The Minnewaska Area/Morris Area Gators placed fifth of nine teams at the Section True-Team Meet at UM-Morris, Friday, Oct. 11.  Winning the meet was Fergus Falls, which tied with Alexandria for most individual titles with four.

The Gators had one title by Lyla Stadtherr in the 100 breaststroke and also had two seconds and  three thirds.

Next up for the Gators is the WCC Meet, set for Friday, Oct. 25 at UM-Morris.  After that, the team prepares  for the Section 8A competition, set for Nov. 7-9 at UM-Morris.

In the results that follow is also a recap of the JV meet at Sauk Centre, Oct. 10.

JV vs. Sauk Centre

The Gators’ JV team closed out the season, Thursday, Oct. 10 at Sauk Centre, winning a close meet by a 94-81 score.

Winning titles for the Gators were the 200 yard medley relay team of Sophie Recker, Shelby Hoberg, Alejandra Garcia Bernabe and Ivy Christians in 2:34.39, Addisen Johnson in the 200 freestyle (2:45.92), Sadie Daniels in the 50 yard freestyle (31.37), and the 200 freestyle relay team of Johnson, Maria Heidelberger, Tenley Steinhofer and Claire Zenk (2:11.97).

In addition, the Gators had a number of second-place finishes, including the 200 medley relay team of Kendra Steffen, Dorothy Redden, Heidelberger and Olivia Erickson (2:45.17), Yavonne Vanhorn in diving (109.6 points, only one away from first), Christians in the 100 freestyle (1:10.38), Mari DeVries in the 500 freestyle (7:35.52), Erickson in the 100 yard backstroke (1:36.64), Dorothy Redden in the 100 breaststroke (1:40.14) and the 400 yard freestyle relay team of River Reed, Johnson, Emily Nelson and Steinhofer (5:04.01).

Section True-Team

The Gators placed fifth of nine teams at the Section True-Team Meet won by Fergus Falls with 1573 points.  Park Rapids was next with 1504 points, followed by Detroit Lakes (1364), Alexandria (1260.5) and the Gators (1147).

The same teams will meet up again in a few weeks for the Section 8A Meet.

Lyle Stadtherr won the lone title for the Gators with a time of 1:13.83 to win the 100 yard breaststroke race.

Melena Longtin added a second in the 50 freestyle (25.92), just .02 off the winning time and was also third in the 100 freestyle (56.99), while Clare Barnstuble earned second in diving with 356.15 points, only five points away from first.

The Gators also got thirds by the 200 freestyle relay team of Sydney Gibson, Isabel Guerra, Stadtherr and Longtin (1:49.05) and by Becca Femrite in the 500 freestyle (5:59.22), while Stadtherr was also fourth in the 50 freestyle (26.56), Ella Roering was fourth in diving (329.15 points) and Mesa Kittelson was fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:08.78).

In addition, the 200 medley relay team of Femrite, Stadtherr, Kittelson and Guerra placed fifth in 2:06.34, the 400 freestyle relay team of Kittelson, Gibson, Femrite and Longtin earned fifth with a time of 4:04.2, and Femrite added a seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:11.98).

at Section True-Team Meet

Team scores:  Fergus Falls 1573  (2) Park Rapids 1504  (3) Detroit Lakes 1364  (4) Alexandria 1260.5  (5) Minnewaska-Morris Area Gators 1147  (6) Perham-NYM 931.5  (7) Thief River Falls 862  (8) Fosston-Bagley 589  (9) Warroad-Roseau 385

Individual results (winner and top-20 Gators):

200 medley relay:  (1) Alexandria 2:00.14 . . . (5) Gators (Becca Femrite, Lyla Stadtherr, Mesa Kittelson, Isabel Guerra) 2:06.34  (19) Gators #2 (Jillian Schott, Phemie Oeltjen, Vylet Frank, Aranza Guerrero Lara) 2:23.93

200 freestyle:  (1) VerSteeg, FF 2:02.62 . . . (7) Femrite, Gators 2:11.98

200 individual medley:  (1) Urke, Alex 2:20.81 . . . (12) Kittelson, Gators 2:40.9

50 freestyle:  (1) Ziemke, Perham 25.9  (2) Melena Longtin, Gators 25.92  (4) Stadtherr, Gators 26.56  (11) Guerra, Gators 28.13  (16) Sydney Gibson, Gators 29.63

Diving:  (1) Rowland, PR 361.75  (2) Clare Barnstuble, Gators 356.15  (4) Ella Roering, Gators 329.15  (12) Adelyn Ferrian, Gators 260.75  (16) Yavonne Vanhorn, Gators 217

100 butterfly:  (1) Hamm, DL 1:02.03 . . . (4) Kittelson, Gators 1:08.78  

100 freestyle:  (1) VerSteeg, FF 55.77 . . . (3) Longtin, Gators 56.69  (16) Guerra, Gators 1:04.66

500 freestyle:  (1) Erickson, Alex 5:43.4 . . . (3) Femrite, Gators 5:59.22  

200 freestyle relay:  (1) Fergus Falls 1:44.36 . . . (3) Gators #1 (Gibson, Guerra, Stadtherr, Longtin) 1:49.05  (15) Gators #2 (Lizeth Vazquez Carmona, Sadie Danielson, Berdine Kleindl, Schott) 2:06.14  (19) Gators #3 (Addisen Johnson, Dorothy Redden, Ivy Christians, Sarah Dougherty) 2:12.16

100 backstroke:  (1) Urke, Alex 1:03.1

100 breaststroke:  (1) Stadtherr, Gators 1:13.83 . . . (19) Phemie Oeltjen, Gators 1:26.75

400 freestyle relay:  (1) Fergus Falls 3:50.58 . . . (5) Gators #1 (Kittelson, Gibson, Femrite, Longtin) 4:04.2   (17) Gators #2 (Frank, Guerrero Lara, Schott, Kleindl) 4:44.47

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