Visitation Continues Class A Girls Swim Meet Dominance

The Visitation Academy of Mendota Heights Blazers captured their 8th straight Class A Girls Swimming and Diving Championship this weekend. They have won 12 of the past 16 Class A State Meets.

The Blazers had individual titles in two events which tells you the quality of depth the team has developed.

Team scores were:

Visitation 385
Hutchinson 254
Delano 189

Mankato West finished 12th with 67 points. New Prague was 17th, Tri-City United 21st and Red Wing 30th.

Faribault had no swimmers or divers qualify for the State Meet this year.

We'll list the top 3 finishers in each event and any Faribault area athlete results.

200 Yard Medley Relay

Hutchinson 1:45.86 1) Kasidy Brecht 12 2) Madilyn Gehrke 10 3)Hailey Farrell 12 4) Madison Witte 11
Visitation, Mendota Heights 1:46.04 1) Katie Miller 9 2) Elizabeth Burke 11
3) Ella Passe 11 4) Olivia Johanns 12
Breck School Golden Valley 1:48.53 1)Piper Crosby 10 2) Ava Allingham 9
3) Stella Allingham 12 4) Abbe Colgan 12

Mankato West finished 9th with a time of 1:51.09 1) Sophia Leonard 12 2) Catherine Bittner 10 3) Ella Lee 9 4) Lydia Krautkremer 12.

200 Yard Freestyle

1. Carly Bixby Blake School 10 1:50.42
2. Ella Passe Visitation 11 1:51.53
3. Elizabeth Burke Visitation 11 1:54.37

200 Yard Individual Medley

1.Anna Farley Visitation 11 2:04.39
2. Hailey Farrell Hutchinson 12 2:04.78
3.Ava Allingham Breck School 9 2:07.37
5. Olivia Leonard Mkto W. 10 2:09.98
6. Payton Schieffer N.Prague 10 2:10.80

50 Yard Freestyle

1. Grace Hanson Hutchinson 12 22.57 (New Record)
2. Bryn Greenwaldt Foley 12 22.97
3. Julia Bartell Waconia 12 23.47
7. Ella Schmiesing TCU 8 24:43
16.Teegen Beyers Red Wing 12 25.20

1 Meter Diving

1. Addie Albrecht Grand Rapids 12 440.25
2. Grace Gerten South St. Paul 12 365.80
3. MaKena Rasmussen Orono 12 362.80
14. Nellie Daisin New Prague 10 307.75

100 Yard Butterfly

1. Emma Kern Delano 11 54.80
2. Payten Schieffer NPrague10 56.77
3. Anna Farley 11 Visitation 56.92

100 Yard Freestyle

1. Grace Hanson Hutchinson 12 49.56 (New Record)
2. Carly Bixby Blake School 10 50.85
3. Julia Bartell Waconia 12 51.51
10. Ella Schmiesing TCU 8 53.62
14. Sophia Leonard MWest 12 54.97

500 Yard Freestyle

1.Ella Passe Visitation 11 4:59.37
2. Elizabeth Burke Visitation 11 5:05.15
3. Tessa Lindstrom Visitation 10 5:08.78

200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Delano 1:35.01 1) Emma Kern 11 2) Hannah Wadholm 10 3) Josie Strobl 9
4)Kaia Georges 8
2. Hutchinson 1:36.71 1) Grace Hanson 12 2) Riley Borka 12 3)Madison Witte 11
4) Madilyn Gehrke 10
3. Blake School 1:37.86 1) Molly Seidel 10 2) Sophia Sznewajs 12 3) Grace Ersfeld-O'brien 12 4) Carly Bixby 10
12. Mkto West 1:40.92 1)Sophia Leonard 12 2) Olivia Leonard 10 3) Catherine Bittner 10 4) Annika Younge 12
14. Red Wing 1:42.42 1) Kyrrah Mullaney 10 2) Emma Hoppman 10 3) Sarah Kolby 10 4) Teegen Beyers 12

100 Yard Backstroke

1. Emma Kern Delano 11 53.77
2. Piper Crosby Breck 10 56.57
3. Kasidy Brecht Hutchinson 12 57.33
12. Sophia Leonard MWest 12 1:00.72
14. Emma Hoppman RWing 10 1:01.30

100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Hallie Drossel Melrose Area 10 1:03.64
2. Kate Johnston Mound-West/Holy Family 11 1:04.83
3. Madilyn Gehrke Hutch. 10 1:05.25
7. Catherine Bittner MWest 10 1:07.47
12. Olivia Leonard MWest 10 1:08.74

400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1.Hutchinson 3:30.74 1)Grace Hanson 12 2)Jaiden Mezera 12 3) Kasidy Brecht 12
4) Hailey Farrell 12
2. Visitation 3:30.88 1)Elizabeth Burke 11 2) Ella Passe 11 3)Anna Farley 11
4)Libby Fischer 12
3. Delano 3:31.85 1)Emma Kern 11 2)Shelby Benker 11 3) Hannah Wadholm 10
4)Josie Strobl 9

The last team other than Visitation to win the Class A Girls Swimming and Diving title was Northfield in 2012.

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