Mainstreeters have strong finish in the Sweet 16 at state swimming and diving

Sauk Centre's student-athletes at the Class A state girls' swimming and diving meet had outstanding finishes at Minneapolis today in the Sweet 16 finals round.

The 200 freestyle relay team finished 7th in the consolation finals bracket of the Sweet 16 round with a season-best time of 1:42.28. Team members include Danielle Banal, Alyssa Kohorst, Sarah Nelson and Tiana Molitor. Alternates at state were Kendyl Tullis and Julie Bushard.

Molitor, who swam the fourth leg of the 200 FSR, placed 5th in the consolation finals of the 100 freestyle race Sweet 16 with a time of 54.83 seconds.

Great job Mainstreeters!

Check out additional coverage of the state meet in the Nov. 22 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald, which hits newsstands a day early on Tuesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Photos from State!

Sarah Nelson leaping off the board in the 200 FSR.

Tiana Molitor prepared to leap into the pool during the 100 FS.

Video from State!

Here's the 200 FSR team in the state preliminaries this afternoon in Minneapolis...

Molitor, 200 FSR makes Sweet 16 at State!

Tiana Molitor advanced to the 100 freestyle finals after her performance today in the preliminary round at the Class A state meet in Minneapolis. The 200 freestyle relay race is soon starting, shortly before 2 p.m.



Coach Schreiner and team members are shown ready to cheer on Tiana Molitor in the 100 freestyle today at the U of M.

*Update at 2 p.m.: The 200 freestyle relay team of Danielle Banal, Alyssa Kohorst, Sarah Nelson and Tiana Molitor qualified for the finals in their event after placing 15th in today's preliminary round. A total of 26 relay teams competed in that event, so 12 of them saw their season end today. The team in 17th place, the fastest relay that did not advance to the Sweet 16, finished 0.13 seconds behind the Mainstreeters.

A not-so-hot video clip that shows the results board at the U of M...

The Sweet 16 round of the Class A girls' swimming and diving meet begins at 12 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on Saturday.

More state volleyball scenes

Good luck at State to the swimming and diving team members!

A nice contingent of Sauk Centre students gathered shortly after 7 a.m. this morning to give a warm send-off to the state-bound Mainstreeter girls' swimming and diving team members. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Here's a clip from the Section 6A meet last Friday during the preliminary round, featuring Jillian Hujanen in the 100 backstroke...
 

Swimming and Diving team Pep Rally photos, video at the Sauk Centre elementary

Beginning with classes of very excited and anxious kindergarten students,  the state-bound swimming and diving team members walked through the hallways of the elementary school getting well wishes, high fives and words of support.

The six state-bound swimmers gather with their poster before walking through the hallways of the elementary school.

The upper-elementary grades were just as excited as the younger students for the walk-through of the Sauk Centre swimming and diving team members.

...and a video clip showing all the excitement at the elementary school!

Kudos to the school administrators and coaches for getting the Pep Rally details lined up at lunch time and this afternoon! It was a fantastic way to honor these special Mainstreeter student-athletes at SCHS.

State-bound swimming and diving team members get a spot in the limelight

Shown are members of the Sauk Centre girls' swimming and diving team gathered during lunch today with congratulatory balloons prior to being introduced to the student body.

Here's a link to a photo gallery related to this:
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1567764&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=1

...and the web article: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=14622

State-bound girls' swimming athletes honored today

At the lunch periods today in the high school, the Sauk Centre girls' swimmming athletes who are heading to the Class A meet this weekend will be recognized. In the elementary school, they will go through the hallways at 2:45 p.m. to meet students at their classrooms.

Go Streeters!

Photos from today's 3rd place game