Pierre Swim Team With Strong Showing at Capital City Qualifier

The Pierre Swim Team had a full squad in Pierre over the weekend of January 25-26 with a total of 74 swimmers across 13 divisions between the boys and girls. Here’s a complete list of those results along with Ann Tjeersdma who swam at the Black Hills Gold Classic.

In the Girls 7-8 Division, we had 4 swimmers:

• Aria Reimers: 25 breaststroke-3^rd, 25 free-6^th, 50 back-6^th, 25 back-7^th & 50 free-7^th
• Jordyn Sleger: 25 back-2^nd (SDQ), 50 back-2^nd (SDQ), 25 breaststroke-2^nd, 50 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd, 25 free-4^th & 50 free-5^th.
• Cora Stahl: 25 back-1^st (SDQ), 50 free-3^rd & 100 free-4^th
• Savannah Stewart: 25 breaststroke-1^st, 100 free-2^nd, 200 free-2^nd, 25 free-3^rd, 25 fly-3^rd, 50 back-4^th(SDQ), 50 free-4^th & 25 back-5^th (SDQ)

In the Girls 9-10 Division, we had 6 swimmers:

• Cassidy Blauert:50 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 200 free-3^rd, 50 fly-4^th, 100 IM-4^th (SDQ), 50 back-6^th, 50 free-6^th & 100 back-6^th
• Andrea DeMers: 50 back-4^th (SDQ), 50 free-4^th, 100 free-4^th, 50 fly-5^th, 100 IM-5^th, 100 back-5^th, 100 breaststroke-6^th & 50 breaststroke-8^th
• Charlotte Haynes: 100 breaststroke-4^th (SDQ), 100 free-5^th, 50 back-6^th, 50 breaststroke-6^th (SDQ), 50 fly-6^th, 100 IM-6^th.
• Betty Lukkes: 50 back-1^st, 50 breaststroke-1^st, 100 back-1^st, 100 breaststroke-1^st, 100 IM-1^st, 200 free-1^st, 500 free-1^st & 50 fly-2^nd. All State Qualifying times.
• Sophie Lukkes: 100 free-1^st, 500 free-2^nd, 50 back-3^rd (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 100 IM-3^rd (SDQ), 50 breaststroke-4^th (SDQ) & 50 free-7^th.
• Khloe Spaid: 100 free-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-5^th, 50 free-5^th, 50 back-7^th, 50 breaststroke-7^th, 50 fly-7^th, 100 IM-7^th & 100 back-8th

In the Girls 11-12 Division, we had 7 swimmers:

• Maggie Harens: 100 free-10^th & 50 back-12^th
• Lydia Kroon: 100 free-2^nd (SDQ), 50 back-3^rd (SDQ), 200 IM-4^th, 50 free-5^th, 200 free-5^th (SDQ), 50 breaststroke-5^th, 100 breaststroke-5^th & 50 fly-5^th.
• Taylor Land: 50 back-1^st (SDQ), 100 fly-2^nd, 100 IM-3^rd (SDQ), 50 fly-3^rd, 50 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 back-3^rd (SDQ), 50 free-4^th & 100 breaststroke-4^th
• Hayden Pasbrig: 50 breaststroke-6^th, 100 breaststroke-6^th, 50 fly-6^th, 100 back-7^th, 200 free-8^th, 50 free-9^th & 100 IM-9^th
• Alyssa Richards: 50 fly-7^th, 100 back-8^th, 100 IM-9^th, 50 breaststroke-9^th, 50 free-10^th, 50 back-11^th & 50 back-11^th.
• McKenzie Sandbakken: 100 free-8^th, 100 breaststroke-8^th, 100 IM-8^th, 50 back-10^th & 100 IM-11^th
• Khloe Spaid: 100 free-6^th, 50 free-7^th, 200 free-7^th, 50 back-7^th, 50 breaststroke-7^th & 100 IM-10th

In the Girls 13-14, we had 6 swimmers:

