The Winona Winhawks (3-3-0) (1-3-0) went into Austin with
fewer bodies than usual due to illness, but those that did show up were
anything BUT depleted. Austin too was suffering from wellness issues, and the
Winhawks took advantage of it and them!
The Winhawks had numerous season low times and personal best
times. Were they inspired by their meet at Mayo last Tuesday, not likely? The
Football team’s near comeback Friday, also unlikely. Dressing up line debutants
and dancing the night away Saturday night? Hmmmm, maybe we are on to something
here. Perhaps positive mental attitude (PMA) with the girls goes beyond just
happy thoughts? Maybe dressing up and stepping out is the key? At any rate, the
Winhawks have their first Big 9 victory and might want to consider spiffing up
for the day on Thursday before taking on Owatonna. Nevertheless, I digress;
here is how Tuesday night in Austin played out!
The Winhawk Junior Varsity meet was MORE entertaining than
the Varsity meet. If you were watching the races and match-ups, many had you on
the edge of your seat. For that reason, and that they deserve some mention, but
I do not always have the time, I will include their results here as well.
200 Medley Relay
The Winona JV team of Jessica Kohner, Kylie Konkel, Abbey Wehman,
and Kennedy Kolaas took it out hard. Kohner swam a personal best and handed her
teammates a 2+ second lead in a great backstroke leg. Konkel also swam a
personal best to hold off the charging Packers and handed the lead off to
Wehman. Abbey matched her opponents leg with a few hundredths to spare and
Kolaas hit the water knowing her chaser was right on her shoulder so she swam a
new personal best free split to secure the victory for the Winhawks!
The Winhawk Varsity appeared to set out to make a statement.
The relay of Morgan Whyte, Greer Kosidowski, and Sr. Co-Captains Reese Galewski
and Haley O’Neill swam up to the usual standards and won handily. Not to be
outshone, the Winhawk B Relay took it out hard as well. McKenzie Porter led off
with a personal best backstroke split, handing her teammates a 2 ½ second lead
over Austin B Relay but right behind Austin’s A relay. Razil Campbell went next
swimming just off her personal best adding to the lead over Austin B and overtaking
the Austin A relay. Hanna O’Neill left the blocks comfortably in 3rd
and gunning for 2nd place. Her fly split MATCHES that of Austin A
Relay and now the race is up to the newest of Winhawks, Morgan Drazkowski. They
swim side-by-side the entire 50 and Winona B gets touched out by 4 one
hundredths settling for 3rd place
Winona JV 8 Austin JV 6
Winona
Varsity 10 Austin Varsity 2
The 200
Freestyle saw a couple of youngsters trying their first 200 Free in
competition. 7th Grader’s Lauren Whyte and Annika Anderson both went out hard
and placed 2nd & 3rd respectively. Elly Olsen scored
in 5th. The Varsity heat had Sophomore Morgan Whyte showing the
poise and swimming her own pace. Down by a tenth at the 50, she overtook
Austin’s Senior Co-Captain over the next 50 and never looked back in setting a
season low time. Right behind them Sr. Greer Kosidowski was burying her
competition in a solid third and also a season low time!
Winona JV 16 Austin JV 14
Winona
Varsity 19 Austin Varsity 9
The 200 IM
for the JV was all Winona literally and Zoe Kingsmore and Janessa Burch,
swimming their first IM events placed 1-2. The Varsity event was all Winona
too, but due to out swimming their opponents. So. Alex Arnold touched first, Jr.
McKenzie Porter touched 2nd and Sr. Razil Campbell touched 3rd
for a Winhawk 1-2-3 sweep!
Winona JV 26 Austin JV 14
Winona
Varsity 32 Austin Varsity 12
The 50
Freestyle saw the JV swim personal bests across the board. Sela Kosidowski,
Kaza Pozanc, and Lilly Beyer all swam new bests finishing 4-5-6 respectively.
The varsity needed muscle as sprinting is something Austin can do and Sr.
Co-Captain Haley O’Neill was up to the task touching in first. 8th
Grader Alexa Lofgren edged out a two one hundredth margin to claim the point
for 5th!
