MONROE - Twenty-six swimmers for the Green County Golden Gators will make the trek to the Milwaukee area for the YMCA state swim meet this weekend.
The Gators have four swimmers who have earned No. 1 seeds in nine individual events and two relays that have received top seeds heading into the state meet at the Schroeder Aquatic Center. There were 33 swimmers who qualified for YMCA state and USA state, but 26 are able to go to Brown Deer for YMCA state this weekend.
The top three swimmers in each individual event win trophies and the top eight receive medals. Ribbons are given to the top 16 in each event.
"We are one of the smaller YMCAs at the state meet," Green County Gators coach Emily Pisula said. "We hold our own for a small team. It's always my personal goal to score more points than we did the previous year."
Mekenzie Hammer is the No. 1 seed in the girls 11- to 12-year-old 100-meter individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 2.65 seconds. She also is the top seed in the 50 backstroke (26.92) and in the 100 backstroke (59.52).
The 11-12 girls 200 medley relay also received a No. 1 seed (2:00.15).
Morgan Erstad, 11, is the No. 1 seed in the girls 11-12 100 freestyle (57.39), and teammate Anna Newcomer is the No. 5 seed (1:00.15). Erstad is the No. 2 seed in the 100 backstroke (1:02.98), No. 3 seed in the 50 freestyle (26.97) and No. 4 seed in the 200 freestyle (2:07.96).
"We have a lot of individuals who received high seeds," Pisula said. "We have several relays that received top eight seeds. It's exciting for the kids."
The Gators' 11-12 girls 200 freestyle relay is seeded No. 2 (1:50.77).
Eli Zimmerman received a No. 4 seed in the boys 11-12 500 freestyle (5:47.2). Nikolas Achtziger, 12, is the No. 3 seed in the 100 IM (1:06.36) and No. 4 seed in the 50 backstroke (32.53).
Mazie Paradis, 8, is the top seed in the girls 8-and-younger 50 freestyle (31.14). She is the No. 1 seed in the 50 butterfly (36.69) and in the 25 butterfly (15.89). Paradis is the No. 2 seed in the 100 freestyle (1:12.68).
The Gators' 8-and-younger girls 100 medley relay is seeded No. 3 (1:18.29). The Gators' boys 100 medley relay also received a No. 3 seed. Simon Zimmerman, 8, is the No. 1 seed in the boys 25 backstroke (18.57) and in the 50 backstroke (40.39), and the No. 3 seed in the 25 freestyle (16.28) and in the 25 butterfly (18.25). Other boys seeded in the 8-and-younger division include Bryce Roelli, who is the No. 2 seed in the 25 freestyle (16.23) and No. 4 seed in the 50 freestyle (36.02).
The boys 8-and-younger 100 freestyle relay is seeded No. 2 (1:06.92), and the girls 8-and-younger 100 freestyle relay is seeded No. 4.
The Gators have four swimmers who have earned No. 1 seeds in nine individual events and two relays that have received top seeds heading into the state meet at the Schroeder Aquatic Center. There were 33 swimmers who qualified for YMCA state and USA state, but 26 are able to go to Brown Deer for YMCA state this weekend.
The top three swimmers in each individual event win trophies and the top eight receive medals. Ribbons are given to the top 16 in each event.
"We are one of the smaller YMCAs at the state meet," Green County Gators coach Emily Pisula said. "We hold our own for a small team. It's always my personal goal to score more points than we did the previous year."
Mekenzie Hammer is the No. 1 seed in the girls 11- to 12-year-old 100-meter individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 2.65 seconds. She also is the top seed in the 50 backstroke (26.92) and in the 100 backstroke (59.52).
The 11-12 girls 200 medley relay also received a No. 1 seed (2:00.15).
Morgan Erstad, 11, is the No. 1 seed in the girls 11-12 100 freestyle (57.39), and teammate Anna Newcomer is the No. 5 seed (1:00.15). Erstad is the No. 2 seed in the 100 backstroke (1:02.98), No. 3 seed in the 50 freestyle (26.97) and No. 4 seed in the 200 freestyle (2:07.96).
"We have a lot of individuals who received high seeds," Pisula said. "We have several relays that received top eight seeds. It's exciting for the kids."
The Gators' 11-12 girls 200 freestyle relay is seeded No. 2 (1:50.77).
Eli Zimmerman received a No. 4 seed in the boys 11-12 500 freestyle (5:47.2). Nikolas Achtziger, 12, is the No. 3 seed in the 100 IM (1:06.36) and No. 4 seed in the 50 backstroke (32.53).
Mazie Paradis, 8, is the top seed in the girls 8-and-younger 50 freestyle (31.14). She is the No. 1 seed in the 50 butterfly (36.69) and in the 25 butterfly (15.89). Paradis is the No. 2 seed in the 100 freestyle (1:12.68).
The Gators' 8-and-younger girls 100 medley relay is seeded No. 3 (1:18.29). The Gators' boys 100 medley relay also received a No. 3 seed. Simon Zimmerman, 8, is the No. 1 seed in the boys 25 backstroke (18.57) and in the 50 backstroke (40.39), and the No. 3 seed in the 25 freestyle (16.28) and in the 25 butterfly (18.25). Other boys seeded in the 8-and-younger division include Bryce Roelli, who is the No. 2 seed in the 25 freestyle (16.23) and No. 4 seed in the 50 freestyle (36.02).
The boys 8-and-younger 100 freestyle relay is seeded No. 2 (1:06.92), and the girls 8-and-younger 100 freestyle relay is seeded No. 4.
