Weekend College Swimming

University of MN

Minnesota captured four events titles in the second day of the Triple Duals 

in West Lafayette, Ind., yet came away with a 1-1 dual-meet record 

for the weekend. 

The No. 15 Golden Gophers defeated Wisconsin by a score of 222-126, 

but couldn’t catch host Purdue falling by a score of 185-166. 

Minnesota now owns a 5-2 dual meet record overall, 3-1 against Big Ten opposition.

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205085801&DB_OEM_ID=8400 

The Minnesota women’s swimming & diving team captured dual meet victories over Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois at the Quad Dual meet in West Lafayette, Ind. on Saturday. The No. 13 Golden Gophers recorded three individual wins in the seven events contested on Saturday.
Minnesota improved its dual-meet record on the season to 9-1 overall, 7-0 against Big Ten competition. The Gophers defeated Purdue by a score of 194-159, downed Wisconsin 203-150 and defeated Illinois 293-60.

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205085804

Winona Grad Mat Papenfuss was in the water swimming for the Gophers!

Event 10  Men 200 Yard Freestyle

\ Pool:   1:33.90   2/27/2009 Dan Madwed, Michigan                       

Varsity: ! 1:34.94   2/27/2009 John Schmitt, Purdue                       

  Name              Year School                  Seed     Finals   

 5th Papenfuss, Matt     JR Minnesota-MN              NT    1:41.54        

  24.29       50.14 (25.85)     1:15.86 (25.72)     1:41.54 (25.68)

Event 22  Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

Pool:   6:16.39   2/27/2009 Michigan Clary, Schultz, Barba, Madwed                     

Varsity: ! 6:29.71   2/27/2009 Purdue Schmitt, Zehrung, Wachtel, Boeh                   

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4th University of Minnesota-MN  'A'                  NT    6:50.46        

     1) Baseheart, Kevin SR             2) Carlson, Curt SR               

     3) Papenfuss, Matt JR              4) Peterson, Chris SR             

         23.28    49.35 (49.35)   1:17.00 (1:17.00)   1:44.10 (1:44.10)

2:06.44 (22.34) 2:32.40 (48.30)   2:59.10 (1:15.00)   3:26.63 (1:42.53)

3:50.77 (24.14) 4:17.28 (50.65)   4:42.92 (1:16.29)   5:08.33 (1:41.70)

5:31.73 (23.40) 5:57.81 (49.48)   6:24.68 (1:16.35)   6:50.46 (1:42.13)

Event 24  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

  School                                               Seed     Finals Points 

  4th  University of Minnesota-MN  'B'                        NT    1:23.56  

     1) Toomey, Derek FR                2) r:+0.24 Jobe, Nathan JR        

     3) r:+0.16 Papenfuss, Matt JR      4) r:+0.38 Baseheart, Kevin SR  

Event 28  Men 100 Yard Freestyle

 Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 

  8th  Papenfuss, Matt           JR Minnesota-MN              NT      46.90 

Event 38  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

School                                               Seed     Finals Points 

4th  University of Minnesota-MN  'B'                        NT    3:04.17  

     1) Capan, Hrvoje SO                2) r:+0.27 Baseheart, Kevin SR    

     3) r:+0.25 Papenfuss, Matt JR      4) r:+0.20 Jobe, Nathan JR      

Friday night St. Cloud State’s 22^nd ranked Women’s team took on St. Bens while the Men battled St. Johns in nearby Collegeville

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

1.    St. Cloud State University 208 2. College of St. Benedict 86  

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

  1. St. Cloud State University 186 2. St. John's University 112

Winona Grad Aimee Peterson was swimming for St. Cloud State

Event 13 Women 50 Yard Freestyle

               Name          Age          School                          Seed Time              Finals Time Points

12^th  Peterson, Aimee 19 St. Cloud State University-MN      26.43                     x27.75

Event 17 Women 100 Yard Freestyle

           Name            Age             School                            Seed Time      Finals Time

12^th  Peterson, Aimee 19 St. Cloud State University-MN     57.95               x59.77                         29.38               30.39

South Dakota State Women defeat North Dakota, North Dakota Men eek out a close one against South Dakota State