• Evie Caveny: 400 IM-1^st (SDQ), 500 free-2^nd (SDQ), 200 IM-2^nd (SDQ), 100 back-3^rd, 200 free-3^rd (SDQ),100 breaststroke-4^th & 50 free-8^th.
• Aubrey Chamberlain: 100 breaststroke-1^st, (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-1^st (SDQ), 100 IM-1^st (SDQ), 50 free-2^nd (SDQ), 100 free-3^rd (SDQ), 200 back-3^rd, 100 back-4^th & 200 IM-5^th
• Lily Eggebraaten: 100 breaststroke-2^nd (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-2^nd (SDQ), 100 IM-3^rd, 50 free-5^th, 100 free-7^th & 200 IM-8^th
• Presley Frost: 100 fly-2^nd, 100 breaststroke-3^rd, 50 free-4^th (SDQ), 500 free-4^th, 200 IM-4^th, 100 free-5^th, & 200 free-5^th.
• Sophie Fuerst: 100 fly-3^rd, 200 breaststroke-4^th, 100 breaststroke-6^th, 100 IM-6^th, 100 back-7^th, 50 free-7^th, 100 free-8^th & 200 IM-9^th
• Lily Reitzel: 200 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 IM-5^th, 100 breaststroke-5^th, 50 free-6^th, 100 free-6^th, 200 free-6^th, 100 back-6^th & 200 IM-7^th

In the Girls 15-16 Division, we had 7 swimmers:

• Riley Berg: 100 fly-2^nd, (SDQ), 200 fly-2^nd, 400 IM-2^nd, 200 IM-4^th, 100 IM-5^th (SDQ), 100 free-7^th,(SDQ) & 50 free-8^th(SDQ)
• Sydney Carlson: 200 free-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-4^th, 200 breaststroke-4^th, 200 IM-5^th, 100 IM-7^th, 50 free-9^th & 100 free-9^th
• Amara Dell: 100 fly-1^st, 50 free-2^nd, 100 back-2^nd, 100 IM-2^nd, 100 free-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-3^rd. All State Qualifying times
• Sorrinne Ekle: 200 free-1^st (SDQ), 500 free-1^st (SDQ), 100 free-2^nd (SDQ), 50 free-3^rd (SDQ), 100 IM-3^rd (SDQ) & 100 back-6^th
• Charlie Hull: 50 free-1^st, 100 free-1^st, 100 back-1^st, 200 back-1^st, 100 IM-1^st, 200 IM-1^st, 400 IM-1^st & 500 free-2^nd. All State Qualifying times
• Clare Madsen: 200 breaststroke-1^st, 100 breaststroke-2^nd, 200 IM-2^nd, 100 fly-3^rd, 100 free-4^th, 100 back-4^th, 100 IM-4^th& 50 free-6^th. All State Qualifying times
• Anne Tjeerdsma: 1650 free-1^st (SDQ), 200 back-2^nd (SDQ), 100 back-3^rd (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-3^rd, 200 IM-3^rd (SDQ), 50 free-5^th (SDQ), 100 free-5^th (SDQ)& 100 IM-6^th (SDQ)

In the Girls 17-19 Division, we had 5 Swimmers:

• Mason Berg: 100 free-1^st, 200 free-3^rd, 500 free-3^rd, 200 IM-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-4^th, 50 free-5^th, 100 IM-5^th & 200 breaststroke-6^th
• Ellie Foell: 100 IM-2^nd, 100 free-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-4^th, 200 IM-5^th & 50 free-6^th
• Avery Lisburg: 50 free-2^nd (SDQ), 500 free-2^nd (SDQ), 200 IM-2^nd & 200 breaststroke-5^th
• Rowina Salado: 100 free-2^nd, 50 free-3^rd, 100 back-3^rd, 100 fly-3^rd, 100 IM-4^th & 100 breaststroke-5^th
• Nicole Weiss: 100 breaststroke-2^nd (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 100 IM-3^rd, 200 IM-4^th & 400 IM-4th

In the Boys 6 & Under Division, we had 3 swimmers:

• Joseph Cwach: 25 back-1^st, 50 free-2^nd & 100 free-2nd
• Christopher Frederick: 50 back-1^st, 25 free-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd & 50 free-4^th
• Jasper Williams: 25 free-1^st, 50 free-1^st, 100 free-1^st, 200 free-1^st, 25 breaststroke-1^st & 25 fly-1^st.

