LARAMIE — Green River senior Tavia Arnell is one step closer to finishing her high school career as an eight-time state champion after an impressive showing in Thursday’s preliminaries at the Wyoming High School Girls Class 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships.

Arnell posted the top preliminary times in both the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly, leading by wide margins in each event. Her time of 2:05.58 in the IM was nearly seven seconds ahead of the next fastest swimmer, and her 56.12 in the 100 butterfly put her almost five seconds clear of the field.

The Lady Wolves also made a strong statement in the team events, starting the day with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Alayna Kellhofer, Kaylin Uhrig, Arnell, and Zoie Gilmore finish

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