By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Perham/New York Mills swim team defeated Thief River Falls by a score of 92-78 on Monday night. 

Among the highlights on Monday night was the relay team that captured first place in the 200-yard individual medley relay with a time of 2:11.40. Members of the team were Elle McDonald, Madison Kratzke, Jaelyn Rodewald and Molly Meyer. 

The Yellowjackets took the top two spots in the 100-yard breaststroke as Cate Diggins took first place and Kratzke took second place with the time of 1:22.73 and 1:24.85 respectively. 

Also capturing first place for the Yellowjackets was Rodewald in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:25.08, Diggins in the 200-yard, McDonald in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:14.15, Maggie Vickmark in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:18.01 and the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 4:22.11.

Thursday

The Perham/NY Mills divers continued their strong start to the season as they placed first and second place for the third straight meet with Brittney Lorentz capturing first place with a score of 238.9 and Avery McAllister took second place with a score of 224.65 on Saturday. The meet was held against Park Rapids.

Among the highlights was seventh grader Elise Janke who swam her first 500-yard freestyle and finished with a sub 7 minute time, as well as eighth grader Kylie Lamb who eclipsed the 2:30 match in the 200-yard freestyle and the 1:10 mark in the 100-yard freestyle. 

Not to be outdone, freshmen Jaelyn Rodewald broke 1:05 and Megan Galbrecht swam a 1:06 as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay race. 

“Overall great swims, great dives, great racing and a fast pool,” said head coach Courtney Skarie

Perham vs. Thief River Falls

200 Medley Relay: 1. Elle McDonald, Madison Kratzke, Jaelyn Rodewald, Molly Meyer 2:11.40

200 Freestyle: 1. Jaelyn Rodewald 2:25.08, 2. Megan Galbrecht 2:25.59

200 IM: 1. Cate Diggins 2:51.35, 3. Elise Janke 2:55.40

50 Freestyle: 2. Elle McDonald 27.97, 3. Molly Meyer 28.18, 6. Madison Kratzke 32.06

100 Butterfly: 1. Elle McDonald 1:14.15, 3. Jaelyn Rodewald 1:18.55

100 Freestyle: 1. Molly Meyer 1:01.84, 2. Maggie Vickmark 1:02.36

500 Freestyle: 3. Megan Galbrecht 6:38.29, 4. Madeleine Lamb 7:36.34

200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Cate Diggins, Elise Janke, Megan Galbrecht, Maggie Vickmark 1:59.73

100 Backstroke: 1. Maggie Vickmark 1:18.01, 5. Elise Janke 1:24.99,

100 Breaststroke: 1. Cate Diggins 1:22.73, 2. Madison Kratzke 1:24.85, 5. Madeleine Lamb 1:35.85

400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Maggie Vickmark, Elle McDonald, Megan Galbrecht, Molly Meyer 4:22.11, 2. Jaelyn Rodewald, Elise Janke, Madison Kratzke, Cate Diggins 4:39.68

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200 Medley Relay: 5. Maggie Vickmark, Cate Diggins, Elle McDonald, Taylor Ziemke 2:07.65, 11. Aubree Sonnenberg, Madison Kratzke, Elise Janke, Kylie Lamb 2:27.18

200 Freestyle: 6. Maggie Vickmark 2:23.70, 8. Megan Galbrecht 2:25.75

100 IM: 4. Jaelyn Rodewald 1:14.39, 6. Molly Meyer 1:14.90, 10. Cate Diggins 1:20.95, 11. Madison Kratzke 1:22.14

50 Freestyle: 2. Taylor Ziemke 26.57, 14. Elise Janke 30.38, 22. Aubree Sonnenberg 35.64

1 Meter Diving: 1. Brittney Lorentz 230.10, 2. Avery McAllister 221.40, 11. Kacie Riepe 132.45

50 Butterfly: 3. Elle McDonald 31.21, 9. Madison Lohse 37.23, 13. Aubree Sonnenberg 43.05

100 Butterfly: 4. Jaelyn Rodewald 1:15.36, 7. Molly Meyer 1:20.56

100 Freestyle: 3. Taylor Ziemke 1:00.87, 15. Madeleine Lamb 1:19.20, 20. Lily Bakken 1:32.21

50 Freestyle: 7. Elise Janke 6:48.83, 8. Kylie Lamb 6:57.97

200 Freestyle Relay: 4. Jaelyn Rodewald, Elle McDonald, Molly Meyer, Taylor Ziemke 1:52.63, 9. Megan Galbrecht, Cate Diggins, Madison Kratzke, Maggie Vickmark 2:06.38

50 Backstroke: 2. Maggie Vickmark

100 Backstroke: 2. Elle McDonald 1:09.45, 10. Madison Lohse 1:22.54

50 Breaststroke: 2. Cate Diggins 38.64, 3. Madison Kratzke 39.14

100 Breaststroke: 8. Megan Galbrecht 1:28.77, 14. Madeleine Lamb 1:36.02

NYM vs. Park Rapids

200 Medley Relay: 3. Elle McDonald, Cate Diggins, Jaelyn Rodewald, Molly Meyer 2:09.65, 4. Madison Lohse, Madeleine Lamb, Elise Janke, Megan Galbrecht 2:28.32

200 Freestyle: 3. Jaelyn Rodewald 2:24.98, 5. Kylie Lamb 2:29.97, 6. Madeleine Lamb 2:49.98

200 IM: 1. Elle McDonald 2:34.18

50 Freestyle: 2. Molly Meyer 28.23, 4. Cate Diggins 30.01, 6. Madison Kratzke 32.75

1 Meter Diving: 1. Brittney Lorentz 238.90, 2. Avery McAllister 224.65

100 Freestyle: 3 Jaelyn Rodewald 1:04.96, 4. Megan Galbrecht 1:06.04, 6. Madison Kratzke 1:12.37

500 Freestyle: 3. Molly Meyer 6:23.88, 4, Elise Janke 6:55.80

200 Freestyle Relay: 3. Elle McDonald, Jaelyn Rodewald, Cate Diggins, Molly Meyer 1:56.61, 4. Madison Kratzke, Kylie Lamb, Aubree Sonnenberg, Elise Janke 2:07.84

100 Backstroke: 2. Elle McDonald 1:09.29, 4. Madison Lohse 1:19.34

100 Breaststroke: 1. Cate Diggins 1:22.43, 2. Madeleine Lamb 1:35.81