Members of the Bedell Barracuda Swim Team participated in the State Swim Meet on March 4 & 5 in Marshalltown, IA. As a team, the Barracudas placed first in Division 3. The team also boasted two individual State Champions, Jackson Mensing and Carson Profit and a team relay State Championship with Aubrey Paterson, Emerson Wittrock, Josephine Haulard, and Reese Phillips.
Detailed results are listed below. Congratulations to all these dedicated swimmers!
State Champions:
Jackson Mensing: 100-yard Individual Medley
Carson Profit: 100-yard Individual Medley
Girls 9-10 Free Relay: Aubrey Paterson, Emerson Wittrock, Josephine Haulard, and Reese Phillips
2nd Place:
Reese Phillips: 200 yard Free, 50 yard Free
Brooklyn Ferguson: 50 yard Free
Ella Kasperbauer: 100-yard Breaststroke
Jackson Mensing: 25 yard Free, 50 yard Free
Maddox Krull: 100-yard Individual Medley, 25-yard Fly
Carson Profit: 100-yard Fly, 100 yard Free
Griffin Kasperbauer: 100 yard Back
Girls 15-21 200-yard Medley Relay: Emily Quanbeck, Ella Kasperbauer, Brooklyn Ferguson, Erikka Duhn
Girls 15-21 200 Free Relay: Emily Quanbeck, Ella Kasperbauer, Erikka Duhn, Brooklyn Ferguson
3rd Place:
Reese Phillips: 100 Free
Aubrey Paterson: 50 Free
Brooklyn Ferguson: 200 Free, 100 Free
Erikka Duhn: 50 Breast
Eli Phillips: 200 yard Back, 500 Free
Ethan Weston: 50 yard Free, 100-yard Breast
Ray Kaiser: 100 yard Back, 50 Back
Griffin Kasperbauer: 200 yard Back
Girls 9-10 200 Free Relay: Emerson Wittrock, Reese Phillips, Josephine Haulard, Aubrey Paterson
Boys 13-14 200-yard Free Relay: Tyson Fear, Declan Donovan, Oliver Miller, Ethan Weston
Boys 15–21-yard Free Relay: Ray Kaiser, Noah Rice, Griffin Kasperbauer, Caleb Duhn
Swimmers who competed at State:
Madeline Ackerman, Erikka Duhn**, Brooklyn Ferguson**, Emma Hanson, Josephine Haulard**, Jade Henson, Gabriella Hurtig**, Ella Kasperbauer**, Avery Krull**, Abigail Mensing**, Aubrey Paterson**, Reese Phillips**, Anna Quanbeck**, Emily Quanbeck**, Zayla Ruisenor, Kaela Weston**, Emerson Wittrock**, Lindy Wittrock, Declan Donovan**, Finn Donovan**, Caleb Duhn**, Tyson Fear**, Ray Kaiser, Griffin Kasperbauer**, Maddox Krull**, Jackson Mensing, Henry Meyer, Oliver Miller**, Eli Phillips**, Carson Profit**, Noah Rice, Kaden Russell, JR Sandy, Colton Southworth, Ethan Weston**, and Alex Wilken**
** Denotes Regional Qualifier
Maggie Fuhrman (not pictured in team photo) also qualified for the Regional Meet
For more information, please contact Aquatics Director Angie Gillespie at 712-336-9622 or angie.gillespie@okobojiymca.com.
Photo Identification:
Members of the 2023 Bedell Barracudas Swim Team pose with the banner denoting their 2023 State Meet Team Championship.
