This Thursday marks the start of the college swimming season. Minnesota State University Mankato gets first dibs swimming Thursday afternoon for their Men's & Women's Intrasquad contests. This Saturday the University of Wisconsin River Falls does the same with their Intrasquad meets.
By the way, just as we start including discussions on college swimming and keeping a watch, word is out amongst the swimming community that UW-RF is talking about shutting down their swimming program for lack of a modern facility. Contact the following administrators before Wednesday Afternoon about the shortsightedness of that decision and the benefits of a swim program to the athletes, college community and the community.
Chancellor Dean VanGalen dean.vangalen@uwrf.edu
AD Rick Bowen rick.h.bowen@uwrf.edu
Athletic Committee Chair Brian Huffman brian.j.huffman@uwrf.edu
The Executive Director of the College Swim Coaches Association, Mr. Groseth has asked that he be copied on the emails, r-groseth@northwestern.edu.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Speaking of Watching Former Winona Swimmers in College
It got me to thinking about the opportunities for young people to continue their swimming and diving after high school. Having only one of the two Winona four year institutions supporting swimming & diving, it is easy to loose sight of the idea that a student can select a school that suits them both academically and socially/athletically. (By the way, every chance I get, I mention to Dr. Judith Ramaley at WSU that a new pool and swimming program would be a good addition to the institution. I just told her Saturday night at the athletic scholarship auction that she would look good in a Winona State Swimming Shirt! Feel free to chime in!)
Sorry, I digress, as I was saying, I combine social and athletics because unlike high school, many times a college Freshman is going to an environment with no connections, no “circle” to speak of. A college selection that includes joining a swim team makes for an instant group to associate with and coaches that can provide an reassuring anchor. I was both a college athlete AND a dormitory head resident. I saw first hand how acclimation into college life was augmented by group association or soured by isolation and home sickness.
Following up on Winona swimmers at college, and then starting to do some perusing, I have found over 50 colleges, from Div 1 through NAIA, in the six state area (MN,WI, ND, SD, IA, IL) that have swimming and diving programs.
Swimming Programs
School Name City State Men Women
1 Augsburg College. Minneapolis (MN) W
2 Augustana College. Rock Island (IL) M W
3 Beloit College. Beloit (WI) M W
4 Calvin College. Grand Rapids (MI) M W
5 Carelton College Northfield (MN) M W
6 Carroll College. Waukasha (WI) M W
7 Coe College Cedar Rapids (IA) M W
8 College of St. Benedict St. Joseph (MN) W
9 Concordia College Moorhead (MN) M W
10 Eastern Illinois University. Charleston (IL) M W
11 Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti (MI) M W
12 Grand Valley State University. Allendale (MI) M W
13 Grinell College Ginelle (IA) M W
14 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter (MN) M W
15 Hamline University St. Paul (MN) M W
16 Hope College. Holland (MI) M W
17 Illinois College. Jacksonville (IL) M W
18 Illinois Institute of Technology. Chicago (IL) M W
19 Illinois State Normal (IL) W
20 Iowa State University. Ames (IA) W
21 Loras College. Dubuque (IA) M W
22 Luther College Decorah (IA) M W
23 Macalester College St. Paul (MN) M W
24 Michigan State University. East Lansing (MI) M W
25 Minnesota State University- Moorhead Moorhead (MN) W
26 Minnesota State University--Mankato. Mankato (MN) M W
27 Monmouth College. Monmouth (IL) M W
28 Morningside College. Sioux City (IA) M W
29 Northern State Aberdeen (SD) W
30 Northwestern University. Evanston (IL) M W
31 Oakland University. Rochester (MI) M W
32 Principia College. Elsah (IL) M W
33 Simpson College Indianola (IA) M W
34 South Dakota State University. Brookings (SD) M W
35 Southern Illinois University--Carbondale. Carbobdale (IL) M W
36 St. Catherine University St.Paul (MN) W
37 St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud (MN) M W
38 St. John's University Collegeville (MN) M
39 St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Winona (MN) M W
40 St. Olaf College Northfield (MN) M W
41 University of Illinois--Chicago. Chicago (IL) M W
42 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign. Champaign (IL) W
43 University of Iowa. Iowa City (IA) M W
44 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor (MI) M W
45 University of Minnesota--Morris Morris (MN) W
46 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities. Minneapolis (MN) M W
47 University of North Dakota. Grand Forks (ND) M W
48 University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls (IA) W
49 University of South Dakota Vermillion (SD) M W
50 University of St. Thomas. St. Paul (MN) M W
51 University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Eau Claire (WI) M W
52 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay (WI) M W
53 University of Wisconsin--La Crosse. La Crosse (WI) M W
54 University of Wisconsin--Madison. Madison (WI) M W
55 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Milwaukee (WI) M W
56 University of Wisconsin--Oshkosh Oshkosh (WI) M W
57 University of Wisconsin--River Falls River Falls (WI) M W
58 University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point Stevens Point (WI) M W
59 Wayne State University. Detroit (MI) M W
60 Western Illinois Moline (IL) M W
61 Wheaton College. Wheaton (IL) M W
First and foremost, definitely give Eric Lindquist and his program at St. Mary’s Winona a serious look.
