Holyoke High School sophomore Tayla Martin swims in the 100-yard butterfly at 3A state swimming last weekend in Thornton. She earned 8th place in the 50-yard freestyle event and 12th in the 100-yard butterfly. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Tayla Martin, at left, earns a spot on the podium in the 50-yard freestyle event at state swimming last week. — OTSPORTSCHEK photo by Joe Skerjanec
Josie Schlachter gets some air during her leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay at last weekend’s state swim meet. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Adison Goldenstein competes in the 400-yard freestyle relay at state swimming. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Summer Martin swims in the 200-yard medley relay at the state swim meet last Friday. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Correy Koellner takes a breath while swimming in the 200-yard freestyle relay at state swimming. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Aly Lock swims in the 200-yard medley relay in state swimming competition. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Tayla Martin places at state swimming
Tayla Martin earned a spot on the podium with an eighth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the 3A state swim meet at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton last weekend. She also swam to a 12th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly.
Five other Lady Dragons joined her in competing at the two-day event Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12. Summer Martin, Josie Schlachter, Adison Goldenstein, Correy Koellner, Aly Lock and Tayla Martin swam in a combined seven events at the meet.
Summer Martin placed 15th in the 500-yard freestyle. She did not advance to the finals in the 200-yard freestyle.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Tayla Martin, Summer Martin, Schlachter and Goldenstein earned 12th place.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Tayla Martin, Summer Martin, Schlachter and Lock and the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Schlachter, Koellner, Goldenstein and Lock did not advance to finals.
“I am so amazed at how well all of the girls swam at state,” coach Emily Krogmeier said. “To be able to end our season with the showing we had at state was incredible. All of the girls swam personal best times.”
She added that she knew the girls were ready for the competition, but their performance truly amazed her.
“All their hard work paid off,” she said. “I am blessed to work with such amazing young ladies. We will be losing a few seniors, and I know the girls and I will all miss them next season. I also know the returning girls are excited and ready to come back even stronger next season.”
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