 Freestyle (Sophomore Olivia Staats just missed the cut by 0.05 seconds) or the 200 Individual Medley. But, true to their tradition, there were four individuals in the finals of the 50 yard Freestyle. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson improved on her second seed in the Consolation Finals raced to a Win in the Consolations with a time of 26.28 seconds. In the Championship Final Heat, Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek swam to a seventh place finish in 25.48 seconds and Freshman Alexandra Zuelke touched in 6th place with a 25.37. Cotter Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan entered the Finals seeded second, but needed a win or at least hold that spot to earn a trip to State unless they all dropped time as she was still not under the qualifying standard. When it came time to race, MacKenzie was up for it and dropped 0.34 seconds to place a solid second and earn that trip to the State Championships.
The Finals of the 1 Meter Diving had Winhawk Freshman Crystal Franzwa sitting in 6th place with 3 dives remaining between her and a trip to State. The top four positions qualify and Crystal needed to score well to pull it off. Her first dive was a Forward 1 somersault with 2 twists, a degree of difficulty (dd) of 2.3. She pulled it off beautifully stopping the twist dead on and scored 5 and 6’s for 34.5 pts. After the first round she was 0.2pts out of 5th place. Her second dive was a Back 2 somersaults in the tuck position, dd 2.2. she scored 4.0 to 5.5’s and 31.0 pts which moved her up to 5th place. Her final dive was a Back 1 somersault with 2 ½ twists, dd 2.7. She executed it very well, stopping the twist perfectly and scored 4.5’s to 5.5’s and 42.50 points for a final score of 320.25, just 4 points out of 4th and missing out on that trip to State. I predict Crystal will make that trip to State in the years ahead and will turn some heads.
The 100 Butterfly featured Winhawks in both the Consolation and Championship heats. Winhawk 8th Grader Reese Galewski was seeded fourth in the Consolation Final and brought that same finishing place into the wall in 1:4.90. Winhawk Jr. Samantha Quandahl swam in a tough Championship Final that saw the top four seeds drop an average of one full second. Sam finished 7th in 1:01.02.
The 100 Freestyle being a Sprint meant of course, a contingent of Winhawks would be present. That was the case with three of them in the Consolation Final and one in the Championship Final. Winhawk Jr. Bridget Bawek was seeded 2nd in the Consolation but had to withdraw due to illness. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson was seeded 3rd right behind her and 8th Grader Haley O’Neil owned the 7th spot. They finished 6th and 7th, Aimee in 57.12 and Haley in 58.18 seconds. Cotter Freshman MacKenzie Brosnahan was seeded 4th going into the Final and knew she would have to move up to qualify for another State Swim event. MacKenzie was 3rd at the 50 split and then held off the field to finish in 3rd but qualify for the State Championship by swimming under the qualifying standard.
The 200 Free Relay seemed an anomaly with the typically quick sprinting Winhawks seeded 4th for the Championship Final. The Team of Freshman Alexandra Zuelke, Jr. Bridget Bawek, Sr. Aimee Peterson and Sophomore MacKenzie Brosnahan had their work cut out for them if they were to maintain the Winhawk sprinting tradition. Alexandra opened with a 25.32 to keep them even with the pack. Bridget had withdrawn from the individual 100 Free to save herself for this relay and she delivered gutting out a 24.56 split. Aimee swam home a 25.52 split setting MacKenzie up to swim a monster anchor leg of 23.94. Their Final time of 1:39.24 is an All American Consideration time but more importantly was second place and a trip to the State Meet for all of them. As happened earlier, 5 of the 7 teams qualified for State either by place or time standard.
The 100 Backstroke also had Winhawk representation in both Consolation and Championship Finals. Sophomore Olivia Staats swam the Consolation Final in 107.03 for 16th place. Winhawk Jr. Samantha Quandahl swam her second Championship Final of the evening in 1:05.42 for an 8th place finish.
