Panthers fall to Woodward in pool

Panthers

fall to Woodward in pool

The Starr's Mill swim

team suffered its first meet loss of the season Dec. 11 against Woodward

Academy.� Missing most of their top swimmers due to the Georgia Short

Course State Championships, as well as not having a dive team to also

compete, proved too much for the Panthers.� The final score was 421-144.

Nevertheless, there were some

good swims.�Junior Noah Copeland finished first in both of his events,

the 200 and 500 yard freestyle.�Junior Heather Highsmith placed second

in both the 200 and 500 free as well.� Freshman Bailey Garrot was second

in the 200 individual medley. Senior Haynes Finney was third in both the

100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke.�Senior Bob Wethington placed third

in the 200 IM.

All of the boys relay teams

placed third:� Copeland, Wethington, Finney and senior Brandon Watkins

in the 200 medley relay; Watkins, Wethington, senior Dustin Martin and

senior Thomas Barger in the 200 free relay; and Finney, Barger, Martin

and Copeland in the 400 free relay.

On the girls side, the 200

free relay team of sophomore Kelsey Surratt, junior Hannah Sargeant, sophomore

Alyson Simonsen and Highsmith placed third.�Highsmith, senior Jamie Grace,

senior Libby Hardison and Garrot placed third also in the 400 free relay.

The Panthers will be off until

after the holidays.�The next meet will be Jan. 9 when Starr's Mill

competes against Fayette County at Kedron.

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