Linn-Mar's Kelsey Drake, Kennedy's Jessica Williams swimmers of the year in MVC

Here is the all-conference first team, second team and area honorable mention list for Mississippi Valley Conference girls' swimming:

MISSISSIPPI DIVISION

First Team

200 medley — Dubuque Wahlert (Victoria Michel, Alaina Schmidt, Abbie Montag, Elly Kalb); 200 free — Alleyna Thomas (Iowa City West) and Karlie Welbes (Dubuque Wahlert); 200 IM — Melanie Housenga (Iowa City West) and Lily Ernst (Iowa City West); 50 free — Elaina Martz (Iowa City West) and Elluy Kalb (Dubuque Wahlert); 100 butterfly — Kelsey Drake (Linn-Mar) and Ernst (Iowa City West); 100 free — Martz (Iowa City West) and Natalia Verastegui (Dubuque Wahlert); 500 free — Welbes (Dubuque Wahlert) and Housenga (Iowa City West); 200 free relay — Iowa City West (Ernst, Martz, Thomas, Housenga); 100 back — Victoria Michel (Dubuque Wahlert) and Carlie Noel (Dubuque Wahlert); 100 breaststroke — Kelsey Drake (Linn-Mar) and Rachel Ding (Iowa City West); 400 free relay — Iowa City West (Housenga, Thomas, Ernst, Martz); Diving —

Brooklyn Corey (Linn-Mar) and Skylar Meyers (C.R. Jefferson)

Swimmer of the Year —

Kelsey Drake, Linn-Mar

Coach of the Year —

Emily Snyder, Dubuque Wahlert

Second Team

200 medley — C.R. Jefferson (Jacy Werning, Mika McChesney, Josie Thompson, Jaylee Chung); 200 free — Verastegui (Dubuque Wahlert) and Chung (C.R. Jefferson); 200 IM — Michel (Dubuque Wahlert) and Serena Brizard (Linn-Mar); 50 free — Hailee Grovo (Waterloo) and Alaina Schmidt (Dubuque Wahlert); 100 butterfly — Abbie Montag (Dubuque Wahlert) and Jenny Pigge (Iowa City West); 100 free — Kalb (Dubuque Wahlert) and Grovo (Waterloo); 500 free — Thomas (Iowa City West) and Montag (Dubuque Wahlert); 200 free relay — Dubuque Wahlert (Schmidt, Verastegui, Welbes, Kalb); 100 back — Caitlyn Nuehring (Linn-Mar) and Jacy Werning (C.R. Jefferson); 100 breaststroke — Jennifer Du (Iowa City West) and Schmidt (Dubuque Wahlert); 400 free relay — Dubuque Wahlert (Welbes, Michel, Montag, Verastegui); Diving —

Lauren Fasnacht (Linn-Mar) and Katie Culver (Linn-Mar)

Honorable Mention

(Area only)

200 medley — Linn-Mar (Emma Behrens, Shannon Kelley, Drake, Katie Dennis); 200 free — Mae Grahs (Iowa City West); 200 IM — Du (Iowa City West); 50 free — Dennis (Linn-Mar) and Izabel Houselog (Iowa City West); 100 butterfly — Thompson (C.R. Jefferson) and Behrens (Linn-Mar); 100 free — Brizard (Linn-Mar) and Grahs (Iowa City West); 500 free — Chung (C.R. Jefferson) and Kelley (Linn-Mar); 200 free relay — Linn-Mar (Dennis, Brizard, Behrens, Drake); 100 back — Mackenzie Voigt (Iowa City West) and Mallory Ahrens (Linn-Mar); 100 breaststroke — McChesney (C.R. Jefferson); 400 free relay —

C.R. Jefferson (Thompson, Taylor Langel, Ramsey Tucker, McChesney)

VALLEY DIVISION

First Team

200 medley — C.R. Kennedy (Jessica Williams, Raquel Green, Mackinzee Macho, Darby Manternach); 200 free — Sammi Hall (Cedar Falls) and Carly Weigel (Iowa City High); 200 IM — Jill Hughes (C.R. Washington) and Ellie Shimp (Cedar Falls); 50 free — Olivia Clark (Cedar Falls) and Anna Pfeiffer (Dubuque Senior); 100 butterfly — Williams (C.R. Kennedy) and Macho (C.R. Kennedy); 100 free — Clark (Cedar Falls) and Maddie Bagby (C.R. Kennedy); 500 free — Jill Hughes (C.R. Washington) and Grace Considine (Cedar Falls); 200 free relay — Cedar Falls (Clark, Shimp, Considine, Hall); 100 back — Williams (C.R. Kennedy) and Hall (Cedar Falls); 100 breaststroke — Laura Lorenger (Iowa City High) and Claire Wedewer (Dubuque Senior); 400 free relay — Cedar Falls (Clark, Considine, Katherine Wikner, Hall); Diving —

Jayden Lovell (C.R. Kennedy) and Andrea Adam (Iowa City High)

Swimmer of the Year —

Jessica Williams, C.R. Kennedy

Coach of the Year —

John Ross, C.R. Kennedy

Second Team

200 medley — C.R. Washington (Ellie Bryant, Caitlin Sievers, Lauren Havertape, Alanna Adkins); 200 free — Bagby (C.R. Kennedy) and Considine (Cedar Falls); 200 IM — Wedewer (Dubuque Senior) and Macho (Kennedy); 50 free — Manternach (C.R. Kennedy) and Emma Sass (Dubuque Senior); 100 butterfly — Havertape (C.R. Washington) and Wikner (Cedar Falls); 100 free — Pfeiffer (Dubuque Senior) and Manternach (C.R. Kennedy); 500 free — Lovig (C.R. Kennedy) and Jenny Hughes (C.R. Washington); 200 free relay — C.R. Kennedy (Manternach, Bagby, Lovig, Macho); 100 back — Weigel (Iowa City High) and Wikner (Cedar Falls); 100 breaststroke — Sievers (C.R. Washington) and Shimp (Cedar Falls); 400 free relay —

C.R. Kennedy (Sarah Gannon, Bagby, Williams, Lovig); Diving — Ellie Shearer (Dubuque Senior) and Ashton Syharath (Cedar Falls)

Honorable Mention

(Area only)

200 free — Jenny Hughes (C.R. Washington) and S. Gannon (C.R. Kennedy); 200 IM — Nelson (C.R. Washington) and Maddie Gannon (C.R. Kennedy); 50 free — Havertape (C.R. Washington); 100 butterfly — Nelson (C.R. Washington); 100 free — Devan O'Rourke (Iowa City High); 500 free — Trinity Sadecky (Iowa City High); 100 back — Reagan Linder (C.R. Kennedy); 100 breaststroke — Green (C.R. Kennedy) and Clara Froescher (Iowa City High); 400 free relay — C.R. Washington (Nelson, Jenny Hughes, Jill Hughes, Havertape); Diving —

Amara Taylor (C.R. Washington)

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