SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Local boys swim teams fared well at the SWMO Championships on Saturday.
In a field of 19 teams, Carthage finished fifth in the team standings, while Webb City was eighth and Joplin was 10th.
The top three teams were Glendale (486), Kickapoo (347) and West Plains (278).
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s 200-yard medley relay team of Kellen Frieling, Braxton McBride, William Wright and Eli Cox placed third in 1:44.
The Tigers were fourth in the 400 freestyle relay, with McBride, Cox, Wright and Frieling competing.
McBride placed sixth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.07 seconds.
Wright took eighth in the 200 IM and was also ninth in the 500 free.
The Tigers finished 10th in the 200 freestyle relay
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s Micah Brouwer took third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.
The Cardinals placed fourth in the 200 medley relay, with Judah Ritchie, Brouwer, Emiliano Vasquez and Cody Herndon recording a time of 1:46.
Brouwer placed seventh in the 200 IM and Ritchie took eighth in the 100 backstroke.
The Cardinals were 10th in the 400 free relay and 11th in the 200 free relay.
Maddox Wood finished fourth in the diving competition.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Nathan Wardlow finished third in two events, the 200 IM with a time of 2:04 and the 500 freestyle in 4:58.
The Eagles finished fifth in the 200 medley relay, with Parker Hinman, Wardlow, Ian Vermillion and Zane Newman competing.
Joplin’s 400 freestyle relay finished eighth, with Newman, Vermillion, Hinman and Wardlow swimming.
Hinman placed fifth in the 100 backstroke, while Newman took ninth in the 50 free.
