Jacketfish beat Montgomery County, Lexington Christian

The Woodford County High School swim and dive teams won a tri-meet with Montgomery County and Lexington Christian Wednesday, Nov. 28. The Jacketfish continue to cut time in the pool and WCHS Coach Blair Hicks says she’s pleased with how far they have come so early in the season. "I think the meet went well," said Hicks. "The divers did a great job competing against Montgomery County's divers; and the swim meet was a fast meet with a lot of fast races and best times across the board. I expect to see another fast meet against Lexington Catholic next week. LCA and Montgomery County are always competitive teams, so it was good to have this meet early in the season. We are still a long way from regions with lots of work still yet to do, but I think we will still be very competitive at regions and state. The kids continue to drop time every meet, so with a lot of hard work I would love to see my team win regions in February. " Laura Crutchfield, Madeline Gatewood, Katie Gatewood and Olivia Damm won the girls' 200-yard medley relay (2:00.56). Emma Goh, Lillian Moore, Caroline Crain and Anna Knuckols were third (2:24.84). Xavier Moore, Cole Janzow, Clay Lewis and Nate Janzow won the boys' 200-yard medley relay (1:46.69). Riley Gardner, William Fisher, Tiernan Moore and Aidan Sullivan were third (2:00.51). Madeline Gatewood won the girls' 200-yard freestyle (2:02.56) and Lillian Moore was third (2:15.46). Xavier Moore won the boys' 200-yard freestyle (1:58:94) and Nate Janzow was second (2:04.99). Crutchfield won the girls' 200-yard individual medley (2:23.98), Kyleigh Davis was third (2:35.49), Crain was fourth (2:51.45) and Mackenzie Plata-Madrid was fifth (2:53.78). Clay Lewis was runner-up in the boys' 200-yard individual medley (2:08.76) and Tiernan Moore was fifth (2:38.49). Isabel Taylor was runner-up in the girls' 50-yard freestyle (29.15), Damm was third (29.92), Erin Oberlander was fourth (30.24), Catherine Cadwallader was fifth (30.29), Hannah Warthman was sixth (30.86), Goh was seventh (31.16), Ashley Higdon was eighth (31.86), Ella Oberlander was ninth (31.91) and Callie Gormley was 10th (32.05). “So far I am having a great time,” said Erin Oberlander. “We are a close group and it truly is a family environment on this team. I am working on trying to get my pull stronger so that I can go faster and improve my times. Riley Gardner was runner-up in the boys' 50-yard freestyle (24.44), Fisher was third (25.31), Sullivan was sixth (27.92), James Bonci was seventh (28.41), Brian Claridge was eighth (28.63)and Zack Ball was ninth (29.21). “Right now, the team appaears to be in great shape and I think if we continue like this, we should have a great shot at regional,” said Gardner. I am trying to build up my endurance right now so I can close at the end of the race.” Madeline Gatewood won the girls 100-yard butterfly (1:03.36) and Lillian Moore (1:23.29). Cole Janzow won the boys' 100-yard butterfly (56.23) and Tiernan Moore was sixth (1:29.29). Katie Gatewood won the girls' 100-yard freestyle (59.70), Damm was runner-up (1:06.87), Erin Oberlander was third (1:11.73), Ella Oberlander was fourth (1:13.08), Victoria Hale was fifth (1:13.55), Higdon was seventh (1:14.62), Elizabeth Congleton was eighth (1:15.26), Parker Robinson was ninth (1:16.97) and Gormley was 10th (1:20.49). Fisher finished third in the boys' 100-yard freestyle (59.40), Ball was sixth (1:09.65), Claridge was seventh (1:10.63), Josh Cromwell was eighth (1:10.72), Bonci was ninth (1:11.54) and Elijah Martin was 10th (1:13.16). Taylor was runner-up in the girls' 500-yard freestyle (6:41.06). Nate Janzow was won the boys' 500-yard freestyle (5:30.99). Davis, Erin Oberlander, Cadwallader and Damm won the girls' 200-yard freestyle relay (2:02.48). Warthman, Nuckols, Taylor Dotson and Lillian Moore were runner-up (2:07.63). Lucy Childers, Lillian Mullins, Lilli Wingrove and Plata-Madrid were fourth (2:21.27). Samantha Padgett, Robinson, Abbey Bleuel and Caroline Miller were fifth (2:23.21). Cole Janzow, Tiernan Moore, Fisher and Gardner were runner-up in the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay (1:40.21). Ball, Cromwell, Martin and Bonci were fourth (2:04.24). Crutchfield won the girls' 100-yard backstroke (1:03.41), Warthman was fourth (1:24.86), Goh was fifth (1:27.62), Wingrove was sixth (1:29.60) and Childers was seventh (1:45.08). Lewis was runner-up in the boys' 100-yard backstroke (1:01.62), Gardner was third (1:02.94) and Sullivan was fifth (1:18.59). Katie Gatewood won the girls' 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.69), Nuckols was third (1:26.52), Davis was fourth (1:26.70), Crain was fifth (1:29.27), Cadwallader was sixth (1:30.27), Plata-Madrid (1:33.20) and Dotson was ninth (1:43.81). Cole Janzow won the boys' 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.91). Erin Oberlander, Crutchfield, Katie Gatewood and Madeline Gatewood were runner-up in the 400-yard freestyle relay (4:11.40). Warthman, Crain, Cadwallader and Taylor were fourth (4:54.54). Davis, Gormley, Goh and Hale were fifth (4:57.97). Nate Janzow, Sullivan, Xavier Moore and Lewis won the boys' 400-yard freestyle relay (3:49.46). Ball, Cromwell, Bonci and Claridge were fourth (4:48.98). Caitlin Cottingham placed third in the girls' one-meter dive (145.00), Naomi Branham was fourth (142.40) and Julia Hill was sixth (122.65). ‘I think this team will continue to get better said WCHS Dive Coach Patty Burchett. “The scores were up and down today because many of our kids are trying new dives and it’s a work in progress but I am pleased with their approach every week.” Caleb Evans was runner-up in the boys' one-meter dive (212.80). “This feels great, It was my first time finishing in second place,” said Evans. “I’m working hard in practice on dives with greater degree of difficulty but I am not ready to try them in meets yet. I’m having fun and working hard right now.” William Solver was third (202.75), Wade Young was fourth (201.80), Jack Shea was fifth (183.85), Logan Green was seventh (151.00) and Dylan Hardee was ninth (128.30). Jase Crume was disqualified. “I’ve been diving for just a couple of months but I am enjoying it,” said Crume. I’d like to continmue to improve on my inward dives as the season goes on.” “I think I did alright today but I am a little disappointed that I scratched on one of the dives,” said Hardee. “I am trying to get a consistent take off right now and I’d like to be able to throw my one-and-a-half back by the time the regional meet comes.”