If you want to look further, you parents with Seniors, compare this list to the one you have amassed so far, and you parents of Juniors, it is never too early to start.
When my, never met him before but soon to be my college coach, had come recruiting to my high school, I had never even heard of his college before. Upon discovering they had the engineering program I had been looking for, I was very glad he did.
Sorry, I digress, as I was saying, I combine social and athletics because unlike high school, many times a college Freshman is going to an environment with no connections, no “circle” to speak of. A college selection that includes joining a swim team makes for an instant group to associate with and coaches that can provide an reassuring anchor. I was both a college athlete AND a dormitory head resident. I saw first hand how acclimation into college life was augmented by group association or soured by isolation and home sickness.
Following up on Winona swimmers at college, and then starting to do some perusing, I have found over 50 colleges, from Div 1 through NAIA, in the six state area (MN,WI, ND, SD, IA, IL) that have swimming and diving programs.
Swimming Programs
School Name City State Men Women
1 Augsburg College. Minneapolis (MN) W
2 Augustana College. Rock Island (IL) M W
3 Beloit College. Beloit (WI) M W
4 Calvin College. Grand Rapids (MI) M W
5 Carelton College Northfield (MN) M W
6 Carroll College. Waukasha (WI) M W
7 Coe College Cedar Rapids (IA) M W
8 College of St. Benedict St. Joseph (MN) W
9 Concordia College Moorhead (MN) M W
10 Eastern Illinois University. Charleston (IL) M W
11 Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti (MI) M W
12 Grand Valley State University. Allendale (MI) M W
13 Grinell College Ginelle (IA) M W
14 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter (MN) M W
15 Hamline University St. Paul (MN) M W
16 Hope College. Holland (MI) M W
17 Illinois College. Jacksonville (IL) M W
18 Illinois Institute of Technology. Chicago (IL) M W
19 Illinois State Normal (IL) W
20 Iowa State University. Ames (IA) W
21 Loras College. Dubuque (IA) M W
22 Luther College Decorah (IA) M W
23 Macalester College St. Paul (MN) M W
24 Michigan State University. East Lansing (MI) M W
25 Minnesota State University- Moorhead Moorhead (MN) W
26 Minnesota State University--Mankato. Mankato (MN) M W
27 Monmouth College. Monmouth (IL) M W
28 Morningside College. Sioux City (IA) M W
29 Northern State Aberdeen (SD) W
30 Northwestern University. Evanston (IL) M W
31 Oakland University. Rochester (MI) M W
32 Principia College. Elsah (IL) M W
33 Simpson College Indianola (IA) M W
34 South Dakota State University. Brookings (SD) M W
35 Southern Illinois University--Carbondale. Carbobdale (IL) M W
36 St. Catherine University St.Paul (MN) W
37 St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud (MN) M W
38 St. John's University Collegeville (MN) M
39 St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Winona (MN) M W
40 St. Olaf College Northfield (MN) M W
41 University of Illinois--Chicago. Chicago (IL) M W
42 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign. Champaign (IL) W
43 University of Iowa. Iowa City (IA) M W
44 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor (MI) M W
45 University of Minnesota--Morris Morris (MN) W
46 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities. Minneapolis (MN) M W
47 University of North Dakota. Grand Forks (ND) M W
48 University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls (IA) W
49 University of South Dakota Vermillion (SD) M W
50 University of St. Thomas. St. Paul (MN) M W
51 University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Eau Claire (WI) M W
52 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay (WI) M W
53 University of Wisconsin--La Crosse. La Crosse (WI) M W
54 University of Wisconsin--Madison. Madison (WI) M W
55 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Milwaukee (WI) M W
56 University of Wisconsin--Oshkosh Oshkosh (WI) M W
57 University of Wisconsin--River Falls River Falls (WI) M W
58 University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point Stevens Point (WI) M W
59 Wayne State University. Detroit (MI) M W
60 Western Illinois Moline (IL) M W
61 Wheaton College. Wheaton (IL) M W
First and foremost, definitely give Eric Lindquist and his program at St. Mary’s Winona a serious look.
