Pierre Swim Team Adds More State Qualifiers

Pierre Swim Team Adds More State Qualifiers

The Pierre Swim Team attended the Sioux Falls Swim Team Sanford Power Invite last weekend, which brought in 28 teams from six states and featuring over 600 individual swimmers.

In the Girls 9-10 Division:

  • Grace Hutton: 50 free-17th, 100 back-19th

In the Girls 13-14 Division:

  • Amara Dell: 100 backstroke-12th, 200 breaststroke-14th, 200 IM-17th, 100 breaststroke-19th.

In the Girls 15-19 Division::

  • Ella Ward-Zeller: 100 back-1st, 200 back-2nd, 400 IM-2nd, 200 IM-3rd, 100 fly-5th, 100 free-9th & 50 free-14th.
  • Michelle Weiss: 400 free-3rd, 800 free-3rd, 200 free-5th, 100 free-11th.

In the Boys 9-10 Division:

  • Bennett Pankratz: 400 free-4th, 200 free-5th, 100 free-10th, 50 back-13th, 50 free-13th, 100 back-14th & 50 breaststroke-16th.

In the Boys 11-12 Division:

  • Caleb Hutton: 50 back-11th, 100 fly-18th.

In the Boys 13-14 Division:

  • Mason Ward-Zeller: 100 breaststroke-1st, 200 breaststroke-1st, 200 fly-1st, 400 IM-1st, 200 IM-2nd, 100 back-2nd & 100 fly-3rd

In the Boys 15 & Over Division, we had 2 swimmers:

  • Mason Dell: 50 free-12th, 200 free-15th, 200 breaststroke-17th & 100 breaststroke-19th.
  • David Stagg: 50 free-14th

Also swimming was:

  • Lily Eggebraaten who swam two personal best times.
  • Ellie Foell who swam five personal best times.
  • Kate McIntire who swam four personal best times.
  • Grayson Pankratz who swam six personal best times.

State Qualifiers

  • Katelynn Axtell
  • Colton Cass
  • Aubrey Chamberlain
  • Amara Dell
  • Mason Dell
  • Aliyah Erickson
  • Ellie Foell
  • Caleb Hutton
  • Trey Linn
  • Matthew Maritz
  • Morgan Nelson
  • Bennett Pankratz
  • David Stagg
  • Ella Ward-Zeller
  • Mason Ward-Zeller

PST will have 8 swimmers attending the 2021 SD LC B Championship meet in Huron July 16-18th.  It’s the last chance to try for State times.