Local Teams Cap Strong Regional Meet

Local Teams Cap Strong Regional Meet

Bella Anderson. SweetwaterNOW photo by David Martin

GREEN RIVER — Zoie Gilmore and Kaylin Uhrig turned in top-three individual finishes to lead the Green River Lady Wolves at the 4A West regional swimming and diving championships, while freshman divers Mabel Mathis and Bree Ruiz swept the top two spots in girls diving for the Rock Springs Lady Tigers.

Green River finished fourth in the team standings with 248.5 points, while Rock Springs placed fifth with 230 points. Jackson won the team title with 505.5 points, followed by Riverton with 477 and Natrona County with 277.

Green River’s Zoie Gilmore won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 26.99 seconds and added a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:05.14. Kaylin Uhrig placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.59 and took fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 27.36 seconds for the Lady Wolves.

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The Lady Wolves also earned a runner-up finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Green River’s team of Gilmore, Uhrig, Leighton Bailey and Baylee Cochrun finished in 2:02.08, 6.89 seconds ahead of fifth-place Rock Springs, which clocked a 2:08.97.

Rock Springs senior Kaylee Moore finished second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:28.56, giving the Lady Tigers another top-two individual finish. Moore also placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:14.85.

In diving, Rock Springs freshman Mabel Mathis won the competition with 324.00 points, while fellow freshman teammate Bree Ruiz finished second with 284.90 points to give the Lady Tigers the top two finishes in the event.

Green River’s Bailey added a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:39.86 and finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.66. She joined Gilmore, Cochrun and Uhrig on the fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay team, which finished in 1:50.83.

The Lady Tigers placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Peyton Malone, Alayna Garcia, Gracie Meagher and Aurora Baker finishing in 2:01.35

Cochrun placed 10th in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:20.33, while teammate Dylan Witt finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:26.62. Green River’s Bella Anderson took seventh in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.58, and Uhrig added another top-10 finish with her fourth-place showing in the 50-yard freestyle.

For Rock Springs, Kendall Moore finished eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in 28.17 seconds and 10th in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:13.16. Peyton Malone placed 10th in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:02.87, while Abbi Scott finished sixth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:39.38.

The Lady Tigers also placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Kendall Moore, Brooklyn Jackson-Dunn, Aurora Baker and Kaylee Moore finished in 4:19.31. Green River’s 400-yard freestyle relay team of Claire Covington, Brylee Price, Witt and Anderson placed fifth in 4:20.81.

Green River will host a last-chance meet Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Green River High School Aquatics Center as swimmers look for additional opportunities to prepare for the state championships. The Wyoming state swimming and diving championships are scheduled for Nov. 6-7 in Gillette.