LANDER – Keeping in shape during the off-season in a big part of being successful in sports but getting back in competition shape is different, both physically and mentally. Local swimmers showed they’re headed in the right direction at the first meet of the year.
Many regional teams headed to Lander over the weekend to start the prep girl’s swimming season. For the Lady Tigers of Rock Springs, it was a solid start.
The Rock Springs relay teams looked sharp in Lander. The Lady Tigers 400-yard medley team swam to their first win of the year in a close finish over Lander. The 500-yard free relay team was also able to get a win beating second place Jackson by just under six seconds. The 200-yard fly relay team opened the season with a third-place finish but was only about a second behind the top time.
In individual events, Rock Springs showed a lot of strenght in diving. Lady Tiger Chyna Randall scored 218.90 for her first title of the year. Randall was almost 50 points ahead of second place which was Lady Tiger Ali Lange.
In the 100-yard back, Lady Tiger Rebecka Anderson paced a large field for the win. Tiffany Prather finished in the top ten, coming in eighth. Other strong finishes for the Lady Tigers included Hannah DeFauw, who finished sixth in the 50-yard free and Nica Gunyan, who just missed a top-ten finish in the 100-yard breaststroke finishing in 11th.
Green River
The Lady Wolves relay teams also swam well in Lander. The Green River 200-yard fly relay team just missed a win as Jackson edged them out. Jackson’s time of 2:00.35 was able to just beat Green River with a time of 2:00.82. The Green River 200-yard and 400-yard medley team both swam to third-place finishes while the 500-yard free team also came in third. Green River’s 400-yard free team swam to a fifth-place finish.
Individually for the Lady Wolves, several ladies had top-ten finishes. Shyana Hunt finished fifth in the 50 free while Elizabeth Barker also grabbed fifth in the 200 free. Lady Tiger Brianna Rath was the top diver for Green River with a ninth-place finish.
Shyana Hunt led the Lady Wolves in the 100-yard backstroke finishing in eighth place while Dakota Meumann just missed a top ten coming in 11th. Jesse Lauze finished in fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Sublette and Kemmerer
Sublette County swimmers posted solid times at the meet. The top Sublette finish came from Sonya Legerski in the 100 breaststroke. Legerski came in second with a time of 1:17.06. Her time was just under Sarah Jean O’Neill of Powell who finished with a time of 1:16.78.
Sublette also was strong in the 50 free. Aimee Gray swam to a fourth-place finish while McKenna Legerski just missed a top ten, finishing in 11th. In diving, Shanteel Rule came in fifth while Katie Heseltine was just outside the top 10 in 13th. Rounding out the top Sublette times was Alexis Bennett with a 12th-place finish in the 200 free.
Many of Sublette’s relay teams also had strong runs. In the 400 medley, Sublette had two teams finish in the top 10, one in seventh and one in eighth. In the 200 fly relay, Sublette swam to a fifth-place finish and had two more teams finish in the top ten in the 500 free, one in fifth and one in 10th. In the 200 free relay, the ladies grabbed eighth while the 400 free relay saw two more top 10 finishes with a seventh and ninth.
Dakota Miller was Kemmerer’s top finisher as she swam to eighth place in the 100 breaststroke. Hannah Webster finished in eighth in diving for Kemmerer.
Lander-sprint/relay meet results
The top five is listed in each event then regional swimmer finishes
200-yard medley relay
1. Jackson A, 1:59.38
2. Powell, 2:03.20
3. Green River A, 2:07.92
4. Riverton A, 2:10.66
5. Worland A, 2:13.23
6. Jackson B, 2:14.91
7. Lander A, 2:17.45
8. Powell B, 2:18.37
9. Rock Springs A, 2:24.69
10. Lander B, 2:35.21
11. Sublette County A, 2:39.17
13. Sublette County B, 2:41.27
16. Green River C, 2:59.3
200-yard free
1. Morgan Gramlich, Lan, 2:06.27
2. Kiana Phelps, Jac, 2:08.58
3. Rylan Tepe, Jac, 2:11.18
4. Amanda Tracy, Pow, 2:12.28
5. Elizabeth Barker, GR, 2:17.50
12. Alexis Bennett, Sublette, 2:36.35
20. Katie Heseltine, Sublette, 2:57.85