If you want to look further, you parents with Seniors, compare this list to the one you have amassed so far, and you parents of Juniors, it is never too early to start.
When my, never met him before but soon to be my college coach, had come recruiting to my high school, I had never even heard of his college before. Upon discovering they had the engineering program I had been looking for, I was very glad he did.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The Swim Season Heats Up
We are mid-way through the High School Girl's season with Sections and the State Meet coming up next month in November.
The Winona Wizards USA Team is practicing with their first meet coming up in a month.
The YMCA Winfins team is completing their Stroke Clinic and start practices a week from Monday.
Add to that, this week starts the kick-off of the College swimming Season. Winona has graduates swimming at the University of Minnesota (Matt Papenfuss & Abbey Staats), University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (Alyssa Trainor), University of Wisconsin River Falls (Roxy Pingry), and Minnesota State University Mankato, (Mary Bastian).
There will be some other large meets going on to keep note of.
The USA Swimming Gran Prix Series returns this year and again, the first stop is in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota on November 13. With the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships taking place on Dec 4th, I suspect there will be some big names competing in Minneapolis. I will watch for the psyc sheet to come out and let you know who is planning on attending. It is a nearby opportunity to take yoru young swimmers to see some great swimming and see some names in the swimming world. In Minneapolis the swimmers are very easy to approach and get autographs from.
I'll follow all of these teams and individuals as best I can to keep you informed on what is happening in Winona swimming, with former Winona swimmers, and with notible USA swimmers. Stay tuned.
The Winona Wizards USA Team is practicing with their first meet coming up in a month.
The YMCA Winfins team is completing their Stroke Clinic and start practices a week from Monday.
Add to that, this week starts the kick-off of the College swimming Season. Winona has graduates swimming at the University of Minnesota (Matt Papenfuss & Abbey Staats), University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (Alyssa Trainor), University of Wisconsin River Falls (Roxy Pingry), and Minnesota State University Mankato, (Mary Bastian).
There will be some other large meets going on to keep note of.
The USA Swimming Gran Prix Series returns this year and again, the first stop is in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota on November 13. With the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships taking place on Dec 4th, I suspect there will be some big names competing in Minneapolis. I will watch for the psyc sheet to come out and let you know who is planning on attending. It is a nearby opportunity to take yoru young swimmers to see some great swimming and see some names in the swimming world. In Minneapolis the swimmers are very easy to approach and get autographs from.
I'll follow all of these teams and individuals as best I can to keep you informed on what is happening in Winona swimming, with former Winona swimmers, and with notible USA swimmers. Stay tuned.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Another impressive win for the Winhawks.
The Winona Winhawks go to 6-1 after a 98-84 win over the Rochester Mayo Spartans. Again, there was some uncertainty for each team due to swimmers being ill, but it was pretty even between the two teams. Both coaches had to do some line-up shuffling based on who was and was not available.
The 200Med Relay was hotly contested and the Mayo team touched out the Winhawks by less than a second to take an 8 – 6 lead.
The 200FR was the start of an awesome evening for SO Winhawk Olivia Staats. Staats dominated the 200FR touching in 2:08.90, a full 12+ seconds in front of the Mayo swimmers on both sides of her.
The score is now tied 15 – 15.
The 200IM sees Mayo pull off a 1 -3 finish with Winhawk SO Mackenzie Brosnahan taking 2nd in 2:24.66 with 8th gr Reese Galewski and JR Erin Bernardy scoring additional points for the Winhawks.
Score Mayo 24 – Winona 22
The Freestyle Sprinting Events continue to be strong points for the Winhawks and Thursday was no exception. In the JV event Winhawk JR Erika Johnsrud, SR Deni Cisewski and FR Samantha Johnson finish 1, 2, & 4. The Varsity Event sees Winona’s JR Bridget Bawek, in spite of missing some time out ill, take a strong first in 26.85. Winhawk 8th gr Haley O’Neil continues to impress taking 2nd and JR Taylor Johnson touches out lane 5 for 4th place.
Winhawks 34 – Mayo 28
Diving scores big points as well with FR Crystal Franswa, JR Lianna Hawthorne and SR Erin Buswell score an impressive 1,2,3 finish.
Winhawks 47 – Mayo 30
The 100FL sees Mayo Big Gun SR. Katelyn Crowley take first with SO Alexandra Zuelke, JR Samantha Quandahl and 8th Gr Reese Galewski taking 2, 3, & 4.
