Sports : Stormin' Vikes take down Grinnell, Mason City and Waterloo

The Stormin' Vikes wrapped up an arduous six-day period Friday night with a long trip up to Decorah. Beginning on Saturday with the Grinnell invitational, followed up by an invitational win Tuesday in Williamsburg, the squad concluded with a long bus ride and a strong second place finish. Though not hitting their best times of the year in most races, the swimmers did enough to take down Grinnell, Mason City and Waterloo.

Both the medley relay and 200 free relay were about a second off their best for the year, with each barely edged out at the wall and finishing second. But the medley remains seeded 16th in the state and the 200 free relay is currently at 23rd. The top 24 times from the district meets in early February qualify for the single class state meet.
Event winners on the night were Carter Kirtz in the 200IM and 500 Free and Ian Allsup in the 50 Free. Other medalists included Allsup (3rd in the 100 free), Wes Farrell (3rd - 100 back) and Broden Farrell (3rd - 100 breast)
This was the final meet before the break. The swimmers now have a little over two weeks until the next meet for some well-deserved rest and to put in some extra work in the practice pool.
At the break the Stormin Vikes are in a pretty good spot. The team is 27th in the state power rankings and have two relays and two individuals in strong positions to earn state appearances with some continued improvement. Several other swimmers could also push for state with some decent time drops.
The next meet will be at home on January 4th at the Braille School pool against Decorah.