The Minnewaska Area-Morris Area Gators are down to their final week of the regular-season after hosting two meets last week against  Holdingford last Tuesday at Minnewaska Area High School (112-72 win) and Perham-NYM, Thursday at UM-Morris (101-81 victory).

The Gators improved to 6-1 overall in dual meets and 3-1 in the conference with the two wins.

Included in last week’s action were two MAHS records by Ella Roering in diving (213.4 points, Tuesday and 219.35 points, Thursday), eclipsing the 204.45 points set by Jaida Hess in 2020; and an overall Gator diving record by Clare Barnstuble, Tuesday at MAHS (224.7 points).

“The Gators had a fantastic week with two wins,” coach Sam Oellien said.  “It’s always tough to have two meets in one week, but the Gators were able to use their time in practice and fine tune a few things and our team saw a fair amount of improvement from Tuesday to Thursday.”

This week, the Gators are set to close out the regular-season with a meet at Sauk Centre, Tuesday (tomorrow) followed by the Section True-Team meet at UM-Morris, Friday with diving taking place in the morning and swimming in the afternoon.

Gators 112, Holding 72

The Gators won eight titles on the way to a 112-72 win over Holdingford last Tuesday at the Minnewaska Area pool.  Melena Longtin led the way with four titles in the 50 and 100 freestyle races along with the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.

Longtin raced to a time of 25.57 in the 50 freestyle and also won the 100 freestyle (55.93) while swimming on the winning 200 freestyle relay with Sydney Gibson, Isabel Guerra and Lyla Stadtherr (1:51.17) and 400 freestyle relay team with Guerra, Mesa Kittelson and Becca Femrite (4:03.16).

Clare Barnstuble also won diving with a school-record 224.7 points with teammate Ella Roering also breaking the MAHS record on the way to placing second with 213.4 points.

In addition, Kittelson won the 100 butterfly (1:08.41) and Stadtherr won the 100 breaststroke (1:15.54). Adding seconds for the Gators were Femrite in the 200 freestyle (2:08.87) and 500 freestyle (6:04.57), Kittelson in the 200 medley (2:37.56), Stadtherr in the 50 freestyle (26.71) and Guerra in the 100 freestyle (1:03.52). 

•  The Gators also dominated the JV meet with Holdingford, winning 93-23.  

Earning firsts for the Gators were  the 200 yard medley relay team of Willow Kelly, Tenley Steinhofer, Dorothy Redden and Sarah Dougherty (2:40.31), Sadie Daniels in the 50 freestyle (31.05), Yavonne Vanhorn in diving (137.1 points), Lilie Tonak in the 50 butterfly (40.67), Aranza Guerrero Lara in the 100 freestyle (1:13.37) — with Claire Zenk (1:13.44) and Ivy Christians (1:13.7) right behind — the 200 freestyle relay team of Addisen Johnson, Steinhofer, Maria Heidelberger and Christians (2:14.93) edging out another Gator team in second (Dougherty, Tonak, Sophie Recker and Shelby Hoberg, 2:15.21), Claire Zenk in the 100 backstroke (1:32.99), Hoberg in the 100 breaststroke (1:41.2) and the 400 yard freestyle relay team of Hoberg, Dougherty, Recker and Johnson (5:18.12).

Gators 101, Perham 81

The Gators won seven events on the way to a 101-81 victory over Perham-NYM, Thursday at the UM-Morris pool.

Melena Longtin led the win with four firsts, while Mesa Kittelson and Lyla Stadtherr both added three titles and the divers again dominated the meet, including another win by Clare Barnstuble and another MAHS record by Ella Roering, who placed second.

Longtin won the 50 freestyle (25.68) and 100 freestyle races (56.75) and also swam on the winning 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.

Kittelson won the 100 butterfly (1:09.75) and also swam on the two winning relays, while Stadtherr won the 100 breaststroke (1:15.26) and was a member of two first-place relays.

The Gators’ seventh title came from Barnstuble in diving (221.7 points, new Gators’ record), while Roering was second with a Minnewaska Area school-record of 219.35 points, eclipsing the 213.4 points she set two nights earlier.

Isabel Guerra also raced on the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:47.17), while Becca Femrite was the fourth member of the winning 400 relay team (3:59.69).

Earning seconds for the Gators were Kittelson in the 200 freestyle (2:13.99), Sydney Gibson in the 200 individual medley (2:46.41), Femrite in the 50 freestyle (27.26) and 500 freestyle (5:57.36) and the 200 medley relay team of Femrite, Stadtherr, Guerra and Gibson (2:08.94), while adding thirds were Phemie Oeltjen in the 200 medley (2:56.12), Adelyn Ferrian in diving (176.5 points), Sophie Recker in the 100 butterfly (1:25.4) and Guerra in the 100 freestyle (1:04.28).

