GILLETTE – After finishing second at the 4A West Conference Championships, the Green River Wolves will look to build on the finish at the Wyoming State Tournament which starts on Thursday.
The Wolves finished behind Kelly Walsh after a strong conference meet. With several Wolves meeting state qualifying standards, they are poised to make a run in Gillette.
Michael Richmond has been one of the Wolves to lead the way this season and will hit state looking for more gold. He finished first in both the 50 free and 100 back at the 4A West Conference Championships. Richmond sits in the top five in the state in all but two events this season. He currently holds the fastest time in the 100 fly and second quickest times in the 200 free and 50 free.
Brendan Bloomquist has also been on a mission this season and won the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke at the 4A West meet. He currently sits in the top twenty in several events and posted the second fastest time in the 100 breast with a 1:01.94.
Several other Wolves met qualifying times and will make the trip to Gillette. Lane Hutchison, Dean Lyon, Ethan Moffatt, Brastin Moore and Logan Johnson have all met qualifying times in different events for the Wolves. Lyon sits in the top 20 in several events while Moffatt currently has the third fastest time in the 100 breast in the state.
Along with the swimmers, a host of Wolves divers will make the trip to Gillette. Keyan Moore currently has the best score in a six-dive event. Coleton Spalding, Miles Moffatt and Alejandro Grajeda are all in the top ten in diving involving six dives.
Several Wolves relay teams have also qualified for state. Here is a list of relay qualifiers
Wolves Qualifiers and Times
50 free
2 Michael Richmond – 22.05
16 Brendan Bloomquist – 23.44
31 Lane Hutchison – 24.04
100 free
6 Michael Richmond – 50.17
26 Brendan Bloomquist – 52.68
31 Lane Hutchison – 53.16
42 Ethan Moffatt – 54.01
46 Dean Lyon – 54.39
200 free
2 Michael Richmond – 1:47.85
18 Dean Lyon – 1:57.06
34 Brendan Bloomquist – 2:00.84
500 free
4 Michael Richmond – 5:04.20
16 Dean Lyon – 5:24.17
100 back
3 Michael Richmond – 55.53
21 Brendan Bloomquist – 1:02.30
35 Brastin Moore – 1:03.61
100 breast
2 Brendan Bloomquist – 1:01.94
3 Ethan Moffatt – 1:02.66
11 Michael Richmond –Â 1:07.15
100 fly
1 Michael Richmond – 54.15
11 Brendan Bloomquist – 57.04
30 Dean Lyon – 1:01.74
35 Logan Johnson – 1:02.15
44 Ethan Moffatt – 1:03.07
200 IM
4 Michael Richmond – 2:05.08
15 Ethan Moffatt – 2:12.25
21 Brendan Bloomquist – 2:14.74
27 Lane Hutchison – 2:17.51
41 Dean Lyon – 2:20.97
1 Meter 6 Dives
1 Keyan Moore – 434,05
5 Coleton Spalding – 360.20
7 Miles Moffatt – 319
8 Alejandro Grajeda – 300.95
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