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