MONROE - The competition at the 56th annual Dr. Stiles Invitational swimming competition helped Marissa Berg and Grant Keith turn in some record-breaking performances.
Berg, 13, won three individual events and set three records and Grant Keith set a record in the boys 13- to 14-year-old division backstroke to spearhead Monroe to a fourth-place finish as a team.
Berg broke records in the 50-meter freestyle, 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly. Berg won the 50 freestyle with a time of 29.34 seconds to break Ellie Radke's previous record. She won the 100 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 5.18 seconds. Her time broke Abby Mayer's record set in 1997. Berg finished first in the 50 butterfly (:32.12) which broke the previous record held by Samantha Schmoldt.
"I was pretty excited for the meet," Berg said. "That's what I was going for. My goal coming in here was to break some records in some of my favorite events. I was a little surprised. I knew the times (in the butterfly) were reachable for me."
Keith, 14, won the 50 butterfly (:33.03) and the 50 backstroke with a record-breaking time of 35.04 seconds. Sugar River's Kelvin Johnson won the 50 freestyle (:28.20) by edging Grant (:28.37), who was second. Johnson took second in the butterfly (:34.48) behind Grant.
"I didn't expect it," Keith said of breaking Ben Zimmerman's record in the backstroke, which had stood since 1997. "I wanted to beat the person next to me who had a faster seed time. I really pushed it and broke it."
Geneva ran away with the invitational title, outdistancing Platteville 1,360-1,179. South Central (1,029) finished third, just ahead of Monroe (979).
"The traveling trophy, it's a big deal to win it," Keith said. "It's hard when you have less swimmers than the other teams."
Monroe swimming coach Jessica Wells said that everything fell into place for Berg and Keith.
"For a lot of kids like Grant and Marissa if there is not someone next to them to push them, they probably wouldn't go faster," Wells said. "(Berg is) definitely naturally talented. In my opinion, she just wants to compete. I think Grant is another one who really is a competitor."
Grant Keith teamed with his brother, Mitch Keith, as well as Taylor Teasdale and Hogan Edwards to win the boys 13- to 14-year-old 200 medley relay (3:02.73) by 15 hundredths of a second ahead of South Central.
Christopher Andraski, 7, won the boys 8-and-younger 25 freestyle (:21.88) and the 50 freestyle (:48.81). He took third in the 50 breaststroke (:31.18), which was just behind Sugar River's Connor Siegenthaler, who won the event with a time of 31.18 seconds, and Sugar River's Charlie Tollefson (:31.33).
Siegenthaler finished second in the 25 freestyle (:22.93) and second in the 50 freestyle (:51.30). Sugar River's Eli Zimmerman took second in the 25 backstroke (:30.70). Monroe's Payton Stauffacher finished third (:32.14) and Tollefson was fourth (:32.63). Monroe's Jack Rogerson took fourth in both the 50 backstroke (:56.86) and in the 50 freestyle (:45.82).
Sugar River's 10 and under 200 medley relay team of Siegenthaler, Brooks Cullen, Noah Zimmerman and Cole Rundle finished second (4:27.22), less than two seconds behind Milton's winning team.
Cullen along with Zimmerman teamed with Rundle and Justin Palmer to win the 20 freestyle relay with a time of 3:37.50.
Hannah Swenson, 8, finished first in the 8-and-younger 25 backstroke (:23.78) and second in the 50 freestyle (:44.67).
Sugar River's Zimmerman, 10, took first in the boys 9- to 10-year-old 50 freestyle (:37.06), first in the 50 butterfly (:47.53) and second in the 50 backstroke (:52.42).
The girls 10-and-younger 200 medley relay team of Savannah Grenoble, Sydney Mathiason, Grace Keith and Emily Meritt took second (3:28.82). The 10-and-younger 200 freestyle relay team for Monroe of Emily Meritt, Mathiason, Ally Einbeck and Grace Keith took second (3:19.83).
Grace Keith, 9, won the 50 butterfly (:46.30), finished second in the 50 backstroke (:45.51) and took third in the 50 freestyle (:38.51).
Mitch Keith, 12, finished first in the 11- to 12-year-old 50 freestyle (:34.82), which was about one second ahead of Belleville's Eli Rule, and he took first in the 50 butterfly (:42.60). Mitch Keith added a second-place finish in the 50 backstroke (:43.49).
