MST opens season at Sewanee: Swimmers fall just short despite best showing in past several years

The McMinnville Swim Team competed in its first meet of the summer Saturday afternoon, traveling to take on Sewanee.

MST, which fields a 120-member team this season, finished with 267 points to Sewanee?s 316, with the boys? team defeating their hosts by a score of 133-119 in their best showing in several years with the Monteagle-based team.

The team will have its only home meet of the year Thursday evening, against Shelbyville.

McMinnville took won six of the nine relay events at Saturday?s meet, including three of the four boys? freestyle races.

Isaac Golden, Jefferson McAbee, Jack Davidson and Liam Brock won the 8-and-under race, while Drew Davidson, Tucker Lynn, Kyler Walker and Ben McCrary took first in the 9-10 division and Wesley Minton, Casey Myers, Josh Paz and Josh Crosby won the 15-18 year-old race.

In the girls? relays, the 11-12 team of Joanna Paz, Lauren Roller, Rayah Kirby and Allison Connor won, as did the 13-14 team of Lara Kate Haley, Daisy Campen, Lauren Lytle and Molly Willmore. In the 15-18 division, Britta Kegarise, Andrea Carden, Taylor Bell and Katy Campen captured first.

Top finishers from individual events included:

Boys? 6-under freestyle: Bunker Brock first, Morgan McAbee second, Luke Hoover third.

Boys? 8-under freestyle: Liam Brock first, Isaac Golden second, Jack Davidson third.

Boys? 9-10 freestyle: Ben McCrary first, Robert Eschenbacher second, Drew Davidson third.

Boys? 11-12 freestyle: Brad McCrary second.

Boys? 13-14 freestyle: Ben Matheney first.

Boys? 15-18 freestyle: Josh Crosby first, Wesley Minton third.

Girls? 6-under freestyle: Emma Mullican first, Sally Willmore third.

Girls? 8-under freestyle: Madison Mason first, Livia Walker second.

Girls? 11-12 freestyle: Allison Connor second.

Girls? 13-14 freestyle: Lauren Lytle third.

Girls? 15-18 freestyle: McKenna Rhea first, Katy Campen third.

Boys? 9-10 breaststroke: Ben McCrary first, Drew Davidson second.

Boys? 15-18 breaststroke: Wesley Minton second.

Boys? 8-under IM: Liam Brock first.

Boys? 9-10 IM: Ben McCrary first.

Boys? 11-12 IM: Brad McCrary third.

Boys? 15-18 IM: Casey Myers third.

Girls? 8-under IM: Madison Mason second.

Girls? 11-12 IM: Allison Connor second.

Girls? 13-14 IM: Lara Kate Haley first.

Girls? 15-18 IM: Katy Campen second.

Boys? 8-under butterfly: Liam Brock first.

Boys? 9-10 butterfly: Tucker Lynn first, Drew Davidson second.

Boys? 11-12 butterfly: Brad McCrary second.

Boys? 6-under backstroke: Morgan McAbee first, Jacob Evans second, Bunker Brock third.

Boys? 8-under backstroke: Isaac Golden second, Drew Evans third.

Boys? 9-10 backstroke: Robert Eschenbacher first, Tucker Lynn second.

Boys? 15-18 backstroke: Josh Crosby first, Casey Myers second, Wesley Minton third.

Girls? 6-under backstroke: Emma Mullican second, Kansas Redmon third.

Girls? 8-under backstroke: Lauren Judkins second, Hannah Wright third.

Girls? 11-12 backstroke: Emily Phillips second, Erin Duncan third.

Girls? 13-14 backstroke: Lauren Lytle third.

Girls? 15-18 backstroke: McKenna Rhea first.

Girls? 11-12 breaststroke: Lauren Roller third.

Girls? 13-14 breaststroke: Molly Willmore second, Daisy Campen third.

Girls? 15-18 breaststroke: Katy Campen first, Brittani Honeycutt third.

Girls? 11-12 butterfly: Allison Connor first, Joanna Paz second.

Girls? 13-14 butterfly: Molly Willmore first, Lara Kate Haley third.

Girls? 15-18 butterfly: Tori Gallagher first.

Thursday?s meet is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Gilley Pool.