Haebig, Hosack shine
Both swimmers excel to lead teams at state
After Cedarburg’s Katie Drabot won the Journal Sentinel’s area swimmer of the year award the last three seasons, she took her talents to Stanford, which allowed others to shine.
From Grafton’s Autumn Haebig setting two state records at the Division 2 championship to Cedarburg’s Lillie Hosack making first-team all-area in three events, it was by no means a down year for the locals.
Arrowhead finished 111⁄2 points ahead of Cedarburg for third place at the Division 1 state meet, and Grafton placed third at Division 2 for the second year in a row.
Here is a look at the allarea team:
FIRST TEAM
Diving: Samantha Nickerson, jr., Homestead.
She placed second at state with 473.80 points after a third-place showing as a sophomore.
200-yard medley relay: Cedarburg (Lillie Hosack, Erika Remington, Skylar Fore, Maya Novack).
The Bulldogs won state with a time of 1 minute, 43.44 seconds.
200 freestyle: Abby Cabush, jr., Arrowhead.
Her time of 1:50.77 was good for first at state after taking second in 2015.
200 individual medley: Lillie Hosack, jr., Cedarburg.
She set a state meet record by finishing in 1:59.47 after also winning the race last year.
50 freestyle: Gwen Gustafson, jr., Brookfield Central.
Her statewinning time was 23.31; she was also fifth the previous season.
100 butterfly: Bella Passamani, jr., New Berlin Eisenhower.
She finished first at state (Division 2) in 56.27 and did not compete in the race last year.
100 freestyle: Mallory Fox, sr., Grafton.
After taking runner-up at state (Division 2) last year, Fox’s 50.46 was good for first this year.
500 freestyle: Autumn Haebig, sr., Grafton.
She not only won state (Division 2) for the fourth straight time, Haebig set a meet record in 4:47.79.
200 free relay: Grafton (Mallory Fox, Autumn Haebig, Olivia Konzen, Emma O’Brien).
The foursome delivered a second-place showing at state (Division 2) in 1:36.61.
100 backstroke: Lillie Hosack, jr., Cedarburg.
Hosack earned her second straight top-three finish at state by taking second in 54.56.
100 breaststroke: Lauren Stigler, sr., Muskego.
She won state in 2015 and finished second this time in 1:02.40.
400 freestyle relay: Cedarburg (Lillie Hosack, Maya Novack, Erika Remington, Skylar Fore).
The Bulldogs capped state by taking second in 3:27.63.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Alyssa Bauer, New Berlin Eisenhower.
The fifth-year coach led the Lions to their best finish by claiming fourth place at Division 2 state. Eisenhower placed in the top seven in each year Bauer was at the helm but had not finished better than fifth in her first season. The Lions, who finished 26th in 2009, also benefited from having a new pool at the school. After having to practice at different locations and host their swim meets at New Berlin West, they spent $2.1 million to remove the old pool and construct a new one. The first meet was held in late August.
SECOND TEAM Diving:
Caitlin Locante, sr., Brookfield Central.
200-yard medley relay: 200 freestyle:
Cassie Stegner, fr., Menomonee Falls/Hamilton.
200 individual medley:
Lexie DuChene, sr., Kenosha Tremper. Mallory Fox, sr.,
50 freestyle:
Grafton.
100 butterfly:
sr., Racine Case.
100 freestyle:
Cedarburg.
500 freestyle:
Arrowhead.
Emily Bollendorf, Skylar Fore, sr.,
200 freestyle relay:
Central.
100 backstroke:
sr., Grafton. Grafton. Alyssa Graves, fr., Autumn Haebig,
100 breaststroke:
Maggie Teng, soph., Brookfield Central. Homestead.
400 freestyle relay: HONORABLE MENTION Diving:
Brookfield
McKenzie Sanchez, soph., Racine Case; Tatum Thompkins, sr., Racine Case; Dailey Albino, jr., New Berlin West; Ashley Thein, sr., Cudahy.
200-yard medley relay:
Muskego, Arrowhead, New Berlin Eisenhower, West Bend West.
Natalie Daniel, sr., Brookfield Central; Morgan Champagne, fr., West Bend West; Kennedy Tranel, sr., South/Mukwonago; Maggie Held, sr., Arrowhead.
Trinity Gilbert, soph., Kenosha Indian Trail; Katie Hayes, soph., Brown Deer/ University School; Cassie Ketterling, jr., Oak Creek; Leah Westcott, jr., Brookfield East.
200 freestyle: 200 individual medley: 50 freestyle:
Skylar Fore, sr., Cedarburg; Maya Novack, fr., Cedarburg; Lindsey Bjornstad, jr., Homestead; Carlie DeBack, sr., Hartford.
Katie Hayes, soph., Brown Deer/University School; Lauren Stigler, sr., Muskego; Nicole Beckman, soph., Whitnall; Alyssa Lewandowski, sr., Arrowhead.
Gwen Gustafson, jr., Brookfield Central; Abby Cabush, jr., Arrowhead; Cassie Stegner, fr., Falls/Hamilton; Lindsey Bjornstad, jr., Homestead.
100 butterfly: 100 freestyle: 500 freestyle:
Maggie Held, sr., Arrowhead; Katie Scanlan, sr., South/ Mukwonago; Leah Westcott, jr., Brookfield East; Franny Gastrow, soph., Arrowhead.
200 freestyle relay:
Hartford; Arrowhead; South/Mukwonago; Falls/Hamilton.
100 backstroke:
Lexie DuChene, sr., Tremper; Alyssa Lewandowski, sr., Arrowhead; Zoe Woods, soph., Brookfield East; Olivia Meinberg, fr., Hartford.
100 breaststroke:
Claudia Kirkpatrick, sr., Greenfield/Pius; Andrea Bellart, jr., Muskego; Kailyn Arps, jr., West Bend West; Anna Kult, fr., Brookfield Central.
400 freestyle relay:
Arrowhead; South/Mukwonago; Brookfield Central; West Bend West.
Editor’s Note
Our area girls swimmer of the year, along with athletes of the year in all WIAA sports, will be announced as part of our inaugural high school sports awards show next spring. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Awards will be held May 17 at the Pabst Theater. The show will feature various awards, entertainment and a special appearance from a celebrity guest. We will provide more details about the event in the coming weeks and months.