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Area’s best swimmers test the rest

A place on the podium.

Earning one of the top six finishes to gain a spot on the awards stand is the goal for a number of area high school swimmers heading into Friday night’s Division 2 and Saturday afternoon’s Division 1 state meets.

McFarland has won the last five Division 2 team titles, and led by University of Wisconsin recruit Ryan O’Donnell, is heavily favored to make it six straight.

Big Eight powerhouse Madison Memorial is favored to win its 12th state title in Division 1.

Milton’s Spencer Mattox and Brandon Benson both have excellent shots at finishing in the top three in their events in Division 2. Mattox, a junior, is seeded second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.04. Grafton Al Nenning has the top time coming in at 58.70. Benson (53.26) is seeded second in the 100 butterfly behind Monona Grove’s Jack Allen, who qaulified with a time of 51.58.

Mattox and Benson are also in the fast heat of the 200 individual medley. O’Donnell, the two-time defending champion in the event, is nearly five seconds ahead of the next-fastest qualifier in the event with a time of 1:53.88. Mattox comes in with the fourth-fastest time at 2:01.00, while Benson is seeded eighth at 2:02.98.

Fort Atkinson sophomore Tyler Zaspel (22.23) and Elkhorn senior Sean Collins (22.68) are seeded second and sixth in the Division 2 50 freestyle. Fort Atkinson junior Lee Hollman is seeded second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 100 backstroke.

Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker both qualified 200 medley relay teams in Division 1, while the Vikings’ Tommy Dvorak qualified in the 100 butterfly and Kyle Amundson in the 100 breaststroke.

WIAA BOYS STATE SWIMMING

At UW-Natatorium

DIVISION 1

Event, qualifiyers and times

200 medley relay—Janesville Parker, 1:43, Janesville Craig, 1:44.19.

50 freestyle—Joseph Shane, Badger/Big Foot/Westosha/Wilmot, 22.9.

100 butterfly—Tommy Dvorak, Janesville Parker, 55.21.

100 freestyle—Joseph Shane, Badger/Big Foot/Westosha/Wilmot 49.04.

100 breaststroke—Kyle Amundson, Janesville Parker, 1:03.67.

DIVISION 2

200 medley relay—Elkhorn, 1:44.70. Fort Atkinson, 1:40.34. Milton, 1:41.04

200 freestyle—Avery Kan, Fort Atkinson, 1:50.08, Sam Johnson, Elkhorn, 1:49.37.

200 individual medley—Spencer Mattox, Milton, 2:01.00, Brandon Benson, Milton, 2:02.98.

50 freestyle—Tyler Zaspel, Fort Atkinson, 22.23, Sean Collins, Elkhorn, 22.68.

100 butterfly—Matt Zimmerman, Elkhorn, 56.67, Tyler Zaspel, Fort Atkinson, 56.11, Brandon Benson, Milton, 55.02.

100 freestyle—Jack Lunaas, Milton, 50.04, Avery Kan, Fort Atkinson, 50.23, Lee Hollman, Fort Atkinson, 48.79

500 freestyle—Sam Johnson, Elkhorn, (4:57.58).

200 freestyle relay—Milton, 1:31.88, Elkhorn, 1:31.99.

100 backstroke—Jack Lunaas, Milton, 56.54,. Jake Ruemmele, Elkhorn, 57.43, Lee Hollman, Fort Atkinson, 54.45.

100 breaststroke—John Toberman, Milton, 1:04.51,. Spencer Mattox, Milton, 59.04.

400 freestyle relay—Fort Atkinson, 3:20.86. Elkhorn, 3:21.50.

Just the facts

-- What: WIAA Boys State Swimming and Diving Meet.

-- When: Division 2, 6:30 p.m., Friday; Division 1, 3 p.m., Saturday.

-- Where: UW-Natatorium, Madison.

-- Tickets: Prices for the meet are $6 and are sold only at the UW-Natatorium each day of the competition.

-- Parking: Metered and free parking is available. Parking permits are not issued for this event.

-- Follow live: Every event of the WIAA State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships will be streamed live on www.foxsportswisconsin.com.

-- Defending champion: Division 1—Madison Memorial; Division 2—McFarland.