SWEETWATER COUNTY — Green River and Rock Springs high schools’ swimming teams competed over the weekend, looking to hit peak form before the end of the season. Here is a look at the weekend’s results for both teams.
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Green River High School topped Cheyenne East 94-73 in a dual on Friday, fueled by multiple wins from Tavia Arnell and Zoie Gilmore.
Arnell won both the 50-yard freestyle (24.45 seconds) and 100 freestyle (54.70) and helped the Wolves open the dual with a victory in the 200 medley relay alongside Kaylin Uhrig, Gilmore and Alayna Kellhofer (1:57.62).
Gilmore added wins in the 200 individual medley (2:29.32) and 100 butterfly (1:10.23). Kellhofer claimed the 100 backstroke (1:07.71), and Isla Strebel won diving with 130 points.
Dylan Witt led a Green River sweep in the 500 freestyle (6:17.84), and the Wolves closed the meet strong as Gilmore, Katelyn Maez, Arnell and Kellhofer won the 400 freestyle relay (4:06.26).
Cheyenne East’s Emma Walton took first in the 200 freestyle (2:16.42) and placed second in the backstroke, while East’s 200 freestyle relay team also earned a win in 2:05.95.
Green River High School placed fourth at the Southeast Invite in Cheyenne on Saturday, scoring 147 points against a strong field of 12 teams.
The Wolves were led by Tavia Arnell, who won both the 200 individual medley (2:16.78) and 100 butterfly (1:00.22), and helped pace Green River’s winning 200 medley relay team. Arnell teamed with Alayna Kellhofer, Kaylin Uhrig and Zoie Gilmore for a first-place finish in 1:55.69.
Green River also captured gold in the 200 freestyle relay, as Arnell, Uhrig, Kellhofer and Gilmore clocked 1:46.98. Uhrig added a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.19), and Gilmore took fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:53.79).
Cheyenne Central won the invite with 228 points, followed by Laramie and Sheridan, which tied for second with 157 each.
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The Tigers got the weekend started on Friday in a tri-dual at Cheyenne South. Tiger swimmer Zoe Schmidt took 4th in the 200 meter freestyle at 2:24.83. Kaylee Moore picked up the lone event win for the Tigers in the tri-dual, winning the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.47.
Rock Springs had several top 4 placings, including Brooklyn Jackson-Dunn in 4th for the 200 yard individual medley (2:53.81), Kaylee Moore in 4th place for the 50 yard freestyle (29.12), and Abbi Scott taking 4th in the 100 yard fly (1:27.01).
Rock Springs then took part in the Southeast Invite in Cheyenne on Saturday, hanging tough with the competition. Abbi Scott (1:29.14) and Brooklyn Jackson-Dunn (1:29.26) took 16th and 17th in the 100 yard butterfly. Zoe Schmidt took 15th in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:15.97. Kaylee Moore scored an 8th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke, putting in a time of 1:17.14.
The Tigers took 12th as a team in the meet, but should find plenty of solid performances to build upon heading towards the closing stretch of the season.
