TIFTON – Tift County Middle swim teams swept their own home meet Dec. 12.
The Lady Devils flew past everyone in earning 207 points, 87 ahead of Coffee Middle. Coffee Middle was the closest competitor for the Blue Devils, but with fewer points between them. Tift had 219 to CMS’ 187.
Tiftarea Academy also participated at the meet.
Tift’s killer B’s were at it again. Stella Byrnes, Bailey Brock, Jovia Burke and Stella Bryant won the 200 medley relay in 2:14. Another set of killer B’s – Byrnes, Brock, Burke and Chloe Brown – won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:32.
The 200 freestyle team of Jana Webster, Lucy House, Marlee Veazey and Bryant were just as successful, winning their relay in 2:06.
Burke was an individual winner in the 200 freestyle (in 2:09) and the 50 butterfly (in 31 seconds). Bryant won the 100 individual medley in 1:17. Brock went the distance in the 500 freestyle in 6:13 and the 50 breaststroke in 38 seconds.
Larkin Saylor won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:29. James Fresh was tops in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:05.
The 50-yard backstroke went to Davis Kunes in 36.13 seconds, an eyelash ahead of 2nd place.
Others scoring for the middle school Tift teams
– Boys 200 medley relay: Davis Kunes, James Fresh, Porter Johnson and Mitchell Kunes (2nd); Connor Watson, Owen Wells, Emmett Thompson and Nolan Miller (3rd); and Callen Burke, J.R. Wise, Evan Roberts and Briggs Rowland (7th).
– Girls 200 medley relay: House, Brown, Caroline Askew and Veazey (5th); Webster, Madison Schwartz, Bella Burdette and Anna-Claire Selph (4th).
– Boys 200 freestyle: Jace Howell (3rd) and Will Fresh (6th).
– Girls 200 freestyle: Brown (4th), Burdette (5th) and Madison Schwartz (6th).
– Boys 100 individual medley: Johnson (3rd), Miller (4th) and Mitchell Kunes (5th).
– Girls 100 individual medley: House (7th).
– Boys 50 freestyle: Davis Kunes (2nd), Phillip Bowen (5th) and Watson (6th).
– Girls 50 freestyle: Bryant (2nd), Selph (3rd) and Veazey (5th).
– Boys 50 butterfly: Thompson (3rd) and Saylor (4th).
– Girls 50 butterfly: Byrnes (5th).
– Boys 100 freestyle: Roberts (5th) and Burke (7th).
– Girls 100 freestyle: Bryant (4th) and Webster (5th).
– Boys 500 freestyle: Mitchell Kunes (2nd), Howell (3rd) and Bowen (4th).
– Girls 500 freestyle: Brown (3rd) and Caroline Lodge (5th).
– Boys 200 freestyle relay: Miller, Watson, Saylor and Davis Kunes (2nd); Howell, Roberts, Wells and Bowen (3rd); and Rowland, Will Fresh, Burke and Ty Alexion (6th).
– Girls 200 freestyle relay: Madison Schwartz, Katherine Currie, E.C. Johnston and Selph (5th).
– Boys 50 backstroke: Watson (3rd), Thompson (5th) and Rowland (7th).
– Girls 50 backstroke: House (3rd) and Webster (7th).
– Boys 50 breaststroke: James Fresh (2nd) and Wells (3rd).
– Girls 50 breaststroke: Veazey (7th).
– Boys 400 freestyle relay: Mitchell Kunes, James Fresh, Saylor and Johnson (2nd); Thompson, Bowen, Will Fresh and Howell (3rd); and Beau Southers, Eli Ross, Caleb Thaba and Easton Norris (6th).
– Girls 400 freestyle relay: Burdette, Askew, Currie and Lodge (4th); Johnston, Abby Loveless, Mary Ella Bowen and Ella Harrison (6th); Dahlie McRae, Hannah Fallin, Maggie Nelson and Abby Williford (7th); and Jayna Kelly, Whitley Franks, Marlee Schwartz and Thompson (8th).
Scoring for Tiftarea Academy were:
– Girls 100 individual medley: Lizzie Hendricks (8th).
– Girls 50 butterfly: Ella Branch (8th).
– Girls 100 freestyle: Hendricks (8th).
– Girls 200 freestyle relay: Branch, Hendricks, Emeri Golden and Peyton Golden (8th).
– Girls 50 backstroke: Hendricks (5th) and Branch (8th).
– Girls 50 breaststroke: Branch (2nd).