WY DEVILFSH HIT THE ROAD TO COMPETE IN LI INVITE
The Westfield Area Y Devilfish Swim Team Senior Group travelled to Long island to compete at the MR FLY Holiday Invitational Held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center, December 9-11. The annual meet is a mid- season challenge that brings together some of the top rival teams in the tri-state area. Highlights include a new team record set by Caroline Baldwin in Women’s Open 100yd Backstroke with a time of 58.18 and a second place overall finish for the Senior Boys’ team. Many swimmers achieved top times and/or breakout swims, and thirty-one Devilfish swimmers made the finals. Top finishes include:
Women’s Open: Caroline Baldwin-- first place( 100 Back)second place(100Free and 50Free) third place (200Back);
Loren Ball- -eighth place (50 free),
Abby Pires--fourth place (100Breast and 200Breast), Ellie Reinhardt--third place(200Free), fourth place (200Back) sixth place (500Free); Carly Whitmer-- first place (200Fly), second
place (100Fly).
Allie McBrearty,
Pires,
Whitmer,
Baldwin-second place(200 Medley Relay), Ball, Reinhardt, Whitmer, Baldwin-Second place (200 Free Relay).
Men’s Open: Will Beckett--fifth place( 50Free), Matt Daniel-third place (50Free and 200Fly), fourth place( 100 free) 5th place 200 free, 6th place (400IM)
7th place 100 fly, Brennan Haley—first place(200 back), second place (100Back), sixth place (200IM and 100Fly),eighth place (500Free); Stephen Husch—seventh place (200Back) Max Shin—sixth place (100Back), eighth place (200Back). Shin,
Husch, Haley, Daniel—second place (200 Medley Relay); Shin, Haley, Beckett, Daniel--second place (200 Free Relay).
Girls 13-14: Caroline Basil—first place (100Back and 200Back), fourth place (400IM), eighth place (200 IM);
Gwyn Devin—seventh place (200Fly), fifth place(100Fly). Basil, Audrey Picut, Devin, Courtney Day--
fifth place (200 Medley Relay),
Picut, Devin, Day, Basil--fifth place (200 Free Relay).
Boys 13-14: Kevin Clauss--fifth place (100Breast),
Clauss , Stefan Crigler, Lucas Fan, Ryan Daniel—fifth place (200 Medley Relay), Clauss, Fan, Blake Taylor, R. Daniel--eighth place (200 Free Relay).
Head Coach Brian Guidera was pleased with the performances of all his swimmers. This meet has become a midsseason bellweather for the excellent performances to come during the championship season. Many thanks to Kristy Bangs, Devilfish PAC travel coordinator, and her team of volunteers who made the trip possible and a great experience for the swimmers.
Full results can be found in the meet information section.