The 100 Breaststroke was no different in that a Winhawk was in both Consolation and Championship Finals. Winhawk Jr. Taylor Johnson, seeded 4th in the Consolation Final led wire-to-wire dropping an awesome 1.57 seconds and winning the Consolation Final in 1:13.43 seconds. Cotter Freshman Alexandra Zuelke swam the Championship Final in 1:09.81 for a 5th place finish and just missing out on a qualifying time for State by 0.29 seconds.
Annual the 400 Free Relay is a Winhawk strong suit and this class was no exception. The team of Bridget Bawek, Aimee Peterson, MacKenzie Brosnahan and Alexandra Zuelke were seeded 2nd going into the Championship Final and they intended to maintain that position. The girl’s carried through on their commitment and brought home a State Meet Entry winning second place finish with a 3 second buffer over the next team.
So the Winhawks wrapped up the 2009 Section 1AA meet with MacKenzie Brosnahan qualifying for the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle individual events and Bridget Bawek, Aimee Peterson, MacKenzie Brosnahan and Alexandra Zuelke qualifying for both the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay. The Winhawks as a team finished in 6th place with 232 points. The separation between 4th and 6th was only 18 points.
Final Scores:
Rochester JM 524
Rochester Century 332
Faribault 265
Farmington 246
Owatonna 242
Winona 232
Rochester Mayo 171
Friday, November 13, 2009
Refing at the Minnesota Grand Prix and other Swimming activities.
Day one of the Minnesota Grand Prix is in the Record Books. Both Matt Papenfuss and Abbet Staats were swimming and BOTH qualified for the evenings finals. Both were in the “C” Finals of the 200 Freestyle. Matt with a 1:42.29 and Abbey with a 1:53.96. Matt finished 3rd in his Final heat, Abbey 5th in hers.
Besides standing next to Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni on the pool deck, I was assigned to ref the turn end of Lanes 3 & 4. So I got to judge all the fast swimmers like Soni, Bulgarian Olympian Michael Alexandrov, Kenyan Olympian Jason Dunford, and Brazilian Olympian Thiago Pereira in the Fly and IM. In the Freestyle I moved to the side of the pool and was watching over US Olympians Chloe Sutton and Kate Ziegler, as well as US National Team member 31 year old Erika Erndl.
From USA Swimming.org: http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=80&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2675&mid=4553
Olympians Chloe Sutton and Rebecca Soni both won two medals and set meet records Friday on the first night of the Minneapolis Grand Prix. Sutton, of Mission Viejo Nadadores, won gold in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle with a meet record of 9:33.72, and also took silver in the women’s 200y free in 1:48.18. Soni, of Trojan Swim Club, set the meet record in the finals of the women’s 100y breast in 59.69 and later took silver in the 200y IM in 2:01.75.
Sutton came out on top of a close race in the 1000 free, edging 2008 Olympic teammate Kate Ziegler by four-tenths of a second. The former meet record of 9:33.98 was set in 2007 by Swiss Olympian Flavia Rigamonti. Both Sutton and Ziegler finished more than eight seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Soni bested the former meet record in the 100y breast, set by Trojan Swim Club’s Jessica Hardy in 2007, by about a half a second. Soni touched nearly a second ahead of second-place finisher Katlin Freeman of Santa Barbara Aquatics (1:00.67), while Jillian Tyler of Minnesota was third in 1:01.16.
Besides Sutton and Soni, a number of other swimmers claimed multiple medals on day 1. Andre Schultz of the University of Michigan won gold in the men’s 1000y free (9:05.01) and silver in the 200y IM (1:46.83); Erika Erndl of Swim Florida won gold in the women’s 200y free (1:47.84) and bronze in the 200y IM (2:02.62); Talor Whitaker of Washington State won gold in the women’s 200y IM (2:00.89) and bronze in the 100y fly (55.66); and U.S. National Teamer Dan Madwed of the University of Michigan won bronze in the men’s 200y free (1:38.18) and bronze in the 100y fly (49.04).
