GILLETTE — The Green River Lady Wolves and Rock Springs Lady Tigers are preparing to close out their swimming and diving seasons this weekend as both teams head to Gillette for the Wyoming Class 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships.
The two-day championships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, with teams from across the state competing for individual and team titles.
The 4A teams will arrive Thursday to warm up following the conclusion of the Class 3A preliminary events, but competition for the 4A swimmers and divers will not begin until Friday afternoon.
Friday’s 4A schedule begins at 3:30 p.m. with diving preliminaries and semifinals. Swimming preliminaries will follow approximately 20 minutes after the diving competition begins. The championships will conclude Saturday, with swimming and diving finals scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Both Sweetwater County teams enter the state meet following strong performances at the 4A West regional championships in Green River on Oct. 23-24.
The Lady Wolves finished fourth in the regional team standings with 248.5 points, while the Lady Tigers placed fifth with 230 points.
Green River’s Zoie Gilmore captured the regional title in the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 26.99 seconds and finished second in the 100-yard butterfly. Teammate Kaylin Uhrig added a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, while the Lady Wolves’ 200-yard medley relay team also finished second.
Rock Springs was led by its diving team, as freshmen Mabel Mathis and Bree Ruiz finished first and second, respectively. Mathis won the regional diving competition with 324 points, while Ruiz scored 284.90. Senior Kaylee Moore also turned in a pair of top-three individual finishes, placing second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 100-yard breaststroke.
With the regional championships behind them, the Lady Wolves and Lady Tigers will now look to finish their seasons with strong performances against the state’s top 4A competition.
The Class 4A championships begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Gillette, with the final events scheduled for Saturday morning.
