HOLLY SPRINGS — Cherokee County will send more than 70 swimmers on to the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association’s state meet following Saturday’s District 5 meet at the Cherokee County Aquatic Center.

The district meet featured swimmers from clubs in Cherokee and Paulding counties, as well as the cities of Smyrna and Cartersville. It was open to ages 7-18, with the top three placers in each event advancing to the state meet held in Cumming in two weeks.

Cherokee County had more participants than any of the other clubs represented. Those numbers were reflected in some of the events, such as the girls 7-8 25-yard breaststroke, in which each of the qualifiers were from the county. Elysium Virnich won in 24.35 seconds, followed by Abby Richardson (25.05) and Amelia Windham (27.42).

Also winning in the girls 7-8 group was the 100 medley relay team of Lainey Blase, Windham, Sadie Castle and Portis Macie (1:25.34). Blase also went on to win the 100 individual medley (1:34.94), followed by Portis (1:46.59) and Castle (1:47.79).

Other winners included Jacob Heeter, who finished the boys 13-14 freestyle in 1:00.95, and Laurel Blase, who finished the girls 9-10 50 free in 30.87. Garrett Joseph won the boys 15-18 50 breaststroke (30.09).

In the boys 9-10 age group, Clint Schuler won the 50 freestyle (43.64) and 25 freestyle (14.68), while Chad Morrow, Logan Wetterling, Thaddeus Palmer and Ethan Cintron teamed for wins in the boys 13-14 medley relay (2:06.32) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:53.49).

Wetterling (33.03) and Cintron (43.26) went on to finish first and third, respectively, in the breaststroke, while Palmer won the 100 individual medley (1:07.72) and 50 butterfly (27.80). Finishing behind Palmer in the butterfly were Wetterling (28.34) and Heeter (29.65), completing a Cherokee County sweep of the state-qualifying spots.

Caleb Miller won the boys 7-8 25 freestyle (16.90), with Jacob Howell (17.91) second. Kyle Richardson (38.64) and Jacob Herbert (39.64) took the top two spots in the boys 11-12 50 breaststroke.

Bella Pacini won the girls 9-10 25 backstroke with (17.32). In the girls 11-12 200 freestyle relay, Madison Wechter, Mattie Villhauer, Adare Carmody and Ashley Fortin teamed for the victory in 1:58.05.

GRPA District 5 Meet

Cherokee County Finishers

(top three finishers in each event qualify for state meet)

