The host Eagles took second place at the Joplin girls swimming invitational on Thursday at the Missouri Southern aquatic center.
Lebanon took first in the team standings.
Marshfield, Seymour, Hillcrest, Nevada, Lamar, and Lebanon were among the competing teams.
“This team has overcome many struggles this season with injuries and illnesses,” Joplin coach Juliana Hughes said. “However, they still made state- consideration times in all three relays early in the season and have dropped time in individual events tonight. Overall, this season has been my most successful year with the team.”
Joplin’s 400-yard freestyle relay team of Allie Lawrence, Sophia Schwartz, Lily Rakes and Emma Langer took first.
With the same girls swimming, Joplin’s 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relays both finished second.
In individual events, Lawrence took first place in the 100 butterfly and Schwartz was third, while Rakes placed second in the 400 freestyle.
Langer took second and Taegen Smith was fourth in the 100 breaststroke, while Brooklyn Hiller and Izzy Zamanzadeh finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle.
In the 200 IM, Mairi Beranek placed fourth and Smith fifth. Lanee Goodwin finished sixth in the 50 freestyle.
Hughes noted many other Joplin swimmers scored for the team by placing in the top 16 in each event.
Joplin competes at the Southwest Missouri Championships next weekend in Springfield.
