HJ Sports Blog

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The Dassel-Cokato girls swimming and diving team hosted its annual season banquet recently, and head coach Erin Tormanen used that time to announce the team’s final stats and team award winners.
Winning the Most Valuable award was sophomore Brooke Danielson.
Rookie of the Year went to seventh grader Carli Kirchoff, and the Most Improved Award was given to Brooke Halonen.
Junior Larinda Norgren was given the Spirit Award, the 100% Award went to senior Deborah Rokala, and the Coach’s Award was given to junior Kristen Haider, eighth graders Noel Niemela and Kallie Evans, and Kirchoff.
Several Chargers also earned conference honors.
Senior Mary Ylitalo, Norgren, and sophomore Victoria Tormanen earned Wright County All-Conference honors. Haider and Danielson earned honorable mention.
It was a successful season for the Chargers, in many respects. DC finished the year 3-6 in duel meets, and 3-3 in the WCC meets to finish third in the conference standings.
The Chargers saw two school records broken. Norgren set a new record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.21, and Tormanen set a new record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.69.
DC sent 19 kids to the Section 3A Tournament this season, including eight for their first time.
At sections, DC sent several girls to the finals where many racked up medals. Individually, Norgren took sixth place in the 50 freestyle, Tormanen took fifth in the 100 breaststroke, and Ylitalo took 12th place in the breaststroke.
All three relay teams also brought in medals. The 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams of Haider, Danielson, Norgren and Kelsey Nagel took seventh place in both events. The 200-yard medley relay team of Haider, Danielson, Norgren, and Tormanen also took fifth.
Topping the season of for four DC girls was a trip to the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center for the Class A Girls Swimming and Diving Tournament.
It was the first trip to state for Haider, Danielson, Norgren, and Tormanen, and they all went as part of the state qualifying 200 medley relay team. Tormanen also qualified individualy in the breaststoke. Both the relay team and Tormanen finished 23rd at state.

Charger Swim and Dive Awards
Most Valuable
Brooke Danielson
Rookie of the Year
Carli Kirchoff
Most Improved
Brooke Halonen
Spirit Award
Larinda Norgren
100% Award
Deborah Rokala
Coaches Award
Kristen Haider, Noel Niemela, Kallie Evans, Carli Kirchoff

All-Conference Team
Delano
Molly Kreklow
Kayla Koenecke
Olivia Garrett
Watertown-Mayer
Kaley Melville
Abbey Reinert
Kelli Burns
Annandale
Brianna Barrett
Gretchen Kalthoff
Waconia
Dana Noeldner
Chandra Honebrink
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Kelli Garbers
Clarissa Ober
Mound-Westonka
Brenna Mack
Dassel-Cokato
Abby Thomson
Litchfield
Katlyn Kiehn
Orono
Mariah Scharf

2009 WCC Final Standings
Delano         8-0
Watertown-Mayer    7-1
Annandale        6-2
Waconia         5-3
Glencoe-Silver Lake     3-5
Mound-Westonka    2-6
Dassel-Cokato     2-6
Litchfield         2-6
Orono         1-7