Girls 15-18

100 freestyle

1. Dever Johnson 1:00.35

5. Catherine Dunson 1:18.35

200 medley relay

3. Stulack, Vassil, Smith, Dunson 2:30.59

50 freestyle

3. Anna Jenkins 28.19

4. Dever Johnson 28.21

6. Bailey Ibarra 29.80

7. Mackenzie Stulack 31.40

11. Catherine Dunson 35.20

50 breaststroke

4. Anna Jenkins 38.40

100 IM

5. Mackenzie Stulack 1:24.96

6. Leia Amos 1:26.63

50 backstroke

4. Julia Vassil 35.74

6. Tavyn Smith 39.37

8. Leia Amos 41.71

50 butterfly

2. Julia Vassil 32.12

4. Bailey Ibarra 36.19

5. Tavyn Smith 39.01

200 freestyle relay

3. Johnson, Smith, Dunson, Vassil 2:09.94

Boys 15-18

100 freestyle

4. Brock Edwards 56.23

5. Matthew Buchtrup 57.25

6. Evan Adamson 1:01.97

200 medley relay

2. Mooshower, Joseph, Goswick, Banker

1:57.29

3. Sanchez, Buchrup, Durden, Dangerfield 1:58.37

50 freestyle

2. Ty Dangerfield 24.32

4. Cooper Goswick 24.77

5. Dylan Banker 24.88

6. Brock Edwards 25.62

7. Payton Smith 26.09

8. Tyler Durden 27.00

9. McCade Moonshower 27.56

11. Joshua Stephenson 28.67

50 breaststroke

1. Garrett Joseph 30.09

3. Matthew Buchtrup 32.41

4. Dylan Banker 33.27

6. Dillan Pierce 34.87

7. Evan Adamson 35.10

100 IM

3. Joshua Stephenson 1:13.05

50 backstroke

3. McCade Moonshower 33.99

50 butterfly

2. Payton Smith 27.10

3. Cooper Goswich 27.54

4. Garrett Joseph 27.81

5. Tyler Durden 28.04

6. Ty Dangerfield 28.18

200 freestyle relay

2. Banker, Smith, Goswich, Edwards 1:39.59

3. Buchtrup, Pierce, Sanchez, Dangerfield 1:45.18

Girls 13-14

100 freestyle

2. Madeline Rogers 1:09.07

3. Braelynn Lindberg 1:10.97

4. Oliva Franklin 1:15.72

5. Sara Rogers 1:24.83

200 medley relay

2. Rogers, Gentry, Larson, Lindberg 2:19.08

4. Selph, Gonzales, Soucie, Walker 2:25.40

50 freestyle

2. Madeline Rogers 28.82

4. Sophia Gonzales 30.74

5. Braelynn Lindberg 30.94

6. Anna Martin 31.59

7. Laura Gentry 32.00

10. Jacklyn Otersen 37.56

11. Sara Rogers 37.81

50 breaststroke

4. Kyra Larson 35.55

5. Rachel Selph 38.34

6. Anna Martin 39.46

7. Laura Gentry 43.02

9. Rachel Wahlbom 44.05

10. Catherine Wlkaer 44.72

11. Jacklyn Otersen 48.17

100 IM

2. Rachel Selph 1:11.19

5. Kyra Larson 1:14.74

7. Sophia Gonzales 1:22.48

8. Madison Soucie 1:26.82

50 backstroke

3. Rachel Wahlbom 35.86

6. Catherine Walker 56.12

50 butterfly

5. Madison Soucie 37.41

200 freestyle relay

2. Lindberg, Gentry, Larson, Rogers 2:02.73

3. Selph, Wahlbom, Gonzales, Soucie 2:06.92

Boys 13-14

100 freestyle

1. Jacob Hetter 1:00.95

3. Ethan Cintron 11:11.39

5. John Peterson 1:18.93

200 medley relay

1. Morrow, Wetterling, Palmer, Cintron 2:06.32

50 freestyle

4. Chad Morrow 30.57

50 breaststroke

1. Logan Wetterling 33.03

3. Ethan Cintron 43.26

100 IM

1. Thaddeus Palmer 1:07.72

50 backstroke

3. Chad Morrow 36.52

50 butterfly

1. Thaddeus Palmer 27.80

2. Logan Wetterling 28.34

3. Jacob Heeter 29.65

200 freestyle relay

1. Morrow, Cintron, Wetterling, Palmer 1:53.49

Girls 11-12

100 freestyle

2. Ashley Fortin 1:04.69

6. Delaney Harrison 1:10.95

200 medley relay

2. Fortin, Joseph, Carmody, Wechter 2:16.64

5. Harrison, Begley, Basso, McGahee 2:41.74