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 32                    

1. South Dakota State Univ 171        2. Univ Of North Dakota  129
 

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 32                     

1. Univ Of North Dakota 158.5       2. South Dakota State Univ   139.5

Minnesota State University – Mankato victorious over Gustavus Adolphus

Scores - Women

1. Minn. State University-Mankato 149.5         2. Gustavus 91.5

Scores - Men

1. Minn. State University-Mankato 133            2. Gustavus 108

St. Cloud State Swims in the All Saints Invitational at St. Thomas on Saturday

Scores - Women

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 33

1. St. Cloud State University                   815.5

2. St. Olaf College                          734

3. University of St. Thomas           527.5

4. College of St. Benedict              429

Scores - Men

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 33

1. St. Cloud State University                   702

2. University of St. Thomas           690

3. St. Olaf College                          630

4. St. John's University                  466

Winona Grad Aimee Peterson was swimming for St. Cloud State

Event 13 Women 100 Yard Freestyle

               Name           Yr School                               Seed Time       Finals Time

29 Peterson, Aimee St. Cloud State University-MN   57.95                x1:01.27

                  13.70 15.46 15.97 16.14

Event 19 Women 50 Yard Freestyle

                Name          Yr  School                              Seed Time        Finals Time

21 Peterson, Aimee St. Cloud State University-MN   26.43                     x27.70

                   13.35 14.35

Event 29 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

               Team Relay                                                  Seed Time         Finals Time

--- St. Cloud State University-MN D                           3:58.12                  DQ

1) Smith, Marissa 2) Peterson, Aimee 3) Pardi, Caitlin 4) Newgren, Becky

13.42 28.30 43.60 58.50 13.60 29.46 45.43 1:01.00

12.61 27.93 43.57 58.95 12.96 28.23 43.94 59.47

The UW-Eau Claire swimming & diving teams traveled to UW-Whitewater Saturday.

Women - Team Scores                             

 Place School                                          Points

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 1 UW Eau Claire                      UWEC-WI         135 

 2 Uw-Whitewater                      UW-W-WI         107 

                               Men - Team Scores                              

Place School                                          Points

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1 Uw-Whitewater                      UW-W-WI         135 

2 UW Eau Claire                      UWEC-WI         104 

Winona Grad Alyssa Trainor swam for the UW Eau Claire Bluegold

Event 17  Women 100 Yard Backstroke

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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals            Points

============================================================= 5^th  Trainor, Alyssa              UWEC-WI           NT          1:04.99            1 

       31.82  1:04.99                                                     

University of Wi – Green Bay takes on U of  Wisc Madison

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

1. Wisconsin, University of, Madison 166

2. Wisconsin, University of , Green Bay 112

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

1. Wisconsin, University of, Madison 179

2. Wisconsin, University of , Green Bay 110

Univ of Wisc. La Crosse host Univ of Wisc Stevens Point

In a great contest of ranked teams, The #19 UW La Crosse Women (Division III) defeat the # 10 ranked UW Stevens Point Women.  The #12 ranked UW Stevens Point men live up to their billing defeating the UW La Crosse men.  

Combined Team Scores - Through Event 26

1. Uw-La Crosse 243

1. UW Stevens Point 243

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 26

1. Uw-La Crosse 144

2. UW Stevens Point 99

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 26

1. UW Stevens Point 144

2. Uw-La Crosse 99

Iowa State loses to Nebraska at home

Women

1. Nebraska                  174

2. Iowa State                126

University of Iowa competes at the Shamrock Invitational at Notre Dame

Shamrock Invitational - 1/28/2011 to 1/29/2011

Dual Meet Scores - Through Event 40

Women

Ohio State University 205.00        159.00 Northwestern University

Northwestern University 258.00    112.00 University of Denver

Northwestern University 274.00      93.00 University of Iowa

Northwestern University 193.50    176.50 University of Notre Dame

Ohio State University 238.00        120.00 University of Denver

Ohio State University 256.00          94.00 University of Iowa

Ohio State University 197.50        166.50 University of Notre Dame

University of Denver 205.00                   159.00 University of Iowa

University of Notre Dame 253.00 117.00 University of Denver

University of Notre Dame 264.00 104.00 University of Iowa

Men

University of Iowa 229.00              129.00 University of Denver

University of Notre Dame 250.00 118.00 University of Denver

University of Iowa 194.00              174.00 University of Notre Dame

In the Battle of the Dakotas, the North Dakota Men & Women over come the Univ of South Dakota Men & Women

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 32                    

1. Univ Of North Dakota                    156.5  

2. Univ of South Dakota                    139.5       
 

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 32        

1. Univ Of North Dakota 158       

2. Univ of South Dakota 136

Big 9 Conference Standings

Next week is pretty much it for the majority of the dual meet season in the Big 9. With a week to prepare, the Big 9 Conference Meet is February 12, Sections February 24 & 26 with the State Meet taking place the first weekend in March, the 4th & 5th.

