2010 High School Swimming and Diving Championships

The 2010 version of the Tennessee State High School Swimming and Diving Championships were held this past weekend at the Centennial Sportsplex and NAC swimmers were once again huge factors in Championships, both team and individual.

The action got off to a hot start with the 200 Medley relay of Montgomery Bell Academy shattering the state record with four NAC swimmers; Jack Murfee, Chase Lovelace, Maclin Davis, and Jarvis Werkhaven. Their new state record of 1:30.96 was less than a second off the National High School record. On the women's side two Williamson County teams dueled it out for second and third. Kyra Logan and Katrina Keirns of Franklin High finished one place better than Rachel Curtiss and Megan Goss' Ravenwood team.

On the individual side the 200 free saw McCallie's Sean Ryan swim to a state record of 1:37.85. For NAC Parker Camp finished in third place with a time of 1:41.08 and Nathan Stinson was fifth with a 1:43.09. In the consolation heat Daniel Musselwhite was 9th, Seth Akers Campbell 10th, and Tate Ramsden was 12th. Grace Anne Sanderson was fourth in the women's final with a time of 1:52.26 and Bridget Killian was 8th with 1:56.05. In the consolation Keely McCulla was 13th, Morgan Flynn was 14th, and Bailey Frost was 16th.

The 200 Individual Medley saw Jarvis Werkhaven win his first individual state title with a time 1:52.95. Sam Sloan followed with a 4th place finish in 1:54.72, Brian Bolton was 5th in 1:55.02, and Andrew Dobbs was 8th in 1:58.51. In the consolation heat Ted Curtiss was 10th and Taylor Charles was 11th. In the female race Hannah Runyon-Hass was second with 2:05.34 in fourth Megan Goss recorded a 2:06.31, Eleanor Phillips was seventh with a 2:07.72 and Michelle Chintanaphol was 8th with a 2:07.92. In the consolation heat Kyra Logan was 10th, Lexi Piranian was 13th, and Katrina Keirns was 16th.

The 50 freestyle was a very tight race. Pat Killian put his hand on the wall second with a time of 20.93 just .09 ahead of teammate Madison Wenzler's 21.02. Jack Murfee won the consolation heat to wrap up the men's sprinting. In the women's race NAC had two finalists with Kate Wiseman getting 6th with a 24.65, followed closely by Rachel Deutsch with a 24.92.

The men's 100 fly race was quite a duel between Dakota Hodgson and Maclin Davis. In the end Hodgson held off Davis for the victory with a 48.62 compared to Davis' 49.20. On the women's side Anna Grainger swam to a 3rd place finish in 57.19 and teammate Eleanor finished just behind her in fourth with a 57.23. Jennifer Oakes was 15th in the consolation heat.

The 100 freestyle was another near miss for the NAC swimmers with Pat Killian finishing runner up with a 46.11, Maclin Davis was third with a 46.29, and Madison Wenzler was fourth with a 46.48. On the women's side Keely McCulla was 13th and Rachel Deutsch was 14th place.

In the 500 freestyle NAC swimmers once again held down three of the top eight slots. Dakota Hodgson was second in 4:27.48, Nathan Stinson was 6th with a 4:37.09, and Seth Akers Campbell was eighth with a 4:45.18. Daniel Musselwhite and Wesley Nealy were 12th and 14th in the consolation heat. On the female side of the 500 Megan Goss was second in 4:56.62 and Grace Anne Sanderson was 7th with a time of 5:07.18. Bridget Killian was 10th in the consolation final and Morgan Flynn finished 13th.

In the 200 free relay MBA won and was the only mid-state team in the final. The team of Maclin Davis, Jack Murfee, Pat Killian, and Jarvis Werkhaven won the final with a time of 1:22.74. On the girls side there were three local teams led by NAC swimmers. Harpeth Hall was second led by Kate Wiseman, Michelle Chintanaphol, and Grace Anne Sanderson. Franklin was 4th with Katrina Keirns and Kyra Logan and Father Ryan was eighth led by Rachel Deutsch.

The men's 100 back was dominated by NAC with 4 of the 8 finalists and 6 out of the top 16. Jack Murfee was second with a 49.90, Parker Camp was third with a 50.19, Brian Bolton was 5th with a 51.50, and Sam Sloan was 8th with a 52.26. Ted Curtiss was 13th in the consolation heat and Taylor Charles was 16th. For the NAC women it was Anna Grainger finishing in 5th place with a time of 57.71 and Michelle Chintanaphol finishing 8th with a time of 58.83. Kyra Logan finished in tenth place in the consolation heat.

The men's 100 breast was another very tight race at the top with Chase Lovelace finishing second in a time of 56.55. Jarvis Werkhaven was 4th in 57.99 and Alex Goss was seventh in a time of 1:00.88. Goss's preliminary time of 1:00.16 broke a 25 year old team record formerly held by Erik Martin. Andrew Dobbs was 14th in the consolation final and Gage Baxter was 16th. In the female race Caroline Reeves raced to a 3rd place despite not being able to train due to illness this season. Hannah Runyon-Hass was 4th in 1:05.83, Lexi Piranian was 5th in 1:06.04, and Allison Maher was 6th in 1:06.73. Katrina Keirns and Melissa Guo finished 10th and 13th respectively in the consolation final.

The men's meet was finished the same way it started with an MBA relay dominating the competition to complete the relay sweep of the men's meet. Brentwood's Parker Camp and Brian Bolton led them to 4th in the free relay and the threesome of Dakota Hodgson, Taylor Charles, and Daniel Musselwhite followed closely in fifth. For the women the Harpeth Hall girl's finished 3rd with a team of Kate Wiseman, Bridget Killian, Michelle Chintanaphol, and Grace Anne Sanderson. The Ravenwood girls were 6th with solid legs from Lexi Piranian and Megan Goss.

The high school meet typically provides some of the greatest excitement and drama of the short course season and this year's edition was no exception. As always the NAC swimmers performed extremely well with the Montgomery Bell Academy winning a State Championship and three local teams Franklin, Ravenwood, and Brentwood finishing in the top five in the combined team division. Thanks to all the NAC parents who volunteered their time to put on such an exciting event!