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GIRLS SWIMMING: Riley, Smith lead Carthage at Winnetonka invite

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

Led by standout performances from Madison Riley and Cassidy Smith, the Carthage High School girls swim team finished eighth at the Winnetonka Holiday Invite on Saturday. 

There were 25 full teams in attendance. The top three squads were Liberty North (351), Staley (299) and Lee’s Summit (206). Carthage had 119 points to finish eighth. 

Madison Riley

A junior, Riley had a pair of standout performances for Braden McBride’s Tigers.

Riley was the runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:00.8.

Riley placed third in the 200-yard freestyle with a school record time of 1:59.9. 

A senior, Smith also had a stellar showing. Smith placed fifth in the 50 freestyle in 26.54 seconds and also finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (59.03).  

The Tigers placed fourth in the 200 freestyle relay, as Riley, Smith, Joey Hettinger and Hope Fultz recorded a time of 1:51. 

Carthage finished seventh in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:12, with Riley, Smith, Fultz and Hettinger competing.

The team of Sydney Parks, Alexis Fosdick, Fultz and Hettinger finished 14th in the 200 medley relay. 

Also for the Tigers, Fosdick was 27th in the 100 breaststroke and 29th in the 200 IM. 

The Tigers will compete at the Springfield Duals on Friday.

 

Carthage’s Joey Hettinger, Hope Fultz, Madison Riley and Cassidy Smith finished fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and seventh in the 400 free relay at the Winnetonka Holiday Invite. Submitted photo.

 

The Carthage Tigers finished 8th in the final team standings at the Winnetonka Holiday Invite. Submitted photo.

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