In the Boys 7-8 Divison, we had 7 swimmers:

• Bentley Frost: 25 free-1^st, 50 free-1^st, 100 free-1^st, 200 free-1^st, 50 back-1^st, 25 fly-1^st, 50 fly-1^st & 100 IM-1^st. All State Qualifying times
• Theo Jensen: 25 back-5^th (SDQ), 100 free-7^th (SDQ) & 50 free-8^th (SDQ)
• Breccan Kahler: 25 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 50 free-5^th (SDQ)& 25 back-6^th (SDQ)
• Lawson Kroon: 25 back-1^st, 50 breaststroke-1^st, 50 free-2^nd, 100 free-2^nd, 200 free-2^nd, 50 back-2^nd, 25 fly-2^nd & 100 IM-2^nd. All State Qualifying times
• Lucas Kroon: 25 free-3^rd, 200 free-3^rd, 25 fly-3^rd, 50 fly-3^rd, 25 back-4^th, 50 free-6^th & 100 free-6^th . All State Qualifying Times
• Jake Umiker: 25 free-5^th, 50 back-6^th, 25 back-8^th & 50 free-9^th
• JJ Umiker: 25 breaststroke-1^st, 25 back-2^nd, 50 fly-2^nd, 50 free-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd & 100 IM-3^rd. All State Qualifying times

In the Boys 9-10 Division, we had 8 swimmers:

• Callan Ekle: 200 free-2^nd, 100 back-2^nd, 50 free-3^rd, 50 back-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd, 50 breaststroke-4^th, 50 fly-4^th. All State Qualifying times
• Nolan Heasley: 100 back-3^rd, 50 back-5^th, 50 breaststroke-5^th, 50 free-6^th, 100 free-6^th & 50 fly-6^th. All State Qualifying times
• Garrett Linn: 50 free-2^nd, 200 IM-2^nd, 50 breaststroke-2^nd, 100 breaststroke-3^rd, 200 free-3^rd, 100 free-4^th, 50 back-4^th & 50 fly-5^th. All State Qualifying times
• Finn Reimers: 100 breaststroke-4^th, 200 free-6^th (SDQ), 100 back-6^th (SDQ), 50 fly-7^th (SDQ), 50 breaststroke-8^th, 50 free-8^th (SDQ)
• Owen Richards: 100 breaststroke-5^th, 100 IM-8^th, 100 back-9^th, 200 free-10^th, 100 free-11^th, 50 back-11^th, 50 breaststroke-12^th & 50 free-13^th.
• Sivage Schuetzle: 100 back-8^th, 50 back-9^th, 200 free-11^th, 50 free-12^th, 100 free-12^th
• Jace Sleger: 100 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 IM-6^th, 100 back-7^th, 100 free-9^th, 200 free-9^th, 50 free-10^th, 50 back-10^th & 50 breaststroke-11^th
• Anton Todd: 50 fly-2^nd, 100 IM-4^th, 100 back-5^th, 50 free-5^th, 50 breaststroke-6^th, 100 free-7^th, 200 free-7^th, 50 back-7th

In the Boys 11-12 Division, we had 10 swimmers:

• Ian Anderson: 200 free-6^th, 50 fly-7^th, 50 free-9^th (SDQ), 100 back-9^th, 100 IM-9^th, 50 breaststroke-10^th, 50 back-10^th & 100 free-10^th (SDQ).
• Graydon Berg:200 IM-4^th (SDQ), 50 back-4^th (SDQ), 50 breaststroke-4^th (SDQ), 100 fly-4^th (SDQ), 50 back-4^th (SDQ), 100 free-5^th (SDQ), 100 IM-6^th (SDQ) & 100 back-7^th
• Will Caveny: 100 back-5^th (SDQ), 200 free-5^th (SDQ), 50 back-6^th (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-7^th, 50 breaststroke-9^th, 50 fly-9^th, 50 free-11^th & 100 free-13^th
• Abram Doll: 50 free-1^st, 50 breaststroke-1^st, 100 breaststroke-1^st, 100 IM-2^nd, 100 free-2^nd, 200 free-2^nd, 500 free-2^nd & 50 fly-4^th. All State Qualifying times.
• Eli Haynes: 200 free-9^th, 50 fly-10^th, 100 IM-11^th, 100 back-11^th, 50 back-12^th, 50 breaststroke-12^th, 50 free-13^th & 100 free-15th
• Mordecai Kahler: 200 free-8^th, 100 IM-10^th, 50 back-11^th & 100 free-14^th
• Ben Murphy: 100 breaststroke-2^nd, 100 back-3^rd, 50 fly-3^rd, 100 fly-3^rd, 200 IM-3^rd, 50 free-4^th, 100 free-4^th & 100 IM-5^th. All State Qualifying times
• Teagan Olson: 100 breaststroke-6^th, 200 free-7^th, 50 breaststroke-8^th, 50 fly-8^th, 50 back-9^th, 50 free-10^th, 100 back-10^th & 100 free-12^th
• Jackson Sleger: 500 free-3^rd (SDQ), 200 free-4^th (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-4^th, 50 breaststroke-5^th, 50 fly-6^th, 50 back-7^th (SDQ), 100 free-8^th (SDQ) & 100 back-8^th
• Jeran Yockey: 200 free-11^th & 100 free-17^th

