CHARLESTON -Parkersburg High finished second to George Washington in both the boys and girls competition in the HYCAT Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday at Capital High School, but the Big Reds took away a lot of positives from their performance.
The Big Red girls were outscored by the Patriots 444 to 358, the first time all season Parkersburg hadn't won a meet. But the Big Reds of coach Linda Alt found out on what they must work in order to beat GW and capture the state title.
Leading the way for Parkersburg was Sarah Snider, who won the 500 freestyle and placed third in the 200 freestyle.
Claire Collett was second in the 200 freestyle and placed third in the 100 backstroke.
PHS also got a first place finish from its 200 freestyle relay team composed of Jen Standley, Tara Foster, Lacey Dulaney and Hannah Wareheim. In addition to that first place finish, PHS also had a pair of second place relays as Collett, Wareheim, Alexa Standley and Foster were the 200 medley runners-up and the tam of Jen Standley, Lacey Dulaney, Snider and Collett was second in the 400 freestyle.
Jen Standley placed second in the 100 freestyle, an event in which Dulaney placed third. Alexa Standley go third in the 50 freestyle.
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HYCAT Invitational
at Capital High School
Girls team scores: George Washington 444, Parkersburg 358, Winfield 119, Cabell Midland 90, Capital 83, Charleston Catholic 75, Nitro 50, South Charleston 41, St. Albans 8, Mingo Central 4
PHS results
200 Medley Relay: 2. Claire Collett, Hannah Wareheim, Alexa Standley, Tara Foster 2:01.34; 9. Jaqueline Braham, Sowji Mukkamala, Katie Cooley, Sarah Sisson 2:24.14
200 Freestyle: 2. Claire Collett 2:10.66; 3. Sarah Snider 2:12.95; 5. Jen Standley 2:17.33; 10. Sarah Sisson 2:37.92
200 IM: 5. Hannah Wareheim 2:29.75; 8. Katie Cooley 2:45.70; 10. Shalyn Baylor 3:05.41; 11. Gracie Staats 3:07.19
50 Freestyle: 3. Alexa Standley 27.63; 7. Tara Foster 28.24; 14. Jacqueline Braham 30.76; 22. Brittany Jarvis 32.24; 36. Gabby Cox 34.93; 42. Hevanna Edwards 36.41
100 Butterfly: 4. Alexa Standley 1:09.85; 5. Tara Foster 1:10.37; 7. Katie Colley 1:18.12
100 Freestyle: 2. Jen Standlley 59.54; 3. Lacey Dulaney 1:01.47; 25. Molly McFarland 1:18.68; 26. Ainsley Cheuvront 1:18.90; 33. Hevanna Edwards 1:24.16
500 Freestyle: 1. Sarah Snider 5:54.96; 2. Sarah Sisson 7:07.11; 3. Gracie Staats 7:28.54
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Jen Standley, Tara Foster, Lacey Dulaney, Hannah Wareheim 1:29.98; 3. Sarah Snider, Jacqueline Braham, Katie Cooley, Alexa Standley 1:57.34
100 Backstroke: 3. Claire Collett 1:08.09; 9. Jacqueline Barham 1:20.64; 14. Shalyn Baylor 1:25.83; 16. Molly McFarland 1:30.82; 18. Gabby Cox 1:35.65; 19. Elisa Filozof 1:39.03
100 Breaststroke: 4. Hannah Wareheim 1:15.63; 10. Sowji Mukkamala 1:31.77; 16. Brittany Jarvis 1:35.20; 24. Maggie Baumgartner 1:46.83
400 Freestyle Relay: 2. Jen Standley, Lacey Dulaney,Sarah Snider, Claire Collett 4:0042; 5. Alexa Standley, Gracie Staats, Shalyn Baylor, Sowji Mukkamala 5:01.84
Boys team scores: George Washington 860, Parkersburg 505, Charlston Catholic 258. Cabell Midland 223, Winfield 194, Capital 181, South Charleston 175, Nitro 138, St. Albans 8, Mingo Central 4
PHS results
200 Medley Relay: 5. Eric Eisenmann, Peyton Hughes, Stephen Cottrell, Anthony Kist 2:02.56
200 Freestyle: 11. Jack Terosky :23.46; 16. Brandon McIntire 2:38.33
200 IM: 5. Eric Eisenmann 2:38.26
50 Freestyle: 1. Nic Cheuvront 24.31; Austin Druid 29.72
100 Butterfly: 7. Stephen Cottrell 1:06.94
100 Freestyle: 5. Peyton Hughes 55.22; 7. Nic Cheuvront 57.02; 20. Brandon McIntire 1:06.53; 26. Wesley Azinger 1:09.32
500 Freestyle: 9. Jack Terosky 7:12.20
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Peyton Hughes, Eric Eisenmann, Anthny Kist, Nic Cheuvront 1:42.61; 14. Jack Tersoky, Austin Druid, Brandon McIntire, Wesley Azinger 1:56.53
100 Backstroke: 3. Peyton Hughes 1:03.03; 5. Eric Eisenmann 1:09.11
100 Breaststroke: 10. Stephen Cottrell 1:18.15; 12. Wesley Azinger 1:26.16' 18. Austin Druid 1:34.98
400 Freestyle Relay: 5. Nic Cheuvront, Jack Terosky, Stephen Cottrell, Anthony Kist 4:06.39
The Big Red boys went into the meet with a huge disadvantage as their top individuals -Sean Snider and Preston Padden -were out of the lineup, Snider to attend a school function and Padden with a lingering illness.
But the Big Reds got a first place from Nic Cheuvront in the 50 freestyle as the sophomore who hadn't participated in swimming since grade school touched the wall first.
The Big Reds also won the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Peyton Hughes, Eric Eisenmann, Anthony Kist and Cheuvront.
Hughes placed third in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 100 freestyle. Eisenmann had a pair of fifths, in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke.
The Big Reds won't have to travel next weekend as Parkersburg will conduct the PHS Penguin Invitational at the Parkersburg YMCA next Saturday.
