Newberry Swimming started the 2023 season with a splash. We kicked the season off with our season opener against Fox Creek, Emerald, and Newberry Academy. Our Swimmers DOMINATED the other three schools in both the women's, Men's and the Combined scores.
Combined Team Scores
NEW 178 vs Fox Creek 54
NEW 170 vs Emerald 100
NEW 195 vs Newberry Academy 10
Women's Division Scores
NEW 99 vs Fox Creek 22
NEW 89 vs Emerald 46
NEW 103 vs Newberry Academy 0
Men's Division Scores
NEW 79 vs Fox Creek 32
NEW 81 vs Emerald 54
NEW 92 vs Newberry Academy 10
The bulldogs individually and in combined effort swam in ALL 22 events and accomplished the following:
3 Automatic State Cut Time individual events,
3 State Consideration Time relay,
9 State Consideration Time individual events.
15 First Places,
8 Second Places,
5 Third Places,
4 Fourth Places,
2 Fifth Places,
2 Sixth places,
1 Seventh Place,
2 Eighth Places, and
1 Nineth Place
Event Result Break Down (Odd events = Women's; Even Events = Men's)
Event 1 - 200 Medley Relay
1st place - Sami Curry, Jenna Burge, Kindel Jaeger, Kaley Burge - Consideration Time
3rd Place - Cassidy Price, Ellis Kemper, Piper Haskett, Kaylen Wofford
Event 2 - 200 Medley Relay
1st Place - Tristan Chaplin, Rhett Smith, Grant Smith, Braedon Connelly
Event 3 - 200 Freestyle
2nd place - Ellis Kemper
Event 4 - 200 Freestyle
2nd Place - Tristan Chaplin - First HS Meet
3rd Place - Aarush Kumar - Frist HS Meet
Event 5 - 200 Individual Medley
1st Place - Jenna Burge - State Consideration Time
3rd Place - Piper Haskett
Event 6 - 200 Individual Medley
1st place - Rhett Smith - State Consideration Time
Event 7 - 50 Freestyle
1st Place - Kaley Burge - State Consideration Time - only 0.7 from an automatic cut
2nd Place - Cassidy Price - State Consideration Time
4th Place - Kaylen Wofford
Event 8 - 50 Freestyle
2nd Place - Braedon Connelly - State Consideration Time
6th Place - Jack Hammond
8th Place - Drew Washabau
9th Place - Seth Beebe
Event 9 100 Butterfly
1st Place - Kaley Burge - State Consideration - Only 0.64 from Automatic cut
3rd Place - Piper Haskett
Event 10 100 Butterfly
1st Place - Grant Smith - Automatic State Cut Time
Event 11 - 100 Freestyle
3rd Place - Sami Curry
5th Place - Ellis Kemper
Event 12 - 100 Freestyle
5th Place - Tristan Chaplin
6th Place - Seth Beebe
7th Place - Aarush Kumar
8th Place - Drew Washabau
Event 13 - 500 Freestyle
1st Place - Kindel Jaeger - State Consideration Time
2nd Place - Cassidy Price
Event 14 - 500 Freestyle
2nd Place - Jack Hammond
Event 15 - 200 Freestyle Relay
2nd Place - Piper Haskett, Kaylen Wofford, Ellis Kemper, Jenna Burge
Event 16 - 200 Freestyle Relay
1st Place - Rhett Smith, Tristan Chaplin, Braedon Connelly, Grant Smith - State Consideration time
4th Place - Aarush Kumar, Drew Washabau, Seth Beebe, Jack Hammond
Event 17 - 100 Backstroke
1st Place - Sami Curry - State Consideration Time
2nd Place - Kindel Jaeger - only 0.41 seconds from consideration
Event 18 - 100 Backstroke
1st Place - Grant Smith - Automatic State Cut Time
Event 19 - 100 Breaststroke
1st Place - Jenna Burge - Automatic State Cut Time
5th Place - Kaylen Wofford
Event 20 - 100 Breaststroke
1st Place - Rhett Smith - only 1.4 from a state cut
3rd Place - Braedon Connelly
Event 21- 400 Freestyle Relay
1st Place - Sami Curry, Cassidy Price, Kindel Jaeger, Kaley Burge
Event 22 - 400 Freestyle Relay
1st Place - Aarush Kumar, Drew Washabau, Seth Beebe, Jack Hammond
Our Next Home Meet is Wednesday August 23rd against Emerald, Strom Thurmond, and Dreher. We look forward to seeing you on the swim deck.
A Huge Thank you to Ms. Sarah Harvey and Coach Cary for their support last night.
And of course, none of this would even be possible without our FANTASTIC parents! The following volunteers know that we love and appreciate each of your commitment to our team:
Meet Manager: Tara Price
Timers: Julie Smith, Terry Price, Lanel Counts, Jessica Washabau, Travis Tarver, Chris Kemper, Beth Tarver, Beth Jaeger, Mike Jaeger, Jen Beebe
Stroke and Turn Officials/Starting Officials: Chad Hawkins, Mem Davis, Gretchen Haskett, Molly Fortune
Runner: Mandy Burge
Photographer: Kimmy Allen
Instagram Extraordinaire: Emily Allen
Thank you everyone,
Coach Leslie and Kelly