Effingham Swimmers Make All-Conference

All-Star swim meet winners were, first row, left to right, Allie Wilhelms and Gracie Slifer. Second row, left to right, Aidan Braunecker, Ella Niebrugge and Tyler Sparks. Third row, left to right, Ian Copple, Gavin Braunecker and Alex Ciorna.

The Effingham Red Tide Swim Team competed with the Central Illinois Swim Conference at the All Star Swim Meet in Millstadt Saturday.

Several Effingham swimmers placed in the top three for individual high point awards at the meet. The CISC conference won the meet against five other conferences in Illinois with a score of 307. Illiana Conference scored 250, Shawnee Conference scored 200.5, Midwest Conference scored 145.5, Southern Illinois Swim League scored 139 and Sugar Creek Valley scored 3.

High Point Winners:

Gracie Slifer – 2nd overall 8 & under girls
Allie Wilhelms – 3rd overall 8 & under girls
Ella Niebrugge – 2nd overall 9-10 girls
Aidan Braunecker – 1st overall 9-10 boys
Tyler Sparks – 2nd overall 9-10 boys
Alex Ciorna – 2nd overall 11-12 girls
Gavin Braunecker – 1st overall 13-14 boys
Ian Copple – 2nd overall 15-18 boys

Individual Results:

8 & Under Girls:

Allie Wilhelms – 2nd Backstroke, 4th Butterfly, 5th Breaststroke, 5th Freestyle
Gracie Slifer – 3rd Backstroke, 2nd Butterfly, 2nd Breaststroke, 4th Freestyle
Avery Aldrich – 5th Backstroke, 19th Butterfly, 9th Breaststroke, 9th Freestyle
Isabella Keller – 14th Backstroke, 10th Butterfly, 17th Breaststroke, 14th Freestyle
Mollie Slifer – 18th Backstroke, 10th Butterfly, 6th Breaststroke, 12th Freestyle
Ryann Levin – 30th Backstroke, 38th Breaststroke, 40th Freestyle
Kaylee Sparks – 39th Backstroke, 28th Butterfly, 41st Breaststroke, 27th Freestyle
Lydia Aldrich – 42nd Backstroke, 42nd Freestyle

8 & Under Boys:

Marcus Geen – 11th Backstroke, 12th Butterfly, 9th Breaststroke, 6th Freestyle
Juluis Ramos – 13th Backstroke, 15th Breaststroke, 18th Freestyle
Daniel Ramos – 19th Backstroke, 23rd Breaststroke, 25th Freestyle

9-10 Girls:

Olivia Copple – 6th IM, 13th Butterfly, 10th Breaststroke, 5th Freestyle
Allison Geen – 7th IM, 10th Backstroke, 16th Butterfly, 7th Breaststroke
Ella Niebrugge – 3rd Backstroke, 5th Butterfly, 2nd Breaststroke, 1st Freestyle

9-10 Boys:

Aidan Braunecker – 1st IM, 1st Butterfly, 2nd Breaststroke, 1st Freestyle
Tyler Sparks – 2nd IM, 1st Backstroke, 5th Butterfly, 4th Freestyle
Patrick Ciorna – 6th IM, 6th Backstroke, 8th Breaststroke, 8th Freestyle

11-12 Girls:

Alex Ciorna – 2nd IM, 1st Backstroke, 2nd Butterfly, 3rd Freestyle
Juls Harden – 6th IM, 3rd Butterfly, 2nd Freestyle
Abigail Dietzen – 17th IM, 13th Backstroke, 12th Breaststroke, 22nd Freestyle
Chloe Aden – 18th IM, 10th Backstroke, 17th Breaststroke, 25th Freestyle
Stella Passalacqua – 7th Backstroke, 6th Butterfly, 15th Breaststroke, 9th Freestyle

11-12 Boys:

Eli Aden – 4th Freestyle, 9th Butterfly, 7th Freestyle

13-14 Girls:

Paige Brown – 4th IM, 5th Butterfly, 5th Breaststroke, 4th Freestyle
Nikki Lee – 7th IM, 2nd Backstroke, 7th Butterfly, 5th Freestyle
Caroline McDevitt – 12th IM, 12th Butterfly
Ellie Waymoth – 13th IM, 14th Butterfly, 7th Breaststroke, 10th Freestyle

13-14 Boys:

Gavin Braunecker – 1st IM, 1st Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke, 1st Freestyle
Austin Huebner – 5th Backstroke, 4th Breaststroke, 7th Freestyle

15-18 Boys:

Ian Copple – 3rd IM, 3rd Butterfly, 2nd Breaststroke, 2nd Freestyle