The Crookston Pirate Girl’s Swimming squad had some solid performances, but lacked the depth and lost to the Thief River Falls Prowlers 116-49 in a dual at the Franklin Middle School pool in Thief River Falls.
Madison Hoiland led the Pirates with two first-place finishes and she was also on one second-place relay team. “It is nice to see her back in the pool and she looked solid in her 100 breaststroke and won the race by finding the second gear and hammered it home in the final 13 yards of the pool,” said Pirate Coach Marley Melbye. “In the 50 freestyle, she had a great start and led the entire way. It is nice having her back in the lineup.”
Mackenzie Aamoth had three second-place finishes. “Mackenzie continues to look strong,” said Coach Melbye. “We continue to tweak her stroke and work on her endurance and she will be strong in the end.”
Claire Oman was on a second-place relay team and finished third place in the 200 IM. “Claire looked good in her 200 IM and continues to improve,” said Coach Melbye. “She is a great leader, a hard worker, and she has come back to the IM and keeps getting better.”
Coach Hanson was also pleased with her middle-distance swimmers. “Chloe Boll and Noami Olson continue to cut time significantly,” said Coach Melbye. “Chloe cut 12 seconds off her 500 time today and Noami is right there with her.”
Even though times were a little slower today, the Pirates were happy with their performance after a busy week. “They all continue to improve and that is nice to see,” said Coach Melbye. “We were a little slower today, but the girls continue to battle and it is all a learning experience.”
Crookston will host Perham at the Crookston Community Pool on Monday at 5:30 p.m. KROX will have the live video stream starting about 5:15 p.m.
Pirate | Event | Time | Place |
Madison Hoiland | 100 Breaststroke | 1:18.54 | 1st |
Madison Hoiland | 50 Freestyle | 28.35 | 1st |
Claire Oman Madison Hoiland Mackenzie Aamoth Victoria Proulx |
200 Medley Relay | 2:29.17 | 2nd |
Mackenzie Aamoth | 100 Butterfly | 1:24.62 | 2nd |
Mackenzie Aamoth | 100 Backstroke | 1:18.36 | 2nd |