MONETT, Mo. — Led by five event wins, the Carthage High School boys swim team took first place at Saturday’s Monett Invitational.
Carthage finished with 392 points and Joplin finished second in the team standings with 277 points.
Rounding out the team standings were West Plains (270), Monett (201), Camdenton (153), Hillcrest (139), Lebanon (121), Waynesville (110), Marshfield (106), Greenwood (97), Nevada (91) and Seymour (16).
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s standout duo of Kellen Frieling and Braxton McBride each won two individual events.
A senior, Frieling won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:01 and the 100 backstroke in 57.83 seconds.
A junior, McBride won the 50 freestyle in 22.95 seconds and took first in the 100 free in 51.29 seconds.
Carthage’s 400 freestyle relay team of McBride, Will Wright, Aydan Nye and Frieling took first place in 3:33.
The Tigers finished second in the 200 medley relay, with Frieling, McBride, Wright and Maveric Allphin competing.
Carthage was also second in the 200 freestyle relay, with Allphin, Daryl Martin, Ben Rogers and Nye competing.
Finishing third in their individual events were Nye (200 free) and Wright (200 IM, 500 free). Allphin placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin’s 200-yard medley relay team of Nathan Wardlow, Jackson Mordica, Parker Hinman and Ian Vermillion took first with a time of 1:47.
Wardlow won a pair of individual events, the 200 IM in 2:03 and the 500 freestyle in 5:01.
Joplin’s 400 freestyle relay team of Wardlow, Isaiah Thom, Vermillion and Hinman took second.
The Eagles finished third in the 200 freestyle relay, with Jordan Goins, Owen Mordica, Jackson Mordica and Thom competing.
Hinman and Vermillion finished second and third in the 100 butterfly, while Hinman also placed third in the 100 backstroke.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Nevada’s Trace Gould won the 100 breaststroke in 1:04 and teammate Kolton Evans was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke.
Monett’s Jayden Apostol took second in the 100 breaststroke and Ryan Goodson was third in the 50 free.
The Cubs finished third in the 400 freestyle relay.
