From left: Seniors Renée Roberts, Tyson Messmer and Jimmy Baggen each received an all-academic award after last weekend's regionals in Ketchikan. Roberts is one of three swimmers who qualified for state.
Three swimmers on the high school team will travel to Anchorage this weekend for the state championship after placing first in their events at regionals last weekend in Ketchikan.
Renée Roberts and Nikolai Siekawitch will compete in two events each, and Jack Roberts will compete in one event and be an alternate for another at the state competition Friday and Saturday.
Renée Roberts will compete in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. Siekawitch will compete in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke. Jack Roberts will compete in the 100-yard freestyle and will be an alternate for the 50-yard freestyle.
Overall, the Wrangell team had eight personal bests, according to head coach Jamie Roberts. Max Lloyd came in under 30 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle; Lloyd, Renée Roberts and Jack Roberts all achieved personal bests in their individual events; Alisha Armstrong and Tyson Messmer achieved personal bests in one event each; Jack Roberts was the first Wrangell swimmer to come in below 51 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle; and Renée Roberts broke a Ketchikan pool record in the 100-yard freestyle.
Jimmy Baggen, Tyson Messmer and Renée Roberts earned the all-academic award presented to seniors who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Messmer and Roberts also earned the Great Sports Award, given to "players whose performance during the season exemplifies the highest standards of sportsmanship."
Results for regionals last weekend:
Alisha Armstrong: 15th, 50-yard freestyle (31.40); 10th, 100-yard breaststroke with a personal best (1:37.28)
Jimmy Baggen: 10th, 50-yard freestyle (24.71); 13th, 100-yard freestyle (56.60)
Max Lloyd: 19th, 50-yard freestyle with a personal best (29.25); 18th, 100-yard freestyle with a personal best (1:06.98)
Ashleigh Loomis: 13th, 50-yard freestyle (30.18); 11th, 100-yard freestyle (1:06.44)
Tyson Messmer: 13th, 50-yard freestyle (25.94); 12th, 100-yard freestyle with a personal best (56.47)
Jack Roberts: sixth, 50-yard freestyle with a personal best (23.49); fourth, 100-yard freestyle with a personal best (50.81)
Renée Roberts: second, 50-yard freestyle with a personal best (25.19); second, 100-yard freestyle with a personal best (54.78)
Nikolai Siekawitch: fourth, 100-yard butterfly (56.26); fifth, 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.60)
Boys 200-yard medley relay team (Messmer, Siekawitch, Baggen, Roberts) placed fifth (1:49.37)
Boys 200-yard freestyle relay team (Messmer, Baggen, Roberts, Siekawitch) placed fifth (1:39.40)
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