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CHS Boys’ Swim Team Places Second at Meet

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Submitted by Coach Osborne
    Buoyed by second place finishes in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay, the Central boys swim team scored 234 points to finish in second place at last Saturday’s meet.  
    Five swimmers had top 10 finishes in their two individual events.  Matthew Arnold led the Wildcats with a fourth place finish in the 100 yard butterfly and fifth place in the 100 backstroke.  Sean Murphy had two top 10 finished by cutting two seconds off his 200 yard freestyle and one second off his 100 freestyle time.  Kade McAdams finished sixth in the 50 freestyle and seventh in the 100 freestyle.  Daniel Parker finished seventh in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 breaststroke.  In his first meet, freshman Matthew Usher finished fifth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 100 backstroke.
    Also making progress for the boys team were Collin Cashio and Brennon Young who dropped two seconds each off their 50 freestyle times.
    The girls team showed marked improvement from the first meet as they finished with 98 points which was good for fifth place.  Freshmen Emily Hollier and Acacia Porch finished 13th and 10th in the 50 freestyle, while sophomore Lyndee Debetaz finished 11th.  Foreign exchange student Anna Johansson shaved two seconds off her time in the 50 freestyle.  Meanwhile, senior Emerald Roney finished fourth in the 100 backstroke despite being under the weather.
    The Wildcats have an extended break until their next meet on October 12.