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Swim Team Wins CCSL Meet
The defending state-champion St. Joseph’s Academy swim team won its second of two early season swim meets with a dominating performance in the Capital City Swim League (CCSL) meet, held September 12 at Crawfish Aquatics. The Redstickers scored 610 points to outdistance the eight-team field.
Baton Rouge High finished second with 365 points, while Denham Springs posted 253 points to finish third.
SJA won all three relay events and four individual events. Four swimmers achieved LHSAA state qualifying times, bringing the season’s total to 26.
“SJA swimmers delivered great performances in their second meet of the season,” said head coach Jimmy Roberts. “Our relay teams achieved solid performances with different lineups this week with strong cheering support from their teammates. Our swimmers showed great intensity in their races, many times against their teammates, pushing each other to deliver their best effort. I am proud of our total team effort throughout the entire meet.”
Event winners were Amelia Hartdegen, 200 individual medley; Adelaide Drennan, 100 butterfly; Lindy Slay, 100 freestyle; and Grace Roussel, 100 breaststroke.
Winning relay teams were Lindy Slay, Molly Mayo, Riley Roedel and Grace Roussel, 200 medley relay; Molly Watson, Cate Clapinski, Elizabeth Kolb and Evie Landry, 200 freestyle relay; and Adelaide Drennan, Allie Chisholm, Amelia Hartdegen and Cate Clapinksi, 400 freestyle relay.
Finishing in the top three in their events were the following.
200 freestyle: Cate Clapinski, second place; Mary Claire Roberts, third place
200 individual medley: Olivia Serrano, second place; Kate Landry, third place
50 freestyle: Riley Roedel, second place; Molly Watson, third place
100 butterfly: Molly Mayo, third place
100 freestyle: Evie Landry, second place
500 freestyle: Mary Claire Roberts, second place
100 backstroke: Molly Mayo, second place; Riley Roedel, third place
100 breaststroke: Stella Lanasa, third place
The swimmers return to action on September 26 in the CCSL High School Invitational Meet at Crawfish Aquatics.