Winona Winfins score well at State Championships

Last Sunday, the Winona Winfins traveled to the University of MN Natatorium to compete in the State YMCA Swimming Championships.


The Winfins wrapped up the day in 4th place of the 15 teams attending just a hair shy of 3rd place.

There were a number of great swims and records set. Winona has always made a strong showing at the YMCA Championships. Of the 112 events across the boys & girls age groups, Winona currently holds 12 records or over 10% of the records, until this year. The 2010 Winfins padded that lead.

Swims of Note:

Josh Danzinger had as good a day as you could possibly have in scoring a swimming trifecta. He swam 3 events, he won 3 events and he set a new state record in 3 events! CONGRATULATIONS JOSH!

MacKenzie Brosnahan had 3 wins on the day including setting a new State record in the 18& Under Girl’s 100 Freestyle eclipsing Abbey Staats’ record. She adds that honor to the 1 individual and 1 relay State record she already has her name on. Congratulations MacKenzie.

Alexandra Zuelke had 3 wins on the day in the 14& Under 50 Freestyle, 14& Under 100 Freestyle and 14& Under 100 Breaststroke. Way to go Alexandra!

Winfins Morgan Drazkowski and Thea May score a 1-2 in the Girls’’ 8 & Under 25 yard freestyle!

Raizl Campbell drops 20 seconds off her seed time in the grueling 400 IM.

Hodd Gorman & Kyle Schneider, go 1 – 2 in the Boys 14&U 200 Yard IM

Thea May & Moriah Lemire go 1 – 2 in the Girls 8&U 25 Yard Back

Morgan Whyte drops 17 seconds on her 500 Freestyle to take 2nd place

Meet results were as follows:

Event #1 Girls 12&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 2:07.71 2004 Natalie Juncos
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
5 O'Neill, Hanna 11 WINONA 2:24.10

Event #2 Boys 12&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 2:02.77 1999 William Simson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
12 Suman, Tyler 11 WINONA 2:46.12

Event #3 Girls 14&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 2:00.89 2009 MacKenzie Brosnahan
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
10 Porter, McKenzie 13 WINONA 2:23.69
15 Berg, Samantha 14 WINONA 2:47.10

Event #4 Boys 14&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 2:01.88 1998 Ryan Smaagard
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
7 Whyte, Aaron 13 WINONA 2:22.33

Event #5 Girls 18&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 1:58.42 2000 Britta Benson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Brosnahan, MacKenzie 15 WINONA 2:00.53
12 Porter, Mallory 16 WINONA 2:32.01

Event #6 Boys 18&U 200 Yard Free
State Record: 1:51.24 2001 Chad Meyerdirk
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Gendreau, Zach 18 WINONA 2:09.02

Event #7 Girls 8&U 100 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 1:15.76 1987 Northwest
Team Relay Finals Time
4 WINONA A 1:29.08
May, Thea 8 Marg, Natalie 8
Lemire, Moriah J 8 Drazkowski, Morgan 8

Event #8 Boys 8&U 100 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 1:13.56 1987 Northwest
Team Relay Finals Time
3 WINONA A 1:40.91
Pellegrino, Aidan 7 Morescki, Evan 7
Coudron, Tony 8 Lozenski, Tanner 8

Event #9 Girls 10&U 200 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 2:17.57 1996 Duluth
Team Relay Finals Time
11 WINONA A 2:48.99
Whyte, Lauren 9 Nibbelink, Eden 10
O'Neill, Harper 9 Lemire, Azrielle 10

Event #11 Girls 12&U 200 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 2:03.83 1997 Mankato
Team Relay Finals Time
4 WINONA A 2:16.22
Whyte, Morgan 12 Sugaya, Nina 11
O'Neill, Hanna 11 Arnold, Alexandria 11
14 WINONA B 2:42.02
Roberton, Stephanie 11 Beseler, Brianna R 11
Nutter, Alex 11 Lemire, Shiloh 11

Event #13 Girls 14&U 200 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 1:57.17 1998 Northeast
Team Relay Finals Time
4 WINONA A 2:11.79
Porter, McKenzie 13 Campbell, Raizl 14
Zuelke, Alexandra 14 Thurow, Emily 13

Event #14 Boys 14&U 200 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 1:55.60 1977 Duluth
Team Relay Finals Time
3 WINONA A 2:18.24
Whyte, Aaron 13 Gorman, Hodd 13
Schneider, Kyle 13 Suman, Tyler 11

Event #15 Girls 18&U 200 Yard Medley Relay
State Record: 1:54.91 2009 St. Cloud
K Morford, M Pillsbury, N Grimit, A Domeier
Team Relay Finals Time
6 WINONA A 2:11.76
Peterson, Aimee 18 Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16
Brosnahan, MacKenzie 15 Ell, Grace 15

