WIAA State Championship

Congratulations to the four swimmers who represented Craig at the State Swim Meet on Saturday: Nick Krueger, Troy Thornton, Mark Parker and Tad Martin swam the 200 Medley Relay and finished 20th. Nice job guys!

Nick Krueger swimming the first leg (backstroke) of the 200 Medley at State.

Troy Thornton swimming the 2nd leg (breaststroke) of the 200 Medley relay at State.

Mark Parker swimming the 3rd leg (butterfly) of the 100 Medley relay at State.

Tad Martin swimming the anchor leg (freestyle) of the 200 Medley relay at State.

SECTIONALS

The Cougars were at the Middleton pool again and were swimming in the deepest and most competitive Sectional in the state. The 200 Medley Relay finished 8th place. Jimmy Loftus finished 11th in the 200 Free; Peter Loftus had a PR in the 200 IM and finished 11th; Troy Thornton had a big PR in the 100 Butterfly and also finished 11th; the 200 Free Relay finished in 8th place; Nick Krueger turned in a good performance in the 100 Back and finished 8th; the 400 Free Relay finished the meet on a good note with a season-best time and a 5th place finish. Later that night we found out the the 200 Medley Relay qualified for the State Championship Meet! Congratulations to relay members Nick Krueger, Troy Thornton, Mark Parker and Tad Martin! Relay aternates include Ryan Teuscher, John Casper and Erik Davis. Good luck to the Medley Relay at State!!!

200 Medley Relay Team of Nick Krueger (Back), Troy Thornton (Breast),

Mark Parker (Fly) and Tad Martin (Free)

200 Free Relay Team of (L to R) Tad Martin, Jimmy Loftus, John Casper and Mark Parker

The 400 Free Relay Team of (L to R) Mark Parker, Troy Thornton,

Jimmy Loftus and Tad Martin

Big 8 Conference

The Conference championship meet was held at Middleton and the Cougars had a strong showing. The team finished in 5th place out of 10 teams and achieved one of their team goals for the season. The top individual finishers were: Jimmy Loftus in the 200 and 500 Free and Nick Krueger in the 100 Back. Congratulations to the swimmers who earned their varsity letters at the meet. Lucas Canik lettered in the 500 Free; Austin Campbell and Erik Tollefsrud lettered in the 100 Free. Great way to finish off your season!

Jimmy Loftus in the 500 Freestyle

Nick Krueger (silver cap) in the 100 Backstroke

Cougar JV Invite

Swimming in their final meet of the season, the JV swimmers had an outstanding meet at the Craig pool. The team competed against Kenosha Bradford and Janesville Parker. Medal winners included: Levi Richardson- 2nd in the 200 Free; Nick Werle- 1st in the 50 Free; Nick Werle, Cormac McCarthy and Grayson Lindau swept the podium in the 100 Free; Max Snyder- 2nd in the 500 Free; the 200 Free Relay team of Cormac, Nick, Max and Grayson finished 1st; Cormac McCarthy- 3rd in the 100 Back; Grayson Lindau- 1st in the 100 Breaststroke; and the 400 Free Relay team of Cormac, Nick, Grayson and Bryce finished out the meet in style in 1st place. Out of the 16 swims, 14 of them were PR's! It was a great finish to their season!

Levi Richardson earns a silver in the 200 Freestyle

Cormac, Grayson and Nick (L to R) on the blocks

Nick, Grayson and Cormac (L to R) head to head in the 100 Free

Nick (gold), Cormac (silver) and Grayson (bronze) sweep the podium in the 100 Freestyle

Max Snyder earns silver in the 500 Freestyle

Cormac gets support from his teammates in the 100 Backstroke. "KICK!"

Grayson gets a boost from teammates and wins gold in the 100 Breaststroke

JV Conference @ Sun Prairie

Competing in their first taper meet, the Cougar JV swimmes battled tough competition at the Sun Prairie pool. Most of the team competed in the 50 Free and 100 Free and the top finishers included: Cormac McCarthy, Max Snyder and Nick Werle in the 50 Free and Cormac, Grayson Lindau and Nick in the 100 Free. Max Snyder and Andrew Ressler swam to great times in the 500 Free. The 400 Free Relay team of Max Snyder, Nick Werle, Grayson Lindau and Bryce Kitzman finished in 7th place. Overall, the swimmers had fun and represented Craig well!

Cormac McCarthy

Bryce Kitzman

Max Snyder

Nick Werle

Grayson Lindau

Andrew Ressler

Parker/Madison Memorial

After originally being postponed due to snow, the Cougars and Vikings tangled with Madison Memorial in a triple dual. The cross-town rivalry meet was competitive again, and the meet was extremely close due to the team missing 3 of their top varsity swimmers. Competing without Logan Lindau, Mark Parker or Nick Krueger the Cougars still managed to sqeak out a 91-79 victory. The win marks the 12th consecutive victory over Parker and sends the seniors out undefeated in their high school careers!

Senior, Ryan Tuescher, giving it all he's got in the 200 Medley Relay

Senior, Ryan Prestil, sets yet another PR in the 100 Breaststroke.

Menomonee Falls Invite

Menomonee Falls: Always a team favorite, the Cougars competed in the Menomonee Falls Indian Invite. The team finished in 3rd place overall out of 9 teams. Top individual and relay finishers included: the 200 Medley Relay team of Nick Krueger, Troy Thornton, Mark Parker and Tad Martin which finished first; Jimmy Loftus finished 5th in the 200 Free and 4th in the 500 Free; Nick Krueger finished 5th in the 50 Free and 4th in the 100 Back; Troy Thornton finished 4th in the 100 Fly and 5th in the 100 Breast; Travis Condon finished in 5th place in the 500 Free; the 200 Free Relay fnished 4th and the 400 Free Relay finished 5th. Afterwards, the Cougars headed over to Bayshore Mall to continue their tradition of eating at the Cheesecake Factory.