A message from the Director of Athletics, Elisa Ryan Manny:

Swim/Dive

Conference Placement: First
Section Placement: First
State Placement: Second
Participation Numbers: 39
Coaches: 5

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Maggie Farley
Most Improved Player: Reeve Wolf
Most Dedicated Player: Lucia Lazarus
All Conference: Madeline Byrne, Ava Decker, Mollee Ditzler, Abbey Dumond,  Anna Cierzan, Maggie Farley, Madalyn Hornung, Lauren Kahley, Lucia Lazarus, Katie Miller, Merry Miller, Maddie Mullen, Olivia Schletz, Reeve Wolf
All Conf. Honorable Mention: Sama Johnson, Maribelle Plessner
All State: Madeline Byrne, Anna Cierzan, Maggie Farley, Katie Miller, Merry Miller, Maddie Mullen

Championship Alert: The Swim/Dive team won their 19th straight True Team Section Championship!

Championship Alert: The Swim/Dive team won their 14th straight Tri Metro Conference Championship.

Championship Alert: Swim/Dive captured their 21st consecutive Section 4A Championship!

State Placement Alert: Swim/Dive finished in second Place in the Class A meet!

Season Recap 2024-25

Vis Swim/Dive finished another successful season in second place at the Class A State meet, where they competed at a high level overall with standout performances from Katie Miller, who won the 500 Free, and Maggie Farley, who won the 100 Fly. The team commanded the lanes at the Section 4A meet and emerged as the Section Champions for the 21st time, with the first coming in 2004. A section meet highlight is senior Maggie Farley earning a section finals record with a time of 56.56 in the 100 Fly, which is a record previously held by her sister, Vis Alumnae and current Villanova Swimmer, Anna Farley. 

The season also produced the program’s 14th consecutive Tri Metro Conference Championship, their 19th consecutive True Team Section Championship along with thei r21st Section 4A Championship, proving that the student-athletes are remarkable and confirming that the coaching staff, led by 2023 National Coach of the Year Nate Linscheid, is the best Swim/Dive coaching staff in the state of Minnesota.  

Congratulations to the entire team and special recognition to the below swimmers and diver who qualified for State

Madeline Byrne ‘25
Maggie Farley ‘25
Katie Miller '25
Mollee Ditzler ‘26
Lauren Kahley ‘26
Anna Cierzan '27
Merry Miller '27
Reeve Wolf '27
Maddie Mullen ‘28

Volleyball

3AAA Bracket
Section 3AAA Placement: Second
Conference Placement: Second
Season Record: 15-5
Participation Numbers: 60
Coaches: 5

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Veda Mehaffey
Most Improved Player: Payton Poehls
Most Dedicated Player: Kailyn Turnau
All Conference: Grace Towmy, Ava Miller, Ava Birk
All Conf. Honorable Mention: Greta Strobel, Avery Bowser 
All State: Samantha Wills

Season Recap 2024-25

Vis Volleyball completed their season with an overall record of 15-5 with highlights that include earning the #1 seed in Section 3AAA, finishing in second place in the section and a semifinal redemption win over DeLaSalle, who had beaten them in the final the previous season. Their season ended with a four-set loss in the section final. Congratulations to the Volleyball team on another successful season and a strong run in the section tournament!   

Cross Country

Conference Placement: Third
Section 3AA Placement: Third
State Qualification: Two Individuals
Participation Numbers: 12
Coaches: 2

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Addie Stoick
Most Improved Player: Katharine Norton
Most Dedicated Player: Lovey Farrell
All Conference: Addie Stoick, Vivien Ogle and Cecilia Wynia
All Conf. Honorable Mention: Lovey Farrell and Eleaner Wynia

Season Recap 2024-25

The Cross Country team journeyed through a season of hills and flats that ultimately prepared them well for the hilly course at Valleywood for the Section 3AA meet, where the Blazers finished in third place for the first time since they started competing in Section 3AA. Two student-athletes advanced to the State Meet! Ninth graders, Addie Stoick and Vivien Ogle, qualified for the State meet with Addie running the 5K in 20:08 and finishing in 14th place overall, and Vivien running the 5K in 20:27 and finishing in 16th place overall. At the State meet at the University of Minnesota, Addie ran in 20:45.3 and finished in 87th place overall, and Vivien ran in 20:50.0 and finished in 91st place overall. 

Soccer

Class A, Section 3A
Section 3A Bracket
Season Record: 10-5-2
Conference Placement: Third
Section 3A Placement: Second
Participation Numbers: 34
Coaches: 4

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Abbie Farley
Most Improved Player: Lily Sukup
Most Dedicated Player: Kate Gorden
All Conference: Abbie Farley, Lilliana DeLeon, Kate Gorden, Elle Springer
All Conf. Honorable Mention: Vivian Chard, Saskia Hiltingsrud
All State: Abbie Farley and Lilliana DeLeon

2024-25 Season Recap

Under the leadership of Head Coach, Christy Harding, Visitation claimed the #1 seed in the section and secured home field advantage under the lights through the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds where they defeated Nova and Trinity to advance to the section final at Two Rivers. The Blazers season ended with a 0-1 loss to the defending state champions and closed out their season with a final record of 10-5-2 and a second place in the section.  

Tennis

Conference Placement: Second
Section 3AA Placement: Second
Season Record: 15-4
State Qualification: One Individual
Participation Numbers: 60
Coaches: 4

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Meryl Rosenberger
Most Improved Player: Gabi Leon
Most Dedicated Player: Reese Foley
All Conference: Reese Foley, Izzie Dzubnar, Jordyn Jarpe, Meryl Rosenberger, Nora Commers
All Conf. Honorable Mention: Lauren Cameron, Kiersti Joerger
All State Academic: Meryl Rosenberger, Lauren Cameron

2024-25 Season Recap

The Tennis team had another strong season. They finished second in the Tri Metro Conference with a record of 6-1 and compiled a record of 15-4 overall.  

In the team tournament, the #3 Blazers fell, 3-4, to the #1 seed East Ridge in a battle with three of the last matches going into three sets to finish in second place in the section.

Both singles and doubles had strong matches in the Individual Section Bracket, with Meryl receiving the #2 seed and finishing in second place and Reese receiving the #3 seed and finishing in third place. Since it was an individual bracket, Meryl and Reese faced off against each other in the semifinal match, which eventually resulted in them finishing in second and third place, respectively. A special nod to the two of them for exhibiting class, competitiveness and support for the team and each other throughout the tournament.

Meryl Rosenberger finished in second place in the section, which qualified her for the Individual Class AA State Tournament! Meryl continued her remarkable performance at State, defeating her opponent from St. Cloud Tech advancing to the quarterfinal match where she lost in a battle against the #2 seed from Rochester Mayo.

Congrats to the Tennis program for another strong season and to Meryl for being #StateBound!

MS Soccer

Conference: Catholic Athletic Association
Participation Numbers: 31
Coaches: 3

MS Volleyball

Conference: Catholic Athletic Association
Participation Numbers: 32
Coaches: 3

Go Blazers!