Carson girls swimming edges Reed

Staff Reports

It went down to the final race and the Carson High girls swim team was able to pull out a season-opening win against Reed.

Carson defeated Reed 144-137 on Saturday. Last year when the diving scores weren't included, the Senator girls beat Reed by one point. The Senator boys had an easy time beating a Reed team that had just four swimmers, winning 144-15.

The Senator girls had the lead going into the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Reed beat Carson by less than a second (three minutes, 55.72 seconds-3:56.59). But Carson's second place finish was good enough to secure the win.

Carson's 200 free relay of Katie Wandel, Lauren Metcalf, Jessica Goddard and Barbara Perkins won in 1:53.69. Metcalf also won the 500 free (5:20.77) while Rebekah Niehoff took second (5:20.78).

Niehoff won the 200 free (2:01.72) while Perkins took third (2:08.58). Carson swept the 100 free as Hilary Schlager won (58.31), Wandel took second (1:01.25) and Sarah-Jo Metcalf took third (1:02.27).

Other valuable points were picked up in the 200 individual medley where Danielle Judge took second (2:36.88) and Emily Johnson placed third (2:44.53); the 50 free where Wandel took second (26.63); and the 100 butterfly where Goddard took second (1:08.75).

For the boys, Jake Oxoby won the 50 free (24.68) and the 100 fly (1:00.69), Kiel Costella won the 200 I.M. (2:12.19) and the 500 free (5:17.19) and John Wandel won the 200 free (155.75) and the 100 free (55.54).

Carson swept the 200 free as Jeff Stroup took second (1:57.72) and Andrew Cardinal was third (2:00.10); the 200 I.M. as Chris Carson took second (2:20.99) and Todd Stroup placed third (2:29.00); the 50 free as Mike Lesmes took second (26.57) and Kellen Dale was third (27.00); the 100 free as Dale was second (1:03.39) and Jon Murdock was third (1:04.08); and the 500 free as Jeff was second (5:32.85) and Cardinal was third (5:36.66).

Adrian Zeh also took second in the 100 fly 1:04.36). Carson swept the three relays as well.