She may only be in eighth grade; but Cardinal swimmer Jaelin Beachy is already surpassing state cut times; and snagging blue ribbons at varsity events.

At a home meet against Park Rapids Oct. 1, Beachy took first in both the 100 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke, clocking her personal best times in each. Two days later, at the Fosston-Bagley Invite, she was again first in both the 100 breaststroke and the 50 freestyle events.

"Jaelin's breaststroke

(Oct. 1) was a big deal,"

said coach Bruce Onischuk. "She bettered her previous

time of 1:12.85 to a 1:11.28. This surpasses the state cut off time of 1:12.21."

However, the coach explained, in order for Beachy to qualify for the state tournament, she will need to swim the cut off time or place first or second in the section finals even though she has gone faster than the state standard during the season.

Others on the Cardinal team also swam their personal bests at the home meet Oct. 1. These included Abby Holm, Renae Weyer and Alicia Goltz in the 50 free; Cierra Waverek in the 100 free and 200 free; Kali Klimek in the 100 free; Lynnea Iverson in the 100 free and 100 backstroke.

Personal best time Cardinal swimmer Abby Holm swam her personal best time in the 50 freestyle event (42.22), at the home meet Oct. 1. Holm competed in the junior varsity class. (Staples World photo by Kelley Kossan) "The girls have been working hard for the past two weeks and the dividends showed last night," Onischuk said of the home meet Oct. 1. "Lynnea Iverson and Cierra Waverek dropped a significant amount of time in their 100 freestyle swims. It was nice to see that happen. Sarah Paskewitz, Sarah Holm and Elodie Grelle had good performances also," he added.

The Cards swam very well at the Fosston-Bagley Invitational Oct. 3, Onischuk said. "Again, we had girls swim their best times yet. This has been a real exciting time for our girls," the coach said.

Before the Mid State tournament Oct. 30, the Cards will take on Detroit Lakes Oct. 22, at a home meet which begins at 6 p.m.

Swim Results

Oct. 1; at home PR - 95; SM - 57

Individual scores:

Close race Cardinal Sarah Holm took 3rd place in the 50 freestyle Oct. 1, at a home meet against Park Rapids. Holm was also part of the 400 freestyle relay team (which included Jaelin Beachy, Elodie Grelle and Lynnea Iverson) that took first place. (Staples World photo by Kelley Kossan) 200 medley relay, (4th) Klimek, A. Holm, Emily Hirschey, Wavereck, 2:45.6; (3rd) S. Holm, Beachy, Paskewitz, Iverson, 2:22.28

200 freestyle, (3rd) Grelle, 2:31.43; (5th) Wavereck, 2:35.63

50 freestyle, (3rd) S. Holm, 30.12; (5th) Paskewitz, 33.87; (6th) Hirschey, 35.61

100 freestyle, (1st) Beachy, 58.77; (5th) Iverson, 1:02.20; (6th) Paskewitz, 1:14.84

500 freestyle, (2nd) Grelle, 6:44.35

100 breaststroke, Beachy, 1:11.28

400 freestyle relay, (1st) S. Holm, Beachy, Grelle, Iverson, 4:34.33; (2nd) Klimek, Paskewitz, Hirschey, Wavereck, 5:02.78.

Oct. 3; Fosston-Bagley Invite

Team Rankings: (1) Perham/ New York Mills, 366; (2) Fosston- Bagley, 309; (3) Detroit Lakes, 235; (4) Roseau, 173; (5) Crookston, 156; (6) SM, 63

Steady on Cierra Wavereck swam well at the Cardinal home swim meet Oct. 1, clocking in personal best times in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events. Wavereck placed 5th in the 200 freestyle; and took 2nd place in the 400 freestyle relay, with teammates Kali Klimek, Sarah Paskewitz and Emily Hirschey. (Staples World photo by Kelley Kossan) Individual scores:

200 medley relay, (7th) Iverson, Beachy, S. Holm, Wavereck, 2:19.48

200 yard freestyle, (16th) S. Holm, 2:40.26; (18th) Paskewitz, 2:43.54

50 yard freestyle, (1st) Beachy, 26.91; (15th) Hirschey, 32.41; (16th) Klimek, 32.56; (18th) Paskewitz, 35.30

100 yard freestyle, (13th) Iverson, 1:09.20; Hirschey, 1:14.08; (18th) Wavereck, 1:14.40

200 yard freestyle relay, (11th) Hirschey, Paskewitz, Klimek, Wavereck, 2:17.80

100 yard backstroke, (8th) Iverson, 1:21.36; (11th) S. Holm, 1:23.11

100 yard breaststroke, (1st) Beachy, 1:13.21

400 yard freestyle relay, (10th) S. Holm, Beachy, Iverson, Wavereck, 4:42.42.

At home in the water Elodie Grelle, Staples Motley High School foreign exchange student from France, swam well for the Cardinals at the home swim meet Oct. 1. Grelle placed second in the 500 freestyle; third in the 200 freestyle; and took first place in the 400 freestyle relay, along with teammates Sarah Holm, Jaelin Beachy and Lynnea Iverson. (Staples World photo by Kelley Kossan)