Big Nine Standings		Overall			Big 9
Teams	W	L	T	W	L	T
Rochester Century	7	0	0	7	0	0
Mankato West	5	1	0	5	1	0
Owatonna	5	1	0	5	1	0
Mankato East/Loyola	4	2	0	4	2	0
Rochester Mayo	4	5	0	3	4	0
Rochester John Marshall	3	5	0	3	4	0
Winona H.S.	3	3	0	2	3	0
Faribault	2	6	0	2	4	0
Austin High School	0	7	0	0	7	0
Albert Lea	0	8	0	0	8	0

Remaining Dual Meets on the schedules

2/1/2011	Albert Lea	Austin
2/1/2011	Rochester Mayo	Faribault
2/1/2011	Mankato East/Loyola	Roch Century
2/1/2011	Mankato West	Owatonna
2/1/2011	Rochester John Marshall	Winona
2/3/2011	Albert Lea	Man East
2/3/2011	Austin	Mankato West
2/3/2011	Faribault	Winona
2/3/2011	Rochester Mayo	Owatonna
2/3/2011	Rochester John Marshall	Roch Century
2/5/2011	Northfield	Man East
2/12/2011	Albert Lea	Austin

Winona Winhawks prevail in their annual Border Battle with Holmen/Onalaska. Next up, the Owatonna Huskies!

The 200 Medley Relay was Winona’s, except for the “A” Relay being DQ’ed for an Early Leave by one of the mid-swimmers. That jump was not what got the Winhawks their 3 second margin of victory so the effort was for naught. The boys were practicing starts before the meet, but apparently still have a little work to do. When the referees conferred and agreed on the DQ, the Head Referee reported it to the Scoring table. Everyone at the scoring table reported also seeing the early leave which means a good deal of the crowd must have seen the early leave.  Winona takes 2^nd bracketed by H/O and the Polar Bears take the lead. 

Winona      4                 Holmen/Onalaska        10

The 200 Freestyle saw the first of 10 consecutive 1^st place finishes in the meet. Cotter Freshman Hodd Gorman, scored a come-from-behind 1^st place after trailing Winhawk Junior Joey Kleinow and H/O’s Arroyo. It was a new personal best for Hodd swimming it for the 3^rd time this year.

Winhawks  14               Holmen/Onalaska        16

The 200 IM again saw Winhawk youth faring very well and gave positive indications for the future. Freshman Cal Dretske swam a hard race taking 1^st place and just a hair off his personal best. 8^th Grader Kyle Schneider took second establishing yet another IM personal best, his sixth time in six entries. Winona takes the lead and will not look back for the rest of the meet.

Winona      25               Holmen/Onalaska        21

The 50 Freestyle saw Sr. Co-Captain Louie La Porta, flirting with that 23 second level that he attained at True Team. He swam to 1^st place in a 24.07. Winhawk Junior Alex Kline was right behind him to take 2^nd. Finally Winhawk Junior Avery Prondzinski swimming the 50 for the second time in a dual this year improves on his initial swim for a new personal best to take 4^th. The solid 1-2-4 finish pads the Winhawk lead.

Winona      37               Holmen/Onalaska        25

Diving was a point bonanza as H/O does not have any divers.  Winhawk Sr. Co-Captain Justin Bublitz took the win and Sr. Stan Petkov placed 2^nd.

Winona      47               Holmen/Onalaska        25

The 100 Butterfly was Winhawk 8^th Grader Kyle Schneider second personal best swim of the evening winning with room to spare. Junior Alex Kline competing in the 100 Fly for the second time dropped 4 ½ seconds from his initial outing to capture 3^rd.

Winona      57               Holmen/Onalaska        31

The 100 Freestyle saw the Winhawks laying it all out to try and keep the momentum going. Sr. Co-Captain Louie La Porta, Junior Joey Kleinow and Sr. Co-Captain Gio Borsari finish 1-2-3 with Kleinow and Borasari setting new personal best times!