21. Katelyn Beckermann, GR, 3:00.68
22. Sarah Stucki, RS, 3:04.42
24. Saja Stallings, GR, 3:09.36
400-yard medley relay
1. Rock Springs A, 4:46.13
2. Lander, 4:46.20
3. Green River A, 4:49.88
4. Jackson A, 4:49.89
5. Powell A, 4:53.81
7. Sublette County A, 5:09.60
8. Sublette County B, 5:32.08
50-yard free
1. Jordan Settlemire, Riv, 26.47
2. Carolyn Kennedy, Wor, 26.86
3. Elsa Smith, Jac, 27:01
4. Aimee Gray, Sublette, 27.41
5. Shyana Hunt, GR, 27.9
6. Hannah DeFauw, RS, 27.75
11. McKenna Legerski, Sublette, 28.88
17. Kaylee Plott, GR, 29.93
18. Jesse Lauze, GR, 30.12
24. Abby Nelson, Sublette, 30:37
31. Makenzi Crittenden, Kem, 30.97
33. Amanda Fletcher, RS, 31.17
35. Sally Peterson, GR, 32:26
39. Skylar Morgan, Kem, 32.63
40. Emma Comstock, Sublette, 32.96
41. Krista Heikes, RS, 33.04
46. Dakota Lain, Sublette, 33.83
48. Stevie Moyles, Kem, 34.25
49. Saja Stallings, GR, 34.57
50. Cheyanne Regulski, RS, 34.72
51. Amanda Cruz, GR, 34.83
54. Katie Hendrickson, Kem, 36.27
59. Allison Walker, Kem, 38.35
67. Krista Boynton, GR, 42.52
70. Jocelynn Hunter, Sublette, 48.40
71. Danielle Davis, GR, 48.72
72. Alexis Bybee, GR, 52.39
1 meter diving
1. Chyna Randall, RS, 218.90
2. Ali Lange, RS, 166.90
3. Lauren Fontaine, Lan, 166.55
4. Katelyn Coleman, Jac, 265.95
5. Shantelle Rule, Sublette, 156.80
9. Brianna Rath, GR, 128.65
12. Hannah Webster, Kem, 115.40
13. Katie Heseltine, Sublette, 110.40
200-yard fly relay
1. Jackson A, 2:00.35
2. Green River A, 2:00.82
3. Rock Springs A, 2:01.83
4. Worland A, 2:05.53
5. Sublette A, 2:08.67
12. Sublette B, 2:35.89
14. Green River B, 3:27.28
100-yard free
1. Morgan Gramlich, Lan, 57.67
2. Jamie Pardee, Jac, 1:00.29
3. Saydria Russell, Wor, 1:00.70
4. Maria Kulow, Lan, 1:01.07
5. Tasha McKelvery, Pow, 1:01.76
15. Kaylee Plott, GR, 1:08.78
19. Catlin Hetrick, Sublette, 1:11.05
20. Selena Souza, GR, 1:11.88
22. Bailey Jones, Sub, 1L12.12
27. Taylor Ruckman, Sublette, 1:15.59
33. Saja Stallings, GR, 1:19.42
36. Deleani Kunz, GR, 1:25.03
500-yard free relay
1. Rock Springs A, 5:17.20
2. Jackson A, 5:23.81
3. Green River A, 5:31.73
4. Powell A, 5:53.28
5. Sublette County A, 5:55.69
10. Sublette County B, 6:38.72
13. Green River B, 7:45.50
200-yard free relay
1. Jackson A, 1:48.16
2. Green River A, 1:54.77
3. Powell A, 1:58.15
4. Lander A, 2:01.33
5. Riverton A, 2:03.68
7. Rock Springs A, 2:04.17
8. Sublette County A, 2:07.78
100-yard back
1. Rebecka Anderson, RS, 1:03.70
2. Hannah Clancy, Jac, 1:05.99
3. Jordan Settlemire, Riv, 1:06.69
4. Amanda Tracy, Pow, 1:07.37
5. Stephanie Liggett, Pow, 1:09.13
6. Shyana Hunt, GR, 1:09.61
8. Tiffany Prather, RS, 1:10.71
11. Dakota Meumann, GR, 1:12.69
14. Raeanne Prather, RS, 1:13.58
19. Alexis Bennett, Sublette, 1:18.32
20. McKenna Legerski, Sublette, 1:18.32
22. McKenzi Davison, Sublette, 1:19.66
24. Amanda Fletcher, RS, 1:20.85
28. Catlin Hetrick, Sublette, 1:22.28
29. Lily Murphy, Sublette, 1:23.07
32. Fallon Ramsey, Sublette, 1:24.31
35. Taylor Ruckman, Sublette, 1:28.40
39. Hannah Webster, Kem, 1:32.63
41. Abby Nelson, Sublette, 1:35.60
42. Sally Peterson, GR, 1:36.73
44. Natasha Beckermann, GR, 1:37.67
46. Skylar Morgan, Kem, 1:40.95
49. Alexis Bybee, GR, 2:04.80
51. Danielle Davis, GR, 2:31.11
100-yard breaststroke
1. Sarah Jean O’Neill, Pow, 1:16.78
2. Sonya Legerski, Sublette, 1:17.06
3. Maddy Jenkins, Jac, 1:19.60
4. Avery MacFarland, Jac, 1:20.60
5. Jesse Lauze, GR, 1:20.83
8. Dakota Miller, Kem, 1:21.81
11. Nica Gunyan, RS, 1:23.57
14. Whitney Anderson, RS, 1:25.92
15. Tanner Miller, RS, 1:26.33
17. Paige Wright, Sublette, 1:27.45
18. Aimee Gray, Sublette, 1:27.82
21. Emily Allen, GR, 1:29.11
26. Savannah Rutsch, Sublette, 1:33.59
30. Deleani Kunz, GR, 1:35.54
34. Amanda Cruz, GR, 1:39.41
35. Krista Heiker, RS, 1:40.15
36. Selena Souza, GR, 1:40.78
37. Cheyanne Regulski, RS, 1:41.78
39. Aubree Burris, Kem, 1:42.94
40. Sarah Stucki, RS, 1:43.02
42. Jocelynn Hunter, Sublette, 2:09.17
400-yard free relay
1. Jackson A, 3:59.92
2. Powell A, 4:11.76
3. Lander A, 4:13.64
4. Jackson B, 4:15.31
5. Green River A, 4:15.74
6. Rock Springs A, 4:29.25
7. Sublette A, 4:51.88
9. Sublette B, 4:54.78
13. Green River B, 5:23.66