Pierre Swim Team has Five High Point Place Winners at Long Course State Championship

Last weekend, the Pierre swim team would finish out the summer season at the South Dakota Long Course State Championships with 26 swimmers competing in Rapid City. Davidia Frederick in girls eight and under and Lawson Kroon in the boys 9-10 division would each get second place high point, the highest finishers for Pierre.

2026 SD Long Course State Championship

In the Girls 7-8 Division: 

• Arianna Bell: 100 free-11th, 50 breaststroke-11th & 50 back-15th

• Davidia Frederick: 100 fly-1st, 100 breaststroke-1st, 200 IM-1st, 50 breaststroke-2nd, 50 fly-2nd, 200 free-5th & 100 free-7th. All State Qualifying times & 2nd Place High Point

• Aria Reimers: 50 free-10th, 100 free-10th, 100 back-11th & 50 back-13th (SDQ)

In the Girls 9-10 Division:

• Charlotte Haynes: 50 breaststroke-2nd, 100 breaststroke-2nd, 50 free-3rd, 100 free-4th, 400 free-4th & 200 IM-5th. All State Qualifying times 

• Sophie Lukkes: 200 free-2nd, 200 IM-4th, 50 breaststroke-5th, 100 breaststroke-5th & 100 free-6th

• Kodi Spaid: 50 back-2nd (SDQ), 100 back-3rd, 200 free-4th, 50 free-6th, 200 IM-8th, 100 free-10th & 50 breaststroke-12th

In the Girls 11-12 Division:

• Betty Lukkes: 800 free-2nd, 200 free-4th, 400 free-4th & 50 back-5th. All State Qualifying times & 4th Place High Point

In the Girls 13-14 Division:

• Lydia Kroon: 200 back-13th, 800 free-14th, 400 free-18th (SDQ), 200 free-20th (SDQ), 50 free-24th & 100 free-24th (SDQ)

In the Girls 15-16 Division:

• Ann Tjeerdsma: 400 free-13th, 100 free-14th, 50 free-15th (SDQ) & 200 free-16th. 

In the Girls 17-19 Division:

• Charlie Hull: 50 back-1st (SDQ), 200 back-2nd (SDQ), 50 fly-3rd,  50 free-3rd (SDQ), 100 free-4th (SDQ), 200 free-4th (SDQ) & 100 back-4th (SDQ). 3rd Place High Point
• Sorrine Ekle: 500 free-3rd, 400 free-4th, 800 free-4th, 50 free-5th, 100 free-5th & 200 free-7th. All State Qualifying times.

In the Boys 7-8 Division:

• Callen Thompson: 100 free-7th, 50 back-8th, 100 back-9th, 200 free-9th & 50 free-12th. All State Qualifying times
• Jasper Williams: 50 free-3rd, 200 free-3rd, 100 breaststroke-3rd, 200 IM-3rd, 50 breaststroke-4th, 100 free-5th & 50 back-5th. 4th Place High Point

In the Boys 9-10 Division:

• Bentley Frost: 100 fly-3rd, 400 free-4th, 200 IM-5th, 200 free-6th, 50 free-6th, 50 fly-7th & 100 free-7th. All State Qualifying times
• Lawson Kroon: 200 IM-1st, 50 breaststroke-1st, 100 breaststoke-1st, 50 free-2nd, 50 back-2nd, 50 fly-2nd & 100 back-3rd, All State Qualifying times & 2nd Place High Point
• Lucas Kroon: 50 back-8th (SDQ), 100 back-10th (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-10th(SDQ), 200 IM-10th (SDQ),400 free-11th(SDQ) & 100 free-18th. 
• Finn Reimers: 50 fly-1st, 100 fly-2nd, 200 IM-2nd, 50 back-3rd, 400 free-5th, 200 free-7th & 50 free-8th. All State Qualifying times & 4th Place High Point 
• JJ Umiker: 50 breaststroke-4th, 100 breaststroke-5th, 100 free-5th, 200 free-5th, 200 IM-7th, 100 back-7th & 50 fly-9th. All State Qualifying times

In the Boys 11-12 Division: 

• Callan Ekle: 200 free-10th (SDQ), 100 free-13th (SDQ), 400 free-15th, 200 free-19th, 100 free-23rd & 50 free-23rd (SDQ). 

• Eli Haynes: 800 free-6th (SDQ), 400 free-8th (SDQ), 200 IM-9th (SDQ), 200 free-10th (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-11th, 100 back-12th (SDQ) & 100 free-13th (SDQ)

• Garrett Linn: 100 breaststroke-3rd, 50 breaststroke-9th, 200 IM-9th, 100 back-13th, 50 fly-14th, 100 free-19th & 50 free-20th. All State Qualifying times. 

In the Boys 13-14 Division:

• Finley Ellwein: 50 fly-1st, 50 breaststroke-2nd, 100 fly-2nd,  100 free-3rd, 50 free-4th, 50 back-4th & 200 IM-6th. All State Qualifying times & 5th Place High Point

• Ben Murphy: 400 IM-6th (SDQ),100 fly-9th, 200 IM-9th (SDQ), 200 free-12th (SDQ), 50 fly-13th (SDQ), 400 free-15th  (SDQ) & 50 free-17th (SDQ)

In the Boys 15-16 Division: 

• Max Brosz: 400 free-12th (SDQ), 50 breaststroke-13th, 200 IM-15th, 50 free-16th, 200 free-18th (SDQ), 50 fly-19th & 100 free-20th (SDQ)

The winter season will restart later this fall in September.  Please keep an eye out for more information to be shared.

Jasper Williams-4th Place High Point (8 & Under boys)

 

Davidia Frederick-2nd Place High Point (8 & Under girls)