2014 a look back: PHS’ Ben Wetzel and Amanda Tracy win swimming state titles

Posted 12/31/14

Wetzel out-swam Lander Valley senior Drew Gramlich by more than six seconds. Wetzel also earned a runner-up finish in the 200 free, falling short of another title by .81 seconds.

Eight months later, current junior Amanda Tracy swam to a state …

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2014 a look back: PHS’ Ben Wetzel and Amanda Tracy win swimming state titles

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In his junior campaign, Powell High School swimmer Ben Wetzel etched his place in the Panther swimming record book. Wetzel claimed the Class 3A state title in the 500 freestyle on March 1 in Gillette, shattering his school’s record (Jory Turk, 5:07.98 in 1988) with a time of 5:00.47.

Wetzel out-swam Lander Valley senior Drew Gramlich by more than six seconds. Wetzel also earned a runner-up finish in the 200 free, falling short of another title by .81 seconds.

Eight months later, current junior Amanda Tracy swam to a state title at the girls state meet, also in Gillette. Tracy posted a personal-best time of 2:18.10 in the 200 IM, clearing the field by more than three seconds to earn the gold.

See today's edition of the Powell Tribune to take a look back at some of the other major stories of 2014.

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