NR takes third in PenSouth pool

Published 9:49 pm Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Nansemond River High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams placed third in the PenSouth Conference Championships, which ran from Feb. 4 to 5 in Newport News.

The Warriors qualified 45 entries to swim in the Region 5A South Championships, 40 personal best times, 13 top-three finishers, seven school records and five state-qualifying times.

Following are the new school record-holders:

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Boys

  • 100-yard butterfly – Allen Zachary, 52.81
  • 100-yard freestyle – Logan Eubanks, 49.20
  • 500-yard freestyle – Allen Zachary, 4:49.30
  • 400-yard freestyle relay – Logan Eubanks, Hunter Ward, Clay Bennett, Allen Zachary, 3:26.24

Girls

  • 200-yard medley relay – Kaitlyn Higgins, Tayler Pearl, Kendall Webster, Claire Janek, 2:06.00
  • 50-yard freestyle – Claire Janek, 26.09
  • 400-yard freestyle relay – Claire Janek, Lisa Terry, Hailey Russell, Kaitlyn Higgins, 4:08.35

Following are the Warriors’ current state qualifiers and their qualified events:

  • Logan Eubanks – 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle (relay lead-off), 100-yard backstroke
  • Allen Zachary – 200-yard freestyle (swam at Kecoughtan Invitational), 100-yard butterfly, 500-yard freestyle

The regional championships begin on Thursday at the Midtown Aquatics Center in Newport News.