Kearney High School Girls Swimming has done it again.

Over the weekend, our Bulldogs competed in their conference championship meet to close out the regular season and brought home a third-straight conference title. Head Coach Trevor Woehrman shared that the team “did not shy away from the moment,” showing poise and confidence from the opening races Friday night through Saturday afternoon. The results backed that up in a big way: Kearney won 9 of the 11 events and won the meet by 230 points.

What makes this run even more impressive is the steady growth behind it. Coach Woehrman and his staff have been proud of how this group has developed “both in and out of the pool,” and it showed all weekend with personal bests, season bests, and clutch performances when it mattered most.

A few highlights from a dominant championship weekend:

• 200 Medley Relay: Emma Cox, Izzy Fowler, Kaylie Gerber, Olivia Burgard - CHAMPIONS
• 200 Freestyle: Jillian Schauwecker - CHAMPION (plus a new PR and her first state consideration cut), with strong finishes and PRs from Jaycie Davis, Emelyn Kane and Grace Thurston
• 200 IM: Kaylie Gerber - CHAMPION, Izzy Fowler (2nd and state consideration cut), Eden Roling (3rd), and Halle Wright (5th) all dropping time
• 500 Freestyle: Eden Roling - CHAMPION (10-second PR and first state consideration cut), with big drops from Jillian Schauwecker and Emelyn Kane
• 200 Freestyle Relay: Halle Wright, Eva Cox, Eden Roling, Olivia Burgard - CHAMPIONS
• 100 Backstroke: Emma Cox - CHAMPION, Avreigh James (3rd place finish and a new PR), Dani Elliott (6th place finish and a new PR), Ella Reese (new PR)
• 100 Breaststroke: Izzy Fowler - CHAMPION, Maggie Rinehart (4th place finish and a new PR), Anne Saegesser (6th place finish and a new PR), Grace Thurston (new PR)
• 400 Freestyle Relay: Kaylie Gerber, Eva Cox, Emma Cox, Izzy Fowler - CHAMPIONS
• 100 Butterfly - Kaylie Gerber - CHAMPION; Eva Cox had 2nd place finish and a season best; Halle Wright finished in 4th place finish and earned a new PR
• 50 Freestyle: Eva Cox (2nd place finish and a new PR), Olivia Burgard (3rd place finish and a new PR), Emery Wells (5th place finish and a new PR), Dani Elliott (new PR)
• 100 Freestyle: Emma Cox (2nd place finish and a new PR), Emery Wells (3rd place finish and a new PR), Avreigh James (4th place finish and a new PR), Maggie Rinehart (6th place finish and a new PR)

The momentum isn’t slowing down. Coach Woehrman shared that the girls have one more meet before the State Championships, with a “Last Chance” meet coming up to give the state roster a final opportunity to improve times and rankings.

Congratulations to our KHS Girls Swimming student-athletes and coaches on another outstanding milestone, and thank you to our families and community for continuing to support these Bulldogs! We’ll be cheering them on as they head into the postseason!