Ziemke takes fifth place at 13-team meet

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Perham/New York Mills swim team competed in a pair of meets last week, including the 13-team Border Battle in West Fargo, N.D. on Saturday. In addition to Saturday’s large meet, the Yellowjackets traveled to Bemidji on Tuesday night.

This week the swimmers will compete in Park Rapids on Thursday and Fergus Falls on Saturday. 

Tuesday

The Perham/NY Mills swim team traveled to Bemidji on Tuesday night for a triangular against the Lumberjacks and Thief River Falls Prowlers. 

“Both teams have been great competitors for us in the past with strong coaching on both sides. Both teams are riddled with amazing sprinters and Bemidji has some strong distance swimmers,” said head coach Courtney Skarie.

The Yellowjackets edged Thief River Falls by a score of 181-116 and fell to Bemidji by a score of 184.5-127.5. 

Skarie said Perham/NY Mills swam well throughout the meet and picked up five top finishes on the night. 

The 200-yard medley relay team of Elle McDonald, Cate Diggins, Jaelyn Rodewald and Taylor Ziemke captured first place with a time of 2:04.43 to out-touch the team from Bemidji by just .22 seconds. 

Ziemke captured first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.4, while Brittney Lorentz and Avery McAllister swept the top two spots in the diving competition with scores of 226.45 and 196.1. 

In addition to her top finish in the 200-medley relay, McDonald captured first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time 1:10.54. 

Molly Meyer came up just short in a tough race in the 200-yard freestyle as she took second place with a time of 2:18.25. She was less-than 2 seconds away from capturing the top spot. 

In one of the closest races of the night, Elise Janke finished in fourth place with a time of 2:51.7 and Madison Kratzke took sixth place with a time of 2:52.68. Just 2 seconds separated third through seventh place. 

Diggins broke 30 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle for the first time as she finished in seventh place with a time of 29.58 and qualified for the section meet in the 100-yard breaststroke with a season best time of 1:22.88. 

Saturday

Avery McAllister took first place and Brittney Lorentz finished in second place at the 13-team Border Battle in West Fargo on Saturday. McAllister finished with a score of 367.15 in diving, while Lorentz finished right on her heels with a score of 341.15.

Taylor Ziemke also finished with a top five finish in the 50-yard freestyle as she finished with a time of 26.43 to capture fourth place. A total of 99 people competed in the event.

As a team the Yellowjackets finished in 10th place overall with a score of 124.5.

Bemidji/Perham/TRF duals 9/12/2023

200 Medley Relay: 1. Elle McDonald, Cate Diggins, Jaelyn Rodewald, Taylor Ziemke 2:04.43, 5. Madison Lohse, Madison Kratzke, Elise Janke, Megan Galbrecht

200 Freestyle: 2. Molly Meyer 2:18.25, 3. Megan Galbrecht 2:28.41, 5. Kylie Lamb 2:35.73, 9. Madeleine Lamb 2:54.82

200 IM: 4. Elise Janke 2:51.70, 6. Madison Kratzke 2:52.68

50 Freestyle: 1. Taylor Ziemke 26.40, 5. Jaelyn Rodewald 29.05, 7. Cate Diggins 29.58, 17. Lily Bakken 41.53

1 Meter Diving: 1. Brittney Lorentz 226.45, 2. Avery McAllister 196.10, 7. Kacie Riepe 84.45

100 Butterfly: 2. Elle McDonald 1:13.97, 6. Jaelyn Rodewald 1:18.80, 10. Elise Janke 1:31.00

100 Freestyle: 3. Maggie Vickmark 1:04.67, 8. Kylie Lamb 1:10.67

500 Freestyle: 3. Megan Galbrecht 6:31.62, 4. Molly Meyer 6:31.96, 9. Madeleine Lamb 7:47.69

200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Molly Meyer, Elle McDonald, Jaelyn Rodewald, Taylor Ziemke 1:53.30, 8. Kylie Lamb, Madison Kratzke, Madeleine Lamb, Cate Diggins 2:11.01

100 Backstroke: 1. Elle McDonald 1:10.54, 2. Maggie Vickmark 1:14.59, 7. Madison Lohse 1:22.94, 11. Aubree Sonnenberg 1:37.37

100 Breaststroke: 2. Cate Diggins 1:22.88, 3. Madison Kratzke 1:25.27

400 Freestyle Relay: 2. Maggie Vickmark, Molly Meyer, Megan Galbrecht, Taylor Ziemke 4:18.13

Border Battle 9/16/2023

200 Medley Relay: 8. Elle McDonald, Cate Diggins, Jaelyn Rodewald,Taylor Ziemke 2:04.48

200 Freestyle: 21. Maggie Vickmark 2:19.63, 24. Molly Meyer 2:21.98, 29. Megan Galbrecht 2:26.16, 61. Madeleine Lamb 2:50.20

200 IM: 24. Jaelyn Rodewald 2:44.38, 30. Elise Janke 2:51.34

50 Freestyle: 4. Taylor Ziemke 26.43, 39. Cate Diggins 30.28, 91. Lily Bakken 40.08

1 Meter Diving: 1. Avery McAllister 367.15, 2. Brittney Lorentz 341.15

100 Butterfly: 16. Elle McDonald 1:12.12, 26. Jaelyn Rodewald 1:17.24, 40. Madison Lohse 1:33.72

100 Freestyle: 13. Taylor Ziemke 1:00.52, 34. Molly Meyer 1:03.80

500 Freestyle: 20. Megan Galbrecht 6:34.20,

200 Freestyle Relay: 7. Jaelyn Rodewald, Molly Meyer, Elle McDonald, Taylor Ziemke 1:52.82

100 Backstroke: 9. Elle McDonald 1:08.32, 36. Elise Janke 1:24.33

100 Breaststroke: 12. Madison Kratzke 1:21.54, 18. Cate Diggins 1:23.63, 45. Madeleine Lamb 1:37.71

400 Freestyle Relay: 13. Molly Meyer, Megan Galbrecht 4:26.02, Elise Janke, Maggie Vickmark 4:26.02