Mitch Keith teamed with Grant Keith, Edwards and Teasdale to take second in the 13- to 14-year-old division of the boys 200 freestyle relay (2:41.85). Teasdale, 14, finished third in the boys 13- to 14-year-old 100 freestyle (1:25.20).
Anna Meritt finished second in the girls 11- to 12-year-old 200 individual medly (3:29.73), took third in the 50 butterfly (45.16) and was fourth in the 50 backstroke (:47.31).
Reagan Andersen, 11, New Glarus, won the 50 breaststroke (:48.35) and finished second in the 50 freestyle (:35.96), which was about a half a second behind Geneva's Ashley Westerlund. Andersen added a fourth-place finish in the 50 butterfly (:45.90). Sugar River's Haley Reeson took third in the 100 freestyle (1:26.30).
"It's my best race," Andersen said of the 50 freestyle.
Sugar River's 200 freestyle relay team of Lexie Eisch, Kerry McCoy, Reeson and Andersen finished second (2:45.89).
Allie Coplien finished second in the 50 breaststroke (:44.87) and third in the 13- to 14-year-old girls 50 backstroke (:43.15).
Leanna Schwartzlow, 17, won two individual events in the 15- to 18-year-old division - the 50 backstroke (:35.54) and the 200 individual medley (2:52.64). Schwartzlow edged Geneva's Ashley Nelson by two seconds to win the backstroke. She added a second-place finish in the 50 breaststroke (:39.04).
Schwartzlow teamed with Nichole Lattin, Sara Heitkamp and Berg to take second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:26.76. The same quartet finished second in the 200 freestyle relay (2:13.37), behind Geneva's record-breaking time of 2:06.46.
Lattin added a third-place finish in the 200 individual medly (3:09.24).
Luke Andraski finished second in the 15- to 18-year-old 50 backstroke (:35.99) and in the 50 butterfly (:34.67). Spencer Keith took fourth in the 50 freestyle (:32.09) and Luke Andraski was fourth in the 200 individual medly (2:55.32).
"I think our kids did well considering we didn't have the same number of swimmers," Wells said. "I feel like if we would have had a lot of people, we could have given them a run for their money."
Berg, 13, won three individual events and set three records and Grant Keith set a record in the boys 13- to 14-year-old division backstroke to spearhead Monroe to a fourth-place finish as a team.
Berg broke records in the 50-meter freestyle, 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly. Berg won the 50 freestyle with a time of 29.34 seconds to break Ellie Radke's previous record. She won the 100 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 5.18 seconds. Her time broke Abby Mayer's record set in 1997. Berg finished first in the 50 butterfly (:32.12) which broke the previous record held by Samantha Schmoldt.
"I was pretty excited for the meet," Berg said. "That's what I was going for. My goal coming in here was to break some records in some of my favorite events. I was a little surprised. I knew the times (in the butterfly) were reachable for me."
Keith, 14, won the 50 butterfly (:33.03) and the 50 backstroke with a record-breaking time of 35.04 seconds. Sugar River's Kelvin Johnson won the 50 freestyle (:28.20) by edging Grant (:28.37), who was second. Johnson took second in the butterfly (:34.48) behind Grant.
"I didn't expect it," Keith said of breaking Ben Zimmerman's record in the backstroke, which had stood since 1997. "I wanted to beat the person next to me who had a faster seed time. I really pushed it and broke it."
Geneva ran away with the invitational title, outdistancing Platteville 1,360-1,179. South Central (1,029) finished third, just ahead of Monroe (979).
"The traveling trophy, it's a big deal to win it," Keith said. "It's hard when you have less swimmers than the other teams."
Monroe swimming coach Jessica Wells said that everything fell into place for Berg and Keith.
"For a lot of kids like Grant and Marissa if there is not someone next to them to push them, they probably wouldn't go faster," Wells said. "(Berg is) definitely naturally talented. In my opinion, she just wants to compete. I think Grant is another one who really is a competitor."
Grant Keith teamed with his brother, Mitch Keith, as well as Taylor Teasdale and Hogan Edwards to win the boys 13- to 14-year-old 200 medley relay (3:02.73) by 15 hundredths of a second ahead of South Central.