Event #17 Girls 8&U 25 Yard Free
State Record: 14.87 1993 Naomi Gregerson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WINONA 16.66
2 May, Thea 8 WINONA 16.97
8 Lemire, Moriah J 8 WINONA 18.15

Event #20 Boys 10&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 27.68 1997 Jason Timmer
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
10 Gould, Drew 10 WINONA 35.96

Event #23 Girls 14&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 24.83 2006 Ali Domeier
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WINONA 25.37
12 Thurow, Emily 13 WINONA 29.14

Event #25 Girls 18&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 24.44 2009 Abby Staats
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Brosnahan, MacKenzie 15 WINONA 24.79

Event #26 Boys 18&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 22.52 1994 P. Rehberger
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
4 Gendreau, Zach 18 WINONA 25.55


Event #27 Girls 18&U 400 Yard IM
State Record: 5:00.20 2009 Ellen T Bloom
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
4 Campbell, Raizl 14 WINONA 6:23.17

Event #28 Boys 18&U 400 Yard IM
State Record: 6:04.58 2009 Jacob Vartti
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Danzinger, Josh 17 WINONA 5:07.49

Event #29 Girls 18&U 100 Yard IM
State Record: 1:02.12 2009 Kelly A Morford
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
13 Jones-McMillan, Mela 1n6ieWINONA 1:21.39
14 Berg, Kayla 16 WINONA 1:21.73

Event #31 Girls 8&U 100 Yard IM
State Record: 1:24.92 2003 Marisa Wood
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
4 Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WINONA 1:40.23

Event #34 Boys 10&U 100 Yard IM
State Record: 1:12.07 2000 Derrick O'Donnell
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
16 Gresham, Sam 10 WINONA 1:38.36

Event #35 Girls 12&U 100 Yard IM
State Record: 1:05.42 1996 Britta Benson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
11 O'Neill, Hanna 11 WINONA 1:18.99
16 Arnold, Alexandria 11 WINONA 1:20.51

Event #37 Girls 14&U 200 Yard IM
State Record: 2:13.67 1998 Emily Landberg
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
13 Bautista, Valeria 13 WINONA 3:08.18
15 Berg, Samantha 14 WINONA 3:15.23

Event #38 Boys 14&U 200 Yard IM
State Record: 2:12.02 1978 Chris Tahti
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Gorman, Hodd 13 WINONA 2:36.24
2 Schneider, Kyle 13 WINONA 2:41.18

Event #39 Girls 18&U 200 Yard IM
State Record: 2:14.09 1995 Kristen Schwantz
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Porter, Mallory 16 WINONA 2:52.89

Event #42 Boys 18&U 200 Yard Back
State Record: 2:45.37 2009 Jack Adams
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
3 Whyte, Aaron 13 WINONA 2:39.19

Event #43 Girls 8&U 25 Yard Back
State Record: 18.08 1988 Jaina McClure
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 May, Thea 8 WINONA 18.71
2 Lemire, Moriah J 8 WINONA 21.50

Event #44 Boys 8&U 25 Yard Back
State Record: 17.32 2005 Ben Miller
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
4 Coudron, Tony 8 WINONA 21.85
12 Pellegrino, Aidan 7 WINONA 24.14

Event #47 Girls 12&U 50 Yard Back
State Record: 30.08 2005 Kelly Morford
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
2 Whyte, Morgan 12 WINONA 32.16

Event #49 Girls 14&U 100 Yard Back
State Record: 1:02.99 2009 Ellen T Bloom
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
14 Berg, Samantha 14 WINONA 1:31.86
15 Bautista, Valeria 13 WINONA 1:32.38
16 Lemire, Lasha 14 WINONA 1:32.73

Event #50 Boys 14&U 100 Yard Back
State Record: 1:01.18 1999 Robert Ellis
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
5 Whyte, Aaron 13 WINONA 1:13.46

Event #51 Girls 18&U 100 Yard Back
State Record: 59.92 2001 Rachel Gordon
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Peterson, Aimee 18 WINONA 1:13.41
15 Berg, Kayla 16 WINONA 1:24.37

Event #53 Girls 12&U 500 Yard Free
State Record: 5:45.55 1996 Britta Benson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
2 Whyte, Morgan 12 WINONA 6:13.80
12 Beseler, Brianna R 11 WINONA 7:03.38

Event #54 Boys 12&U 500 Yard Free
State Record: 5:48.06 1998 Jason Timmer
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
11 Suman, Tyler 11 WINONA 7:35.98

Event #55 Girls 14&U 500 Yard Free
State Record: 5:32.08 1998 Britta Benson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
6 Porter, McKenzie 13 WINONA 6:26.17