Other swimmers winning gold in individual events Friday included Bulgarian Olympian Michael Alexandrov in the men’s 100y breast (53.61); Cal’s William Copeland in the men’s 200y free (1:36.16); Washington State’s Michaela Ahlin in the women’s 100y fly (54.11); Kenyan Olympian Jason Dunford in the men’s 100 fly (47.25); and Trojan Swim Club’s Thiago Pereira in the men’s 200y IM (1:45.41)
So it was an exciting day, coupled with getting to watch diving! Between the Prelims and Finals of swimming, they held a diving meet between U of MN and U of Nebraska. While I was watching the competition, Women’s Team Co-head coach Kelly Kremer sat next to me and we talked. He said right now the Distance swimmers are doing 65,000 yards per week. The mid-distance swimmers are at 50,000 yards and Sprinters 40,000 yards per week. He is very excited about the future of the Gopher team, they have a great underclass. A core of seniors graduated last year that will make scoring more difficult this year, but the future is very bright. They also have a new diving coach, Wenbo Chen the USA Diving Coach so the diving program is looking up as well. I asked him if the lack of diving was what cost him the Big Ten title last year. And he said no, Indiana deserved it, the U of M could not have scored enough points in diving to allow for the difference. So that was kind of cool as well as getting to watch 1 ½’s 2 ½’s and even 3 ½’s being thrown on the diving boards with most scores being in the 6’s & 7’s. I cannot wait to go back on Sunday.
On the rest of the Winona & Midwest Swimming scene, Mankato was swimming at the Border Battle Meet at Wisconsin Stevens Point today (Friday) and Saturday. In action Saturday are the Winona Winhawks at Section 1AA Finals in Rochester. The Winona Winfins travel to Mankato to swim against the Marlins, the St. Mary’s Cardinals are at home against the Macalester Scots, UW Eau Claire is swimming against UW Oshkosh, UW – La Crosse is swimming against Lawrence, and the Gopher Men & Women are of course wit hme at the Minnesota Grand Prix.
Besides standing next to Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni on the pool deck, I was assigned to ref the turn end of Lanes 3 & 4. So I got to judge all the fast swimmers like Soni, Bulgarian Olympian Michael Alexandrov, Kenyan Olympian Jason Dunford, and Brazilian Olympian Thiago Pereira in the Fly and IM. In the Freestyle I moved to the side of the pool and was watching over US Olympians Chloe Sutton and Kate Ziegler, as well as US National Team member 31 year old Erika Erndl.
From USA Swimming.org: http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=80&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2675&mid=4553
Olympians Chloe Sutton and Rebecca Soni both won two medals and set meet records Friday on the first night of the Minneapolis Grand Prix. Sutton, of Mission Viejo Nadadores, won gold in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle with a meet record of 9:33.72, and also took silver in the women’s 200y free in 1:48.18. Soni, of Trojan Swim Club, set the meet record in the finals of the women’s 100y breast in 59.69 and later took silver in the 200y IM in 2:01.75.
Sutton came out on top of a close race in the 1000 free, edging 2008 Olympic teammate Kate Ziegler by four-tenths of a second. The former meet record of 9:33.98 was set in 2007 by Swiss Olympian Flavia Rigamonti. Both Sutton and Ziegler finished more than eight seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Soni bested the former meet record in the 100y breast, set by Trojan Swim Club’s Jessica Hardy in 2007, by about a half a second. Soni touched nearly a second ahead of second-place finisher Katlin Freeman of Santa Barbara Aquatics (1:00.67), while Jillian Tyler of Minnesota was third in 1:01.16.
