“We all felt confident going into State this year,” senior Lauren Mendlick said. “Compared to last year, we worked harder as a team and learned more about each other’s needs.”

FACTS ABOUT THE STATE MEET…. (from Twitter Posts)

2 relays were the season best.

3 relays are now on Marian’s Top 10 all time charts.

1 relay on Nebraska’s Top 10 all time charts.

15 of 17 individual season best times.

13 of those were lifetime best times.

10 swims on Marian’s Top 10 all time charts.

2 swims on Nebraska’s Top 10 all time charts.

State Finals

Diving – 11th Willow Petri, 13th Hailey Eriksen

400 Free Relay – 1st – Meredith Peyton, Alaira Hadford, Katy Foley and Josie Hood (3:27.31)

100 Breast – 3rd – Easton Glandt (1:05.80)

100 Back -2nd Katy Foley (56.78); 6th Lauren Mendlick (58.52); 9th Lauryn Kounovsky (59.42)

200 Free Relay – 1st – Meredith Peyton, Easton Glandt, Lauren Mendlick and Josie Hood (1:35.83)

500 Free – 1st – Alaira Hadford (5:02.52); 13th – Lucy Johansen (5:27.61)

100 Free – 1st – Josie Hood (50.75) – Her THIRD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in this event; 5th – Katy Foley (53.16)

100 Fly – 2nd – Meredith Peyton (56.03); 3rd – Lauren Mendlick (58.11)

200 IM – 3rd – Easton Glandt (2:07.11)

200 Free – 1st – Josie Hood (1:49.23); 3rd – Meredith Peyton (1:53.81); 6th – Alaira Hadford (1:56.08); 13th – Lauryn Kounovsky (1:58.36)

Medley Relay – 2nd – Katy Foley, Easton Glandt, Lauren Mendlick and Alaira Hadford (1:45.11)

School Records Broken at the State Tournament

400 Free Relay – 3:27.31 Meredith Peyton, Alaira Hadford, Katy Foley and Josie Hood

200 Free – 1:49.23 Josie Hood

100 Fly – 56.03 Meredith Peyton

What a finish to a great season, Crusaders!

Photo by Shelby Gerken, J1.