The Shadow
Head Coach: Lee Anne Bowling-Angle (8th season)
Last Year: Freshman Abby Martin won the Three Rivers District title in the 50-yard freestyle and joined Olivia Bryant in qualifying for the Class 3 state swim meet in Richmond. The Mountaineer girls placed third as a team in the TRD championships.
Returners: Bowling-Angle returns 10 swimmers with varsity experience and two more that swam with the team last year as eighth graders. Martin and Bryant lead the returners on the girls team and join Savannah Angle, Emily Averill, Grace Hall, Elizabeth Lee, Keely Lowman, Macie Miller and Kiersten Smith. David Donnan is the lone returner on the boys side.
Outlook: Look for the Mountaineer girls to be competitive again in the Three Rivers District. Smith, Martin, Julia Bryant and Olivia Bryant will make up both the medley and freestyle A relay. Bowling-Angle is also extremely excited about a group of six eighth graders working out with the team. The Mounties will host two meets at the Alleghany Highlands YMCA — December 19 and January 16.
Coach Bowling-Angle’s Thoughts: “We lost a few strong females from last year, but we have some swimmers that should be able to step right in and fill those gaps like Savannah (Angle), Keely (Lowman) and Grace (Hall). We’ve been working really hard at getting our second relay (team) together. We’re excited and we’re looking forward to everyone developing and getting their times down. That’s what it’s all about.”
Boys Roster
Jordan McPeek – Senior
David Donnan – Junior
Keegan Williams – Sophomore
Daniel Curtis – Freshman
Ethaneal Elmore – Freshman
Girls Roster
Grace Hall – Sophomore
Abby Martin – Sophomore
Julia Bryant – Freshman
Anne Fu – Freshman
Olivia Kerns – Freshman
Alexis Ostling – Freshman
Caydance Ramsey – Freshman
Olivia Bryant – Senior
Elizabeth Lee – Junior
Keely Lowman – Junior
Macie Miller – Junior
Kiersten Smith – Junior
Savannah Angle – Sophomore
Emily Averill – Sophomore
Schedule
December 1 – Christiansburg Invitational at Christiansburg Aquatic Center, 11 a.m.; December 6 – William Fleming at Salem YMCA, 8 p.m.; December 11 – Staunton River at Bedford YMCA, 6:30 p.m.; December 14 – Rockbridge County at Lexington City Pool, 6 p.m.; December 19 – William Fleming at Alleghany Highlands YMCA, 6 p.m.
January 9 – Franklin County at Franklin County YMCA, 5 p.m.; January 10 – Glenvar at Salem YMCA, 8 p.m.; January 16 – Lord Botetourt at Alleghany Highlands YMCA, 6 p.m.; January 18 – William Fleming at Kirk YMCA, 6 p.m.; January 22 – Staunton River at Bedford YMCA, 6:30 p.m.
