First Dual Win a Year in the Making
December 27, 2019
CARBON VALLEY — Erie’s swim team won their first-ever dual when they defeated Brighton 114-72 on Wednesday night.
Leading the way for Erie was senior star Payten Irwin, who won the 100 fly and 200 IM, as well as freshman sensation Anna Lillie, who won the 100 back and finished second in the 200 free, posting a state qualifying 1:08.22 in the back, giving Erie a state qualifier in every event less than two weeks into the season.
“I’m a senior now and this team is only in its second year so it’s super special to see how fast we are developing and achieving our goals!” said Irwin.
Lillie and Irwin are both qualified for five individual events. Irwin has swum on all three qualifying relays, and Lillie has swum two of them.
“I’ve been a swimmer for about five years now, and I swim club competitively year round. I came into the high school season with a lot of experience and fast times. I mean, it feels pretty cool, because I’ve never been acknowledged for my accomplishments like I have at Erie!” said Lillie.
Lillie isn’t the only freshman making waves. Anna Dunn and Kambrie Payne have also posted state qualifying times in multiple events, and have been on state qualifying relays.
“It’s awesome to see freshmen step up and perform where they’re needed and all three of those girls have done amazing,” exclaimed Irwin. “I couldn’t be more proud of them!”
And now, the Tigers will go into 2020 with an expanded state team, and their first-ever dual win.
The full results are below
Diving
*1st Nyah Sanchez Erie (CO) Final 215.75
2nd Isabella Barone Brighton (CO) Final 211.65
3rd Talynn Gaccetta Brighton (CO) Final 207.20
4th Julia Brink Erie (CO) Final 149.95
5th Kendyl Tyson Erie (CO) Final 138.85
6th Courtney Giordano Erie (CO) Final 131.20
7th Sophia Wessbecker Erie (CO) Final 105.40
50 Free
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Kambrie Payne Erie (CO) Final 00:27.56
2nd Ava King Erie (CO) Final 00:29.11
3rd Margaret Olson Erie (CO) Final 00:29.19
4th Isabela Rollins Brighton (CO) Final 00:29.88
5th Kylee Goforth Brighton (CO) Final 00:31.41
6th Arriona Jones Brighton (CO) Final 00:33.84
100 Fly
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Payten Irwin Erie (CO) Final 00:59.85
2nd Emily Aten Brighton (CO) Final 01:02.07
3rd Grace Schmidt Brighton (CO) Final 01:19.49
4th Kylee Goforth Brighton (CO) Final 01:20.09
5th Emma Fling Erie (CO) Final 01:22.69
6th Gabriela Timmons Erie (CO) Final 01:30.81
100 Free
Place Name School Round Splits Time
1st Kambrie Payne Erie (CO) Final 01:02.06
2nd Meredith Olson Erie (CO) Final 01:03.44
3rd Raegyn Patzer Erie (CO) Final 01:04.39
4th Brooke Hays Brighton (CO) Final 01:04.89
5th Delaney Shafer Brighton (CO) Final 01:09.95
100 Back
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Anna Lillie Erie (CO) Final 01:08.22
2nd Ava King Erie (CO) Final 01:14.53
3rd Jessica Wilkinson Erie (CO) Final 01:16.49
4th Delaney Shafer Brighton (CO) Final 01:20.63
5th Nicole Svanda Brighton (CO) Final 01:27.71
6th Arriona Jones Brighton (CO) Final 01:28.77
100 Breast
Place Name School Round Splits Time
1st Emily Aten Brighton (CO) Final 01:17.51
2nd Brenna Kaufman Brighton (CO) Final 01:23.84
3rd April Fabre Erie (CO) Final 01:24.55
4th Emma Maiocco Erie (CO) Final 01:26.11
5th Margaret Olson Erie (CO) Final 01:29.91
6th Stefania Calero Brighton (CO) Final 01:40.93
200 Free
Place Name School Round Splits Time
1st Mallory O’Keefe Brighton (CO) Final 02:06.11
2nd Anna Lillie Erie (CO) Final 02:13.72
3rd Meredith Olson Erie (CO) Final 02:24.95
4th Brooke Hays Brighton (CO) Final 02:33.25
5th Carlie Kaufman Brighton (CO) Final 02:52.06
6th Sarah Allred Erie (CO) Final 02:58.25
200 Individual Medley
Place Name School Round Splits Time
1st Payten Irwin Erie (CO) Final 02:20.56
2nd Lanee Keyes Brighton (CO) Final 02:32.30
3rd Victoria Weerman Brighton (CO) Final 02:33.55
4th Brenna Kaufman Brighton (CO) Final 02:50.45
5th Anna Dunn Erie (CO) Final 03:15.08
500 Free
Place Name School Round Splits Time
1st Mallory O’Keefe Brighton (CO) Final 05:55.05
2nd Anna Dunn Erie (CO) Final 06:13.70
3rd Victoria Weerman Brighton (CO) Final 06:32.76
4th Lanee Keyes Brighton (CO) Final 06:33.42
5th Maria Pinedo Erie (CO) Final 07:13.28
6th Leandra Thorpe Erie (CO) Final 07:48.84
200 Free Relay
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 01:55.23
2nd Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:00.40
3rd Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:03.39
4th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:04.51
5th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:08.29
6th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:10.21
7th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:14.43
8th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:19.66
9th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:21.01
10th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:25.48
11th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:35.49
12th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:48.61
200 Medley Relay
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:03.00
2nd Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:10.31
3rd Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:14.96
4th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:20.65
5th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:24.90
6th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:25.69
7th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:28.23
8th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:31.93
9th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:36.46
10th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 02:43.52
11th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:50.71
12th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 02:59.54
400 Free Relay
Place Name School Round Splits Time
*1st Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 04:03.24
2nd Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 04:07.92
3rd Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 04:43.93
4th Relay Team Brighton (CO) Final 04:48.30
5th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 05:55.59
6th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 06:19.90
7th Relay Team Erie (CO) Final 06:33.23
