The Wildcat Swim Team fared well at Friday’s district meet in Carrollton, with nine swimmers advancing to regionals. “I’m proud of the way the team performed at the district meet,” said senior team captain Curran Kelley. “Even though we didn’t win the overall points race, we still put up a strong performance that we are all proud of.”
The girls’ relay team, shown in the photo and consisting of Peyton Slater, Siobhan Kelley, Laura Jean Mueller and Paige Slater, placed second in the 200-yard medley and in the 200-yard free relay. Paige, a senior, also took first in the individual 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke races. Sophomore sis Peyton swam second in the 50-yard freestyle and in the 50-yard backstroke. Senior Laura Jean Mueller placed second in the 200-yard individual medley race and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Siobhan Kelley also advanced with a fifth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.
The boys’ relay team, comprised of Curran Kelley, Bradley Paterik, Luke Smith and Tyler Reagan, also advanced by finishing fourth in the 200-yard relay and fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Another Wildcat relay team was fifth in the 200-yard medley, this time with Brandon Jones, Curran Kelley, Luke Smith and Tyler Reagan. Individually, junior Luke Smith was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle and sophomore Tyler Reagan was fifth in the 100-yard backstroke.
The Region 3-5A competition will be held February 12 and 13 at the Mansfield ISD Natatorium.