Event #56 Boys 14&U 500 Yard Free
State Record: 5:32.77 1998 Ryan Smaagard
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
2 Gorman, Hodd 13 WINONA 6:03.55

Event #57 Girls 18&U 500 Yard Free
State Record: 5:24.91 1995 Joy Nelson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
6 Peterson, Aimee 18 WINONA 6:19.72

Event #59 Girls 8&U 100 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 1:08.65 2000 Rochester
Team Relay Finals Time
1 WINONA A 1:14.05
May, Thea 8 Marg, Natalie 8
Lemire, Moriah J 8 Drazkowski, Morgan 8
11 WINONA B 1:34.00
Reilly, Ella 8 Wisniewski, Lilly 8
Schewe, Francesca 7 Arnold, Madelyn 8

Event #61 Girls 10&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 2:05.25 1984 Duluth
Team Relay Finals Time
13 WINONA A 2:35.30
Nibbelink, Eden 10 Kohner, Jessica 10
Whyte, Lauren 9 O'Neill, Harper 9

Event #62 Boys 10&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 2:05.74 1981 Duluth
Team Relay Finals Time
5 WINONA A 2:29.69
Arnold, Andrew 10 Conway, Jack 9
Gresham, Sam 10 Gould, Drew 10

Event #63 Girls 12&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 1:51.47 1987 Red Wing
Team Relay Finals Time
15 WINONA A 2:23.64
Nutter, Alex 11 Larsen, Kimberly 11
Lemire, Shiloh 11 Roberton, Stephanie 11

Event #65 Girls 14&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 1:46.10 2009 Winona
A Zuelke, O Staats, G Kleinow, M Brosnahan
Team Relay Finals Time
5 WINONA A 2:00.37
Thurow, Emily 13 Berg, Samantha 14
Porter, McKenzie 13 Zuelke, Alexandra 14

Event #67 Girls 18&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 1:43.73 2009 St. Cloud
K Morford, E Bloom, M Pillsbury, N Grimit
Team Relay Finals Time
4 WINONA A 1:55.90
Peterson, Aimee 18 Jones-McMillan, Melanie 16
Ell, Grace 15 Brosnahan, MacKenzie 15
10 WINONA B 2:11.70
Berg, Kayla 16 Bautista, Valeria 13
Lemire, Lael 15 Porter, Mallory 16

Event #68 Boys 18&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 1:42.57 2009 Northeast
T Urban, Z Nielsen, I Vartti, J Bernstein
Team Relay Finals Time
3 WINONA A 1:57.67
Whyte, Aaron 13 Schneider, Kyle 13
Gorman, Hodd 13 Gendreau, Zach 18

Event #69 Girls 18&U 200 Yard Fly
State Record: 2:42.24 2009 Kayla Mitchell
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
6 Porter, Mallory 16 WINONA 3:02.51

Event #70 Boys 18&U 200 Yard Fly
State Record: 3:12.97 2009 Dennis Fleming
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Danzinger, Josh 17 WINONA 2:43.34

Event #71 Girls 8&U 25 Yard Fly
State Record: 16.45 2004 Aubrey St. Martin
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
7 Marg, Natalie 8 WINONA 21.69
9 Lemire, Moriah J 8 WINONA 22.09

Event #72 Boys 8&U 25 Yard Fly
State Record: 16.37 1987 Meland
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Coudron, Tony 8 WINONA 22.52

Event #73 Girls 10&U 50 Yard Fly
State Record: 31.67 2005 Ellen Stowe
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
5 O'Neill, Harper 9 WINONA 38.36

Event #74 Boys 10&U 50 Yard Fly
State Record: 30.56 1997 Daniel Hilback
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
15 Arnold, Andrew 10 WINONA 51.09

Event #75 Girls 12&U 50 Yard Fly
State Record: 27.84 1997 Naomi Gregerson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
3 O'Neill, Hanna 11 WINONA 31.87

Event #77 Girls 14&U 100 Yard Fly
State Record: 1:00.72 1994 K. Landberg
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
12 Campbell, Raizl 14 WINONA 1:23.47
14 Bautista, Valeria 13 WINONA 1:29.46

Event #78 Boys 14&U 100 Yard Fly
State Record: 58.35 2009 Parker Adams
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
3 Schneider, Kyle 13 WINONA 1:11.81

Event #81 Girls 8&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 33.37 1986 Braschler
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Drazkowski, Morgan 8 WINONA 36.96
4 May, Thea 8 WINONA 38.95

Event #82 Boys 8&U 50 Yard Free
State Record: 31.95 2005 Ben D Miller
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
6 Lozenski, Tanner 8 WINONA 38.46
7 Coudron, Tony 8 WINONA 39.17

Event #84 Boys 10&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 1:03.04 1997 Jason Timmer
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
10 Arnold, Andrew 10 WINONA 1:23.87