Winona      70               Holmen/Onalaska        34

The 500 Freestyle could have been billed as the Hodd Gorman show. The  Winhawk Freshman won going away. He established yet another personal best time, his sixth in the last seven 500 swims Sr. Danjeer Presson combined with Freshman Alex Miller who swam a personal best time to score 3^rd & 4^th respectively.   

Winona      81               Holmen/Onalaska        38

The 200 Freestyle Relay was the Winhawks’ with room to spare. The “A” Relay consisted of Juniors Alex Kline and Avery Prondzinski, teamed with the Sr. Co-Captains Louie La Porta and Gio Borsari.

Winona      91               Holmen/Onalaska        42

Winhawk Jr. Avery Prondzinski wins the 100 Backstroke and Sr. Co-Captain Gio Borsari takes 3^rd as the Winhawks begin to score as exhibition entries giving the points to H/O.

Winona      91               Holmen/Onalaska        52

The 100 Breaststroke was a great race for Winhawk Freshman Cal Dretske. He was head to head with H/O’s Bartheld for over 50 yards, then Cal’s training allowed Cal to swim away from him. Cal finishes in 1^st place and Sophomore Jake Johnson cruises to 3^rd place.

Winona      91               Holmen/Onalaska        65

The 400 Freestyle relay went to H/O and the Winhawks did not need it.

Final Scores:

JV

Winona      62               Holmen/Onalaska        35

Varsity

Winona      91               Holmen/Onalaska        77

Thursday the Winhawks (3-2, 2-2) travel to Owatonna to take on the Huskies (4-1, 4-1).

This will be a very tough meet as Owatonna has numbers which equates into depth. Nearly 45 swimmers and divers crowd the deck around their bench and there will be plenty of room for them to swim filling both varsity and JV events. The Huskies have some quality swimmers that can cross events to swim effectively where needed. Most gifted is Huskie Senior Michael Crabtree. He is capable of winning both the 50 Free and the 500 Free in the same meet, as well as throwing in a good 200 Free, Butterfly or 100 Free, the kid can do it all.

Key matches to watch will be the sprints, 50 & 100.

Diving will be Justin Bublitz’s and both Stan Petkov and Dan Karnick are capable of placing 2^nd & 3^rd. 

 

The 500 Freestyle depending on where Crabtree is swum.

The Huskies have Sophomore Kellen Glynn doing 57’s in the 100 Fly.

The Huskies have a 1:03 100 back swimmer in Cole Martinez and Kellen Glynn is a 1:08 breaststroker to give Winhawk Freshman Cal Dretske a real push.

College Swimming & Diving last Weekend

U of MN Gopher Women win the Rutgers Invitational with only a contingent of 13.

The Minnesota women’s swimming & diving team captured the team title in the Rutgers Invitational with a lineup of just 13 student-athletes on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J. The Golden Gophers added six event wins to the five they won on Friday to compile 274 points, edging Harvard who finished second with a team total of 250.

The Battle for South Dakota was won by the SDSU Jackrabbits in a closely fought swim meet that would have been awesome to watch.

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 26                    

1. South Dakota State University 122 2. University of South Dakota  121

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 26                     

1. South Dakota State University 121 2. University of South Dakota 116

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University of Wisconsin Green Bay Men (7-2) ands Women (8-1) defeat Western Illinois University handily.

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 26

1. Green Bay 121          2. Western Illinois University 73

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 26

1. Green Bay 121          2. Western Illinois University 78

2011 Point Invite (UW Stevens Point)

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41                    

1. Uw-La Crosse                                1016   

2. UW Stevens Point                         845

3. UW Eau Claire                               677   

4. Minn. State Univ-Mankato             439

5. Uw-Whitewater                               406   

6. Northern Michigan University                   267

7. Uw-Oshkosh                                   135                                             

                    Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 41                     

1. UW Stevens Point                 1133.5   

2. Uw-La Crosse                      692.5

3. UW Eau Claire                       622   

4. Uw-Whitewater                       608

5. Minn. State Univ-Mankato      407   

6. Uw-Oshkosh                          199

Winona Grad Alyssa Trainor was in the pool for the UW Eau Claire BlueGold.

