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11/21/2014
By Dan Manley
Advocate Sports Editor
Even with three of their top swimmers sidelined, the Montgomery County High School swim team had a successful opening to their 2014-2015 season Saturday.
Coach Lainey Neal’s squad traveled to Russell County High School to compete in the Laker Fall Preview and finished second out of the 19 teams that were entered.
The Indians were without freshman Ashleigh Richard-son, junior Sam May and freshman Travis Toy, a trio that certainly could have enabled Montgomery County to close the gap on top finisher Russell County.
“Certainly a great start to the season,” Neal said. “This is a team that has some depth so that even without some of our key swimmers we were still able to be really competitive. Plus, we’re a really young team with only one senior on both squads.”
The Indians next outing will be Dec. 15 when they travel to Winchester to swim against Clark County.
Freshman Benton Patrick led the team by scoring 45 points. Her best finish was second place in the back stroke. Julianne Williams added 19 points and Cameron Reddix scored 16.
Eighth-grader Hank Neal was the top scorer among the Montgomery County boys with 21 points while Marc McGinnis tallied 16.
Team Standings
Russell County 821
Montgomery County 430
Franklin-Simpson 318
Scott High 267
Central Hardin 233
Allen Co.-Scottsville 231
West Jessamine 210
North Hardin 193
Clark County 157
Marion County 146
East Jessamine 130
Taylor County 97
John Hardin 93
Monroe County 61
Franklin County 60
Anderson County 50
Western Hills 42
Nelson County 40
Campbellsville 32
Individual Results
(Those who finished in the top 16 in their events to score points for the MCHS team).
Women’s 50-yard freestyle — 4. Benton Patrick, :27.63.
Men’s 50-yard freestyle — 13. Hank Neal, :25.61.
Women’s 50-yard backstroke — 2. Benton Patrick, :32.37; 10. Julianne Williams, :33.96.
Men’s 50-yard backstroke — 8. Marc McGinnis, :30.85; 11. Hank Neal, :31.29.
Women’s 50-yard breast-stroke — 3. Cameron Reddix, :38.01.
Men’s 50-yard breast-stroke — 12. Marc McGinnis, :33.86.
Women’s 50-yard butterfly — 6. Benton Patrick, :30.55; 7. Julianne Williams, :31.07.
Men’s 50-yard butterfly — 8. Hank Neal, :27.38.
Women’s 200-yard freestyle relay — 4. Julianne Williams, Cameron Reddix, Madison Penix and Benton Patrick, 2:00.0.
Men’s 200-yard freestyle relay — 3. Hank Neal, Alex Whitaker, Ben Scott McDonald and Marc McGinnis, 1:44.98.
Women’s 200-yard back-stroke relay — 3. Julianne Williams, Cmaeron Reddix, Madison Penix and Benton Patrick, 2:21.66.
Men’s 200-yard back-stroke relay — 2. James May, Cameron Coffey, Hank Neal and Marc McGinnis, 2:06.35.
Women’s 200-yard breast-stroke relay — 3. Madison Penix, Gloria Rogers, Maggie Groeber and Cameron Reddix, 2:48.37.
Men’s 200-yard breast-stroke relay — 2. Noah Covington, Alex Whitaker, Ben Scott McDonald and Marc MdGinnis, 2:23.0.
Women’s 200-yard butterfly relay — 2. Madison Penix, Cameron Reddix, Julianne Williams and Benton Patrick, 2:15.24.
Men’s 200-yard butterfly relay — 4. Jackson Caudill, Noah Covington, Cameron Coffey and Hank Neal, 2:03.20.
The Indians continue to do well, despite the fact that they have no local indoor facility in which to train.
The Indians will compete in the Woodford County Invitational coming up Saturday, Dec. 20, and will have additional meets in January at Clark County, Ft. Knox and Shelbyville before they compete in the Region 5 championships and then hopefully the state tournament.
The 2014-2015 swimming season concludes with the Kentucky State School Athletic Association’s Swimming and Diving championships at the University of Louisville Feb. 27-28.
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