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Divers Dontinate, Swintnters Struggle

Swimming in th e 100 meter freestyl e, senio
Swimmers and divers had Thesedifficultiescreated an huge success. "Our divers earned us
very different perspectives on the unusual situation for the team. "We almost 60 points at State, which put Kari Larson races to the end. (Ted Graham
year. Divers experienced many had a talk during the season about our us ahead of all the other schools at Junior David Just practices hi s inward
highlights, while swimmers lack of team spirit, and we knew we the end of the diving portion of the and a half dive. This practice earned him
fifth place fini sh at the state tourna
struggled through their season. had to do something about it. So we tournament," Murphy said. (Stephen Wbiteiog)
Swimming experienced a decided to just go wild and have fun," Although State provided
rocky season. "This year was an junior Casey Kirchner said. After many highlights, Metro had its share
'off year. Every four years the that talk, the team went on to win the as well. Ohlsen won the girls metro
team goes through a rebuilding dual against AL. diving championship. "Metro was
stage, and that's what this year was. The state tournament was a the meet of my life! Earlier in the
Despite that, the majority of the stage for many fine performances. year I had spent too much time wor-
swinuners swam their best," senior Riley placed third in the 100-meter rying about everyone else and too
Austin Riley sa id. Smaller teams breaststroke, and five divers placed many other things. Metro was the
alsocreated difficulties. "Oneofour in the top five. ln the boys diving first time I spent more time concen-
problems this year was that we had competition, junior Brady Little took trating on my own diving," Ohlsen
good swimmers, but we had no depth fourth place and junior David Just said. The swimmers also considered
to our team," senior Aaron Adams placed fifth. The girls took three metro to be a highlight of the season.
said. The reason for the smaller spots in the top five of the girls "At Metro, a lot of the swimmers
teams was the loss of players from diving competition, including sopho- recorded personal bests," sophomore
graduation, injuries or other circum- more Stacie-Sizer, freshman Atme Sabrina Denney said.
stances. "Our swimming team suf- Oldham, and junior Mariah Ohlsen Although the swimmers and
fered because we lost some athletes placing third, fourth, and fifth , re- divers may have had differences in
who were top swimmers. Recruiting spectively. "It felt really good to have the way they viewed the season, they
was di(ficult because Millard South all those MN athletes on the stands did manage to overcome the setbacks
was so strong in swimming, and we at the end of state; it was a great and compete with many highlights
lostsomeyoungswimmerstothem, " finish ," Oldham said . and success. @
coach Dan Murphy said. State, for the divers, was a Kudi.R~

Stats

Boys Girls
Bellevue West 11 7-62 Bellevue West 108-78
Omaha Burke 63- 123 Omaha Burke 81-105
Creighton Prep 64-116 Omaha Marian 62-124
Omaha Westside 81.5- 106.5 Omaha Westside 48-135
Abraham Lincoln 94-52 Abrah am Lincoln 11 2-65
Omaha Benson 72-59 Omaha Benson 80-55
Lincoln Northea st 101 -84 Lincoln Northea st 78- 108
Mill ard South 62-125 Mill ard South 55-129
Won 4 Lost 4 Won 3 Lost 5
Ram Relays 7th Ram Relay s 4th
Burke In vi te 5th Burke In vite 6th
Lincoln Southeast Invite 6th Lincoln Southeast In vite 5th
Millard Invite 6th Mill ard Invite 9th
Metro 5th Metro 9th
State lOth State 12th
Varsity Girls Swimming/Diving: front- Gran, Emily Delashmutt, Casey Kirchner ,
Kati e Trautschold, Sarah Stewart, Megan Mariah Ohlsen, Danielle VanNorman, Andre a
Esslinger, Stephanie Roberts, In grid Carl son, Collins, Jill Chalupnik, Heather Rutz, Steph
Kat ie Hoke, Carolyn Roberts, Jennifer Hein , Torrens; back-Stacie Sizer, Nick i
Kati e Torrens; second row-Jamie Irwin, Sara YanDeursen, Kim Rhoda, coach Dan Murphy ,
Kuncaiti s, Sarah Jetter, Melissa Hintz, Kari coach Mike Randolph, coach Craig Kerste n,
Larsan, Sarah Shald, Audra Ril ey, Kate Allen Kri sti Hawkin s, Tracie Sizer, Anne Oldham
D.C. Stemm, Laura Lessley; third row-Stacy (Jack Martin Photography)