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12/2/2016
By Dan Manley
Advocate Sports Editor
The 2016-17 edition of Montgomery County High School swimming (and now, diving) is under way.
Coach Lainey Neal’s squad opened the year with their annual trip to the Laker Fall Preview at Russell County High School where they swam against teams from 12 other schools.
“This was a great way for us to open the season,” Neal said. “We had a lot of strong performances and got a lot of experience for some of the younger members of our team. I was really pleased with our effort.”
Montgomery County came in third in the overall points tally behind Scott County and Russell County. The girls were third behind Russell County and Scott County, respectively, while the boys finished second behind Scott County in the individual competition for boys and girls.
Trophies were awarded based on combined scores with the Indians tallying 667 overall points to 731 for Russell County and 896 for Scott County.
Montgomery County was one of seven co-ed teams entered in the competition that included 10 girls’ and 10 boys’ squads.
Other teams on hand were the host school, Russell County, along with Scott County, Meade County, Oneida Baptist Institute, Marion County, Allen County-Scottsville, Pulaski County, Southwestern, Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin and Somerset.
Individual winners
Three members of the Montgomery County squad won individual high-point honors in their respective age groups.
Senior Julianne Williams was the top scorer among all senior girls in the competition while freshman Cameron Coffey and seventh grader Samantha Coffey were also tops in their age groups.
First divers
Four members of the MCHS squad competed in the diving competition, the first time that the program has ever entered participants in that event. Senior Hayden Gooding, sophomores Morgan Shrout and Bryce Gooding and junior Hank Neal participated in those events.
Neal finished sixth out of eight competitors in his first outing with a score of 124.5. Bryce Gooding was sixth out of 10 girls in the competition with a score of 123.35 while Morgan Shrout was seventh with a score of 120.3 and Hayden Gooding totaled 108.7 points and finished ninth.
School records
Junior Hank Neal set a new school record in winning the 50 yard butterfly in :26.17. Freshman Cameron Coffey also established a new mark with a time of :27.31 in the 50 yard backstroke with Samantha Coffey earning a new mark in the 50 yard breaststroke with a time of :36.19.
Cameron Coffey and Hank Neal both won their events with their new record times while Coffey finished fourth, one second behind the pace-setter, with her new MCHS record.
Team members
The 2016-17 MCHS swimming and diving team is made up of:
Seventh-graders Sarah Coffey, Samantha Coffey, Meier Patrick, Jaxon Manning and River Thompson.
Eighth-graders Pruitt Lansdale and Abby Manning.
Freshmen Garrett Craycraft, Mason McDonald, Cameron Coffey and Bryce McGinnis.
Sophomores Bryce Gooding, Morgan Shrout, James May and Dawson Williams.
Juniors Cameron Reddix, Benton Patrick, Ashleigh Richardson, Carson Akers, Hank Neal and Travis Toy.
Seniors Hayden Gooding, Julianne Williams, Dillon Covington, Marc McGinnis and Noah Covington.
Individual events
Girls 50 yard freestyle
4. Benton Patrick (:27.78); 7. Samantha Coffey (:28.25); 13. Julianne Williams (:28.75); 22. Sarah Coffey (:29.75); 26. Ashleigh Richardson (:29.90); 28. Cameron Reddix (:30.20); 45. Morgan Shrout (:31.70); 65. Abby Manning (:33.78); 94. Hayden Gooding (:37.29). There were a total of 140 entries in this competition with times ranging from :26.23 to :56.98.
Boys 50 yard freestyle
8. Hank Neal (:24.91); 10. Cameron Coffey (:25.09); 11. Marc McGinnis (:25.13); 14. James May (:25.24); 15. Travis Toy (:25.29); 19. Carson Akers (:25.25); 28. Noah Covington (:26.40); 49. Pruitt Lansdale (:27.85); 62. Dawson Williams (:29.24); 73. Meier Patrick (:30.04); Mason McDonald (:30.08); 91. Garrett Craycraft (:31.68); 105. River Thompson (:33.95); 126. Dillon Covington (:43.55). There were 136 participants in this event with times ranging from :23.50 to :54.92.
Girls 50 yard backstroke
5. Julianne Williams (:31.99); 6. Benton Patrick (:32.21); 13. Ashleigh Richardson (:33.03); 14. Samantha Coffey (:33.08); 20. Sarah Coffey (:34.42); 44. Abby Manning (:38.73); 45. Morgan Shrout (:38.75). There were 108 participants in this event with times ranging from :30.40 to 1:11.08.
Boys 50 yard backstroke
1. Cameron Coffey ((:27.35); 8. Marc McGinnis (:29.64); 9. Travis Toy (:29.80); 12. James May (30:41); 14. Hank Neal (:31.05); 23. Carson Akers (:32.62); 41. Pruitt Lansdale (:34.70); 51. Meier Patrick (:37.25); 54. Dawson Williams (:37.59); 58. Mason McDonald (:38.21); 70. Garrett Craycraft (:39.93). There were 100 participants in this event with times ranging from :27.35 to 1:02.68.
Girls 50 yard breast stroke
4. Samantha Coffey (:36.19); 6. Cameron Reddix (:38.17); 8. Ashleigh Richardson (:38.55); 17. Sarah Coffey ((:40.42); 27. Abby Manning (:42.92); 52. Hayden Gooding (:48.32). There were 78 participants in this event with times ranging from :35.19 to 1:23.66.
Boys 50 yard breast stroke
8. Marc McGinnis (:33.29); 11. Noah Covington (:33.76); 18. Cameron Coffey (:34.98); 20. Travis Toy (:35.03); 32. James May (:36.73); 55. Garrett Craycraft (:40.64); 61. Pruitt Lansdale (:40.95); 68. Mason McDonald (:42.05); 80. River Thompson (:47.96). There were 100 participants in this event with times ranging from :29.76 to 1:05.10.
Girls 50 yard butterfly
7. Benton Patrick (:30.94); 8. Julianne Williams (:31.05); 9. Samantha Coffey (:31.30); 14. Sarah Coffey (:32.18); 17. Ashleigh Richardson (:32.75); 27. Cameron Reddix (:35.31); 32. Morgan Shrout (:36.42). There were 72 swimmers in this event with times ranging from :28.45 to 1:10.61.
Boys 50 yard butterfly
1. Hank Neal (:26.17); 3. Cameron Coffey (:26.68); 12. James May (:28.21); 14. Ma
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