Seniors leading the Decorah girls’ swim and dive team in 2023 are (l-r) Jorja Folkedahl, Annie Ondrashek, Joey Vobr, Cori Timm, Noami Simon, Brenna Parker, Kendra Elsbernd and Faith Starrett. (Photo courtesy of Tami Bohr)
The Decorah girls’ swim and dive season kicked off Thursday with a dual at Mason City in a close race with the Riverhawks. Then the Vikes dove into the water against some stiff competition at the Ram Relays hosted by Dubuque Hempstead Saturday, finishing seventh.
At Mason City
With a large, yet young team, the Vikes put up a good effort against the Riverhawks but fell 102 to 81.
“We swam well, had lots of pleasant surprises with effort, attitude and results,” said Coach Loran Storts.
In varsity action, Cori Timm won the one-meter diving competition by scoring 161.35 points. Teammate Ava Carolan took second with 137.95 points.
The Vikes were shut out of any other gold medals, coming up second in 10 of the other 11 events.
Varsity results
200 medley relay – 2. Avalea Burns, Brenna Parker, Isabella Sailor, Liz Bucksa, 2:05.66; 4. Kendra Elsbernd, Naomi Kutz, Jorja Folkedahl, Aubree Gesing, 2:22.22
200 free – 2. Joey Vobr, 2:22.40; 5. Annie Ondrashek, 2:43.13; 6. Faith Starrett, 2:44.92
200 IM – 2. Burns, 2:35.73; 4. Autumn Schmitt, 3:07.51; 5. Folkedahl, 3:09.24
50 free – 3. Lauren Luzum, 29.48; 4. Lauren Holthaus, 30.08; 6. Reagan Lubahn, 32.28
1 mtr. diving – 1. Cori Timm, 161.35; 2. Ava Carolan, 137.95
100 fly – 2. Bucksa, 1:05.72; 3. Sailor, 1:11.19; 5. Schmitt, 1:35.60
100 free – 2. Luzum 1:04.47; 3. Parker, 1:08.55; 4. Bridget Bentley, 1:09.62
500 free – 2. Vobr, 6:21.39; 3. Kutz, 6:35.64
200 free relay – 2. Holthaus, Luzum, Bentley, Vobr, 2:02.16; 3. Burns, Elsbernd, Ondrashek, Parker, 2:03.54; 5. Grace Baker, Lubahn, Gabbi Dixon, Margaret Hahn, 2:23.86
100 back – 2. Bucksa, 1:08.08; 4. Sydney Thompson, 1:12.32; 5. Sailor, 1:15.17
100 breast – 2. Burns, 1:15.11; 4. Parker, 1:22.64; 5. Kutz, 1:26.63; 7. Bentley, 1:35.23
400 free relay – 2. Bucksa, Bentley, Vobr, Luzum, 4:32.61; 3. Ondrashek, Lubahn, Folkedahl, Gesing, 5:00.82; 4. Thompson, McKenzie Tollefson, Naomi Simon, Baker, 5:10.44; 6. Schmitt, Serenity Easler, Kutz, Hahn, 6:12.10
Ram Relays
Experience in the water showed as the Vikes tallied just 35 points in Saturday’s Ram Relays hosted by Dubuque Hempstead. Cedar Falls ran away with the title with 96 points as Dubuque Senior was the runner-up with 80. A close third was Bettendorf with 76 while Wahlert Catholic was fourth with 56. Rounding out the field in sixth was Hempstead with 53, followed by Decorah.
Individual race results were not provided at press time.
Back in the water
The Vikings will head back to Dubuque Hempstead Tuesday, Aug. 29, for a triangular with the Rams and Waterloo West beginning at 6 p.m.
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