Score Winona 56 – Mayo 37
The 100FR was a rewind of the Winhawk domination in the 50FR. The JV event sees Winhawk SR Deni Cisewski, SR Co-Captain Cassie McKinley and FR Samantha Johnson finish 1, 2, and 3. The Varsity Event is identical with SO Olivia Staats continuing her rampage and wins going away in 58.73 seconds. JR Bridget Bawek and 8th gr Haley O’Neil bring home 2nd & 3rd.
Winhawks 69 – Mayo 40
In the 500FR Mayo inserted JR Kalene Wileman cranking out a tough 5:54.74. Winhawk SO Mackenzie Brosnahan brings home 2nd. 8th gr Gabby Kleinow seems to have one tough race after another. Here she swims side-by-side with Mayo SR Rachel Cook and digs deep to beat her by 2 seconds at the pad. Winhawk 7th gr McKenzie Porter gets her best time of the season to earn points in 5th place.
Winhawks 77 – Mayo 48
The 200FR Relay was dominated by the Winhawk team of Staats, O’Neil, Bawek and Brosnahan. Their time of 1:47.68 wins by half a pool length.
Winona 87 – Mayo 52
The 100 Back sees the JV go 1, 2, and 3 with JR Erin Bernardy, SO Grace Ell and SO Ashlen Haines. The Varsity event has Winhawk team workhorse JR Samantha Quandahl take 2nd in 1:08.28.
Winona 92 – Mayo 63
The 100BR JV sees strong swims out of 8th gr Greer Kosidowski and Razil Campbell taking 1st & 2nd. The Varsity Event featured another dominating performance by SO Alexandra Zuelke winning by nearly 6 second in 1:13.77. Winhawk JR. Taylor Johnson brought home 2nd in 1:19.38.
Winona 98 – Mayo 73 (Winona starts to swim exhibition to wave points)
The 400FR was the cap on SO Olivia Staats’ very strong evening. Swimming lead-off she and Bawek, Brosnahan and Zuelke bring home 1st with a nearly 3 second margin in 3:58.03.
Final score Winona 98 – Mayo 85
The 200Med Relay was hotly contested and the Mayo team touched out the Winhawks by less than a second to take an 8 – 6 lead.
The 200FR was the start of an awesome evening for SO Winhawk Olivia Staats. Staats dominated the 200FR touching in 2:08.90, a full 12+ seconds in front of the Mayo swimmers on both sides of her.
The score is now tied 15 – 15.
The 200IM sees Mayo pull off a 1 -3 finish with Winhawk SO Mackenzie Brosnahan taking 2nd in 2:24.66 with 8th gr Reese Galewski and JR Erin Bernardy scoring additional points for the Winhawks.
Score Mayo 24 – Winona 22
The Freestyle Sprinting Events continue to be strong points for the Winhawks and Thursday was no exception. In the JV event Winhawk JR Erika Johnsrud, SR Deni Cisewski and FR Samantha Johnson finish 1, 2, & 4. The Varsity Event sees Winona’s JR Bridget Bawek, in spite of missing some time out ill, take a strong first in 26.85. Winhawk 8th gr Haley O’Neil continues to impress taking 2nd and JR Taylor Johnson touches out lane 5 for 4th place.
Winhawks 34 – Mayo 28
Diving scores big points as well with FR Crystal Franswa, JR Lianna Hawthorne and SR Erin Buswell score an impressive 1,2,3 finish.
Winhawks 47 – Mayo 30
The 100FL sees Mayo Big Gun SR. Katelyn Crowley take first with SO Alexandra Zuelke, JR Samantha Quandahl and 8th Gr Reese Galewski taking 2, 3, & 4.
Score Winona 56 – Mayo 37
The 100FR was a rewind of the Winhawk domination in the 50FR. The JV event sees Winhawk SR Deni Cisewski, SR Co-Captain Cassie McKinley and FR Samantha Johnson finish 1, 2, and 3. The Varsity Event is identical with SO Olivia Staats continuing her rampage and wins going away in 58.73 seconds. JR Bridget Bawek and 8th gr Haley O’Neil bring home 2nd & 3rd.
Winhawks 69 – Mayo 40
In the 500FR Mayo inserted JR Kalene Wileman cranking out a tough 5:54.74. Winhawk SO Mackenzie Brosnahan brings home 2nd. 8th gr Gabby Kleinow seems to have one tough race after another. Here she swims side-by-side with Mayo SR Rachel Cook and digs deep to beat her by 2 seconds at the pad. Winhawk 7th gr McKenzie Porter gets her best time of the season to earn points in 5th place.