In the Boys 13-14 Division, we had 3 swimmers:

• Finley Ellwein: 100 breaststroke-1^st, 200 breaststroke-1^st, 200 fly-1^st, 200 IM-1^st, 400 IM-1^st, 1650 Free-2^nd & 100 IM-2^nd. All State Qualifying times
• Trey Linn: 100 breaststroke-2^nd, 200 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd, 200 IM-3^rd, 200 free-4^th & 100 back-4^th & 50 free-5^th. All State Qualifying times
• Matthew Maritz: 100 IM-1^st, 50 free-2^nd, 200 free-2^nd, 200 back-2^nd, 200 breaststroke-2^nd, 200 IM-3^rd, 100 back-3^rd, & 100 breaststroke-3^rd. All State Qualifying times

In the Boys 15-16 Division, we had 3 swimmers:

• Maxwell Brosz: 200 free-1^st (SDQ), 500 free-1^st (SDQ), 100 free-2^nd (SDQ), 200 breaststroke-3^rd (SDQ), 100 IM-3^rd (SDQ), 200 IM-3^rd (SDQ), 100 breaststroke-4^th & 50 free-5^th (SDQ)
• Francis Salado: 100 back-2^nd, 100 free-3^rd (SDQ), 50 free-4^th (SDQ),100 breaststroke-5^th & 200 IM-5^th
• Rylon Schaefbauer: 100 free-1^st (SDQ), 200 free-2^nd (SDQ), 500 free-2^nd, 50 free-3^rd (SDQ), 100 back-3^rd, 200 IM-4^th (SDQ) & 100 breaststroke-6^th

In the Boys 17-19 Division, we had 5 swimmers:

• Bryce Bowman: 400 IM-2^nd, 100 IM-3^rd, 200 IM-3^rd, 50 free-4^th, 100 free-4^th, 100 back-4^th & 100 fly-4^th. All State Qualifying times
• Colton Cass: 200 free-1^st, 50 free-3^rd, 100 free-3^rd, 100 back-5^th, 100 fly-5^th, 100 IM-5^th. All State Qualifying times
• Kelan Harris: 500 free-1^st, 200 IM-2^nd, 200 back-2^nd, 100 back-3^rd, 100 breaststroke-3^rd, 100 IM-4^th, 100 free-5^th & 50 free-6^th. All State Qualifying times.
• Sawyer Somsen: 100 back-2^nd & 50 free-5^th. Both State Qualifying times
• Mason Ward-Zeller: 200 IM-1^st,200 back-1^st, 100 breaststroke-1^st, 100 fly-1^st & 400 IM-1^st. All State Qualifying times

2025 SD Black Hills Gold Classic

In the Girls 15-16 Division, we had 1 swimmer:

• Ann Tjeerdsma: 50 free-1^st, 100 free-1^st, 200 free-1^st, 800 free-1^st, 100 back-1^st, 200 back-1^st, 100 IM-1^st & 200 IM-1^st. All State Qualifying times

The next meet we have coming up is the 2025 SD State A 12 & Under Championship meet in Mitchell the weekend of February 21-23rd. Then the next weekend is the 2025 SD State A 13 & Over Championship meet in Sioux falls.