3A West Conference Champions

What is better than competing in your home pool? Winning the 3A West Conference Championships in your home pool!

The Lady Wolves had an absolutely amazing weekend in the water as they claimed first place in eight of the 12 events during the Championships on Friday and Saturday. There was so much excitement as the winner was announced over the loud speaker and Green River was named the Champion with 398 points. Coming in second was Lander with 299 points, followed by Rawlins with 168, Kemmerer with 144, Evanston with 115, Lyman with 98 and Sublette County with 79.

Tavia Arnell was named the Athlete of the Year for the 3A West Conference. She was also the Champion in the 200 Yard Individual Medley and the 100 Yard Butterfly. Tanith Smith was the Champion in the 100 Yard Freestyle and she took second place in the 50 Yard Freestyle.

Haley Clevenger was the Champion in the 200 Yard Freestyle and she came in second place in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Courtney Clark was the Champion in the 500 Yard Freestyle and she got third place in the 200 Yard Individual Medley.

Brianna Uhrig was the Champion in the 100 Yard Breaststroke and she took fifth place in the 200 Yard Individual Medley. Her younger sister, Kaylin Uhrig, got third place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke.

Emilee Barnes took third place in the 200 Yard Freestyle and fourth place in the 500 Yard Freestyle.

Madison Moffat took ninth place in the 50 Yard Freestyle and fifth place in the 100 Yard Butterfly. In the 100 Yard Backstroke, Ivory Neher came in fifth place, followed by Hailey Luth, who took sixth place. Luth also placed sixth in the 100 Yard Freestyle, and Neher placed seventh in the 100 Yard Butterfly.

Breanna Van Etten took sixth place in the 100 Yard Butterfly and fifth place in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Peyton Murray got fourth place in the 200 Yard Freestyle and seventh place in the 100 Yard Freestyle.

Alayna Kellhofer placed sixth in the 50 Yard Freestyle and won third place in the 100 Yard Backstroke, along with Avah Kellhofer placing 10th in the 50 Yard Freestyle and 12th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Katelyn Maez placed 11th in the 200 Yard Freestyle and 10th in the 100 Yard Freestyle.

The 200 Yard Medley Relay team took first place, making Tanith Smith, Ivory Neher, Brianna Uhrig and Tavia Arnell the Champions. The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team also took first place, and the Champions were Tanith Smith, Courtney Clark, Haley Clevenger and Tavia Arnell. The 400 Yard Freestyle Relay took second place, and the swimmers earning All-Conference awards were Hailey Luth, Haley Clevenger, Courtney Clark and Alayna Kellhofer.

Divers Kaili Wadsworth and Natalie Walgren brought in more points for Green River, with Wadsworth finishing in fifth place and Walgren finishing 10th.

After the Prelims on Friday, there were several swimmers that didn't make the top 12. The following swimmers deserve recognition for all of their hard work and making great contributions to the team: Bella Anderson, Lauren Clark, Baylee Cochrun, Dalynn Graves, Mallery Lyon, Ellie Mandros and Alyson Robidoux. These young ladies kept cheering on their teammates during all of the events.

"I just thought that they did really well," Head Coach Colleen Seiloff said of the team. "The girls really enjoyed celebrating in front of their family and friends."

She said she was very impressed with how well the girls swam, especially when they are swimming tired during this time of the season. She is very proud of them for learning how to compete, even when they are exhausted. She is also proud of their teamwork and she talks to the girls a lot about how "you're only as strong as your weakest link."

The Lady Wolves will host their Last Chance meet today at 4 p.m. This will be the last chance the ladies have to qualify for the 3A State Championships that take place in Gillette on November 3 and 4.