Thanks for the correction on my prior post AND looking forward to this week's swims.

A devoted reader pointed out a few relay line-up errors. Due to work commitments I was sorely disappointed not to make the trip to Albert Lea.

I was able to piece together the blog post from multiple sources, but some I have to literally piece together.

Invaluable are the statistics and record keeping by Jan & Paul Brosnahan. They put a lot of work into assimilating each meet's results into their data base and providing them to the coaching staff. When you see them at the next meet or team event, thank them profusely, I know I do!

This week is a very competitive  week, prepare your girls accordingly. School, workout and rest will be the order of business as the girls encounter  Rochester Century AND the trip to the Twin Cities for the Apple Valley Invitational.

Rochester Century sits atop the leader board with Winona at 2-0 in the conference (along with Faribault and Rochester JM). Century has encountered Albert Lea and Austin so far, so they will try to make the Winhawks the next step up the ladder.

The Apple Valley Invitational will include both Edina (2nd at State last year) and Minnetonka (3rd at State last year).

Edina just swam the MPLS South Girls Invite at the U of MN ( Winona chose not to attend being a Friday all day event AND a 6AM departure after getting home from Albert Lea at 11PM the night before). Edina finished 2nd behind defending State Champion Stillwater.


MPLS. SOUTH INVITE
Gold division
Stillwater 589, Edina 460, Woodbury 373, Eau Claire (Wis.) Memorial 196, Lakeville North 195, Armstrong 156, Lakeville South 142, Anoka 91, Centennial 67, Minneapolis South 56
Maroon division
Hutchinson 520, Marshall 345, Blake 294, Owatonna 267, Bloomington Jefferson 250, St. Peter 211.5, Dassel-Cokato 147, Watertown-Mayer/Delano 102, Minneapolis Southwest 91.5, Stillwater 77.

Minnetonka finished 3rd at the Eau Claire  Invite on Aug 28th against some tough Wisc competition and 3rd in their own invite yesterday behind Wayzata (4th at State last Year) and Eden Prairie (5th at State last year) and just ahead of Maple Grove (7th at State last year)


Minnetonka Invitational Results

 Wayzata 612.5, Eden Prairie (361), Minnetonka (302) and Maple Grove (284) Prior Lake (245.5), Cretin-Derham Hall (211), followed by Chanhassen (109), Hopkins (101) and Grand Rapids and Chaska (48).

Minnetonka will swim against Wayzata (again) in a dual meet Thursday while Edina will battle Eden Prairie that same night. Both will come into Apple Valley a little tired OR ready to kick some butt.

More on Thursday's Winona Winhawk and Rochester Century match-up later.