50 freestyle

2. Mattie Villhauer 29.82

4. Adare Carmody 30.03

5. Madison Wechter 30.12

6. Mollie Franklin 32.08

8. Renee Adamson 32.56

9. Ashley Hammond 33.23

10. Jessica Herbert 33.58

11. Kailyn Gunkler 34.78

12. Mackenzie Begley 36.83

13. Flora Farnum 37.48

17. Olivia McGahee 38.57

18. Sophia Del Valle 39.40

19. Isabelle Cloy 39.67

20. Libby Taylor 40.20

50 breaststroke

2. Elisabeth Joseph 39.40

4. Mollie Franklin 43.14

5. Jessica Herbert 44.23

8. Flora Farnum 48.93

11. Julia Clark 1:00.36

100 IM

4. Elisabeth Joseph 1:17.07

6. Mary Basso 1:26.33

50 backstroke

3. Ashley Fortin 33.59

5. Delaney Harrison 38.84

8. Olivia McGahee 40.69

9. Renee Adamson 41.86

10. Ashley Hammond 43.10

11. Kailyn Gunkler 43.86

12. Sophia Del Valle 46.98

13. Maya Thomas 49.48

50 butterfly

2. Madison Wechter 32.97

3. Adare Carmody 33.76

4. Mary Basso 36.69

6. Mackenzie Begley 42.47

200 freestyle relay

1. Wechter, Villhauer, Carmody, Fortin 1:58.05

4. Hammond, Thomas, Basso, Harrison 2:19.17

6. Farnum, Cloy, Del Valle, Adamson 2:28.96

Boys 11-12

100 freestyle

2. Jacob Herbert 1:08.03

5. Carson Portis 1:10.31

8. Bridger Putzer 1:16.95

9. Aidan Sears 1:23.48

10. Dillan Cahir 1:25.47

200 medley relay

2. Watkins, Richardson, Portis, Putzer 2:25.17

50 freestyle

4. Kyle Richardson 30.55

5. Broderick Herring 30.87

8. Kyle Gunkler 32.72

10. Patrick Schoen 34.72

11. Aidan Sears 36.38

13. Thomas Martin 41.55

50 breaststroke

1. Kyle Richardson 38.64

2. Jacob Herbert 39.64

6. Kyle Gunkler 44.76

8. Thomas Martin 50.34

9. Oliver Johnson 52.00

100 IM

2. Braeden Larson 1:22.78

3. Eric Watkins 1:29.82

50 backstroke

3. Braeden Larson 37.74

5. Eric Watkins 39.88

7. Bridger Putzer 41.52

8. Dillan Cahir 43.59

50 butterfly

3. Carson Portis 36.37

4. Broderick Herring 36.39

6. Ben Johnson 39.15

200 freestyle relay

2. Herring, Portis, Larson, Johnson 2:09.73

Girls 9-10

50 freestyle

1. Laurel Blase 30.87

6. Nasya McArthur 34.81

7. Savannah Dwyer 35.22

8. Mallory Richmond 35.50

10. Marissa D’Ambrosio 36.00

11. Hannah Cintron 37.04

13. Giuliana Farnum 41.97

14. Julianne Otersen 48.89

15. Madison Barnes 51.49

16. Maria Reneman 51.54

17. Gracie Magney 1:00.89

100 medley relay

2. Jackson, Utendorf, Pacini, Blase 1:10.48

4. Mills, Windham, Forton, Dwyer 1:13.49

6. Zeigler, D’Ambrosio, Rogers, Williams 1:21.54

7. Farnum, Cintron, Wright, Barnes 1:26.16

25 freestyle

2. Laurel Blase 14.11

5. Haley Forton 15.52

6. Mallory Richmond 15.77

9. Susan Rogers 16.32

10. Claire Shirley 16.67

15. Emily Zeigler 17.73

16. Alessandra Williams 19.00

17. Maya Tongue 19.44

19. Erin Shumaker 20.70

20. Catherine McNutt 21.64

24. Adah McArthur 24.97

25 breaststroke

2. Georgiana Utendorf 20.22

5. Savannah Dwyer 21.64

6. Marissa D’Ambrosio 21.67

7. Lillan Windham 22.36

14. Hannah Cintron 24.46

15. Alessandra Williams 24.98

16. Madison Barnes 25.68

17. Sara Ott 26.05

18. Giuliana Farnum 27.12

19. Julianne Otersen 27.44

20. Maria Reneman 33.47

21. Gracie Magney 35.14

22. Erin Shumaker 37.05

100 IM

2. Carolina Selph 1:23.53

3. Clare Mills 1:23.53

