Swim team takes 4th at RACE meet
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MST competed against teams from Shelbyville, Winchester, Lawrenceburg, Waynesboro, Sewanee, Lewisburg and Fayetteville, with points given for the first 12 places in both individual and relay events. In many events, the athletes numbered 30 to 40 competing for top scores.
The top four finishers were Sewanee, which finished with 1,200 points, followed by Shelbyville, Lawrenceburg and McMinnville, which came in with 800.
MST President Leslie Hayes praised the swimmers’ efforts through the entire season, including their final meet.
“These kids were absolutely awesome,” Hayes said. “They all performed extremely well against most swimmers who have been practicing since March. Our kids don’t get in the water until our pool opens in late May or early June.
We are all pleased with fourth place, and we’re looking forward to next year!”
In relay events, the 15-18 100-meter mixed medley relay team of Kara Youngblood, Mark Chambers, McKenna Rhea and Josh Crosby-Vazquez took second, while Molly Willmore, John Newman, Lara Kate Haley and Benjamin Davis were third in the 11-12 division.
The girls’ 8-under 100 freestyle relay team of Elizabeth Oxley, Isabel Kirby, Hannah Hardcastle and Graylin Brock also finished third, as did the 11-12 girls 100 free team of Willmore, Haley, Lauren Lytle and Atlanta Northcutt.
Other third-place finishes came from the girls’ 15-18 100 free team of Amanda Hamby, Chelsea Pedigo, Youngblood and Rhea, as well as the boys team of Chambers, Casey Myers, Andy Davis and Crosby-Vazquez in the same division.
Wesley Minton, Davis, William Jamieson and Matt McColloch finished fourth in the 13-14 relay, while the mixed team of Martha Hutchings, Matt McColloch, Katy Campen and Myers was also fourth.
In the 13-14 girls relay, Katy Campen, Hutchings, Jesse Paz and Brittani Honeycutt were fifth, while Mary Ann Haley, Willmore, Joanna Paz and Allison Connor were fifth in the 9-10 girls division.
The 9-10 mixed medley team of Parker Lynn, Mary Ann Haley, Connor and Grant Womack took sixth place.
In individual events, McKenna Rhea came away with MST’s only two wins, taking first in the girls 15-18 50-meter freestyle as well as the 50-meter backstroke. Chelsea Pedigo was 10th in that event.
In other events, Isabel Kirby took eighth in the 6-under girls 25-meter freestyle, while Jefferson McAbee was ninth in the boys division. Graylin Brock and Alyson Caten took seventh and ninth, respectively, among the 8-under class, while in 8-under boys Tucker Lynn was second, Liam Brock was eighth and Brandon Honeycutt took 10th.
In the 9-10 girls 50-meter freestyle, Allison Connor was sixth, while Joanna Paz took eighth, Rayah Kirby ninth and Shelby Vasquez took 10th. Parker Lynn took 10th in the boys’ division of the same event.
Ben Davis took fifth in the 11-12 boys 50 free, while Lara Kate Haley was ninth among in the girls’ division of the same age group. Katy Campen took third among 13-14 girls, while in 13-14 boys Casey Myers was eighth, Wesley Minton was ninth and Matt McCulloch took 10th. Josh Crosby-Vasquez took fifth in the boys 15-18 division of the 50 free, while Mark Chambers was eighth.
In breaststroke events, Graylin Brock was third, Elizabeth Oxley was fifth and Alyson Caten took sixth in the girls 8-under division of the 25-meters, while Joanna Paz took third, Lauren Roller finished fifth and Erin Duncan was 10th among 9-10 girls. Parker Lynn was seventh among 9-10 boys.
In the girls 11-12 50-meter breaststroke, Daisy Campen swam to a fifth-place finish while Molly Willmore was ninth. Ben Davis took second among the 11-12 boys division, while Katy Campen was third in girls 13-14. Matt McColloch and Wesley Minton were eighth and 10th, respectively, in the 13-14 boys division, while Kara Youngblood took eighth among 15-18 girls. Andy Davis was second, Mark Chambers took seventh and Crosby-Vazquez took ninth in the boys 15-18 division.
In the 100-meter individual medley, Allison Connor, Rayah Kirby and Annie Willmore took fifth, seventh and 10th, respectively, in the girls 9-10 division, while Ben Davis was fifth in the boys 11-12. Casey Myers took seventh among 13-14 boys, while Andy Davis was eighth in 15-18 boys.
The 25-meter backstroke events saw Graylin Brock take seventh in girls 8-under, while Tucker Lynn was second, Brandon Honeycutt seventh and Liam Brock 10th in the boys division of that age group. The girls 9-10 division saw Ayla Anish take sixth, with Rayah Kirby seventh and Mary Ann Haley eighth.
Lauren Lytle took seventh in the 11-12 girls’ 50-meter backstroke, while John Newman finished seventh on the boys’ side of that age group. Casey Myers and Matt McColloch were fifth and eighth respectively, in the boys 13-14 division, while Crosby-Vazquez took fifth among 15-18 boys.
Top finishes in the 25-meter butterfly included Oxley’s seventh place in the girls 8-under division, while Tucker Lynn was third and Liam Brock fourth in the boys group. Connor finished fourth and Joanna Paz was fifth in the girls 9-10 division.
In the 50-meter butterfly, McKenna Rhea swam to a second-place finish in the girls 15-18 division. Lara Kate Haley was eighth in girls 11-12, while John Newman was seventh among 11-12 boys. Katy Campen took sixth among 13-14 girls, while William Jamieson took seventh in the boys 13-14 class and Mark Chambers was sixth in the 15-18 boys division.