The Shadow
CHRISTIANSBURG – The swim season kicked off for Alleghany on Saturday, December 7th at the Southwest Virginia Invitational held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
Science Hill High School out of Johnson City, TN was the overall top performing school in both the boys and girls classes.
Nolan Rosales and Isaiah Thomas each performed in three events for Alleghany, including the 200-yard relay race where the Cougars finished in 20th place out of 26 teams.
Rosales best individual finish was in the 100-yard breaststroke where he finished 37th after a time of 1:39.07.
Thomas’s individual best performance was in the 100-yard freestyle where he finished 67th and with a time of 1:41.43.
On the girls side, Emily Peters, Payton O’Brien, Cora Hodges, and Kara Nicely also completed in three events. The four finished 29th in the 200-yard free style relay out of 39 teams.
Nicely’s individual best performance of the event came in the 200-yard freestyle where she placed 19th following a time of 2:31.44.
Peters finished with a team-best performance in the 50-yard freestyle with a 56th placed finish following a time of 31.90.
O’Brien had a time of 1:36.63 in the 100-yard freestyle which was good for a placement of 110th.
Hodges best individual day at the event occurred also in the 100-yard freestyle after a time of 1:18.66 for a 69th place finish.
BOYS RESULTS (Top Performer & AHS)
50-yard Freestyle
1. Spencer Pfaff, Rockbridge 20.98
84. Nolan Rosales, AHS 33.01
94. Cadence Bland, AHS 35.89
99. James Conner, AHS 40.42
104. Isaiah Thomas, AHS 47.36
100-yard Freestyle
1. Spencer Pfaff, Rockbridge 48.18
67. Isaiah Thomas, AHS 1:41.43
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Andrew Clark, Turner Ashby 1:04.40
37. Nolan Rosales, AHS 1:39.07
41. James Conner, AHS 1:55.41
42. Cadence Bland, AHS 1:58.39
200-yard Freestyle Relay
1.Turner Ashby – 1:37.68
20. AHS 2:39.93 (Bland, Conner, Rosales, Thomas)
GIRLS RESULTS (TOP PERFORMER & AHS)
50-yard Freestyle
1. Annalee Price, Science Hill 25.40
56. Emily Peters, AHS 31.90
98. Cora Hodges, AHS 35.05
136. Payton O’Brien, AHS 39.88
152. Ella Hicks, AHS 42.80
159. Megan Powell, AHS 45.50
160. Peyton Broughman, AHS 45.51
100-yard Freestyle
1. Leah Santos, Blacksburg 54.11
29. Kara Nicely, AHS 1:07.74
47. Emily Peters, AHS 1:13.29
69. Cora Hodges, AHS 1:18.66
110. Payton O’Brien, AHS 1:36.63
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Haydn Terrell, William Byrd 1:08.12
48. Peyton Broughman, AHS 1:47.92
100-yard Backstroke
1. Evie Grim, Radford 1:00.19
58. Megan Powell, AHS 1:40.17
69. Ella Hicks, AHS 1:55.33
200-yard Freestyle
1. Leah Santos, Blacksburg 1:56.64
19. Kara Nicely, AHS 2:31.44
200-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Blacksburg A – 1:42.92
29. AHS 2:23.74 (Hodges, Nicely, O’Brien, Peters)
