ST. PETERS, Mo. — The Carthage Tigers advanced to the finals in three events at the MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
In Friday’s prelims, the top eight in each event moved on to the championship finals and those who finished ninth through 16th advanced to the consolation finals.
Carthage’s 200-yard medley relay team of Kellen Frieling, Braxton McBride, William Wright and Eli Cox finished 16th in 1:43 to advance.
The Tigers also advanced in the 400 freestyle relay, as McBride, Cox, Wright and Frieling took 16th in 3:26.
A junior, Frieling advanced to the finals of the 100-yard backstroke by finishing 16th in 55.69 seconds. Frieling also finished 32nd in the 200 freestyle.
A sophomore, McBride finished 25th in the 50 freestyle and 28th in the 100 free.
Monett senior Matthew Fillinger advanced to the finals of the 200 freestyle by finishing 12th in 1:48. Fillinger also finished 17th in the 100 butterfly.
The Cubs were 20th in the 200 free relay, 28th in the 400 free relay and 31st in the 200 medley relay. Monett’s Ryan Goodson finished 20th in the 50 freestyle and 23rd in the 100 free.
Webb City’s Micah Brouwer finished 18th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03, missing a trip to the finals by two spots.
The Cardinals finished 24th in the 200 medley relay in 1:46, with Judah Ritchie, Micah Brouwer, Emiliano Vasquez and Cody Herndon swimming.
Webb City finished 31st in the 400 free relay, as Vasquez, Steve Kenlee, Brouwer and Herndon recorded a time of 3:43.
Webb City’s Maddox Wood will compete in the diving competition on Saturday.
