Barracudas swim away from Woodson

Louisburg’s Alex Prettyman gets off to a good start in the 50-meter breaststroke for the 15-and-over boys Saturday at the Louisburg Aquatic Center. The Barracudas defeated Woodson 342-188 to win its second straight meet of the season.

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The last time the Louisburg Barracudas squared off with the Woodson Sharks was in last year’s South Suburban League finals in which the Barracudas edged the Sharks for the league crown by just 11 points.

It wasn’t quite as close this time around.

Louisburg hosted Woodson, a team out of Raytown, Mo., on Saturday and swam away with a 342-188 victory at the Louisburg Aquatic Center to win its second straight meet to start the season.

The Barracudas had four swimmers that won all five of their events and three others that picked up four victories.

Sabra Brueggen (8-and-under girls), Sydney Keaton (11-12 girls), Meagan Walker (15-and-over girls) and Weston Guetterman (11-12 boys) all captured five first-place ribbons. Emma Prettyman (9-10 girls), Trinity Moore (13-14 girls) and Josiah McCaskill (8-and-under boys) all took top honors four different times.

Brueggen had no problem in her three individual events as she won the 25-meter breaststroke (25.38 seconds), 25 backstroke (20.09) and 100 individual medley (1 minute, 38.15 seconds). She also joined Addy Stohs, Ashley Branine and Hannah Farrington to win the 100 medley relay, while Brueggen, Branine, Macie Baima and Farrington also won the 100 freestyle relay (1:48.12).

Keaton swam to victories in the 50 freestyle (33.57), 50 breaststroke (44.59) and 50 backstroke (39.48). She also helped Alison Prettyman, Mable Graham and Sarah Minor to a win in the 200 medley relay (2:50.06). Later, Keaton joined Graham, Minor and Grace Coffey to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:32.54).

Walker also swam strong in the older girls’ group. She won the 50 butterfly (34.13), 50 backstroke (36.43) and 200 individual medley (2:47.57).

Walker, along with Erin Lemke, Katie Baker and Moore won the 200 medley relay (2:31.87) and later teamed with Baker, Elizabeth Kratochvil and Kaitlyn Lewer to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:18.19)

On the boys’ side, Guetterman had a big day for the Barracudas as he won the 50 freestyle (37.66), 50 backstroke (44.70) and 200 individual medley (3:55.94).

In the relays, Guetterman, Drake Varns, Cole Brown and Nathan Woerpel won the 200 medley (3:33.01), while Guetterman, Varns, Brown and Caden Bradshaw won the 200 freestyle (3:05.94).

Also on the boys’ side, Josiah McCaskill won three individual events in the 25 freestyle (23.73), 25 butterfly (33.40) and 100 individual medley (2:44.34). He also helped Reid McCaskill, Jay McCaskill and Colton Prettyman to a win in the 100 freestyle relay (1:49.75).

Emma Prettyman led the 9-10 girls in several events. Emma won the 50 butterfly (42.57), 50 breaststroke (50.94) and 100 individual medley (1:39). She also joined Claire Brown, Catie Lemke and Abby Bradley to win the 100 medley relay (1:30.69).

Trinity Moore, along with her win the 200 medley relay in 15-and-over, also captured wins in the 50 freestyle (34.40) and 200 individual medley (3:24.63) in the 13-14 category. She, along with Erin Lemke, Avery Graham and Ashley Moore, also won the 200 freestyle relay (2:25.87).

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Addy Stohs, Ashley Branine, Sabra Brueggen, Hannah Farrington, first

25 freestyle: Kasi Tune, first, 21.32; Ashley Branine, second, 22.37

25 butterfly: Ashley Branine, first, 32.42; Macie Baima, second, 39.16; Addy Stohs, third, 39.35

25 breaststroke: Sabra Brueggen, first, 25.38; Hannah Farrington, third, 48.49

25 backstroke: Sabra Brueggen, first, 20.09; Ashley Branine, second, 26.53

100 IM: Sabra Brueggen, first, 1:38.15

100 freestyle relay: Ashley Branine, first, Macie Baima, Hannah Farrington, Sabra Brueggen, first, 1:48.12

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Claire Brown, Abby Bradley, Emma Prettyman, Catie Lemke, first, 1:30.69

50 freestyle: Delanie Tally, second, 45.84

50 butterfly: Emma Prettyman, first, 42.57; Catie Lemke, second, 49.53

50 breaststroke: Emma Prettyman, first, 50.94; Catie Lemke, second, 54.94

50 backstroke: Lindsay Keaton, first, 54.69; Abby Bradley, second, 57.83

100 IM: Emma Prettyman, first, 1:39; Catie Lemke, second, 1:55; Lindsay Keaton, third, 2:05.12

100 freestyle relay: Delanie Tally, Julie Norberg, Remi Rothlisberger, Isabella Moreland, second, 1:42.03

