Sophomore Clare Martell will be fighting for a second-straight trip to state and junior Ali Hanson will be looking to reach state in an individual event for the first time as the Shawano/Bonduel girls swim team competes Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 sectional in Neenah.
Martell, who took 11th in the 100-yard breaststoke last year at the state meet, has the top time heading into the sectional, 1:07.87. She’ll be facing Bay Port freshman Morgan Senogles, who is seeded second, and Oshkosh North/Lourdes sophomore Ashley Wilson in the event.
In the 200 individual medley, Martell is seeded sixth with a time of 2:20.19. Neenah’s Kiki Rice has the top time, 2:14.54.
Hanson, the Bay Conference’s swimmer of the year, will battle with Pulaski junior Corrin VanLanen in the 50 freestyle event. Hanson has the second-best time of 24.64. VanLanen’s top time is just a few tenths of a second faster at 24.40.
Hanson also has the third seed in the 100 freestyle. Her time is 53.19, just a second off the pace of 52.19 set by top-seeded Britt Horn of Appleton North.
Senior Malory Soper is seeded seventh in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.99.
This event has been dominated the last few years by Mackenzie Buss, who graduated and now swims for the University of Louisville. The top swimmer this in the sectional this year is Appleton North sophomore Alexia Monty with a time of 58.51.
Soper has the 10th seed in the 200 freestyle event with a time of 2:07.61. Horn also has the top time in this event, coming in at 1:53.26.
Emme Quandt is ranked 16th in the 100 butterfly stroke event with a time of 1:08.79.
The Shawano/Bonduel 200 freestyle relay team of Hanson, Martell, Soper and Alyssa Anker has the third-best time in the sectional, 1:43.32. Pulaski, with a time of 1:41.00, has the top seed.
That same relay team also has the third-best time in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:54.57. Appleton North has the top time of 1:52.77.
Shawano/Bonduel is seeded 13th in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 4:09.26.
The events, held at Neenah High School, begin at noon Saturday.
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