The Iowa YMCA State Championship Swim Meet was held on March 2 & 3 in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Bedell Barracuda Swim Team was well represented at the meet, boasting the biggest group of athletes in the history of the program! The team took home many medals, with five individuals claiming state championships.
2024 YMCA State Championship Results:
State Champions:
Aubrey Paterson: 50 yard Freestyle, 100 yard IM, 100 yard Freestyle
Brooklyn Ferguson: 200 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Freestyle
Ella Kasperbauer: 200 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Breaststroke
Jackson Mensing: 50 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Breaststroke
Ray Kaiser: 50 yard Backstroke
2nd Place:
Brooklyn Ferguson: 50 yard Freestyle
Avery Krull: 200 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Breaststroke
Brooke Tamisiea 50 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Breaststroke
Jackson Mensing: 100 yard IM
Carson Profit: 100 yard Backstroke
Ray Kaiser 200 yard Backstroke
15+ 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Emily Quanbeck, Ella Kasperbauer, Brooklyn Ferguson, Kaela Weston
15+ 200 yard Medley Relay: Emily Quanbeck, Ella Kasperbauer, Brooklyn Ferguson, Kaela Weston
3rd Place:
Abi Mensing: 50 yard Freestyle
Emily Quanbeck: 100 yard Backstroke
Reese Phillips: 200 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Freestyle
Avery Krull: 50 yard Breaststroke
Ella Kasperbauer: 50 yard Breaststroke
Emerson Wittrock: 50 yard Backstroke
Alex Wilken: 200 yard Breaststroke
Carson Profit: 200 yard Backstroke
Oliver Miller: 500 yard Freestyle
8U 100 yard Freestyle Relay: Emma Cunningham, Hartley Heithold, Nori Rohling, Lindy Wittrock
9/10 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Brooks Tamisiea, JR Sandy, Maddox Krull, Jackson Mensing
9/10 200 yard Medley Relay: Henry Meyer, Brooks Tamisiea, Maddox Krull, Jackson Mensing
15+ 200 yard Medley Relay: Ray Kaiser, Ethan Weston, Oliver Miller, Caleb Duhn
4th Place:
Reese Phillips: 50 yard Freestyle
Emerson Wittrock: 100 yard Backstroke
5th Place:
Lindy Wittrock: 25 yard Freestyle
Emma Cunningham: 50 yard Backstroke
Brooks Tamisiea: 50 yard Freestyle
Ray Kaiser: 100 yard Backstroke,
11/12 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Abi Mensing, Avery Krull, Josephine Haulard, Reese Phillips
15+ 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Ethan Weston, Oliver Miller, Caleb Duhn, Ray Kaiser
6th Place:
Abi Mensing: 50 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Breaststroke
Emerson Wittrock: 100 yard Freestyle
Buddy Wahpepah: 50 yard Freestyle
Alex Wilken: 50 yard Breaststroke
Ethan Weston: 50 yard Breaststroke
Oliver Miller: 200 yard Freestyle
8U 100 yard Medley Relay: Emma Cunningham, Harriett Mendenhall-Borus, Lindy Wittrock, Nori Rohling
8U 100 yard Medley Relay: Noah Mensing, Cooper Daggett, Merritt Haulard, Buddy Wahpepah,
11/12 200 yard Medley Relay: Reese Phillips, Avery Krull, Josephine Haulard, Abi Mensing
7th Place:
Emily Quanbeck: 200 yard Backstroke
Emma Cunningham: 25 yard Backstroke
Eli Philips: 200 yard Freestyle
Alex Wilken: 100 yard Breaststroke
8U free relay: Merritt Haulard, Grady Wilken, Noah Mensing, Buddy Wahpepah,
9/10 200 yard Medley Relay: Zayla Ruisenor, Gabriella Hurtig, Emerson Wittrock, Aubrey Paterson
9/10 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Aubrey Paterson Emerson Wittrock, Gabriella Hurtig, Kenzee Stecker
13/14 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Finn Donovan, Alex Wilken, Eli Phillips, Carson Profit
8th Place:
Emma Cunningham: 50 yard Freestyle
Emily Quanbeck: 200 yard IM
Oliver Miller: 100 yard Butterfly
Buddy Wahpepah: 50 yard Freestyle
9th Place:
Carson Profit: 50 yard Freestyle
Caleb Duhn: 200 yard IM
10th Place:
Lindy Wittrock: 25 yard Backstroke
Eli Phillips: 100 yard Backstroke
Caleb Duhn: 100 yard Backstroke
11th Place:
Jade Henson: 200 yard Breaststroke
Kaela Weston: 100 yard Breaststroke
Finn Donovan: 200 yard Backstroke
12th Place:
Ethan Weston: 50 yard Freestyle
Caleb Duhn: 100 yard Butterfly
Eli Phillips: 500 yard Freestyle
13/14 200 yard Medley Relay: Madeline Ackerman, Jade Henson, Gemma Tamisiea, Nevaeh Wahpepah
13th Place:
13/14 200 yard Freestyle Relay: Jade Henson, Madeline Ackerman, Gemma Tamisiea, Nevaeh Wahpepah
15th Place:
Jade Henson: 100 yard Breaststroke
16th Place:
Finn Donovan: 100 yard Backstroke
