The Joplin area will once again be well-represented at the MSHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Championships.
Athletes from Carthage will be competing at the Class 2 state meet on Thursday and Friday, while Webb City, Carl Junction, Thomas Jefferson and Monett will be represented at the Class 1 event on Friday and Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
Webb City qualified in nine events, while Carl Junction will compete in eight events and Carthage is entered in seven events.
Thomas Jefferson and Monett will compete in one event apiece.
Below is a look at the Joplin area’s state qualifiers.
CARTHAGE SET FOR CLASS 2 MEET
Carthage senior Madison Riley is seeded fifth in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh in the 100 freestyle.
Carthage junior Aubree Santillan is seeded 18th in the 100 backstroke, while freshman Olivia Manning is seeded 23rd in the 100 breaststroke.
The Tigers qualified for state in all three relays.
Carthage’s 200 freestyle relay is seeded 16th, the 200 medley relay is seeded 19th and the 400 freestyle relay is seeded 26th.
Thursday’s prelims begin at noon. Those who advance to the finals will compete again on Friday.
WEBB CITY, CARL JUNCTION TAKING LARGE GROUPS TO STATE
Webb City and Carl Junction are taking 11 girls apiece to the state meet.
The Cardinals have multiple entries in five of their nine events.
Webb City senior Sophia Whitesell is seeded seventh in the 200 IM and 11th in the 500 freestyle.
Webb City has three entrants in the 50 freestyle—senior Skylar Powell (seeded 13th), junior Avery Mitchell (21st) and sophomore Alix Davis (25th).
In the 100 freestyle, Davis is seeded 15th and Powell is seeded 19th.
Sophomore Camryn Klosterman is seeded 20th in the 200 IM and 24th in the 100 breaststroke, while freshman Norah Klosterman is seeded 26th in the 500 free and 29th in the 200 free. Senior Hally Philpot also qualified in the 100 breaststroke, where she’s seeded 27th.
The Cardinals are seeded seventh in the 400 freestyle relay, ninth in the 200 freestyle relay and 18th in the 200 medley relay.
Carl Junction junior Chloe Miller is seeded third in the 50 freestyle, with Skyler Sundy seeded seventh and Elyanna Dogotch seeded 30th in the same event.
Miller is seeded fourth in the 100 freestyle, with Dogotch seeded 29th.
A senior, Sundy is seeded seventh in the 100 backstroke.
Madeleine Garoutte is seeded 20th in the 100 butterfly and 22nd in the 200 IM.
The Bulldogs are seeded sixth in the 200 freestyle relay, ninth in the 400 free relay and 10th in the 200 medley relay.
Thomas Jefferson Independent School will be represented at the state meet by sophomore Natalie Carroll. Carroll qualified in the 100 breaststroke, where she’s seeded 21st.
Monett senior Macey Flynt qualified to compete in the 1-meter diving competition.
The Class 1 prelims are scheduled to begin at 4:30 on Friday. The finals are slated to begin at 3 on Saturday afternoon.
STATE MEET INFORMATION: MSHSAA: Girls Swimming & Diving Championship Information Central
