Stingrays see success at state meet

By Andrew Garner (Contact) | Andalusia Star-News

Published Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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B.J. Donaldson starts the backstroke medley relay. Michael Hudson waits on the block at the state meet.

The Andalusia Stingrays swim team had nine swimmers finish in the top 10 at the ARPA state swim meet in Cullman July 24-25.

Before their trek to the state meet, the Stingrays won the District VI meet in Dothan on July 11 for the second time in a row.

The following is a list of the swimmers that participated in the swim meet. All top 10 finishers are listed first, along with their categories.

Boys 9-10 50-yard breaststroke: Ben Parker (eighth place) — 46.70 seconds; boys 9-10 200-yard medley relay: Garrett Nelson, Ben Parker, Adam Peek and Ethan Barton (10th place) — 3 minutes, 11.87 seconds; boys 13-14 individual medley: Will Parker (eighth place) — 1:12.03; boys 13-14 breaststroke: Michael Hudson (eighth place) — 36.85; boys 13-14 medley relay: B.J. Donaldson, Zach Parker, Will Parker and Michael Hudson (eighth place) — 2:17.17; boys 13-14 backstroke: Will Parker (ninth place) — 32.81; boys 13-14 100-yard freestyle: Michael Hudson (tenth place) — 1:04.21; girls 13-14 freestyle relay: Jas Botta, Jen Botta, Isabella Lassiter and Hannah Nelson (tenth place) —2:11.18.

Girls 9-10 100-yard individual medley: Mary Beth Baker (16th place) — 1:44.66 and Cali Fillmer (17th place) — 1:45.95; boys 8-and-under 25-yard breaststroke: West Parker (14th place) — 27.04 and Stuart Baker (17th place) — 27.58; girls 9-10 50-yard breaststroke: Alyssa Arnold (13th place) — 52.27; girls 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle: Maisy Garner (16th place) — 21.21; boys 9-10 50-yard freestyle: Brandon Hudson (14th place) 39.27; girls 9-10 200-yard medley relay: Mary Beth Baker, Alyssa Arnold, Cali Fillmer and Loni Blatz (15th place) — 3:10.09; girls 8-and-under 50-yard butterfly: Sheridan Wright (24th place) — 33.46; boys and girls 9-10 50-yard butterfly: Adam Peek (27th place) — 49.61, Brandon Hudson (33rd place) — 56.15, Cali Fillmer (18th place) — 46.63; boys and girls 9-10 50-yard backstroke: Adam Peek (16th place) — 45.63, Ethan Barton (18th place) — 50.95, Cali Fillmer (17th place) — 45.91 and Mary Beth Baker (18th place) — 46.44; boys 8-and-under 50-yard freestyle: Stuart Baker (13th place) — 51.82; boys and girls 9-10 100-yard freestyle: Garrett Nelson (12th place) — 1:33.41, Ben Parker (13th place) — 1:33.52 and Mary Beth Baker (15th place) — 1:29.89; boys and girls 8-and-under 100-yard freestyle: Ellis Mount, West Parker, Nico Gacha and Stuart Baker (18th place) — 1:44.52, Ashlyn Nall, Sydney Ward, Sheridan Wright and Maisy Garner (19th place) — 1:37.72; boys and girls 9-10 200-yard freestyle relay: Garrett Nelson, Adam Peek, Brandon Hudson and Ben Parker (11th place) — 2:46.15, Ethan Barton, Luke Johnson, Josh Hudson and Austin Arnold (20th place) — 3:13.68, Cali Fillmer, Loni Blatz, Mary Beth Baker and Alyssa Arnold (19th place) — 2:47.55 and Katrine Christensen, Courtney Bulger, Ensley Hilburn and Aubrey Nall (23rd place) — 4:03.46; girls 11-12 individual medley: Judy Johnson (21st place) — 1:31.00; boys and girls 13-14 individual medley: Zach Parker (12th place) — 1:20.03, Isabella Lassiter (19th place) — 1:25.12; boys and girls 11-12 breaststroke: Ian Peek (22nd place) — 41.98, Elisabeth Christensen (21st place) — 44.18 and Mary Johnson (23rd place) — 45.11; boys and girls 13-14 breaststroke: Zach Parker (15th place) — 40.02, Jen Botta (12th place) — 39.38 and Isabella Lassiter (15th place) — 41.91; girls 15-18 breaststroke: Taylor Donaldson (22nd place) — 39.89; boys and girls 11-12 50-yard freestyle: Chase Fillmer (30th place) — 33.36, Janelle Nurse (17th place) — 33.38 and Bronwyn Smith (18th place) — 34.92; boys and girls 50-yard freestyle: Michael Hudson (14th place) — 28.70, Hannah Nelson (16th place) — 32.69 and Isabella Lassiter (17th place) — 33.05; girls 15-18 50-yard freestyle: Taylor Donaldson (18th place) — 31.35; boys and girls 11-12 medley relay: Tristan Hilburn, Ian Peek, Chase Fillmer and Jeremy Boyd (12th place) — 2:49.63, Bronwyn Smith, Elisabeth Christensen, Judy Johnson and Janelle Nurse (17th place) — 2:44.62; girls 13-14 medley relay: Jasmine Botta, Jen Botta, Isabella Lassiter and Hannah Nelson (11th place) — 2:32.08, Kayana Covell, Mallory Bush, Victoria Veasey and Reanna Hammonds (14th place) — 3:01.87; boys and girls 11-12 butterfly: Ian Peek (16th place) — 36.58, Judy Johnson (23rd place) — 40.57 and Elisabeth Christensen (25th place) — 49.13; boys and girls 13-14 butterfly: Will Parker (17th place) — 32.01, Jen Botta (14th place) — 36.27 and Mallory Bush (17th place) — 54.05; girls 11-12 backstroke: Bronwyn Smith (20th place) — 40.81; boys and girls 13-14 backstroke: B.J. Donaldson (13th place) — 37.29, Jacob Peek (16th place) — 42.61, Jasmine Botta (17th place) — 39.88 and Hannah Nelson (18th place) — 41.77; girls 15-18 backstroke: Taylor Donaldson (22nd place) —— 36.82; girls 11-12 100-yard freestyle: Bronwyn Smith (17th place) — 1:18.81; boys and girls 13-14 100-yard freestyle: Zach Parker (12th place) — 1:07.33 and Kayana Covell (16th place) — 1:18.00; girls 15-18 100-yard freestyle: Sara Beasley (18th place) — 1:18.59; boys and girls 11-12 freestyle relay: Ian Peek, Jeremy Boyd, Tristan Hillburn and Chase Fillmer (14th place) — 2:22.77, Janelle Nurse, Mary Johnson, Judy Johnson and Bronwyn Smith (17th place) — 2:16.73; girls 13-14 freestyle relay: Victoria Veasey, Reanna Hammonds, Mallory Bush and Kayana Covell (16th place) — 2:30.44.