Sauk Centre won 10 of the 11 individual titles during a 118-67 victory over the Minnewaska Area-Morris Area Gators in a meet at Sauk Centre last Tuesday night.

Clare Barnstuble earned the lone first for the Gators in the diving portion of the meet with a score of 182.75.  The Gators also placed third and fourth in the diving event.

“There were a lot of great races, but Sauk Centre is another tough team with some great swimmers,” coach Sam Oellien said.  “We did pick up a first by Clare Barnstuble in the diving competition and the 400 freestyle relay team of Becca Femrite, Melena Longtin, Serena Mellgren and McKenzie Luetmer placed second with a good time.”

The Gators, who were also set to compete at West Fargo, Sept. 17, before canceling out due to a conflict with the team, fell to 2-3 overall in dual meets.

The Gators do not have any meets this week as they prepare for a home meet with Holdingford, Tuesday, Oct. 4 and another with Perham-Dent, Thursday, Oct. 6 at Minnewaska Area, which is also Senior Night.

Sauk Centre 118, Gators 67

The Gators had one first and seven seconds during a 118-67 loss to Sauk Centre last Tuesday night.

Clare Barnstuble earned first in the diving portion of the met with a score of 182.75, while Ella Roering was third (147.2) and Makarian Schott was fourth (143.9).

McKenzie Luetmer had her hands in four second-place finishes.  She was second in the 200 freestyle (2:15.67), second in the 100 freestyle (58.11) and second in two relays.

The 200 freestyle relay team of Luetmer, Makena Thoen, Melena Longtin and Serena Mellgren was second in 1:53.57, while the 400 freestyle team of Becca Femrite, Longtin, Mellgren and Luetmer was second with a time of 4:01.9.

Mesa Kittelson added a second in the 100 butterfly (1:12.79), while Femrite was second in the 100 backstroke (1:13.22) and Lyla Stadtherr was also second in the 100 breaststroke (1:19.16).

Femrite was also third in the 200 freestyle (2:20.16), while Stadtherr was third in the 200 individual medley (2:43.22), Longtin was third in the 50 freestyle (28.41), Thoen was third in the 100 breaststroke (1:22.19), and the 200 yard medley relay team of Femrite, Stadtherr, Kittelson and Avery Svec was third with a time of 2:12.69.  “We are seeing some time drops still happening and having a lot of times stay consistent, which is good to see at this point in the season,” coach Oellien said.  “Makarian Schott also hit a personal best in diving and made sections cuts.”

•  In the JV competition, won by Sauk Centre by a 115-48 score, Phemie Oeltjen won the 50 yard butterfly (41.16); Kaia Anderson won the 100 backstroke (1:34.92); the 200 medley relay team of Berdine Kleindl, Allie Staples, Leandra Graham and Rudy Baylor was second (2:58.84); Sage Barnstuble was second in the 200 freestyle (2:37.53); Lorin Wilts was second in the 100 individual medley (1:25.87); Violet Frank was second in the 100 freestyle (1:18.08); and Gabby Schneider was second in the 100 breaststroke (1:31.36).

at Sauk Cen 118, Gators 67

Results (top 4 for Gators):

200 medley relay:  (3) Gators #1 (Becca Femrite, Lyla Stadtherr, Mesa Kittelson, Avery Svec) 2:12.69  (4) Gators #2 (Sage Barnstuble, Leslie Murken, Soffia Stadtherr, Isabel Guerra) 2:26.02

200 freestyle:  (2) McKenzie Luetmer 2:15.67  (3) Femrite 2:20.16

200 individual medley:  (3) Lyla Stadtherr 2:43.22

50 freestyle:  (3) Melena Longtin 28.41  (4) Serena Mellgren 28.48

Diving:  (1) Clare Barnstuble 182.75  (3) Ella Roering 147.2  (4) Makarian Schott 143.9

100 butterfly:  (2) Mesa Kittelson 1:12.79  (4) Serena Mellgren 1:16.36

100 freestyle:  (2) McKenzie Luetmer 58.11  (4) Melena Longtin 1:02.14

500 freestyle:  (4) Soffia Stadherr 6:33.2

200 freestyle relay:  (2) Gators #1 (Makena Thoen, Melena Longtin, Serena Mellgren, McKenzie Luetmer) 1:53.57  (4) Gators #2 (Avery Svec, Isabel Guerra, Leslie Murken, Soffia Stadtherr) 2:03.06

100 backstroke:  (2) Femrite 1:13.22  (4) Sage Barnstuble 1:21.13

100 breaststroke:  (2) Lyla Stadtherr 1:19.16  (3) Makena Thoen 1:22.19

400 freestyle relay:  (2) Gators #1 (Femrite, Melena Longtin, Serena Mellgren, McKenzie Luetmer) 4:01.9  (4) Gators #2 (Svec, S. Barnstuble, Guerra, Makena Thoen) 4:39.95