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STATE SWIMMING: Bulldogs, Cardinals advance to Class 1 finals

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SoMo Sports staff reports

ST. PETERS, Mo. — Athletes from Carl Junction and Webb City secured spots in Saturday’s finals with their respective top-16 performances during Friday’s Class 1 prelims of the 2023 MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

The Carl Junction Bulldogs competed in eight preliminary events on Friday—and they advanced to the championship finals in five events.

Carl Junction junior Chloe Miller finished first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.63 seconds. In the same event, senior Skyler Sundy finished seventh in 24.45 seconds to earn a spot in the championship finals.

Miller finished fourth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.91 seconds and Sundy was fifth in the 100 backstroke in 59.35 seconds.

Carl Junction moved on in two relays.

The Bulldogs finished fourth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:41, with Madeleine Garoutte, Sundy, Elyanna Dogotch and Miller competing.

Carl Junction’s 400 freestyle relay advanced by finishing seventh in 3:46. The relay features Garoutte, Sundy, Dogotch and Miller.

In other preliminary events, Carl Junction finished 22nd in the 200 medley relay, with Kennedy Johnson, Abigail Holcomb, Sophia Holcomb and Avari Fifer competing.

Garoutte finished 22nd in the 100 butterfly and 27th in the 200 IM and Dogotch was 30th in both the 50 free and 100 free.

Webb City advanced to the finals in seven events, one in the championship finals and six in the consolation finals. 

Webb City’s 400 freestyle relay team of Skylar Powell, Avery Mitchell, Alix Davis and Sophia Whitesell advanced to the championship finals by finishing eighth in 3:47.

The team’s two other relays moved on to the consolation finals.

Webb City’s 200 medley relay team of Norah Klosterman, Whitesell, Camryn Klosterman and Mitchell finished 11th in 1:57 to advance.

Webb City’s 200 freestyle relay team of Powell, Davis, Olivia Honey and Mitchell took 12th in 1:44.

A senior, Whitesell advanced to the consolation finals in two individual events—the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle. Whitesell finished ninth in the IM (2:14) and 12th in the 500 free (5:26).

Powell advanced in the 50 free by finishing 15th, while Davis moved on in the 100 freestyle by placing 16th.

In other preliminary events, Davis finished 18th in the 50 free, Camryn Klosterman was 20th in the 200 IM and 25th in the 100 breaststroke, Powell finished 20th in the 100 free, Mitchell was 26th in the 50 free, Norah Klosterman finished 18th in the 500 free and 30th in the 200 freestyle and Hally Philpot finished 30th in the 100 breaststroke.

Thomas Jefferson sophomore Natalie Carroll finished 18th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:14. 

Saturday’s finals are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

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