Young Wildcats Swim Well in Kickoff Meet

            With 7 of the 12 swimmers making their debut in a high school swim meet, there were plenty of questions heading into last Saturday’s meet. 

            Central’s only senior, Matthew Arnold, led the way as he has his entire career.  Matthew finished 3^rd in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.00 seconds.  That performance qualifies Matthew for the State Meet in November.

            Sophomore Matthew Usher had a strong meet as well.  Matthew finished the 100 freestyle in 59.07 seconds which earned him 10^th place.  Matthew also finished 12^th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:08.78.  Both performances were fast enough to qualify for the state meet.

            Sophomore Acacia Porch swam personal best times in both her events.  Acacia cut 1.5 seconds off her best 50 freestyle time last year.  Acacia’s brother, Geremy, a freshman, posted personal best times in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.

            Returning swimmers Emily Hollier and  Lyndee Debetaz showed growth from last year.  Meanwhile, first time swimmers, Stephanie Pourciau, Tejah Scott, Devin Avery, Brooke Demoulin and Jack Way began their careers with strong swims as well.

            The Wildcats will be back in the pool this Saturday, September 13 at Crawfish Aquatics.