Mitchell Aquatic Club adds three swimmers to state championship field: seven Mitchell swimmers add events to their championship lineup

The Mitchell Aquatic Club had three swimmers qualify in their first events for the state championships in their final opportunity over the weekend at the South Dakota B/C State Championships at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell.

Jacey Linke, Josh Brooks and Max Alexander all earned a spot in this weekend’s state championships in Rapid City with performances at the B/C Championships while Paige Phinny, Mary Krause, Tessa Bitterman, Taylor Studer, Lauren Alexander, Emmie Honermann and Jilian Ebert all added to their event list at the state championships.

“It’s always good anytime you can add more to your championship team,” MAC coach Kyle Margheim said.

As a team, MAC finished fifth in the standings at the B/C Championships with 937.5 team points. The Sioux Falls Seals had the top score as a team with 1,505.5 points.

“We want to place as high as we can in every meet but I also think it was OK that we weren’t at the top of the meet,” Margheim said.

“We don’t really talk about what place they’re going to get, we just want every kid to go out and swim their best and I felt like every kid did that.”

Margheim said he was excited to add three swimmers to the list of MAC competitors who will continue with their summer seasons and added how important it was for other kids to add to their event lists.

“The state championships in Rapid City can be a long trip to only swim one or two events,” Margheim said. “The families definitely want the kids to be in as many events as they can.”

Margheim said he hopes the swimmers who were unable to make it through the B/C Championships will use their last summer meet as a motivator for next season.

“It’s disappointing for the kids,” Margheim said. “We had a couple kids get really close and that’s always hard to watch.

“But it helps build a little character and adds motivation.”

Margheim said the season ended for around 20 swimmers at the B/C Championships in Mitchell, while more than 30 swimmers advanced to compete at the state championships, which start Friday in Rapid City.

Results

B/C Championship Meet

Friday through Sunday in Mitchell

MAC swimmers results

Lauren Alexander: 50 Free, 38.25; 100 Free, 1:23.37; 200 Free, 3:05.46; 50 Breast 55.84; 50 Fly, 44.73; 100 Fly, 1:40.33; 200 IM, 3:27.48; 50 Free Mixed Open, 36.09.

Maxwell Alexander: 100 Free, 1:27.47; 200 Free, 2:58.75; 400 Free, 6:24.65; 50 Back, 44.72; 100 Back, 1:40.75; 50 Breast, 46.79; 100 Breast, 1:45.98.

Emma Allen: 50 Free, 41.61; 100 Free, 1:33.12; 200 Free, 3:31.58; 50 Back, 51.35; 100 Back, 1:58.44; 50 Breast, 1:00.24; 50 Fly, 52.68.

Abigail Bitterman: 50 Free, 1:09.14; 100 Free, 2:34.89; 50 Back, 1:14.39; 100 Back, 2:42.89.

Tessa Bitterman: 200 Free, 2:40.15; 400 Free, 5:43.70; 800 Free, 12:13.44; 100 Back, 1:30.91; 200 Back, 3:10.33; 100 Breast, 1:52.07; 200 IM, 3:17.59.

Joshua Brooks: 50 Free, 54.75; 100 Free, 2:15.87; 200 Free, 4:52.36.

Jilian Ebert: 50 Back, 43.97; 50 Breast, 46.66; 100 Breast, 1:41.24; 100 Fly, 1:29.70.

Elizabeth Fossum: 50 Free, 56.13; 100 Free, 2:07.24; 200 Free, 4:25.88; 50 Back, 1:03.28; 100 Back, 2:04.17; 50 Fly, 1:01.91; 100 Fly, 2:24.97.

Abbey Grajkowske: 50 Free, 1:17.61; 100 Free, 2:54.96; 50 Back, 1:12.39; 100 Back, 2:23.54.

Amelia Honermann: 400 Free, 5:36.59; 100 Back, 1:22.08; 200 Back, 3:01.12; 100 Fly, 1:23.17; 200 IM, 2:56.96.

Lillian Honermann: 50 Free, 1:06.56; 50 Back, 1:13.55.

Olivia Huber: 50 Back, 1:03.87.

Mary Krause: 1500 Free, 21:43.00; 400 IM, 6:28.51.

Mary Kroupa: 100 Free, 1:13.68; 200 Free, 2:47.93; 100 Fly, 1:30.34; 200 IM, 3:05.12.

Tess Limberg: 50 Free, 38.52; 100 Free, 1:33.9; 200 Free, 3:35.42; 50 Back, 49.22; 100 Back, 1:55.32; 50 Breast, 1:07.96; 50 Free, 36.91; 50 Free, 52.85.

Haley Linke: 50 Free, 39.07; 100 Free, 1:32.71; 200 Free, 3:29.16; 50 Back, 49.94; 100 Back, 1:48.12; 50 Fly, 48.22; 100 Fly, 1:52.35; 50 Free, 40.40.

Jacey Linke: 50 Free, 53.76; 100 Free, 2:05.09; 200 Free, 4:24.26; 50 Back, 1:08.62; 100 Back, 2:17.82.

Aja McDaniel: 100 Free, 1:17.12; 400 Free, 6:20.80; 100 Back, 1:28.75; 200 Back, 3:16.72; 100 Breast, 1:51.47.

Madison Miller: 50 Free, 1:02.57; 100 Free, 2:29.60; 50 Back, 1:23.24; 100 Back, 2:49.32

Paige Phinney: 50 Free, 49.53; 200 Free, 4:13.14; 100 Breast, 2:49.43.

Madison Price: 50 Free, 45.84; 100 Free, 1:39.18; 50 Back, 53.98; 100 Back, 2:00.82; 50 Breast, 58.53; 100 Breast, 2:06.84.

Rachel Robertson: 50 Free, 38.92; 100 Free, 1:25.48; 50 Back, 49.18; 50 Breast, 52.42; 100 Breast, 1:54.61; 50 Fly, 52.36.

Lauren Scott: 100 Free, 2:16.63; 50 Breast, 1:17.97.

Rane Stehly: 100 Free, 1:23.60; 200 Free, 3:05.34; 50 Breast, 53.93; 100 Breast, 2:05.01; 50 Fly, 47.42; 200 IM, 3:45.55.

Jakob Studer: 100 Free, 1:30.44; 200 Free, 3:18.02; 50 Back, 47.86; 100 Back, 1:41.95; 50 Breast, 52.63; 100 Breast, 1:52.99; 200 IM, 3:37.77.

Taylor Studer: 50 Free, 43.70; 100 Free, 1:38.37; 200 Free, 3:31.72; 50 Breast, 1:01.46; 100 Breast, 2:12.15; 100 Fly, 2:00.04; 200 IM, 3:56.22; 100 Free, 1:39.18.

Regan Waddell: 50 Free, 51.02; 100 Free, 2:03.14; 200 Free, 4:13.33; 50 Back, 1:00.83; 50 Breast, 58.72; 100 Breast, 2:07.20; 200 IM, 4:36.32; 50 Breast, 59.58.

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