Wisconsin places 72 on 2012 NISCA All-American Swimming list

With the U.S. Olympic swimming trials reaching a fevered pitch in Omaha this week, the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association recently released its list of high school All-Americans.

The lists compile the Top 100 performances in each event during the recently completed school year. Wisconsin ranked 17th overall nationally in the number of athletes, while California came in at No. 1 with 750 honorees.

Led by Ryan O'Donnell of McFarland and Kayla Skenandore of South (Waukesha), Wisconsin had 30 boys All-Americans and 42 girls honorees, respectively.

Here is a list of the events that included Wisconsin athletes (with overall ranking and time):

Boys
200 Medley Relay
John Hornacek, Jeremy Temprano, Ben Anderson & Billy Walsh, Madison Memorial (Madison) (63rd, 1 minute, 34.68 seconds)

200 Freestyle
Jake Iotte, Appleton North (Appleton) (82nd, 1 minute, 40.42 seconds)

200 Individual Medley
Ryan O'Donnell, McFarland (4th, 1 minute, 48.14 seconds)
Alex T. DeLakis, Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (69th, 1 minute, 51.54 seconds)

50 Freestyle
O'Donnell, McFarland (52nd, 20.86 seconds)

200 Freestyle Relay
Walsh, Nick Menninga, Patrick Franken & Anderson, Madison Memorial (27th, 1 minute, 24.60 seconds)
O'Donnell, Tony Donagan, Kevin Bennett & Collin Morgan, McFarland (97th, 1 minute, 26.29 seconds)

100 Backstroke
O'Donnell, McFarland (8th, 48.35 seconds)

100 Breaststroke
DeLakis, Eau Claire Memorial (18th, 56.08 seconds)
Jacob Mandli, McFarland (29th, 56.43 seconds)
Trevor J. Manz, Eau Claire Memorial (64th, 57.12 seconds)

400 Freestyle Relay
Hornacek, Temprano, Franken & Menninga, Madison Memorial (31st, 3 minutes, 6.11 seconds)
Jacob Folz, Bailey Biwer, Trevor Manz & DeLakis, Eau Claire Memorial (62nd, 3 minutes, 8.2 seconds)

Diving
Joseph Kaszubowski, Whitefish Bay
Andrew Suchla, Park (Racine)

Girls
200 Medley Relay
Emma Szczupakiewicz, Sam Pochowski, Megan Liebel & Kristen Kaiser, Muskego (31st, 1 minute, 45.42 seconds)
Lizzy Baertlein, Addison Skogman, Kayla Skenandore & Kaersten Meitz, South (Waukesha) (57th, 1 minute, 46.47 seconds)
Melissa Clausen, Rachel Munson, Ellen Stello & Kristin Malone, Shorewood (100th, 1 minute, 47.74 seconds)

200 Freestyle
Sami Pochowski, Muskego (21st, 1 minute, 48.41 seconds)
Abby Jagdfield, Mukwonago (63rd, 1 minute, 49.89 seconds)

50 Freestyle
Alli Bellford, Eisenhower (New Berlin) (51st, 23.43 seconds)

100 Butterfly
Kayla Skenandore, South (Waukesha) (36th, 54.92 seconds)

100 Freestyle
Kristin Malone, Shorewood (95th, 51.33 seconds)

200 Freestyle Relay
Abby Jagdfeld, Molly Manchon, Kayla Skenandore & Kaersten Meitz, South (Waukesha) (38th, 1 minute, 36 seconds)

100 Backstroke
Mackenzie Buss, Shawano Community (Shawano) (39th, 55.25 seconds)
Emma Szczupakiewicz, Muskego (74th, 55.99 seconds)

100 Breaststroke
Sami Pochowski, Muskego (5th, 1 minute, 1.72 seconds)
Leah Pronschinske, Eau Claire Memorial (19th, 1 minute, 2.88 seconds)
Kate Criter, Plymouth (58th, 1 minute, 4.13 seconds)

400 Freestyle Relay
Abby Jagdfeld, Molly Manchon, Natalie Clausen & Sara Zemanovic, South (Waukesha) (34th, 3 minutes, 28.61 seconds)
Emma Szczupakiewicz, Sam Pochowski, Megan Liebel & Kristen Kaiser, Muskego (47th, 3 minutes, 29.56 seconds)

Diving
Beth Dzwierzynski, Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee)
Greysen Hertting, Neenah
Rachel Margis, Park (Racine)