A new coach and lots of new faces in new events opened the 2023 season Thursday at Cottage Grove Middle School pool, hosting Irondale.
Irondale won the meet 99-78, but new head coach Will …
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A new coach and lots of new faces in new events opened the 2023 season Thursday at Cottage Grove Middle School pool, hosting Irondale.
Irondale won the meet 99-78, but new head coach Will Arnsparger was pleased how the swim and dive team performed.
“I'm really proud of the way our team made a statement about how we want to compete,” said Arnsparger. “I told them to "swim hard and race fun", and I think they did that. The energy from the deck up to the stands was palpable and I think the girls thrived on that energy. The results on the scoreboard and the times in the pool will continue to improve, but I'm happy with the energy we raced with and the leadership I saw from our more experienced swimmers like captains Ellie Imdieke and Zoe Pfeiffer and junior Ava Elthon.
“I'm also impressed with how some of our new swimmers have come onto the scene and showed that they're not afraid to compete and that they belong at the varsity level,” Arnsparger added. “There were strong showings from girls like Chloe Micek in the 100 free and the 100 backstroke, Evelyn Sahil in the 100 breaststroke and Grace Sahli in the 200 IM.”
Ella Langness was second in the 50-yard freestyle. Sarah Weston was second in diving with a score of 192.15 and Ruby Igl took third with 161.95 points. Chloe Micke was second in the 100-yard freestyle (59.65) and swam to a 1:05.96 time in the 100-yard backstroke.
Evelyn Sahli was third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:20.62) and clocked a 1:21.45 time in the 100-yard breaststroke. Grace Sahli was third in the 200-yard IM (2:39.80). Eraya Nybakken placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (1:15.83). Ellie Imdieke was fourth in the 500 freestyle (6:28.65)
Park was third in the 200-yard medley relay (2:13.10), third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (2:01.82) and swam to a 4:25.19 time in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
