Purples swim past CCHS, HHS; Cansler shines for Lady Tigers

Hopkinsville and Christian County’s swimming teams went to Bowling Green to face the host Purples in a high school meet Thursday evening.

The Purples dominated the pool, winning the combined title with 1,235 points. Christian County finished with 361 and Hopkinsville was third with 249.

In the women’s meet, Bowling Green won with 586 points to 236 for Hoptown and 189 for the Lady Colonels.

Hopkinsville’s Grace Cansler won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke and Saralynn Major was second in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke. Hoptown’s Kaley Bangart was second in the 500-yard freestyle.

In the men’s meet, the Purples had 649 points to 172 for the Colonels and 13 for the Tigers.

Christian County’s Shemar Barker took second in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Results:

Women 200-yard Medley Relay:

  1. Bowling Green – 2:14.44
  2. Hopkinsville (K. Bangart, Cansler, Major, Kaydon Coats) –  2:25.50

Men 200-Yard Medley Relay:

  1. Bowling Green (A) – 2:00.26
  2. Bowling Green (B) – 2:28.88
  3. Christian County (Sam Peck, Barker, Kolton Parker, Jackson Downey) – 2:56.26

Women 200-yard freestyle:

  1. Emma Ford (BGHS) – 2:18.48
  2. K. Bangart (HHS) – 2:35.61
  3. K. Coats (HHS) – 2:44.88)
  4. Amelia Kinkade (BG) – 2:55.85
  5. Macy McGinnis (CCHS) – 3:06.55

Men 200-yard freestyle:

  1. Matias Verduzco (BG) – 2:00.41
  2. James Dinan (BG) – 2:00.96
  3. Nick Morris (BG) – 2:08.96
  4. S. Barker (CCHS) – 2:51.20

Women 50-yard Freestyle

  1. G. Cansler (HHS) – 28.61
  2. Piper Morton (BG) – 29.31
  3. Kate Neal (BG) – 29.72
  4. Iris V. Von Steinfort (BG) – 30.54
  5. Evelyn Bangart (HHS) – 33.58

Women 100-yard Freestyle:

  1. P. Morton (BG) – 1:06.29
  2. S. Major (HHS) – 1:07.45
  3. Von Steinfort (BG) – 1:13.33
  4. K. Coats (HHS) – 1:14.12
  5. Addison Peck (CCHS) – 1:14.80

Men 100-yard Freestyle:

  1. Verduzco (BG) – 50.92
  2. John Brown (BG) – 57.54
  3. Charlie Booth (BG) – 1:14.48
  4. Luke Duff (BG) – 1:20.18
  5. Sam Peck (CCHS) – 1:26.22

Women 500-yard Freestyle

  1. E. Ford (BG) – 6:14.70
  2. K. Bangart (HHS) – 6:56. 57
  3. Amelia Kinkade (BG) – 7:24.54
  4. E. Bangart (HHS) – 7:33.57

Women 200-yard Free Relay:

  1. Bowling Green – 2:06.53
  2. HHS (E. Bangart, K. Bangart, Cansler, Major) – 2:14.42
  3. CCHS (Kaydence Harrison, Sarah Kate Gilliam, McGinnis, A. Peck) –  2:22.46

Men 200-yard Free Relay:

  1. Bowling Green (A) – 1:41.63
  2. Bowling Green (B) – 1:48.28
  3. Bowling Green C – 2:08.47
  4. CCHS (S. Peck, Downey, Parker, Barker) – 2:32.83

Women 100-yard Backstroke:

  1. Carter (BG) – 1:18.61
  2. Neal (BG) – 1:20.36
  3. A. Peck (CCHS) – 1:33.36
  4. Gracelyn Clark (CCHS) – 1:43.97
  5. Seda Pampell (CCHS) – 1:52.10.

Men 100-yard Backstroke:

  1. Wilkins (BG) – 1:08.78
  2. Doyle (BG) – 1:09.67
  3. Parker (CCHS) – 1:31.44

Women 100-yard Breaststroke:

  1. Cansler (HHS) – 1:19.39
  2. S. Major (HHS) – 1:38.10
  3. A. Coates (BG) – 1:40.62
  4. McGinnis (CCHS) – 1:46.39
  5. Gilliam (CCHS) – 2:01.58

Men 100-yard Breastroke:

  1. Brown (BG) – 1:21.71
  2. Barker (CCHS) – 1:38.82

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