Trails Wins Championship

The Algonquin Trails Swim Team took home the Northern Illinois Swim Conference B Championship on Saturday, July 16, led by head coach John Jost and the coaching staff: Maggie Gomberg, Faith Terlecki, Marissa Gerritsen and Kayleigh Kozlowski. Trails beat out second place McHenry Marlins by 600 points, followed by McGuire Aquatics, Antioch Waves Swim Team and Belvidere Barracudas. The win means that for the 2017 swim season, Trails will move up to the A conference. “A lot of hard work by the kids made it happen,” said Jost. In addition to 13 relay wins and  21 individual event champions, three Trails records were broken during the event. Alyssa Molinaro, 10, swam the 100 Freestyle in 1:11.59 to break the previous 9-10 Female record by 1.5 seconds; Grace Kozlowski, 12, broke her record from last year in the Female 11-12 50 Backstroke, with 31.20 seconds; and Alec Orndahl, 14, completed the Male 13-14 100 Backstroke in 58.18 seconds, which broke a record held since 2003 by .01 seconds. The event was held at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford.

Team Scores:

1. Trails Of Algonquin Swim Team 2456
2. McHenry Marlins Aquatic Club 1839
3. McGuire Aquatics 914
4. Antioch Waves Swim Team 850
5. Belvidere Barracudas 332

Trails Individual Champions:

Olivia Allendorf, Girls 9-10 50 Yard Breaststroke, 46.08
Kevin Derby, Men’s 15-18 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:07.76
David Gatto, Boys 6&Under 25 Yard Freestyle, 23.69 and 25 Yard Backstroke, 28.52
Mason Gaylord, Boys 8&Under 25 Yard Freestyle, 18.37 and 25 Yard Backstroke, 24.72
Ethan Hare, Mens 15-18 200 Freestyle 1:50.13 and 100 Yard Freestyle, 49.58
Mary Jost, Girls 9-10 50 Yard Butterfly, 35.05                                                     
Grace Kozlowski, Women’s 11-12 100 Yard IM, 1:12.83 and 50 Yard Backstroke, 31.20
Alyssa Molinaro, Girls 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle, 1:11.59 and 50 Yard Backstroke, 37.42
Makaylin Monasterio, Women’s 15-18 50 Yard Freestyle, 26.99 and 100 Yard Freestyle, 59.98
Murphy O’Hara, Men’s 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke, 39.78
Alec Orndahl, Men’s 13-14 100 Yard Backstroke, 58.18
Michaela Pieroni, Women’s 15-18 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:17.53
Jim Spurny, Men’s 13-14 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:20.62
Kaitlyn Tomaszewski, Girls 8&Under 25 Yard Backstroke, 22.63
Eva Wetzel, Girl’s 6&Under 25 Yard Freestyle, 25.38 and 25 Yard Backstroke, 30.53

Relay Champions

Women’s 9-10 200 Medley Relay (Alyssa Molinaro, Olivia Allendorf, Mary Jost, Jenna Abendroth) 2:36.36
Women’s 11-12 200 Medley Relay (Grace Kozlowski, Grace Keeshan, Magdalena Hillyer, Elizabeth McAuliffe)
2:19.58
Men’s 13-14 200 Medley Relay (Vince Borrelli, Jim Spurny, Alec Orndahl, Noah Carignan) 2:01.82|
Women 15-18 200 Medley Relay (Mady Gomez, Cailey Cimera, Michaela Pieroni, Kim Spurny) 2:05.18
Men’s 15-18 200 Medley Relay (Ethan Hare, Kevin Derby, Nolan Hare, Reid Coyle) 1:45.79
Boys 8&Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay (Mason Gaylord, Justin Berstein, Antonio Aguirre, Joseph Hillyer), 1:22.94
Girls 9-10 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Alyssa Molinaro, Kayla Doetsch, Jordan Lack, Mary Jost), 2:20.47
Boys 9-10 200 Freestyle Relay (Aaron Abendroth, Luke Adkins, Charlie Mason, Luke Johnson), 2:40.37
Women’s 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Olivia Gatto, Elizabeth McAuliffe, Grace Keeshan, Grace Kozlowski), 2:02.42
Women’s 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Shannon Wersching, Elle McKinney, Emilie Jost, Lauren Bednaroski) 2:04.11
Mens 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Jim Spurny, Noah Carignan, Vince Borrelli, Alec Orndahl) 1:48.53
Women’s 15-18 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Caitlin Pieroni, Leena Masiti, Mady Gomez, Makaylin Monasterio) 1:52.49
Men’s 15-18 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Reid Coyle, Nolan Hare, Dane Cipparone, Ethan Hare) 1:33.06