4. Georgiana Utendorf 1:29.74

5. Sophie Williams 1:30.11

6. Nasya McArthur 1:30.67

7. Lillan Windham 1:36.47

11. Hayliegh Wright 1:56.00

25 backstroke

1. Bella Pacini 17.32

4. Clare Mills 19.29

5. Kelsey Jackson 19.30

7. Claire Shirley 20.49

10. Emily Zeigler 21.48

12. Maya Tongue 25.21

25 butterfly

2. Caroline Selph 15.34

4. Bella Pacini 16.94

6. Haley Forton 17.96

9. Sophie Williams 21.73

11. Catherine McNutt 25.57

13. Hayliegh Wright 27.20

100 freestyle relay

2. Utendorf, Pacini, Dwyer, Blase 1:02.34

4. Forton, Zeigler, Rogers, Mills 1:05.51

5. Windham, Jackson, Cinton, D’Ambrosio 1:05.72

8. Richmond, Williams, Wahlbom, Ott 1:13.25

11. Wright, Farnum, Barnes, Williams 1:20.27

12. Reneman, Magney, McNutt, Tongue 1:32.75

Boys 9-10

50 freestyle

1. Clint Schuler 42.64

5. Gavin D’Ambrosio 34.37

6. Justin Bolsen 34.60

7. Luis Romo 39.67

8. Bryson Shaw 42.37

9. Mario Romo 43.93

100 medley relay

4. Matthews, Mouret, Morrow, Shaw 1:36.72

25 freestyle

1. Clint Schuler 14.68

5. John Matthews 16.88

9. Bryson Shaw 19.49

12. Gage Mouret 21.63

25 breaststroke

5. Rylan Larson 25.26

6. Luis Romo 28.84

8. Mario Romo 29.32

10. Gage Mouret 37.44

100 IM

3. Craig Chace 1:32.22

5. Connor Morrow 1:37.77

6. Gavin D’Ambrosio 1:44.30

25 backstroke

3. Justin Bolsen 20.70

4. Rylan Larson 22.66

25 butterfly

2. Craig Chace 18.65

3. Connor Morrow 18.96

4. John Matthews 20.44

5. Mason Reed 21.20

100 freestyle relay

3. Shaw, Morrow, Chace, Matthews 1:08.56

5. Reed, Mouret, Larson, D’Ambrosio 1:16.30

Girls 7-8

50 freestyle

2. Lainey Blase 36.25

3. Leia Lankford 37.33

5. Isabel Harper 41.19

7. Charlotte Shirley 47.32

10. Sophie Taylor 54.96

100 medley relay

1. Blase, Windham, Castle, Portis 1:25.34

4. Blum, Sierra, Williams, Reneman 1:47.65

25 freestyle

2. Isabel Harper 18.04

3. Macie Portis 18.61

5. Abby Richardson 19.50

6. Ella Bailey 20.08

7. Sarah Staton 20.23

8. Issabella Farnum 20.45

10. Mayson Putzer 20.63

12. Clara Williams 21.56

14. Amelia Windham 21.76

15. Ava Blum 22.08

24. Luciana Sierra 28.68

25 breaststroke

1. Elysium Virnich 24.35

2. Abby Richardson 25.05

3. Amelia Windham 27.42

6. Eliza Reneman 31.71

7. Abby Scott 33.31

100 IM

1. Lainey Blase 1:34.94

2. Macie Portis 1:46.59

3. Sadie Castle 1:47.79

4. Elysium Virnich 1:50.28

25 backstroke

2. Ella Bailey 22.56

3. Isabella Farnum 23.42

5. Abby Scott 24.03

6. Charlotte Shirley 24.31

7. Mayson Putzer 24.76

8. Sarah Staton 24.96

10. Ava Blum 26.17

17. Luciana Sierra 35.14

25 butterfly

2. Leia Lankford 19.03

3. Sadie Castle 22.11

5. Eliza Reneman 25.53

6. Clara Williams 26.43

100 freestyle relay

2. Portis, Windham, Castle, Blase 1:15.79

3. Shirley, Bailey, Virnich, Lankford 1:16.51

Boys 7-8

50 freestyle

2. Colin Parker 36.86

25 freestyle

1. Caleb Miller 16.90

2. Jacob Howell 17.91

7. James Mathews 24.47

25 breaststroke

3. Jacob Howell 29.50

100 IM

2. Colin Parker 1:43.46

3. Grant Pool 1:50.22

25 butterfly

2. Grant Pool 21.75

3. Caleb Miller 22.31

100 freestyle relay

2. Howell, Matthews, Pool, Miller 1:22.11

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