Event 5  Women 500 Yard Freestyle

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    Name                    Year School              Seed    Prelims        

22 Trainor, Alyssa           SR Uwec-WI              5:38.96    5:37.18        

      30.39   33.45   34.14   33.89   34.17   34.20   34.53   34.37

      34.50   33.54                  

Event 27  Women 200 Yard Freestyle

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    Name                    Year School      Prelims     Finals        

26 Trainor, Alyssa           SR Uwec-WI      2:06.58   

Event 33  Women 200 Yard Backstroke

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Name                    Year School               Prelims     Finals        

======================================================================= 

 12 Trainor, Alyssa           SR Uwec-WI          2:18.45    2:19.22        

      32.48   35.02   35.92   35.80          

Meet of Saints at St. Thomas University

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 33

1. St. Cloud State University                   815.5

2. St. Olaf College                          734

3. University of St. Thomas           527.5

4. College of St. Benedict              429

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 33

1. St. Cloud State University                   702

2. University of St. Thomas           690

3. St. Olaf College                          630

4. St. John's University                  466

Winona Grad Aimee Peterson was in the water for St. Cloud State University

Event 13 Women 100 Yard Freestyle

             Name              Yr School                 Seed Time Finals Time Points

29^th  Peterson, Aimee St. Cloud State University-MN 57.95 x1:01.27

13.70 15.46 15.97 16.14

Event 19 Women 50 Yard Freestyle

               Name Yr                  School           Seed Time Finals Time

21 Peterson, Aimee St. Cloud State University-MN 26.43 x27.70

13.35 14.35

Event 29 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

            Team                            Relay Seed Time Finals Time Points

--- St. Cloud State University-MN D 3:58.12                DQ

1) Smith, Marissa 2) Peterson, Aimee 3) Pardi, Caitlin 4) Newgren, Becky

13.42 28.30 43.60 58.50 13.60 29.46 45.43 1:01.00

12.61 27.93 43.57 58.95 12.96 28.23 43.94 59.47

University of Wisconsin defeats local rivals UW Green Bay in non-conference swimming

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

1. U of W, Madison  166       2. UW-Green Bay 112

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 32

1. U of W, Madison  179       2. UW-Green Bay

Divers lead the way to Winhawks taming the Tigers

The Winona Winhawk (2-2, 2-2) Boys Swimming & Diving Team traveled to Albert Lea last Thursday for a dual meet with the Tigers (0-7, 0-7). The meet started out close and was a see-saw battle until Diving. The Winhawks go 1-2 in Diving and from there they start to pull away. They finally buried the Tigers by going 1-2 in the 200 Freestyle Relay. In the end, Winona won all but 2 races and learned a little about depth along the way.

The Winhawks got off to a rough start, with the “A” relay getting disqualified for swimming out of sequence. Seems the guys decided (without talking to coach), while behind the blocks, to shuffle the stroke line-up around. What they didn’t know that the lead-off swimmer cannot be altered from the line-up once it has been submitted to the Referee.

Winona      6                 Albert Lea  8

The 200 Freestyle saw Winhawk Junior Joey Kleinow take the win for the ‘Hawks. Sophomore Jake Johnson swam to a solid 3^rd for the Winhawks

Winona      15               Albert Lea  15

The 200 IM was won by Winona’s up and coming Freshman Cal Dretske. Cotter 8^th Grader Aaron Whyte contributes points for 5^th but the middle finishes give the Tigers back the lead.

Winona      22               Albert Lea  24

The 50 Freestyle saw another Winhawk victory, this time for Sr. Co-Captain Louie La Porta. Placing 3^rd was Junior Alex Kline and the meet is all even at the Diving.

Winona      31               Albert Lea  31

The Winhawk Divers see the tie and put their personal touch on things by placing 1-2-4. Sr. Co-Captain Justin Bublitz places first in 227.90, and Sr. Stan Petkov scores a personal high 186.40 to place second. The 12-4 scoring differential hits the Tigers hard on the scoreboard.

Winona      43               Albert Lea  35

The 100 Butterfly is another Winhawk win, this time Young Winhawk 8^th Grader Kyle Schneider takes the victory with Alex Kline swimming to a solid 3^rd place to build on the Winhawks lead.

Winona      52               Albert Lea  42

The 100 Freestyle sees Winhawk Sr. Co-Captain Louie La Porta take his second win of the evening with Jr. Joey Kleinow taking a solid 2^nd and Jr. Kory McDonald swimming to 4^th. The 12-4 scoring kicks the meet into overdrive for the Winhawks.

