LG Swimmers Compete at District 19-5A Championships
Five Seniors Honored; Six Relays and Two Individuals Advance to Regionals
The La Grange High School Swim Team participated in the District 19-5A Championships on Jan 21, 2022. Nine teams competed in the timed final meet. The LHS Women placed third overall coming in behind College Station A&M and Brenham beating Lake Belton, Hallettsville, Columbus, Salado, and Robinson. The LHS Men placed fourth overall coming in behind College Station A&M, Lake Belton and Brenham while beating Salado, Bosqueville and Columbus.
During the meet the LHS five seniors were each recognized with a bouquet of flowers while a short blurb about their future plans was read aloud. The LHS swim seniors are: Trey Cunningham, Cole Stork, Maddi Mach, Morgan King and Brynn Mikulenka.
Twenty-one members of the swim team swam in 31 individual events and six relays. During the meet swimmers dropped time in 23 events swimming their best times in those races. Overall the team dropped off a total of 1:14.59 in their events, an outstanding feat considering swimmers compete for hundredths of a second. In addition the team broke three school records. The swim team will have six relays and two individuals representing LHS at the Region V-5A Swimming and Diving Championship on February 4 & 5.
Trey Cunningham will compete in the 100 Free. He dropped 2.45 seconds swimming a 55.02 breaking the current school record placing sixth and is now one of two individuals headed to regionals.
Campbell Youens will compete in the 100 Fly. She dropped 0.10 seconds swimming a 1:09.83 breaking her own school record set earlier this season placing fifth and is headed to regionals.
The Girls 200 Medley relay will compete at regionals. Morgan King, Maddi Mach, Campbell Youens, and Celeine Fabre dropped 3.04 seconds off their time placing third and set a new school record of 2:15.15.
The Boys 200 Medley relay will compete at regionals. Trey Cunningham, Cole Stork, Ben Swisher and Will Bundick dropped 2.04 seconds off their time placing fourth.
The Girls 200 Free relay will compete at regionals. Morgan King, Celeine Fabre, Riley Youens, Campbell Youens dropped 0.07 seconds off their time and placed third.
The Boys 200 Free relay will compete at regionals. Trey Cunningham, Cole Stork, William Bundick, and Ben Swisher dropped 0,50 seconds off their time placing fourth.
The Girls 400 Free relay will compete at regionals. Morgan King, Celeine Fabre, Riley Youens, and Campbell Youens placed third.
The Boys 400 Free relay will compete at regionals. Ben Swisher, William Bundick, Cole Stork and Trey Cunningham dropped 3.02 seconds off their time placing fourth.
Other swimmers who placed in the top eight earning points for our team were: Morgan King 50 Freestyle eighth place, Ben Swisher 50 Free eighth place, Maddi Mach 100 Breaststroke seventh place, Quinlyn Landis 100 Breaststroke eighth place
Other swimmers who dropped time were: Avery Koehl 200 IM dropped 4.62, Madeline Willrich 200 IM dropped 12.28, Riley Youens 50 Free dropped 0.09, Sierra Pennybaker 50 Free dropped 0.66, Brynn Mikulenka 50 free dropped 0.19, Collin Landis 50 Free dropped 0.42, Hunter Sabo 50 Free dropped 0.57, Madeline Willrich 100 Fly dropped 7.90, Laney Herdler 100 Fly dropped 2.76, Riley Youens 100 Free dropped 2.91, Raygen Pyle 100 Free dropped 1.17, Dalton Landis 100 Free dropped 3.64, John Kasper
100 Free dropped 0.92, Spencer Ingram 100 Free dropped 2.01, Collin Landis 100 Back dropped 7.19, Maddi Mach 100 Breast dropped 3.02, Quinlyn Landis 100 Breast dropped 4.70.