Submitted photograph Rays crew members and coaches are proven throughout a current two-day meet in Canton, Ohio.
CANTON, Ohio – The Randolph Space YMCA Swim Staff (RAYS) just lately competed on the Southeast Ohio and West Virginia League Champs swim meet in Canton, Ohio just lately,
The boys crew was led by Ky George (124 factors), Dorsey Cutright (89) and Joel Casto (68).
In the course of the two-day meet, George captured a 3rd, 4 seconds and positioned first within the 200 free and 50 again, all private greatest swims.
He added a district-breaking time (the sixth particular person occasion for which he has certified for districts this season) within the 200 free for the 2024 Nice Lakes Championship meet in Canton, Ohio.
Cutright captured his first Zones lower time in two occasions – the 200 IM and 100 butterfly. Cutright introduced house two seconds, a 3rd, two fourths and a ninth place end. Cutright and George will each journey again to Canton for the Nice Lakes Championship assembly with coach John Schmidt.
Submitted photograph Rays crew members and coaches are proven throughout a current two-day meet in Canton, Ohio.
Casto competed in six occasions, putting second within the 100 breast and fifth within the 200 IM and 200 breast. Casto had private greatest swims in four of his 6 occasions. Casto will proceed coaching for the WV State YMCA meet in Morgantown with coach Eric Anger. Jackson Richards competed in seven particular person occasions, putting high 10 within the 50 fly and 100 fly, additionally bettering his occasions in 6 of his 7 occasions. Thomas Wilsoncroft competed in 5 particular person occasions throughout the two-day meet, bettering all 5 of his occasions to private bests. The 200 free relay crew of George, Cutright, Wilsoncroft and Richards captured third place of their age group and positioned fourth within the 200 medley relay. Kyle Warner additionally competed on the championship meet, the place he swam three particular person races, dropping 9 seconds from final yr within the 100 freestyle.
The women crew traveled with 9 women to the championship meet.
The crew had a really balanced assault, Emma Ujvagi scored 92, Kyndall Monk 92, Aleah Irons 74, Lilly Irons 72, Aubrey Shay 54, Emily Durst 37, Raighen Carte 12, Kenadi Carte 4 and Tori Wilsoncroft two.
The women had been carried by their relays as Durst, Ujvagi, Lilly Irons and Raighen Carte made up the profitable 200 free and 200 medley relays, positioned third within the 400 medley and second within the 400 medley free
Ujvagi had 4 top-three finishes within the 100 fly, 50 free, 100 breast and 100 again. Lilly Irons continued her spectacular highschool season by capturing first within the 50 free and 100 free and second within the 100 fly. Monk positioned within the high 5 in four of his 7 particular person occasions, bettering six private bests and putting third within the 200 freestyle and fourth within the 100 fly.
Senior Emily Durst competed in 4 particular person occasions, putting high 10 in three of four. Aubrey Shay competed in 5 particular person occasions, putting within the high seven in three of 5, her highest end coming in fifth within the 100 breast. All of Shay's swims had been private bests. Aleah Irons competed in six particular person occasions and in addition had all private greatest swims as she gained the 100 fly and positioned third within the 200 backstroke. All six occasions had been high 10 finishes for Aleah Irons. Raighen Carte competed in three particular person occasions, putting 11th within the 100 free and 200 free and swimming a private greatest within the 100 free. Kenadi Carte competed within the 100 again, putting 13th with a 5 second enchancment on her time. Wilsoncroft competed in her first SEOWV League Champs meet this season swimming 5 occasions, along with her greatest end coming in 15th for the 100 backstroke.
The meet hosted over 200 athletes and the RAYS achievements had been spectacular. Coach Collin Meadows, Coach Jared Varner, Coach Schmidt and Coach Eric Anger traveled with the crew.
All of the coaches had been happy with the kids's dedication and onerous work to swim so many occasions over a two-day interval and drop time in as many occasions as they did. They’ve put in lots of onerous work this yr since September and it exhibits, hopefully this assembly was a reward for his or her onerous work.
Space youngsters compete from Elkins, Buckhannon and Philippi.
The women crew completed fourth and the boys crew sixth.