The Powers Catholic Girls Swim Team braved the elements and finished their season strong at
the Division 3 State Meet in Holland! Bringing a team of 10 girls competing in 8 events the team was very excited to show what they have been working towards. When the dust settled the Chargers would walk away with an 11th place finish in the 200 Freestyle Relay and a 16th place finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay! The hard work and dedication throughout the year paid off as the team also accomplished multiple best times!

Congratulations to the following girls on a great weekend

Emily Bhagat
200 Medley Relay (18th Place)
100 Freestyle (23rd Place)
200 Freestyle Relay (11th Place)
400 Freestyle Relay (16th Place)

Abby Custack
200 Freestyle Relay (11th Place)
100 Backstroke (22nd Place)
400 Freestyle Relay (16th Place)

Grace Erpelding
200 Freestyle Relay (11th Place)

Sarah Murawski
200 Medley Relay (18th Place)
100 Butterfly (31st Place)
200 Freestyle Relay (11th Place)
100 Backstroke (23rd Place)

Emma Potochny
200 Medley Relay (18th Place)
100 Butterfly (23rd Place)
400 Freestyle Relay (16th Place)

Maggie Roche
200 Medley Relay (18th Place)
 

Loly Yapchai
400 Freestyle Relay (16th Place)

The Powers Girls Swim & Dive Team headed into the Saginaw Valley League Championships this past weekend with some lofty goals and showed that they were up to the task. Their hard work and dedication this season paid off as they achieved nine state cuts on their way to a 3rd place finish for the 3rd year in a row! Being the only Division 3 school in the Saginaw Valley League the girls exceeded expectations as 12/24 swimmers made finals and helped make this incredible team performance possible. Individually there were some amazing performances that led to Powers having a swimmer in the A final in 10 out of 11 events. Highlighted below are just some of the accomplishments in a meet where there were nearly best times across the board.

State Cut Times:

200 Medley Relay

(Sarah Murawski, Maggie Roche, Emma Potochny, Abby Custack)

50 Freestyle - Emily Bhagat (12)

100 Butterfly - Emma Potochny (11) / Sarah Murawski (11)

100 Freestyle - Emily Bhagat (12)

200 Freestyle Relay

(Loly Yapchai, Grace Erpelding, Sarah Murawski, Emily Bhagat)

100 Backstroke - Abby Custack (09) / Sarah Murawski (11)

400 Freestyle Relay

(Abby Custack, Emma Potochny, Grace Erpelding, Emily Bhagat)

Saginaw Valley League Awards:

1st Team All SVL

• Emily Bhagat (12)
• Abby Custack (09)

2nd Team All SVL

• Maggie Roche (10)
• Grace Erpelding (11)
• Sarah Murawski (11)

Honorable Mention

• Emma Potochny (11)

Meet Results:

200 Medley Relay (4th Place)

200 Freestyle

• Abby Custack (5th Place)
• Abbie Britton (17th Place)
• Gracie Spezia (19th Place)
• Marin Custack (23rd Place)

200 IM

• Grace Erpelding (8th Place)
• Maggie Roche (10th Place)

50 Freestyle

• Emily Bhagat (4th Place)
• Loly Yapchai (14th Place)
• Gracie Spezia (17th Place)
• Elli Lafay (22nd Place)

Diving

• Lauren de Beaubien (13th Place)

100 Butterfly

• Sarah Murawski (6th Place)
• Emma Potochny (7th Place)
• Loly Yapchai (13th Place)

100 Freestyle

• Emily Bhagat (4th Place)

200 Freestyle Relay (4th Place)

100 Backstroke

• Abby Custack (4th Place)
• Sarah Murawski (6th Place)
• Grace Erpelding (11th Place)
• Marin Custack (15th Place)
• Emma Potochny (17th Place)

100 Breaststroke

• Maggie Roche (8th Place)
• Abbie Britton (10th Place)
• Elli Lafay (16th Place)

400 Freestyle Relay (3rd Place)

The team will be bringing 6 individual swims and all 3 relays to the division 3 state competition on November 18 & 19. We wish them luck and congratulations on a great season!