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BOYS SWIMMING: Carthage wins Monett invite

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SoMo Sports staff reports

Carthage captured the team championship at the Monett Invitational boys swim meet on Saturday. 

The Tigers finished on top of the team standings with 428.5 points. West Plains was a distant second with 322 and Monett finished third with 199.5. 

There were 11 teams in attendance. 

The Tigers took first in the 200-yard medley relay, as Kellen Frieling, Braxton McBride, William Wright and Eli Cox recorded a time of 1:49.

Carthage was second in the 400 freestyle relay, as McBride, Cox, Frieling and Will Wallace recorded a time of 3:44.

The Tigers placed third in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:43, with Trey Nye, Landon White, Wright and Wallace competing.

Frieling won the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.69.

McBride took second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.03 seconds. A sophomore, McBride also placed fourth in the 100 free (53.99). 

Wright and Wallace finished second and fourth, respectively, in the 200 IM. Wright recorded a time of 2:14, while Wallace finished in 2:17.

Wright, Wallace and Aydan Nye placed third through fifth in the 500 freestyle. 

Frieling finished fifth in the 200 freestyle, while Noah Blackford was fifth in both the 200 IM and the 100 backstroke.

Finishing sixth in their events were Ryan Steinbach (200 IM), Trey Nye (50 free) and Cox (100 fly).

Monett’s Matthew Fillinger won the 200 freestyle in 1:53, while teammate Jayden Apostle finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:08).

The Cubs were second in the 200 medley relay, with Ryan Goodson, Apostle, Spencer Hurt and Lincoln Johnson competing. 

Nevada’s Kolton Evans finished second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:31 and Trace Gould was third in the 100 breaststroke (1:10). 

Nevada finished third in two relays, the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle.

Carthage will be among the teams competing at the Springfield Duals on Tuesday. 

 

The Carthage High School boys swim poses with the championship plaque after winning the Monett Invitational. Courtesy photo.

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