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.