Winona      64               Albert Lea  46

The 500 Freestyle is all Cotter Freshman Hodd Gorman. He swims out front by himself pacing his way to another personal best, the 3^rd time in his last 4 swims.

Winona      71               Albert Lea  55

The 200 Freestyle Relay turned out to be a backbreaker for the Tigers. With the Winhawk “A” Relay out in front, the “B” Relay of Sr. Co-Captain Gio Borsari, Sr. Co-Captain Justin Bublitz, Jr. Dan Karnick, (both divers now swimming I will point out to you) and Jr. Kory McDonald, go out hard and hang on to take second by 12 hundredths of a second and swing the Winhawks a 12-2 point total.

Winona      83               Albert Lea  57

The 100 Backstroke sees a resurgence from the Tigers, they are not out of the meet yet and the Winhawks take 2-5. 

Winona      88               Albert Lea  68

The 100 Breaststroke brings Winhawks Dretske, Johnson and Kosidowski to the blocks looking to quell the Tiger resurgence.  Dretske and Johnson go 1-2 and Jr. Conor Kosidowski shaves 5 seconds off his personal best to score 5^th place and seal the win for the Winhawks.

Winona      99               Albert Lea  73

The 400 Freestyle Relay sees the Winhawks take 1^st & 3^rd but swim them exhibition. The “A” Relay swims their second fastest time of the season but didn’t need it.

Varsity

Winona      99               Albert Lea  85

Junior Varsity

Winona      73               Albert Lea  33

Come on across the river and swim awhile why don’t ya?

On Tuesday night the Holmen/Onalaska Boys Swimming Team comes to Winona for a dual meet contest.

The Wisconsinites have some respectable swimmers and will look to challenge the Winhawks in a number of key races. This meet will be won by the middle finishes and may not be determined until late in the meet.

The 200 Medley Relay will be contested hotly with both teams swimming low 1:50’s typically.

The 500 Freestyle will be a great contest to watch. Cotter Freshman Hodd Gorman, setting personal best times in 4 of his last 5 swims will be challenged by H/O’s Arroyo and Bowman.

The 100 Backstroke will pit Winhawk Junior Avery Prondzinski against H/O’s Barthheld. It should be a very close race.

The 100 Breaststroke will see a good challenge for Winona Freshman Cal Dretske in the shape of H/O’s Strauss.

Thursday the Winhawks are back on the road for a Big 9 Conference Meet against the Owatonna Huskies. 

Winhawks look to keep young Tigers at bay!

The Winona Winhawk Boys Swimming & Diving Team (1-2, 1-2) travels to Albert Lea (0-6, 0-6) to see if they can continue their time shaving ways. The meet is a re-schedule of a weather cancellation back in early December.

The Winhawk Boys, while inexperienced and quickly learning, are well represented in the Junior and Senior classes. The Tiger’s season record on the other hand, may be exhibiting their lack of Seniors.  A roster about the same size as the Winhawks, the Tigers have no Seniors on their roster submitted to the MSHSL. They have a handful of Juniors and Sophomores and a slug of Freshman and 8^th graders. As such, the Tigers work hard but have a very uphill battle each and every meet. In their recent meet with Faribault, the Falcons started swimming exhibition at 90-48 ending up at 90-88 for the meet.  The Winhawks should be able to stretch their boundaries and Coach Burt can have a chance to see what his guys can do in some off event swims.

I won’t so an event by event synopsis as it is very difficult to predict who will swim what from both benches.  

Winhawk fans head to Albert Lea and take in an interesting and exciting night of swimming. This is one meet where I can truly say anything can happen. 

Big 9 Standings as of Jan 18th

Big Nine Standings                         Overall                                   Big 9  

Teams                                    W        L          T          W        L          T

Rochester Century                 5          0          0          5          0          0

Mankato West                        5          1          0          5          1          0

Owatonna                               4          0          0          4          0          0

Rochester Mayo                     3          4          0          3          3          0

Mankato East/Loyola              2          2          0          2          2          0

Rochester John Marshall       2          4          0          2          3          0

Faribault                                 2          5          0          2          3          0

Winona H.S.                          1          2          0          1          2          0

Austin High School                0          5          0          0          5          0

Albert Lea                              0          6          0          0          6          0