Besides Sutton and Soni, a number of other swimmers claimed multiple medals on day 1. Andre Schultz of the University of Michigan won gold in the men’s 1000y free (9:05.01) and silver in the 200y IM (1:46.83); Erika Erndl of Swim Florida won gold in the women’s 200y free (1:47.84) and bronze in the 200y IM (2:02.62); Talor Whitaker of Washington State won gold in the women’s 200y IM (2:00.89) and bronze in the 100y fly (55.66); and U.S. National Teamer Dan Madwed of the University of Michigan won bronze in the men’s 200y free (1:38.18) and bronze in the 100y fly (49.04).
Other swimmers winning gold in individual events Friday included Bulgarian Olympian Michael Alexandrov in the men’s 100y breast (53.61); Cal’s William Copeland in the men’s 200y free (1:36.16); Washington State’s Michaela Ahlin in the women’s 100y fly (54.11); Kenyan Olympian Jason Dunford in the men’s 100 fly (47.25); and Trojan Swim Club’s Thiago Pereira in the men’s 200y IM (1:45.41)
So it was an exciting day, coupled with getting to watch diving! Between the Prelims and Finals of swimming, they held a diving meet between U of MN and U of Nebraska. While I was watching the competition, Women’s Team Co-head coach Kelly Kremer sat next to me and we talked. He said right now the Distance swimmers are doing 65,000 yards per week. The mid-distance swimmers are at 50,000 yards and Sprinters 40,000 yards per week. He is very excited about the future of the Gopher team, they have a great underclass. A core of seniors graduated last year that will make scoring more difficult this year, but the future is very bright. They also have a new diving coach, Wenbo Chen the USA Diving Coach so the diving program is looking up as well. I asked him if the lack of diving was what cost him the Big Ten title last year. And he said no, Indiana deserved it, the U of M could not have scored enough points in diving to allow for the difference. So that was kind of cool as well as getting to watch 1 ½’s 2 ½’s and even 3 ½’s being thrown on the diving boards with most scores being in the 6’s & 7’s. I cannot wait to go back on Sunday.
On the rest of the Winona & Midwest Swimming scene, Mankato was swimming at the Border Battle Meet at Wisconsin Stevens Point today (Friday) and Saturday. In action Saturday are the Winona Winhawks at Section 1AA Finals in Rochester. The Winona Winfins travel to Mankato to swim against the Marlins, the St. Mary’s Cardinals are at home against the Macalester Scots, UW Eau Claire is swimming against UW Oshkosh, UW – La Crosse is swimming against Lawrence, and the Gopher Men & Women are of course wit hme at the Minnesota Grand Prix.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Winhawks finish Section 1AA Prelims -
Things went pretty much as expected Friday at the Section 1AA Prelims. There were some big times drops, there was some coasting into the finals, and there were some near misses.
The day started with diving 9th grader Crystal Franzwa, 8th grader Janelle Mueller, 9th grader Megan Seeley and 7th grader Sarah Scherbring all had to rise early to be at the Rochester Rec Center to start warm-ups by 9:30AM. The competition involved 23 divers performing 5 dives, and then they cut to 20 and did 3 more dives, cutting to 16. Megan & Sarah were in their first big Meet (not counting JV Big 9), learned a lot, got some experience and placed 21st & 22nd respectively. Crystal (6th place) and Janelle (tie for 15th place) advanced to the next round of three dives. Crystal threw an exceptional Inward dive Pike that scored a 5.5 and the rest 6 & 6.5’s for 29.25 pts. Next was a Reverse Double Somersault in the tuck position that scored 28.75. She wrapped up with a very pretty Reverse Dive Layout that scored 21.6pts. She finished the Semifinals in 6th place with a total of 212.25 Janelle entered the semis tied for 15 and had her work cut out for her. She threw a Back One Somersault tuck that netted 17.2 pts. Then she went with a very well executed Reverse Dive Pike that scored 20.55 pts. She wrapped up with a Front Dive Pike and 13.65 points. Janelle finished up in 17th place, just missing diving in the Finals on Saturday. Being an 8th grader, she will have great things coming ahead of her in the seasons to come.