Winhawks 77 – Mayo 48
The 200FR Relay was dominated by the Winhawk team of Staats, O’Neil, Bawek and Brosnahan. Their time of 1:47.68 wins by half a pool length.
Winona 87 – Mayo 52
The 100 Back sees the JV go 1, 2, and 3 with JR Erin Bernardy, SO Grace Ell and SO Ashlen Haines. The Varsity event has Winhawk team workhorse JR Samantha Quandahl take 2nd in 1:08.28.
Winona 92 – Mayo 63
The 100BR JV sees strong swims out of 8th gr Greer Kosidowski and Razil Campbell taking 1st & 2nd. The Varsity Event featured another dominating performance by SO Alexandra Zuelke winning by nearly 6 second in 1:13.77. Winhawk JR. Taylor Johnson brought home 2nd in 1:19.38.
Winona 98 – Mayo 73 (Winona starts to swim exhibition to wave points)
The 400FR was the cap on SO Olivia Staats’ very strong evening. Swimming lead-off she and Bawek, Brosnahan and Zuelke bring home 1st with a nearly 3 second margin in 3:58.03.
Final score Winona 98 – Mayo 85
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday - Winona Winhawks vs Rochester Mayo Spartans
Thursday evening the Winhawk Swimmers go up against Rochester Mayo. Mayo is 2-2 in dual meets for the season, beating Mankato East and Albert Lea, falling to the other Rochester Teams, Century and JM.
A big blow to Mayo this season is the absence of Senior Erin Caflisch. Caflisch finished right behind former Winhawk Abbey Staats in both the 50 FR and 100FR at the MSHSL State Swimming Championships. After an aggressive summer swimming season that included the Speedo Sectionals and the Jr. Nationals, I am told she elected to train privately with a personal coach and prepare for her college swimming career.
Who is returning for the Mayo Spartans is SR Katelyn Crowley, a butterflyer and SO Loren Ulsh a breastroker. Both swam at State last year. Include Jr. Kalene Wileman that led off the backstroke in their State qualifying Medley relay and either Senior Eliza Lynch or Ulsh that were on their State meet 200FR relay, and they should have some punch to deal with.
We're looking for the Winhawks to come back with the same depth that has got them to 5-1 so far and to carry them through this meet as well. Look for a great race between Reese Galewski and Alexandra Zuelke vs Crowley in the Butterfly and again Alexandra Zuelke vs Ulsh in the Breastroke. I bet Mackenzie Brosnahan will also battle Ulsh in the 200IM and it will be a close race. Mayo's Julieta Chaffee will probably swim a sub 6 minute 500FR, so Coach Steve Burt will need to pick a strong distance group to keep pace. In a battle of up and coming JR's, Samantha Quandahl will be pushed to best Mayo's Jr. Kalene Wileman in the 100BK. With the absence on Caflisch, Bridget Bawek and Amiee Peterson as well as Haley O'Neil should score big points for the Winhawks in the 50FR and 100FR.
It should be a good meet, hope to see you there. 6PM, WSHS Pool.
A big blow to Mayo this season is the absence of Senior Erin Caflisch. Caflisch finished right behind former Winhawk Abbey Staats in both the 50 FR and 100FR at the MSHSL State Swimming Championships. After an aggressive summer swimming season that included the Speedo Sectionals and the Jr. Nationals, I am told she elected to train privately with a personal coach and prepare for her college swimming career.
Who is returning for the Mayo Spartans is SR Katelyn Crowley, a butterflyer and SO Loren Ulsh a breastroker. Both swam at State last year. Include Jr. Kalene Wileman that led off the backstroke in their State qualifying Medley relay and either Senior Eliza Lynch or Ulsh that were on their State meet 200FR relay, and they should have some punch to deal with.
We're looking for the Winhawks to come back with the same depth that has got them to 5-1 so far and to carry them through this meet as well. Look for a great race between Reese Galewski and Alexandra Zuelke vs Crowley in the Butterfly and again Alexandra Zuelke vs Ulsh in the Breastroke. I bet Mackenzie Brosnahan will also battle Ulsh in the 200IM and it will be a close race. Mayo's Julieta Chaffee will probably swim a sub 6 minute 500FR, so Coach Steve Burt will need to pick a strong distance group to keep pace. In a battle of up and coming JR's, Samantha Quandahl will be pushed to best Mayo's Jr. Kalene Wileman in the 100BK. With the absence on Caflisch, Bridget Bawek and Amiee Peterson as well as Haley O'Neil should score big points for the Winhawks in the 50FR and 100FR.