Christopher Andraski, 7, won the boys 8-and-younger 25 freestyle (:21.88) and the 50 freestyle (:48.81). He took third in the 50 breaststroke (:31.18), which was just behind Sugar River's Connor Siegenthaler, who won the event with a time of 31.18 seconds, and Sugar River's Charlie Tollefson (:31.33).
Siegenthaler finished second in the 25 freestyle (:22.93) and second in the 50 freestyle (:51.30). Sugar River's Eli Zimmerman took second in the 25 backstroke (:30.70). Monroe's Payton Stauffacher finished third (:32.14) and Tollefson was fourth (:32.63). Monroe's Jack Rogerson took fourth in both the 50 backstroke (:56.86) and in the 50 freestyle (:45.82).
Sugar River's 10 and under 200 medley relay team of Siegenthaler, Brooks Cullen, Noah Zimmerman and Cole Rundle finished second (4:27.22), less than two seconds behind Milton's winning team.
Cullen along with Zimmerman teamed with Rundle and Justin Palmer to win the 20 freestyle relay with a time of 3:37.50.
Hannah Swenson, 8, finished first in the 8-and-younger 25 backstroke (:23.78) and second in the 50 freestyle (:44.67).
Sugar River's Zimmerman, 10, took first in the boys 9- to 10-year-old 50 freestyle (:37.06), first in the 50 butterfly (:47.53) and second in the 50 backstroke (:52.42).
The girls 10-and-younger 200 medley relay team of Savannah Grenoble, Sydney Mathiason, Grace Keith and Emily Meritt took second (3:28.82). The 10-and-younger 200 freestyle relay team for Monroe of Emily Meritt, Mathiason, Ally Einbeck and Grace Keith took second (3:19.83).
Grace Keith, 9, won the 50 butterfly (:46.30), finished second in the 50 backstroke (:45.51) and took third in the 50 freestyle (:38.51).
Mitch Keith, 12, finished first in the 11- to 12-year-old 50 freestyle (:34.82), which was about one second ahead of Belleville's Eli Rule, and he took first in the 50 butterfly (:42.60). Mitch Keith added a second-place finish in the 50 backstroke (:43.49).
Mitch Keith teamed with Grant Keith, Edwards and Teasdale to take second in the 13- to 14-year-old division of the boys 200 freestyle relay (2:41.85). Teasdale, 14, finished third in the boys 13- to 14-year-old 100 freestyle (1:25.20).
Anna Meritt finished second in the girls 11- to 12-year-old 200 individual medly (3:29.73), took third in the 50 butterfly (45.16) and was fourth in the 50 backstroke (:47.31).
Reagan Andersen, 11, New Glarus, won the 50 breaststroke (:48.35) and finished second in the 50 freestyle (:35.96), which was about a half a second behind Geneva's Ashley Westerlund. Andersen added a fourth-place finish in the 50 butterfly (:45.90). Sugar River's Haley Reeson took third in the 100 freestyle (1:26.30).
"It's my best race," Andersen said of the 50 freestyle.
Sugar River's 200 freestyle relay team of Lexie Eisch, Kerry McCoy, Reeson and Andersen finished second (2:45.89).
Allie Coplien finished second in the 50 breaststroke (:44.87) and third in the 13- to 14-year-old girls 50 backstroke (:43.15).
Leanna Schwartzlow, 17, won two individual events in the 15- to 18-year-old division - the 50 backstroke (:35.54) and the 200 individual medley (2:52.64). Schwartzlow edged Geneva's Ashley Nelson by two seconds to win the backstroke. She added a second-place finish in the 50 breaststroke (:39.04).
Schwartzlow teamed with Nichole Lattin, Sara Heitkamp and Berg to take second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:26.76. The same quartet finished second in the 200 freestyle relay (2:13.37), behind Geneva's record-breaking time of 2:06.46.
Lattin added a third-place finish in the 200 individual medly (3:09.24).
Luke Andraski finished second in the 15- to 18-year-old 50 backstroke (:35.99) and in the 50 butterfly (:34.67). Spencer Keith took fourth in the 50 freestyle (:32.09) and Luke Andraski was fourth in the 200 individual medly (2:55.32).
"I think our kids did well considering we didn't have the same number of swimmers," Wells said. "I feel like if we would have had a lot of people, we could have given them a run for their money."