The Relays in the Prelims were a little anti-climactic. With only 7 teams competing in Sections, each relay is guaranteed swimming in the Finals; they just have to avoid false starting, jumping at an exchange or getting a stroke infraction, so none of them pushed it, saving themselves for the Finals.
The 200 Free saw both 8th grader Gabby Kleinow and 9th Grader Grace Ell dropping time off their seeds, but no one advanced on to the Finals.
The 200IM is also an event for the future for the Winhawks. Both Jr. Mallory Porter and 8th Grader Reese Galewski shaved a half second off their seeds, but again it appears no one will be in the finals.
The 50 Free featured some of the Winhawks high performers for the year, and tonight’s prelims were no exception. All four Winhawks entered will be swimming again on Saturday in the finals. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson dropped nearly a second off her seed time and placed 10th, the second seed in the Consolation Finals. 9th Grader Alexandra Zuelke dropped over 1.1 seconds from her seedtime to finish in 7th, Jr. Bridget Bawek dropped a second to finish 5th and So MacKenzie Brosnahan swam her seed time, but that landed her the 2nd seed. All three girls will be in the Championship Final Saturday afternoon.
The 100 Butterfly saw Reese Galewski swim 0.6 seconds under her seed and Jr. Samantha Quandahl shaved a whopping 3.43 seconds off her seed for a 1:00.57 and date with the Championship Final on Saturday afternoon.
The 100 Freestyle again shone the spotlight on the Winhawk Sprinters. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson tuned in nearly a 3 second drop. Both Jr. Bridget Bawek and 8th grader Haley O’Neil dropped a second and a half and SO MacKenzie Brosnahan maintained her high placing to return for Saturday’s Finals.
The 100 Backstroke saw Erika Johnsrud reinforce why she should have been swimming back all season dropping a second and a half from her seed time. It also saw So Olivia Staats drop nearly a second and is subsequently swimming in Saturday’s Consolation Finals, and Jr. Samantha Quandahl dropped nearly 3 seconds to land the finals spot in the Championship Finals.
The 100 Breaststroke had a good swim from Jr. Taylor Johnson dropping 0.7 seconds, and 9th Grader Alexandra Zuelke dropped over 3 seconds to take a seed in the Championship Final.
All-in-all there were some good time drops and some real potential to convert dreams to State Meet visits. Only time and hard work sits between these swimmers, and a date with the U of M pool next weekend.
The day started with diving 9th grader Crystal Franzwa, 8th grader Janelle Mueller, 9th grader Megan Seeley and 7th grader Sarah Scherbring all had to rise early to be at the Rochester Rec Center to start warm-ups by 9:30AM. The competition involved 23 divers performing 5 dives, and then they cut to 20 and did 3 more dives, cutting to 16. Megan & Sarah were in their first big Meet (not counting JV Big 9), learned a lot, got some experience and placed 21st & 22nd respectively. Crystal (6th place) and Janelle (tie for 15th place) advanced to the next round of three dives. Crystal threw an exceptional Inward dive Pike that scored a 5.5 and the rest 6 & 6.5’s for 29.25 pts. Next was a Reverse Double Somersault in the tuck position that scored 28.75. She wrapped up with a very pretty Reverse Dive Layout that scored 21.6pts. She finished the Semifinals in 6th place with a total of 212.25 Janelle entered the semis tied for 15 and had her work cut out for her. She threw a Back One Somersault tuck that netted 17.2 pts. Then she went with a very well executed Reverse Dive Pike that scored 20.55 pts. She wrapped up with a Front Dive Pike and 13.65 points. Janelle finished up in 17th place, just missing diving in the Finals on Saturday. Being an 8th grader, she will have great things coming ahead of her in the seasons to come.
The Relays in the Prelims were a little anti-climactic. With only 7 teams competing in Sections, each relay is guaranteed swimming in the Finals; they just have to avoid false starting, jumping at an exchange or getting a stroke infraction, so none of them pushed it, saving themselves for the Finals.
