GMS swimmers edge Cadets

Friday, March 5, 2010

CLAYTON -- The Greencastle Middle School swim teams edged Cascade in a pair of barn burners Wednesday. The GMS girls won 96-89 and the boys won 96-90, as both meets came down to the final relay.

GMS coach Kimberly Brattain was thrilled with her teams' effort in such a hotly contested meet.

"Great meet, very close. The double wins were a real team effort," the coach said.

For the girls, the 400 freestyle relay team of Paige Cassida, Rosio Gomez, Quinci Miller and Rachel Custis sealed the deal for the Lady Tiger Sharks in a time of 4:46.59.

For the boys, Isaac Harms, Cameron Hinton, Elijah Brattain and Nash Firebaugh closed the meet with a 400 free relay win in a time of 4:26.10.

Custis was the big winner of the night for the Lady Tiger Sharks, also winning the 50 free (30.24) and 100 free (1:09.12), as well as being part of the winning medley relay team with Emily Wheeler, Libby Brush and Gomez (2:22.81).

Cassida won the 100 IM with a time of 1:17.81, and Gomez took the 50 butterfly in 35.22. Wheeler also picked up a win in the 100 backstroke with a 1:15.71.

The GMS boys won big in the relays, sweeping all three. The medley relay of Brattain, Nathan Gardner, Firebaugh and Jacob Kessler finished in 2:12.08. The 200 free relay of Kessler, Taylor Secrest, Jason Ummel and Harms swam a 2:09.12.

Firebaugh and Brattain each won two individual events on the evening. Firebaugh took the 100 IM (1:07.24) 50 butterfly (27.32). Brattain won the 400 free (5:03.86) and 100 backstroke (1:09.46).

Harms won the 200 free in 2:32.25, and Jacob Kessler tied for the diving victory with 86.85.

At Cascade

Girls' Results

Greencastle 96, Cascade 89

Individual Results (GMS only)

200 Medley Relay -- 1. Wheeler, Brush, Gomez, Custis 2:21.81; 3. Cassida, Brattain, Smith, Miller 2:29.40; 5. Meyer, Branagin, Cox, Ivy 2:54.07

200 Freestyle -- 2. Wheeler 2:38.30, 3. Gomez 2:47.34, 6. Wilson 3:04.42

100 IM -- 1. Cassida 1:17.81, 2. Brush 1:21.06, 5. Smith 1:27.77

50 Freestyle -- 1. Custis 30.24, 3. Miller 31.45, 6. Moore 35.33

Diving -- 3. Branagin 86.50, 4. White 63.05

50 Butterfly -- 1. Gomez 35.22, 3. Smith 38.38, 6. Cox 43.05

100 Freestyle -- 1. Custis 1:09.12, 5. Wilson 1:21.96, 6. Stevens 1:28.03

400 Freestyle -- 2. Cassida 5:34.25, 3. Brush 6:00.40, 6. Romer 6:36.20

200 Freestyle Relay -- 2. Brush, Stevens, Romer, Wheeler 2:17.10; 5. White, Ivy, Wilson, Moore 2:27.55; 6. Barnett, Roberts, Hansen, Hurst 2:40.08

100 Backstroke -- 1. Wheeler 1:15.71, 2. Miller 1:22.10, 6. Hurst 1:41.41

100 Breaststroke -- 2. Peters 1:31.51, 3. Brattain 1:33.85, 4. Branagin 1:36.56

400 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Cassida, Gomez, Miller, Custis 4:46.59, 4. Wilson, Moore, Smith, Romer 5:33.61; 5. Gellman, Barnett, Meyer, Peters 5:51.11

Boys' Results

Greencastle 96, Cascade 90

Individual Results (GMS only)

200 Medley Relay -- 1. Brattain, Gardner, Firebaugh, Kessler 2:12.08; 3. Ummel, Watson, Secrest, Hinton 2:39.38

200 Freestyle -- 1. Harms 2:32.25, 3. Secrest 3:00.50

100 IM -- 1. Firebaugh 1:07.24, 3. Gardner 1:20.78

50 Freestyle -- 2. Hinton 31.37, 5. Briones 38.00, 6. Johnson 41.44

Diving -- 1. Kessler 86.85*, 5. Harms 76.45

50 Butterfly -- 1. Firebaugh 27.32, 3. Kessler 39.54

100 Freestyle -- 2. Hinton 1:11.45, 5. Briones 1:27.00, 6. Watson 1:28.33

400 Freestyle -- 1. Brattain 5:03.86, 3. Ummel 5:54.37

200 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Kessler, Secrest, Ummel, Harms 2:09.21; 4. Watson, Johnson, Briones, Gardner 2:34.27

100 Backstroke -- 1. Brattain 1:09.46, 3. Secrest 1:29.79, 6. Johnson 1:41.54

100 Breaststroke -- 2. Gardner 1:29.68, 3. Ummel 1:37.05, 4. Watson 1:43.59

400 Freestyle Relay -- 1. Harms, Hinton, Brattain, Firebaugh 4:26.10

*--Denotes tie.