MILWAUKEE — The Monroe-based YMCA swim team, the Gators, ended their fall-winter season with an outstanding showing at the YMCA state meet held in Milwaukee. 

Thirty-six Gator swimmers qualified and competed at the meet. The Gator team finished eighth overall out of all of the YMCA teams in the state and was the top small team at the meet. The women ended up fourth overall. 

The Green County YMCA team had 21 Top-3 finishes total at the meet, with three of those being first-place championship swims. 

State champions were Nate Josephs in the 50-yard butterfly and 100-yard Individual Medley, and Mason Yaun in the 50-yard breaststroke. The Gators also had four swimmers qualify for YMCA Nationals this year. Morgan Erstad, Mekenzie Hammer and Faith Sill qualified individually for YMCA Nationals and Alyssa Roelli qualified on a relay.

Photo caption above: The Monroe YMCA Gators who qualified for the state swim meet were: (front, from left) Kailyn Ringhand, Lucy Paradis, Kennedy Sysko, Kennedy Shunk, Nate Josephs, Addi Treuhardt; (second row) Amelia Geib, Kate Parman, Hadley Shunk, Maggie Piper, Harper Paradis, Ryan Roelli, Simon Zimmerman; (third row) Megan Chapman, Mazie Paradis, Anna Zentner, Brady Geier, Logan Ringhand, Padraic Houston; (fourth row) Kaitlyn Elgin, Peyton Yaun, Anna Newcomer, Mason Yaun, Jonathan Tacey; (fifth row) Alyssa Roelli, Faith Sill, Riley Hoesly, Mekenzie Hammer, Morgan Erstad; and (back) Grant Lee, Zach Meighan and Benjamin Sill. Not pictured are Jadyn Elgin, Gianna Ferreri, Keeley Mulligan and Eli Zimmerman.