WEBB CITY, Mo. — Carl Junction captured the team championship at the Red Bird Invitational girls swim meet on Saturday at the Buck Miner Swim Center.
The Bulldogs compiled 288 points to top the team standings, while Rock Bridge took second with 226 and the host Webb City Cardinals were third with 196 points. There were 12 teams in attendance.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Emma Lacey took first in two events. She won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.71 seconds and touched the wall first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:14.
Chloe Miller was the runner-up in the 100 butterfly in 1:05. Miller also took third in the 500 freestyle (5:43).
Skyler Sundy was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke (1:06) and also took third in the 200 individual medley (2:30).
Abigail Wilson and Madeleine Garoutte finished second and third in the 100 breaststroke, while Carsyn Smith was third in the 100 backstroke.
Sophia Hensley was sixth in the 100 butterfly and Kiley Brenneis was ninth. Garoutte and Hensley were sixth and seventh in the 200 IM.
Smith, Abigail Holcomb and Kennedy Johnson finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle.
Alanza Montez and Bryn Neria were eighth and 10th in the 50 free, while Montez and Wilson finished eighth and ninth in the 100 free. Holcomb and Johnson were eighth and ninth in the 500 free.
Carl Juntion finished second in all three relays.
Sundy, Wilson, Miller and Lacey competed in the 200 medley relay, while Montez, Smith, Hensley and Wilson competed in the 200 freestyle relay.
Swimming the 400 freestyle relay were Sundy, Miller, Hensley and Lacey.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Sophia Whitesell finished second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:27. She also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:45).
Skylar Powell finished fourth in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 free.
The team of Hally Philpot, Avery Mitchell, Makenzie Storm and Skylar Powell finished third in the 200 freestyle relay.
The Cardinals were fourth in the 200 medley relay, with Ella Holt, Storm, Whitesell and Mitchell competing.
Webb City’s Kyndie Crockett, Philpot, Powell and Whitesell finished fourth in the 400 freestyle relay.
Storm and Mitchell were sixth and seventh in the 100 breaststroke, while Holt took seventh in the 100 backstroke
Hannah Ross and Olivia Honey finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle.
Philpot was ninth in the 50 free and 10th in the 100 free. Holt was 10th in the 200 IM.
Nikki Hensley (272.4) and Kyndie Crockett (261.7) took first and second in the diving competition.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin finished eighth in the standings.
The team of Lily Rakes, Brooklyn Hiller, Megan Walser and Lilly Mills finished sixth in the 400 freestyle relay.
The Eagles finished eighth in the 200 medley relay, with Rakes, Taegen Smith, Ava Perrin and Mya Johnson competing.
Joplin was also eighth in the 200 freestyle relay, with Lilly Mills, Smith, Brooklyn Hiller and Johnson swimming.
Smith was 10th in the 100 breaststroke and Walser was 10th in the 200 free.
RED BIRD INVITATIONAL
Final team standings: Carl Junction 288, Rock Bridge 226, Webb City 196, Hickman 160, Tolton Catholic 123, Broken Arrow 93, Lebanon 67, Joplin 45, Greenwood 32, Hillcrest 24, Battle 8, Marshfield 1.
