![]() Holmes and the Brown sisters were part of the 200 free relay with Summer Raymer which took eighth at WPIALs (1:40.01) and 12th at states (1:39.04). I am excited to see what she can accomplish in her senior year.” ![]() “She has that veteran leadership presence and will be kind of the anchor of the girls team. “Morgan swam really well at Spire with a couple best times,” coach Raymer said. She was tied for 16th after the preliminaries, but came up short in a swim-off. Holmes earned bronze in the 50 free at WPIALs and came close to making the consolation finals in the event at states. On the girls side, PIAA qualifiers in senior Morgan Holmes and juniors Mallory and McKenna Brown, and WPIAL qualifiers in seniors Ayva Harris and Natalie Helman and junior Michelina Estremera return with expanded goals in mind. Others coach Raymer said are ones to look out for include Gunner Raymer, sophomore Owen Echegary and junior Colton Park. However, the team was disqualified, and the record didn’t go into the books.īrodt-Jenkins (200 IM) and junior Mark DiPalma (200 free) both return after swimming individually at WPIALs last year. The 200 free relay swam to a school record at states. The 200 medley relay set a new school record at WPIALs (1:36.57) and placed 16th at states. Hunter Raymer and Holmes joined graduate Gabriel Sha and senior Primo Brodt-Jenkins on both PIAA-qualifying relays. Graduation took several WPIAL qualifiers from the Gators’ ranks, including former WPIAL champion and PIAA competitor Drew Holmes, now a freshman at Division II Bloomsburg. It’s a great feeling to be here and help these kids be the best they can be.” “Gateway has had such a strong program for so many years. “This is exciting for me to continue as a coach of some really good kids in this program,” Glenn Raymer said. He served as a Gateway assistant the past two years with outgoing head coach Sherry Sonetti, who stepped down shortly after the conclusion of last season while also retiring from her job with the Gateway School District. Glenn Raymer, also an assistant coach with the Racer-X club team for which Hunter swims, has past head coaching experience at both Latrobe and Elizabeth Forward. Summer Raymer, a multi-time WPIAL medalist and PIAA qualifier, is a freshman this season at Youngstown State. The Gateway girls roster features 19 swimmers and divers, while the boys squad numbers 15 for first-year coach Glenn Raymer, the father of Hunter and freshman Gunner Raymer and also recent graduate Summer Raymer. But we have a nice mix of returning swimmers and those who are new. We lost a lot of really good swimmers to graduation. We’ve all been working really hard with dryland workouts and in the water. ![]() “I am just really excited for everyone on both the boys and girls teams. “I am faster now than I was last year at this time, and I am right where I was in the 500 at the end of last year. “That meet at Spire was another thing that got me pretty excited for the season because I know I am going to swim faster than last year,” said Raymer, who went on to place 14th in the 500 at states at Bucknell. Raymer, who, along with several of his Gateway teammates, achieved strong times at a club meet at Spire Institute in Ohio a couple of weeks ago, hopes to take his efforts to the next level over the next couple of months leading up to championship opportunities in February and March. Raymer, also a prominent member of the local Racer-X club program, swam to a WPIAL championship in the 500-yard freestyle and helped both the 200 medley and 200 free relays earn WPIAL medals and compete at states. So when it came time to deliver at the WPIAL championships in early March, he was ready. Hunter Raymer entered his high school freshman season last December already experienced in a number of high-level club swim meets.
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