The 200 Free saw both 8th grader Gabby Kleinow and 9th Grader Grace Ell dropping time off their seeds, but no one advanced on to the Finals.
The 200IM is also an event for the future for the Winhawks. Both Jr. Mallory Porter and 8th Grader Reese Galewski shaved a half second off their seeds, but again it appears no one will be in the finals.
The 50 Free featured some of the Winhawks high performers for the year, and tonight’s prelims were no exception. All four Winhawks entered will be swimming again on Saturday in the finals. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson dropped nearly a second off her seed time and placed 10th, the second seed in the Consolation Finals. 9th Grader Alexandra Zuelke dropped over 1.1 seconds from her seedtime to finish in 7th, Jr. Bridget Bawek dropped a second to finish 5th and So MacKenzie Brosnahan swam her seed time, but that landed her the 2nd seed. All three girls will be in the Championship Final Saturday afternoon.
The 100 Butterfly saw Reese Galewski swim 0.6 seconds under her seed and Jr. Samantha Quandahl shaved a whopping 3.43 seconds off her seed for a 1:00.57 and date with the Championship Final on Saturday afternoon.
The 100 Freestyle again shone the spotlight on the Winhawk Sprinters. Sr. Co-Captain Aimee Peterson tuned in nearly a 3 second drop. Both Jr. Bridget Bawek and 8th grader Haley O’Neil dropped a second and a half and SO MacKenzie Brosnahan maintained her high placing to return for Saturday’s Finals.
The 100 Backstroke saw Erika Johnsrud reinforce why she should have been swimming back all season dropping a second and a half from her seed time. It also saw So Olivia Staats drop nearly a second and is subsequently swimming in Saturday’s Consolation Finals, and Jr. Samantha Quandahl dropped nearly 3 seconds to land the finals spot in the Championship Finals.
The 100 Breaststroke had a good swim from Jr. Taylor Johnson dropping 0.7 seconds, and 9th Grader Alexandra Zuelke dropped over 3 seconds to take a seed in the Championship Final.
All-in-all there were some good time drops and some real potential to convert dreams to State Meet visits. Only time and hard work sits between these swimmers, and a date with the U of M pool next weekend.
Minnesota Grand Prix Format
For those of you thionking about taking you swimmers to see the action, here are some additional meet details.
The 2009 Minnesota Grand Prix is a Prelims/Finals meet with the top 24 swimmers advancing to Finals. Each event during Finals will consist of Bonus, Consolation, and Championship Final heats, except for the 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle, and all relays, which will be conducted as timed final events. Flyover starts will be used during prelims.
Warm-up Competition Warm-up Competition
Friday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 4:30‐5:50pm 6:00pm
Saturday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 4:30‐5:50pm 6:00pm
Sunday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 3:30‐4:50pm 5:00pm
ORDER OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, NOV 14
1000 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
200 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
200 Individual Medley
10 MINUTE BREAK
800 Freestyle Relay
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
400 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
500 Freestyle
10 MINUTE BREAK
400 Medley Relay
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
1650 Freestyle
10 MINUTE BREAK
400 Freestyle Relay
The 2009 Minnesota Grand Prix is a Prelims/Finals meet with the top 24 swimmers advancing to Finals. Each event during Finals will consist of Bonus, Consolation, and Championship Final heats, except for the 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle, and all relays, which will be conducted as timed final events. Flyover starts will be used during prelims.
Warm-up Competition Warm-up Competition
Friday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 4:30‐5:50pm 6:00pm
Saturday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 4:30‐5:50pm 6:00pm
Sunday 7:00‐8:50am 9:00am 3:30‐4:50pm 5:00pm
ORDER OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, NOV 14
1000 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
200 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
200 Individual Medley
10 MINUTE BREAK
800 Freestyle Relay
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
400 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
500 Freestyle
10 MINUTE BREAK
400 Medley Relay
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
1650 Freestyle
10 MINUTE BREAK
400 Freestyle Relay
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