YOUTH SWIMMING

March 21, 2005 Last Updated: March 21, 2005 01:41 PM Amateur

The Butler YMCA Barracuda swim team advanced 28 swimmers to the state meet during the Western Pa. YMCA Swimming Championships last weekend at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The top nine finishers in each event automatically advance to this weekend's state meet at Penn State University.

Butler swimmers took top honors in three events. Brendan McGregor of Freeport High School won the boys age 15-18 500-yard freestyle in 4 minutes, 50.94 seconds. Stephanie Gross won the girls age 9-10 50-yard butterfly in 33.09.

Nicolette Krause, Brianna Keelan, Morgan Morrison and Jordan McElhaney won the girls age 11-12 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:51.46.

Butler High School freshman Brittany Vogel set a team record in the girls age 13-14 200-yard freestyle at 2:03.30. That eclipsed the mark of 2:04.46 set last year by current Butler sophomore Molly Evans.

Butler's top-nine finishers and state qualifiers follow:

Girls (ages 9-10)

200-yard medley relay: 7-Madison Miranda, Stephanie Gross, Emily Bruce, Amanda Alikhani

100-yard IM: 8-Stephanie Gross

50-yard butterfly: 1-Stephanie Gross

Girls (ages 11-12)

200-yard medley relay: 4-Stephanie Karavlan, Hillary Cummings, Jillian Vogus, Brianna Keelan

200-yard freestyle: 9-Jordan McElhaney

200-yard IM: 5-Morgan Morrison

50-yard buterfly: 7-Nicolette Krause

100-yard freestyle: 5-Morgan Morrison

50-yard backstroke: 7-Jordan McElhaney