ST. PETERS, Mo. — Carl Junction High School junior Chloe Miller is now a state champion.
Miller captured a gold medal on Saturday at the 2023 MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
Miller’s performance led a strong local showing, as members of the Carl Junction Bulldogs and Webb City Cardinals concluded the season by earning all-state honors in multiple events.
Miller won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.6 seconds. Cape Central’s Sydney Ringwald was the runner-up in 23.79. Miller was the runner-up in the 50 free at last year’s state meet.
Miller made it to the awards podium in two individual events on Saturday, as she finished fifth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.94 seconds.
Carl Junction senior Skyler Sundy also had a pair of top-eight finishes. Sundy placed fourth in the 100 backstroke in 59.68 seconds and also finished eighth in the 50 free in 24.85 seconds.
Miller and Sundy were also part of two all-state relays.
Carl Junction’s 200 freestyle relay team of Madeleine Garoutte, Sundy, Elyanna Dogotch and Miller placed fourth in 1:40.
The Bulldogs took seventh in the 400 free relay in 3:46, with Garoutte, Sundy, Dogotch and Miller competing.
With all-state honors in five events, Carl Junction finished eighth in the team standings with 114 points.
Webb City competed in seven events on Saturday, one in the championship finals and six in the consolation finals.
In the championship finals, Webb City’s 400 freestyle relay team of Skylar Powell, Avery Mitchell, Alix Davis and Sophia Whitesell finished eighth in 3:47 to earn a spot on the awards podium.
Webb City’s 200 medley relay team of Norah Klosterman, Whitesell, Camryn Klosterman and Mitchell won the consolation final in 1:55 to finish ninth overall.
The Cardinals took 15th in the 200 freestyle relay, with Powell, Davis, Olivia Honey and Mitchell competing.
A senior, Whitesell finished 11th in the 200 IM (2:14) and 14th in the 500 freestyle (5:29).
Powell finished 14th in the 50 free (25.56) and Davis was 14th in the 100 free (56.0).
The Cardinals finished 13th in the team standings with 59 points.
STATE NOTES: Monett’s Macey Flynt finished 31st in the 1-meter diving competition.
Westminster Christian won the Class 1 team title with 257 points. Parkway West (225) and Cape Central (224) finished second and third in the team standings.
Three Joplin area teams—Carl Junction and Webb City in Class 1 and Carthage in Class 2—had state medalists this season.
On Friday in Class 2, Carthage senior Madison Riley earned all-state honors in two events, as she placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly and sixth in the 100 freestyle.