•  In JV, won by the Gators by a 75-39 score, placing first were Yavonne VanHorn in diving (148.35 points), Lilie Tonak in the 100 freestyle (1:12.17), the 200 freestyle relay team of Tonak, Tenley Steinhofer, Dorothy Redden and Allie Staples (2:13.25, winning by .02) and Redden in the 100 breaststroke (1:42.56).

at Gators 102, Holdingford 72

Individual results (winner and top-4 Gators):

200 medley relay:  (1) Gators #1 (Becca Femrite, Lyla Stadtherr, Mesa Kittelson, Sydney Gibson) 2:05.24  (3) Gators #2 (Jillian Schott, Phemie Oeltjen, Vylet Frank, Aranza Guerrero Lara) 2:25.04  (4) Gators #3 (Lizeth Vazquez Carmona, Emily Nelson, Alejandra Garcia Bernabe, Sadie Daniels) 2:29.73

200 freestyle:  (1) Gross, Hold 2:08.29  (2) Femrite, Gators 2:08.87  (4) Berdine Kleindl, Gators 2:33.48

200 individual medley:  (1) Kuklok, Hold 2:31.8  (2) Kittelson, Gators 2:37.56  (4) Gibson, Gators 2:50.06

50 freestyle:  (1) Melena Longtin, Gators 25.57 (2) Stadtherr, Gators 26.71  (3) Isabel Guerra, Gators 28.34

Diving:  (1) Clare Barnstuble, Gators 224.7  (2) Ella Roering, Gators 213.4  (3) Adelyn Ferrian, Gators 153.65

100 butterfly:  (1) Kittelson, Gators 1:08.41  (4) Garcia Bernabe, Gators 1:29.47

100 freestyle:  (1) Longtin, Gators 55.93  (2) Guerra, Gators 1:03.52  (4) Kleindl, Gators 1:07.46

500 freestyle:  (1) Gross, Hold 5:51.1  (2) Femrite, Gators 6:04.57  (4) Frank, Gators 6:55.32

200 freestyle relay:  (1) Gators #1 (Gibson, Guerra, Stadtherr, Longtin) 1:51.17  (4) Gators #2 (Schott, Guerrero Lara, Carmona Vazquez, Kleindl) 2:06.28

100 backstroke:  (1) Kuklok, Hold 1:13.55  (3) Schott, Gators 1:21.9  (4) Vazquez Carmona, Gators 1:23.01

100 breaststroke:  (1) Stadtherr, Gators 1:15.54  (3) Oeltjen, Gators 1:27.2  (4) Gibson,Gators 1:31.33

400 freestyle relay:  (1) Gators #1 (Longtin, Guerra, Kittelson, Femrite) 4:03.16  (3) Gators #2 (Frank, Abbigail Peterson, Schott, Kleindl) 4:46.25

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at Gators 101, Per-NYM 81

Individual results (winner and top-3 Gators):

200 medley relay:  (1) Perham 2:08.86  (2) Gators #1 (Becca Femrite, Lyla Stadtherr, Isabel Guerra, Sydney Gibson) 2:08.94

200 freestyle:  (1) Ziemke, Perham 2:10.4  (2) Mesa Kittelson, Gators 2:13.99

200 individual medley:  (1) McDonald, Perham 2:36.1  (2) Gibson 2:46.41  (3) Phemie Oeltjen, Gators 2:56.12

50 freestyle:  (1) Melena Longtin, Gators 25.68  (2) Femrite, Gators 27.26

Diving:  (1) Clare Barnstuble, Gators 221.7  (2) Ella Roering, Gators 219.35  (3) Adelyn Ferrian, Gators 176.5

100 butterfly:  (1) Kittelson, Gators 1:09.75  (3) Sophie Recker, Gators 1:25.4

100 freestyle:  (1) Longtin, Gators 56.75  (3) Guerra, Gators 1:04.28

500 freestyle:  (1) Ziemke, Perham 5:50.58  (2) Femrite, Gators 5:57.36

200 freestyle relay:  (1) Gators #1 (Kittelson, Guerra, Stadtherr, Longtin) 1:47.17

100 backstroke:  (1) McDonald, Perham 1:11.48

100 breaststroke:  (1) Stadtherr, Gators 1:15.26

400 freestyle relay:  (1) Gators #1 (Femrite, Kittelson, Stadtherr, Longtin) 3:59.69

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