The Alpena High School girls swimming team claimed third place Saturday at the Stephanie Rice Memorial Swim Meet in Ogemaw, scoring 214 points in an eight-team field. Gaylord won the meet, while Ogemaw Heights finished second.
Alpena finished ahead of Kearsley, Caro, Alma, Essexville Garber and Oscoda. Several Wildcats also recorded personal records during the meet.
Alpena swimmers earn individual and relay finishes
In the 200-yard medley relay, Olivia Sherwood, Penelope Conboy, Tryst Bukowiecki and Emma Darga finished fourth. Lucy Duthler, Gabriella Tolan, Eva Trainer and Emma Winfield also posted a personal record in the event.
Jacquelyn Frantz took third in the 200-yard freestyle, while Arabella Nunez finished sixth. Conboy placed third in the 200-yard individual medley, and Bukowiecki earned second in the 50-yard freestyle. Olivia Nowakowski, Aubree Bauer and Ellie Quick posted personal records in that event.
Bukowiecki added another second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, where Duthler recorded a personal record. Darga and Winfield each set personal records in the 100-yard freestyle, while Bauer posted one in the 100-yard backstroke.
Wildcats continue with Alma dual meet
Alpena's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Conboy, Frantz, Nunez and Bukowiecki finished fourth. Quick, Tolan, Trainer and Winfield placed fifth and also recorded a personal record.
Nowakowski, Quick, Bauer and Duthler combined for a personal record in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Wildcats are scheduled to travel to Alma on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. dual meet against the Panthers.