It should be a good meet, hope to see you there. 6PM, WSHS Pool.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
2nd Edit - What an Awesome Swim Meet! When you see a diver, say thanks!
What a great swim meet in La Crosse, the Winona Winhawks vs Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas. No not because yours truly got called out of the bleachers to be a diving judge, that was just icing on the cake. The Winhawks pulled out a 92-91 win with major drama! JR sprinter Bridget Bawek was ill and stayed home, FR all-around Mackenzie Brosnahan made the trip but didn't feel well and the Winhawks looked to give her a night off if possible.
The meet went pretty much as predicted in my pre-meet post, with the exception of the few missing Winhawks making things more interesting.
The opening relay saw the OHA coaches throwing their four big guns at the Winhawks for a win and jumping out to a 10 – 4 lead.
For the 200FR, OHA brought out their star swimmer Brooke Reynolds for the win. Winhawks SO Olivia Staats and 8th gr Gabby Kleinow countered with a 2nd & 3rd finish. OHA takes the next two to extend their lead to 19 -11.
The 200IM sees OHA take out their next big name and JR. Stephanie Bowman wins with a teammate taking second. For the Winhawks 8th graders Reese Galewski takes 3rd and McKenna Marg takes 5th. Score OHA 31 – Winhawks 15.
In the 50 FR, the Winhawks, anchored by SR Co-captain Aimee Peterson pull off a 2, 3, & 5th and symbolicly say no more with an 8-8 point total.
The score is now OHA 39 – Winona 23.
The diving rolls around and with the Winhawks bringing 5 divers and OHA having none, a big point jump is in the works. Crystal Franzwa won but more importantly the Winhawks score 13 unanswered pts to recover big time.
Score OHA 39 – Winona 36.
In the 100FL, Winhawks Alexandra Zuelke and Reece Galewski pull a 2nd 3rd finish to keep things close at 47 – 43.
The 100FR kept the Winhawks close as well, scoring 7 pts.
In the 500FR JR. Samantha Quandahl, celebrated her birthday by swimming a dominating first place in 5:55. 08. 8th gr Gabby Kleinow brings home a hard fought third in 6:19.45. Score 64 – 58.
The 200FR Relay was a great event for both JV and the Varsity. The JV team of FR. Samantha Johnson, JR. Mallory Porter, 8th gr. Razil Campbell and 8th gr. Greer Kosidowski showed a lot of grit and went the entire race neck & neck with OHA. Greer K. touched just ahead of OHA in 2:07.07 in the most exciting race of the evening so far. Not to be outdone, the Varsity event saw Mackenzie Brosnahan come off the bench and pull an amazing anchor leg making up over a body length to just touch out OHA for 1st. The Winhawk "B" relay proved just as formitable and the 1st and 3rd tied the score at 68 – 68.
The 100 Backstroke has Winhawk JR Samantha Quandahl taking a 2nd place in 110.16.
The score is now OHA 77 – Winhawks 75.
The 100BR features the match-up between the two Freshman, Winhawk Alexandra Zuelke and OHA’s Gabbi Fasnacht and the race did not disappoint. Close the whole way through, Fasnacht held a slight lead most of the way with Alexandra digging deep at the very end and they touched in a dead tie, 1:13.06.
The score is 85 – 82 entering the final event, the 400FR Relay.
The Winhawks MUST place 1st & 3rd or better, to pull out the meet. The Winhawks ask Mackenzie to hit the water again to help secure the come-from-behind victory. Having thrown their weight around early, the OHA swimmers available for their "A" Relay were no match and the Winhawk "A" relay of SO Olivia Staats, 8th gr Reese Galewski, FR Mackenzie Brosnahan and FR Alexandra Zuelke and they bring home a clean 1st with room to spare. The BIG unknown going into the event was if the Winhawk "B" relay of 8th gr Haley O’Neil, 8th gr Gabby Kleinow, JR. Erika Johnsrud, and JR Samantha Quandahl could beat out the OHA "B" relay and OHA's last hope of hanging onto the lead. The Winhawks established their lead early just as the "A" relay did and brought home the needed 3rd place with plenty of room to spare, overtaking OHA and clinching the meet win!!!
Final score Winona - 92 OHS - 91
The meet went pretty much as predicted in my pre-meet post, with the exception of the few missing Winhawks making things more interesting.
The opening relay saw the OHA coaches throwing their four big guns at the Winhawks for a win and jumping out to a 10 – 4 lead.
