Apple Valley, Eastview Swimmers Headed to State Meet

Several and girls swimmers advanced to the Class AA state tournament by achieving qualifying times in Friday's section final races, held at Hidden Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake.

Apple Valley's Katherine Wright placed first in the 100-yard backstroke final, with a time of 58.98.

The state meet is scheduled for Nov. 17-19 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Other swimmers who qualified for the state meet, listed by event with name, place in the section final and qualifying time include:

Apple Valley—team ranked sixth of eight in the section

• 200-yard medley relay; Katherine Wright, Delaney McDonald, Rachel Grubb, Stephanie Bierman; fifth place, 1:52.35

• 200 IM; McDonald; third place, 2:08.18

• 50 freestyle; Wright; second place, 24.60

• 100 freestyle; Bierman; second place, 53.80

• 100 breaststroke; McDonald; second place, 1:08.30

Eastview—team ranked fourth of eight in the section

• 200 medley relay; Sophie Runing, Evelyn Johnson, Kristin Podratz, Kelsey Deinhammer; fourth place, 1:51.97

• 100 butterfly; Podratz; sixth place, 59.42

• 200 freestyle relay; Deinhammer, Podratz, Johnson, Leah Anderson; fourth place, 1:40.22