DC individual season bests
50-yard freestyle
Larinda Norgren    25.21
Kristen Haider    27.13
Janna VanOvermeer    27.61
Kelsey Nagel    28.18
Megan Nyquist     28.50
Victoria Tormanen    28.09
Mary Ylitalo     28.48
Robin Rokala    28.67
Samaya Braatz     29.34
Carli Kirchoff    29.15
Brooke Danielson    29.25
Noel Niemela     29.60
Mariah Quincy     29.64
Elizabeth Kaiser     29.86
Grace Zobel     29.96
Kallie Evans     30.27
Sarah Kivisto     30.58
Annika Ring     30.73
Kailee Byrd     31.08
Lauren Cady     31.19
Sarah Nelson     31.24
Abbie Pettit     31.29
Allison Baatz     31.34
Jillian Keskey     31.48
Sara Hughes     31.97
Serina Rossow     32.15
Katie Miller     32.34
Kimberly Moy     32.43
Katrina Impola     32.45
Lauren Sherbet    32.49
Kailee Herdina     32.59
Emalie Johnson     32.65
Kristina Tormanen     32.76
Emma jorgenson     32.86
Bella Schaefer     32.97
Kylene Hanson     33.06
Frida Nilson-Viberg     33.18
Caitlin Latt     33.69
Emily Ertl         33.83
Morgan Erickson     34.10
Alaina Craswell     34.12
Alina Morris     34.22
Deborah Rokala     34.33
Camber Gross     34.59
Kerry Erickson     35.29
Erin Aho         35.47
Taylor Baumann     35.56
Ella Wuollet     35.57
Rebecca Moy     36.06
Colee Jennissen     36.26
Meghan Johnson     36.30
Cara Morris     36.60
Amy Weiss     37.23
Markita Tormanen     37.70
Lizzie Cron     38.37
Mercedes Lemke     38.14
Alexis Kotila     38.71
Kianna Goldsberry     38.43
Emelia Powers     38.65
Christina Babb     41.90
Brooke Halonen     48.03
100-yard freestyle
Larinda Norgren    58.44
Brooke Danielson    1:00.57
Kristen Haider    1:00.78
Kelsey Nagel    1:00.84
Noel Niemela     1:03.59
Carli Kirchoff     1:03.66
Megan Nyquist    1:04.06
Hanna Keskey    1:04.28
Sara Hughes    1:05.00
Mariah Quincy    1:05.24
Robin Rokala    1:05.24
Elizabeth Kaiser    1:05.30
Samaya Braatz    1:06.40
Allison Baatz    1:07.19
Annika Ring    1:07.70
Kallie Evans     1:08.09
Katie Miller        1:09.06
Grace Zobel     1:09.15
Abbie Petit        1:09.60
Kailee Byrd     1:10.45
Sarah Kivisto     1:10.73
Kristina Tormanen     1:10.93
Jillian Keskey    1:11.33
Katrina Impola     1:11.34
Kailee Herdina     1:11.95
Kylene Hanson     1:12.00
Lauren Cady     1:12.03
Deborah Rokala    1:12.22
Sarah Nelson    1:14.84
Serina Rossow    1:16.10
Alina Morris    1:17.01
Taylor Baumann     1:17.40
Morgan Erickson     1:17.68
Emily Ertl         1:20.00
Camber Gross     1:20.88
Emalie Johnson     1:20.90
Caitlin Latt     1:21.54
Amy Weiss     1:21.78
Rebecca Moy     1:21.95
Meghan Johnson     1:22.29
Emelia Powers     1:22.63
Ella Wuollet     1:23.14
Cara Morris     1:23.20
Markita Tormanen    1:24.16
Mercedes Lemke     1:27.75
200-yard freestyle
Kristen Haider    2:09.57
Kelsey Nagel    2:16.89
Carli Kirchoff     2:19.14
Elizabeth Kaiser    2:20.81
Mary Ylitalo    2:25.85
Katie Miller        2:26.61
Abbie Petit        2:28.08
Allison Baatz    2:29.78
Deborah Rokala    2:34.10
Lauren Sherbet    2:39.56
Grace Zobel     2:40.92
Kylene Hanson     2:41.96
Taylor Baumann    2:45.68
Jillian Keskey    2:48.26
Emalie Johnson     2:48.53
Alina Morris    2:50.97
Bella Schaefer     2:59.63
Rebecca Moy     3:00.80
Caitlin Latt     3:23.07
500-yard freestyle
Elizabeth Kaiser    6:05.98
Mary Ylitalo    6:18.82
Sara Hughes    6:38.58
Abbie Petit        6:44.15
Deborah Rokala    6:56.86
Lauren Sherbet    7:00.08
Taylor Baumann     7:01.54
Rebecca Moy     7:51.74
Bella Schaefer     8:13.67
100-yard backstroke
Brooke Danielson    1:08.71
Hanna Keskey    1:11.49
Elizabeth Kaiser    1:11.70
Mariah Quincy    1:14.72
Emma Jorgenson     1:17.28
Emalie Johnson     1:17.88
Abbie Petit        1:20.24
Allison Baatz    1:20.84
Grace Zobel     1:22.48
Kylene Hanson     1:23.91
Deborah Rokala    1:24.35
Morgan Erickson     1:25.27
Kerry Erickson     1:25.85
Taylor Baumann     1:29.93
Erin Aho         1:36.90
Brooke Halonen     1:52.79
Christina Babb     1:56.08
100-yard breaststroke
Victoria Tormanen    1:10.69
Mary Ylitalo    1:14.52
Kimberly Moy    1:22.66
Carli Kirchoff     1:26.32
Sarah Nelson    1:26.65
Janna VanOvermeer    1:27.04
Katrina Impola     1:27.08
Sara Hughes    1:29.36
Kristina Tormanen     1:30.77
Alexis Kotila     1:32.98
Jillian Keskey    1:34.59
Alina Morris    1:35.34
Kailee Herdina     1:35.92
Alaina Craswell    1:36.39
Emelia Powers     1:38.88
Kylene Hanson     1:40.65
Kianna Goldsberry     1:46.44
Meghan Johnson     1:48.00
Mercedes Lemke     2:05.12
Christina Babb     2:19.30
100-yard butterfly
Brooke Danielson    1:08.19
Megan Nyquist    1:13.63
Sara Hughes    1:14.47
Kimberly Moy    1:21.51
Katie Miller        1:22.38
Serina Rossow    1:23.62
Abbie Petit        1:28.47
Lauren Cady    1:44.40
Emliy Ertl        1:46.11
Jillian Keskey    1:46.77
Rebecca Moy    1:54.14
200-yard individual medley
Mary Ylitalo    2:34.80
Brooke Danielson    2:37.51
Hanna Keskey    2:39.13
Sara Hughes     2:44.05
Mariah Quincy    2:45.03
Kimberly Moy    2:46.49
Emma Jorgenson    2:55.21
Taylor Baumann     2:57.51
Grace Zobel    3:02.29
Diving
Caitlin Latt     122.10
Sarah Kivisto    118.10
Kerry Erickson    109.45
Ella Wuollet    105.00
Cara Morris    95.25