For the 200FR, OHA brought out their star swimmer Brooke Reynolds for the win. Winhawks SO Olivia Staats and 8th gr Gabby Kleinow countered with a 2nd & 3rd finish. OHA takes the next two to extend their lead to 19 -11.
The 200IM sees OHA take out their next big name and JR. Stephanie Bowman wins with a teammate taking second. For the Winhawks 8th graders Reese Galewski takes 3rd and McKenna Marg takes 5th. Score OHA 31 – Winhawks 15.
In the 50 FR, the Winhawks, anchored by SR Co-captain Aimee Peterson pull off a 2, 3, & 5th and symbolicly say no more with an 8-8 point total.
The score is now OHA 39 – Winona 23.
The diving rolls around and with the Winhawks bringing 5 divers and OHA having none, a big point jump is in the works. Crystal Franzwa won but more importantly the Winhawks score 13 unanswered pts to recover big time.
Score OHA 39 – Winona 36.
In the 100FL, Winhawks Alexandra Zuelke and Reece Galewski pull a 2nd 3rd finish to keep things close at 47 – 43.
The 100FR kept the Winhawks close as well, scoring 7 pts.
In the 500FR JR. Samantha Quandahl, celebrated her birthday by swimming a dominating first place in 5:55. 08. 8th gr Gabby Kleinow brings home a hard fought third in 6:19.45. Score 64 – 58.
The 200FR Relay was a great event for both JV and the Varsity. The JV team of FR. Samantha Johnson, JR. Mallory Porter, 8th gr. Razil Campbell and 8th gr. Greer Kosidowski showed a lot of grit and went the entire race neck & neck with OHA. Greer K. touched just ahead of OHA in 2:07.07 in the most exciting race of the evening so far. Not to be outdone, the Varsity event saw Mackenzie Brosnahan come off the bench and pull an amazing anchor leg making up over a body length to just touch out OHA for 1st. The Winhawk "B" relay proved just as formitable and the 1st and 3rd tied the score at 68 – 68.
The 100 Backstroke has Winhawk JR Samantha Quandahl taking a 2nd place in 110.16.
The score is now OHA 77 – Winhawks 75.
The 100BR features the match-up between the two Freshman, Winhawk Alexandra Zuelke and OHA’s Gabbi Fasnacht and the race did not disappoint. Close the whole way through, Fasnacht held a slight lead most of the way with Alexandra digging deep at the very end and they touched in a dead tie, 1:13.06.
The score is 85 – 82 entering the final event, the 400FR Relay.
The Winhawks MUST place 1st & 3rd or better, to pull out the meet. The Winhawks ask Mackenzie to hit the water again to help secure the come-from-behind victory. Having thrown their weight around early, the OHA swimmers available for their "A" Relay were no match and the Winhawk "A" relay of SO Olivia Staats, 8th gr Reese Galewski, FR Mackenzie Brosnahan and FR Alexandra Zuelke and they bring home a clean 1st with room to spare. The BIG unknown going into the event was if the Winhawk "B" relay of 8th gr Haley O’Neil, 8th gr Gabby Kleinow, JR. Erika Johnsrud, and JR Samantha Quandahl could beat out the OHA "B" relay and OHA's last hope of hanging onto the lead. The Winhawks established their lead early just as the "A" relay did and brought home the needed 3rd place with plenty of room to spare, overtaking OHA and clinching the meet win!!!
Final score Winona - 92 OHS - 91
Sunday, September 27, 2009
This week in Winona Swimming
A busy busy week coming up!
Monday the Winona Water Wizards Swim Club has its annual meeting at Jefferson’s, 6:30PM. They will recap their year, talk about the change to an annual club for the 2009/2010 swim season, review finances and elect new Officers and board members. Parents, show your kids you support them in their sport of choice and consider getting involved in the Water Wizards Swim Club!
While the swim club parents are discussing the direction of swimming & diving in Winona and how to support it, the WSHS team will be having a spaghetti dinner at Coach Burt's house. Details at practice Monday afternoon but:
7th/8th graders- plates, napkins, forks (plastic please)
9th Graders-Salads
10th Graders- Desserts
11th Graders- Drinks
12th Graders- more drinks!
Suitably all carb'ed up, Tuesday the Winona Winhawks cross the border for a non-conference meet against the Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas Swim Team.