Winona JV 29 Austin JV 27
Winona
Varsity 40 Austin Varsity 20
Diving for
JV was all exhibition. Varsity saw Sr Janelle Mueller take 2nd place
and Jr. Sarah Scherbring on the strength of a very pretty reverse dive pike,
just edge into a 3rd place finish. Freshman Claire Conway rounded
out the scoring for Winona taking 5th.
Winona JV 29 Austin JV 27
Winona
Varsity 48 Austin Varsity 28
The 100
Butterfly in the JV event was a pair of first time entries for Natasha Lewis
and Sela Kosidowski resulting in 2nd & 4th place
respectively. Varsity saw Sr. Co-Captain Reese Galewski run away from the field
to touch first while flirting with the 1 minute barrier. So. Hanna O’Neill
placed 3rd for the clear edge in event points
Winona JV 35 Austin JV 36
Winona
Varsity 57 Austin Varsity 35
The 100
Freestyle JV saw Sr. Kennedy Kolaas smash her personal best and out-touch the
field to place first. 8th grader Abbey Wehman was right behind her
taking a big chunk out of her previous personal best to place 4th.
In varsity, the Winhawks were again too deep for the Packers. Sr. Co-Captain
Haley O’Neill led wire-to-wire well ahead of the pack. So. Alex Arnold touched
in 3rd swimming a season low time and 8th Grader Alexa
Lofgren secured 5th place.
Winona JV 43 Austin JV 44
Winona
Varsity 67 Austin Varsity 41
The 500
Freestyle was a rare domination by the Winhawks. The JV was all Winona with
Jessica Kohner swimming a new personal best for 1st place. Elly
Olsen and Kylie Konkel both swam distance for the first time and placed 2-3rd
respectively. In the Varsity heat, Sr. Co-Captain Reese Galewski led the way
taking first and Sr. Razil Campbell ground out an inspired victory overtaking
and passing the Austin swimmer midway to record a season low and 2nd
place. Rounding out the Winhawk point barrage was young Morgan Drazkowski in
her first official 500 scoring in 4th place.
Winona JV 56 Austin JV 44
Winona
Varsity 79 Austin Varsity 45
The 200 Free
relay was Austin’s moment in the sun. The Winhawk JV relay of Sela Kosidowski,
Natasha Lewis, Zoe Kingsmore, and Kaza Pozanc took 2nd. IN Varsity the
Winhawk A relay of Lofgren, Arnold, Kosidowski, and O’Neill placed 2nd.
Winona JV 60 Austin JV 54
Winona
Varsity 83 Austin Varsity 55
The 100
Backstroke JV featured Winhawk 8th Grader Abbey Wehman distancing
herself from the field for a 3 body length win. Scoring for Winona also was Zoe
Kingsmore in 4th and Janessa Burch in 5th. Varsity was a similar
story with Sophomore Morgan Whyte winning handily in a season low time. Having
then set the standard, close behind was Jr. McKenzie Porter in 3rd
with her season low time and scoring in 5th also swimming a season low
personal best was the youngest Whyte, 7th grader Lauren!
Winona JV 69 Austin JV 61
Winona
Varsity 93 Austin Varsity 61
The 100
Breaststroke for JV was a group of firsts. Freshman Jessica Kohner took first
in a new personal best. Sophomores Natasha Lewis and Lilly Beyer, swimming the
event for the first time score points in 2nd and 5th respectively to
add to the Winhawk lead! In Varsity, we saw Sr. Greer Kosidowski having her way
with the field winning by yards (not feet) and behind her one of the happier
surprises of the season, 7th grader Annika Anderson in second place
in a new personal best time.
Winona JV 80 Austin JV 66
Winona
Varsity 99 Austin Varsity 70
The 400 Free
Relay saw both JV and Varsity with insurmountable team scores and both Winhawk relays
placed 2nd swimming with the meet well in hand.
Final scores
Winona JV 84 Austin JV 76
Winona
Varsity 99 Austin Varsity 82
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