Event #85 Girls 12&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 56.27 1997 Naomi Gregerson
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Whyte, Morgan 12 WINONA 1:03.42

Event #87 Girls 14&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 54.07 2006 Ali J Domeier
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WINONA 56.55
13 Thurow, Emily 13 WINONA 1:06.66

Event #88 Boys 14&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 52.50 1978 Tahti
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Schneider, Kyle 13 WINONA 1:03.41

Event #89 Girls 18&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 54.01 2007 Abby Staats
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Brosnahan, MacKenzie 15 WINONA 53.88
15 Ell, Grace 15 WINONA 1:07.48

Event #90 Boys 18&U 100 Yard Free
State Record: 50.18 2001 Chad Meyerdirk
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
2 Gendreau, Zach 18 WINONA 56.48

Event #91 Girls 18&U 200 Yard Breast
State Record: 2:44.57 2009 Makenzie E Pillsbury
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Jones-McMillan, Melanie WINONA 3:07.16

Event #92 Boys 18&U 200 Yard Breast
State Record: 2:48.60 2009 Justin Jones
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Danzinger, Josh 17 WINONA 2:38.93

Event #93 Girls 8&U 25 Yard Breast
State Record: 19.55 1990 Smith
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Marg, Natalie 8 WINONA 25.70
14 Arnold, Madelyn 8 WINONA 29.96

Event #94 Boys 8&U 25 Yard Breast
State Record: 18.90 1983 Hylden
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
13 Morescki, Evan 7 WINONA 30.18
16 Broghammer, Luke 8 WINONA 37.13


Event #95 Girls 10&U 50 Yard Breast
State Record: 36.77 1996 Michelle Manrique
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Nibbelink, Eden 10 WINONA 42.94

Event #96 Boys 10&U 50 Yard Breast
State Record: 37.46 2001 Corey Davis
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
13 Gresham, Sam 10 WINONA 52.32


Event #97 Girls 12&U 50 Yard Breast
State Record: 33.05 1998 Shauna Casey
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
12 Sugaya, Nina 11 WINONA 40.54

Event #99 Girls 14&U 100 Yard Breast
State Record: 1:07.49 1998 Emily Landberg
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
1 Zuelke, Alexandra 14 WINONA 1:10.87
15 Campbell, Raizl 14 WINONA 1:29.62
16 Thurow, Emily 13 WINONA 1:32.75


Event #100 Boys 14&U 100 Yard Breast
State Record: 1:06.14 2001 Peter Goeman
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
6 Gorman, Hodd 13 WINONA 1:24.10

Event #101 Girls 18&U 100 Yard Breast
State Record: 1:08.15 2000 Emily Landberg
Name Ag e Team Finals Time
8 Ell, Grace 15 WINONA 1:25.86
10 Jones-McMillan, Mela 1n6ieWINONA 1:33.43

Event #103 Girls 8&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 2:45.86 2007 Ridgedale
M Wegscheid, E Duda, Y Mallon, R Krietzman
Team Relay Finals Time
5 WINONA A 3:26.13
Wisniewski, Lilly 8 Reilly, Ella 8
Schewe, Francesca 7 Arnold, Madelyn 8

Event #104 Boys 8&U 200 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 2:40.13 2009 St. Cloud
M Schaefer, N Schaefer, M Silkman, K Heller
Team Relay Finals Time
3 WINONA A 3:04.80
Pellegrino, Aidan 7 Morescki, Evan 7
Lozenski, Tanner 8 Coudron, Tony 8

Event #105 Girls 10&U 400 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 5:06.14 2009 WINONAona
B Beseler, H O'Neill, D Pratt, A Arnold
Team Relay Finals Time
11 WINONA A 6:41.41
Lawson, Piper 9 Broghammer, Sarah 10
Morescki, Alexa 10 Lemire, Azrielle 10

Event #106 Boys 10&U 400 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 5:29.69 2009 Winona
D Rohde, J French, T Suman, G Wolner
Team Relay Finals Time
1 WINONA A 5:49.53
Gresham, Sam 10 Conway, Jack 9
Gould, Drew 10 Arnold, Andrew 10

Event #107 Girls 12&U 400 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 4:25.99 2009 Winona
R Galewski, E Ellefson, M Marg, H O'Neill
Team Relay Finals Time
1 WINONA A 4:28.94
O'Neill, Hanna 11 Beseler, Brianna R 11
Arnold, Alexandria 11 Whyte, Morgan 12

Event #111 Girls 18&U 400 Yard Free Relay
State Record: 3:48.76 1996 St. Cloud
Team Relay Finals Time
9 WINONA A 5:03.60
Porter, Mallory 16 Lemire, Lael 15
Berg, Samantha 14 Berg, Kayla 16