Wednesday, December 18, 2002
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002 |
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SCAT swims well at two meets SCAT swimmers placed second overall at the Marietta Marlins Invitational this past weekend, even without the help of some outstanding teammates who were competing at the Dalton Jingle Bell Classic the same weekend. Most of SCAT's senior squad also took the weekend off in preparation for this weekend's Senior State Championships. Out of seven teams, SCAT placed second to the host team, Marietta Marlins. "Although the weather may have been cold, there was no doubt that it was the SCAT swimmers who were heating up the pool," Head Coach Jamey Myers said. "The swimmers' enthusiasm generated a lot of fast swimming." Several swimmers achieved new state qualifying times. Finishing with personal best times in all their races were Melissa Beall, Emily Kim, Bryan Mitchell, SamChun Shimabe and Sydney Cartwright. At the Marlins Invitational, Sydney Cartwright, 8, dropped the most time in the 25-yard category with a 5.07-second drop in the 25 breaststroke. Alexa Cocker had the biggest drop in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard categories. She dropped 4.99 seconds in the 50 breaststroke, 15.86 seconds in the 100 breaststroke, and 43.68 seconds in the 200 freestyle. In the 400/500-yard category, Samantha Currenti dropped 2.70 seconds in the 400 individual medley, and Matt Hildebrand dropped 9.12 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle. At the Dalton Jingle Bell Classic, swimmers who dropped the most time include Beth Allaire, who dropped 15.52 seconds in the 25-yard freestyle. Also, Alan Kim dropped 20.55 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. SamChun Shimabe dropped 28.09 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle. "The coaching staff was very pleased at the level at which our swimmers performed reflecting their hard work and training in practice," Myers said. At the Marlins meet, female swimmers with at least one top-10 finish include: Kristen Bohrer, Bailey Cartwright, Sydney Cartwright, Samantha Currenti, Sydney Currenti, Nancy Daley, Katelyn Davis, Bailey DeRidder, Casey DeRidder, Caroline Evans, Pharan Evans, Julie Glass, Katie Ham, Cassandra Heimann, Jessica Heimann, Georgia Highsmith, Heather Highsmith, Sarah Larson, Kiersten Mossburg and Haley Smith. Male swimmers finishing in the top 10 include: John Daley, Matthew Ferguson, Kyle Goller, Alex Harmon, Matt Hildebrand, Raleigh Hudson, Matthew Manley, David Menchinger, Alex Menke, Peter Menke, Zach Payne and Alec Vazquez. At the Dalton meet, female swimmers finishing in the top 10 include: Lindsey Flynn, Samantha Holton, Emily Kim, Marilyn Naughton and Erica Pauly. Top-10 male finishers include: Nathan Bernth, Casey Blanchard, Noah Copeland, Alan Kim, Kevin Kim, Bryan Mitchell, Austin Pauly, SamChun Shimabe and Andrew Todd. SCAT swimmers attending the Georgia Short Course Senior State Championships in Augusta this weekend include: Lauren Cartwright, 14; Noah Copeland, 15; Katelyn Davis, 15; Casey DeRidder, 13; MacKenzie Garrot, 14; Angela Gellatly, 16; Georgia Highsmith, 14; Billy Jamerson, 17; Kenny Jubb, 18; Chris Lee, 16; Lindsey Lochridge, 16; Thomas Lucak, 15; Jessica Pratt, 15; Joseph Redmon, 16; Julie Redmon, 17; Nicole Roddenbery, 13; and Brittany Stevens, 16.
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