Sports
Minnetonka Swimmers Win 6AA Section Championship
Minnetonka qualifies 14 athletes for the state meet, 20 individual entries and 3 relays.
Minnetonka High School's girls swim and dive team rocked it again.
Minnetonka won this past weekend's 6AA Section Championships at the Minnetonka Aquatics Center. This is Minnetonka's second consecutive 6AA Section Championship.
The Skippers finished first among the eight teams that competed Thursday through Saturday, earning a total 515 points to top Eden Prairie (476 points) and Edina (462 points).
Minnetonka qualifies 14 athletes for the state meet, 20 individual entries and 3 relays. Minnetonka qualifies at least one entry in every event at the state meet.
The Class AA State Diving competition is Nov. 18-20 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
Highlights from the meet
* 6AA Swimmer of the Year - Isabel Wyer, Minnetonka
* 6AA Diver of the Year - Morgan Engel, Minnetonka
* 6AA Coach of the Year - Dan Berve, Minnetonka
* 6AA Assistant Coach of the Year - Sarah Doolittle, Minnetonka
* 6AA Diving Coach of the Year - Stephenie Varichak, Minnetonka
* 200 Medley Relay - Minnetonka 2nd place with new team record of 1:45.70 (Tru Walor, Martha Haas, Cecilia Ostergren, Abby Saddler)
* 200 Freestyle - Isabel Wyer, first place with 1:49.42 (new pool and meet record); Delaney Ambrosen, 5th place with 1:54.70
* 200 IM - Anna Justinak, 1st place with 2:05.61(new meet and team record); Martha Haas, 4th place with 2:11.02; Elizabeth Remer 5th place with 2:12.96
* 50 Freestyle - Abby Saddler, 3rd place with 24.19; Sophie Levy, 4th place with 24.30
* Diving - Morgan Engel, 1st place with 422.35 (new team record); Annika Clinton, 3rd place with 413.70; Andrea Brosnahan, 4th place with 407.95; Hannah Gosen, 5th place with 388.70
* 100 Butterfly - Cecilia Ostergren, 3rd place with 58.05; Sophie Levy, 4th place with 58.22; Claire Sebald, 9th place with 59.46
* 100 Freestyle - Isabel Wyer, 1st place with 51.35 (new pool record); Tru Walor, 5th place with 52.95; Abby Saddler, 6th place with 53.17
* 500 Freestyle - Delaney Ambrosen, 2nd place with 5:11.76
* 200 Freestyle Relay - Minnetonka, 1st place with 1:35.70, new pool record (Anna Justinak, Sophie Levy, Abby Saddler, Isabel Wyer)
* 100 Backstroke - Elizabeth Remer, 2nd place with 57.99; Tru Walor, 6th place with 59.63; Claire Sebald, 9th place with 59.51
* 100 Breaststroke - Anna Justinak, 2nd place with 1:04.94 (new team record); Martha Haas, 4th place with 1:06.29
* 400 Freestyle Relay - Minnetonka, 1st place with 3:30.67 (Sophie Levy, Tru Walor, Anna Justinak, Isabel Wyer)
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