A little history on our neighbors, OHS is a cooperative tri-op with Holmen, Onalaska, and Aquinas High Schools. Aquinas High School began their program in early 2000 and added Holmen as a JV team in 2005. With the limited number of swimming facilities in the area and none of the participating schools having a pool, this provided a way for all schools to have a girls swim team. Onalaska joined the program in 2006, and now all the schools compete as one team at the varsity and junior varsity levels. The team is not part of any conference, but swims in the Middleton Sectional 3 Meet and the Division I State Meet at the University of Madison.
The meet will be held at the Univ. of Wisc – La Crosse pool in Mitchell Hall at 6:00 PM.
The OHS team has some swimmers that will keep the 4-1 Winhawks honest. OHS JR. Brooke Reynolds is one of those universal swimmers like Winona Cotter swimmers SO MacKenzie Brosnahan and FR Alexandra Zuelke appearing anywhere in the line-up. She earned swims in the Wisconsin State High School Championships last year in the 100FL & 100BK which means she is also very competitive in the 200IM. She is fast in the freestyle as well and is integral to their relays. Coach Burt will need to guess where she will surface in the line-up to counter the punch.
OHS JR. Emily Klos will give Winona’s JR. Bridget Bawek, 8th Grader Haley O'Neil and SR Co-Captain Aimee Peterson a great race in the 50FR & 100FR.
Being an away meet we get to watch springboard diving and look for the Winhawk divers to score big points.
OHS FR Flyer Stephanie Bowman and Winhawk JR Samantha Quandahl will be a great match-up in the100FL.
A great freshman battle will take place in the 100BR between OHS FR Gabbi Fasnacht and Winona Cotter FR Alexandra Zuelke bringing some drama to the end of the meet.
The relays will all be hotly contested. Look for OHS to drive the pace on the Medley Relay and the speedsters of Winona to pull out the 200 & 400 free relays.
Thursday, Winona will host the Spartans of Rochester Mayo at the WSHS pool. More on that dual meet later in the week.
Monday the Winona Water Wizards Swim Club has its annual meeting at Jefferson’s, 6:30PM. They will recap their year, talk about the change to an annual club for the 2009/2010 swim season, review finances and elect new Officers and board members. Parents, show your kids you support them in their sport of choice and consider getting involved in the Water Wizards Swim Club!
While the swim club parents are discussing the direction of swimming & diving in Winona and how to support it, the WSHS team will be having a spaghetti dinner at Coach Burt's house. Details at practice Monday afternoon but:
7th/8th graders- plates, napkins, forks (plastic please)
9th Graders-Salads
10th Graders- Desserts
11th Graders- Drinks
12th Graders- more drinks!
Suitably all carb'ed up, Tuesday the Winona Winhawks cross the border for a non-conference meet against the Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas Swim Team.
A little history on our neighbors, OHS is a cooperative tri-op with Holmen, Onalaska, and Aquinas High Schools. Aquinas High School began their program in early 2000 and added Holmen as a JV team in 2005. With the limited number of swimming facilities in the area and none of the participating schools having a pool, this provided a way for all schools to have a girls swim team. Onalaska joined the program in 2006, and now all the schools compete as one team at the varsity and junior varsity levels. The team is not part of any conference, but swims in the Middleton Sectional 3 Meet and the Division I State Meet at the University of Madison.
The meet will be held at the Univ. of Wisc – La Crosse pool in Mitchell Hall at 6:00 PM.
The OHS team has some swimmers that will keep the 4-1 Winhawks honest. OHS JR. Brooke Reynolds is one of those universal swimmers like Winona Cotter swimmers SO MacKenzie Brosnahan and FR Alexandra Zuelke appearing anywhere in the line-up. She earned swims in the Wisconsin State High School Championships last year in the 100FL & 100BK which means she is also very competitive in the 200IM. She is fast in the freestyle as well and is integral to their relays. Coach Burt will need to guess where she will surface in the line-up to counter the punch.
OHS JR. Emily Klos will give Winona’s JR. Bridget Bawek, 8th Grader Haley O'Neil and SR Co-Captain Aimee Peterson a great race in the 50FR & 100FR.
Being an away meet we get to watch springboard diving and look for the Winhawk divers to score big points.
OHS FR Flyer Stephanie Bowman and Winhawk JR Samantha Quandahl will be a great match-up in the100FL.
A great freshman battle will take place in the 100BR between OHS FR Gabbi Fasnacht and Winona Cotter FR Alexandra Zuelke bringing some drama to the end of the meet.
The relays will all be hotly contested. Look for OHS to drive the pace on the Medley Relay and the speedsters of Winona to pull out the 200 & 400 free relays.
Thursday, Winona will host the Spartans of Rochester Mayo at the WSHS pool. More on that dual meet later in the week.
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