 

11-12

200 medley relay: Mable Graham, Alison Prettyman, Sarah Minor, Sydney Keaton, first, 2:50.06

50 freestyle: Sydney Keaton, first, 33.57

50 butterfly: Sarah Minor, second, 42.43; Maddie Kelly, third, 44.10

50 breaststroke: Sydney Keaton, first, 44.59

50 backstroke: Sydney Keaton, first, 39.48; Sarah Minor, second, 44.75; Mable Graham, third, 44.78

200 IM: Sarah Minor, second, 3:40.88; Maddie Kelly, third, 3:44.40

200 freestyle relay: Sarah Minor, Mable Graham, Grace Coffey, Sydney Keaton, first, 2:32.54

 

13-14

200 medley relay: Avery Graham, Kaitlyn Lewer, Elizabeth Kratochvil, Ashley Moore, first, 2:45.50

50 freestyle: Trinity Moore, first, 34.40; Avery Graham, second, 34.67

50 butterfly: Elizabeth Kratochvil, first, 37.95; Ashley Moore, second, 40.50; Lily McDaniel, third, 48.16

50 breaststroke: Kaitlyn Lewer, first, 44.59; Erin Lemke, second, 44.59; Trinity Moore, third, 44.75

50 backstroke: Avery Graham, first, 39.87; Lily McDaniel, third, 47.13

200 IM: Trinity Moore, first, 3:24.63

200 freestyle relay: Trinity Moore, Erin Lemke, Avery Graham, Ashley Moore, first, 2:25.87

 

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Katie Baker, Erin Lemke, Meagan Walker, Trinity Moore, first, 2:31.87

50 freestyle: Katie Baker, second, 34.32

50 butterfly: Meagan Walker, first, 34.13; Katie Baker, third, 41.72

50 backstroke: Meagan Walker, first, 36.43

200 IM: Meagan Walker, first, 2:47.57

200 freestyle relay: Katie Baker, Elizabeth Kratochvil, Kaitlyn Lewer, Meagan Walker, first, 2:18.19

 

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Josiah McCaskill, first, 23.73; Reid McCaskill, second, 27.13; T.J. Munter, third, 27.65

25 butterfly: Josiah McCaskill, first, 33.40

25 breaststroke: Jay McCaskill, first, 32.72; Josiah McCaskill, second, 33.50; Colton Prettyman, third, 37.19

25 backstroke: Jay McCaskill, first, 30.78; Evan Moreland, second, 37.47; Jayce Toms, third, 37.65

100 IM: Josiah McCaskill, first, 2:44.34; Colton Prettyman, second, 3:16.20

100 freestyle relay: Reid McCaskill, Colton Prettyman, Josiah McCaskill, Jay McCaskill, first, 1:49.75

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Jordan Brown, William Goode, Brayton Brueggen, Trey Myers, second, 1:42.84

50 butterfly: Brayton Brueggen, first, 44.38

50 backstroke: Brayton Brueggen, first, 44.43; William Goode, third, 59.81

100 IM: Brayton Brueggen, first, 1:40.82

100 freestyle relay: Brayton Brueggen, Braden Branine, Trey Myers, William Goode, second, 1:27.07

 

11-12

200 medley relay: Weston Guetterman, Drake Varns, Cole Brown, Nathan Woerpel, first, 3:33.01

50 freestyle: Weston Guetterman, first, 37.66; Drake Varns, third, 39.60

50 butterfly: Cole Brown, first, 1:00.25

50 breaststroke: Drake Varns, second, 46.58

50 backstroke: Weston Guetterman, first, 44.70; Drake Varns, second, 52.66

200 IM: Weston Guetterman, first, 3:55.94; Cole Brown, second, 4:08.62

200 freestyle relay: Drake Varns, Cole Brown, Caden Bradshaw, Weston Guetterman, first, 3:05.94

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Trae Johnsen, first, 29.34; Dylan DeShazer, third, 31.56

50 butterfly: Davy Brock, second, 38.41

50 breaststroke: Dylan DeShazer, second, 45.16

50 backstroke: Trae Johnsen, first, 33.09; Davy Brock, second, 38.16

200 IM: Trae Johnsen, first, 2:48.47; Davy Brock, second, 3:17.75; Dylan DeShazer, third, 3:28.17

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Ben Brummel, second, 28.21; Zach Minor, third, 28.72

50 butterfly: Alex Prettyman, second, 32.50; Ben Brummel, third, 33.28

50 breaststroke: Alex Prettyman, second, 36.50

50 backstroke: Zach Minor, second, 37.47

200 IM: Alex Prettyman, second, 2:51.69

200 freestyle relay: Ben Brummel, Trae Johnsen, Zach Minor, Alex Prettyman, second, 1:54.12

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