GILLETTE — The Green River Lady Wolves and Rock Springs Lady Tigers wrapped up the preliminary round of the Wyoming Class 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, with both teams putting together top finishes to qualify for Saturday’s finals in Gillette.
The Lady Wolves were led by Kaylin Uhrig and Zoie Gilmore, who each earned top-eight finishes in individual events. Uhrig recorded the highest individual finish for either Sweetwater County team, placing third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.27. She added a 15th-place finish in the 50 Yard Freestyle at 26.20. Gilmore finished seventh in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.25 and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.96.
Green River also earned a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Gilmore, Uhrig, Leighton Bailey and Brylee Price finished in 1:58.76.
Rock Springs was led by senior Kaylee Moore, who placed ninth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.54. Moore also finished 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.71 and 11th in the 400-yard freestyle relay alongside Kendall Moore, Peyton Malone and Brooklyn Jackson-Dunn. The relay team finished in 4:08.09.
Freshman Kendall Moore placed 13th in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:08.45 and 18th in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:10.24. She also joined Kaylee Moore, Abbi Scott and Malone on Rock Springs’ 200-yard medley relay team, which finished 10th in 2:06.11.
The Lady Wolves added a 10th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Gilmore, Baylee Cochrun, Bailey and Uhrig combining for a time of 1:50.59. Bailey also placed 19th in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:12.36, while Bella Anderson finished less than a second behind her at 20th with a 1:12.80.
In diving, Rock Springs freshmen Mabel Mathis and Bree Ruiz finished seventh and 12th, respectively, in the 1-meter competition. Mathis scored 205.05 points, while Ruiz finished with 183.35.
In the distance events, Dylan Witt finished 28th in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:18.67, followed by Cochrun in 30th at 6:19.61. Bailey placed 32nd with a time of 6:24.58. Cochrun also competed in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing 30th in 2:17.27. Green River’s Claire Covington, Witt, Anderson and Price finished 14th in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:21.28.
The Lady Tigers also competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Malone, Aurora Baker, Gracie Meagher and Jackson-Dunn finishing 13th in 1:59.21.
Scott added a 23rd-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:38.17.
The Class 4A championships resume Saturday with finals scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Gillette.
