The
Southern Crescent Aquatic Team (SCAT) recently competed
in the War Eagle Invitational Swim Meet recently in
Auburn, Ala. They gave a dominant performance with many
top and top ten finishes.
Joseph
Redmon, swimming in the Men's 11-12 division, took first
place in 11 of the 12 events he swam in. The only event
that he didn't place first in was the 50 yard freestyle,
in which he placed second. He earned Top 16 National
times in the 100 yard freestyle, butterfly, and
individual medley, as well as in the 50 yard butterfly
and the 200 yard individual medley.
"Joseph
just had a phenomenal meet," said SCAT head coach
Caren Betts. "He was pretty amazing."
Ross
Bittner also turned in a strong showing for SCAT. He
finished first in the Men's 13-14 200 yard backstroke,
second in the 200 yard individual medley, third in the
100 yard backstroke, fourth in the 100 yard freestyle,
and fifth in both the 200 yard freestyle and the 50 yard
freestyle. Bittner earned AAA times in all of those
events.
Other
swimmers earning top 10 finishes included: Lauren
Cartwright, women's 11-12, sixth in the 200 yard
freestyle; Matt Kelley, men's 10 and under, seventh in
the 50 yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 yard
freestyle; Cartwright, Elizabeth Kelley, Katie Ham, and
Erin Maher, sixth in the women's 11-12 freestyle relay;
Jesse Bockkenek, Cartwright, Ham, and Maher, seventh in
the women's 11-12 medley relay; Julie Glass, Samantha
Currenti, Bailey Garrot and Cassandra Heimann, fifth in
the women's 10 and under freestyle relay; and Garrot,
Currenti, Whitney Huguelet and Ashton D'Hollosy, eighth
in the women's 10 and under medley relay.
"We
had several swimmers drop time in several events,"
said Betts. "Overall, it was a good meet for the
team."






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