After the long Christmas Break, the Hargrave Tigers got back to their winning ways in the ODAC on Tuesday afternoon.
The Tigers hosted a pair of opponents, New Covenant and Martinsville High School. New Covenant is a VIC Conference opponent while Martinsville is a non-conference opponent for Hargrave. The final results were overwhelmingly in Hargrave’s favor as the Tigers defeated New Covenant 168-58 and Martinsville 180-39. “I was very proud of our effort today,” stated Head Coach Amanda Weishaar. “It’s never easy getting back in the swing of things after an extended break but our young men were well prepared both mentally and physically for today’s meet.”
Notable Performances included:
Nick DeVeer ’21–dropped 2 seconds off his 100 yard Breaststroke and qualified for State!
Tristyn Gavulic ’20–dropped 24 seconds off his 200 yard freestyle and nearly a second off his 100 yard freestyle
Jay Thompson ’21–dropped 9 seconds off his 200 yard freestyle and 3 seconds off his 100 yard freestyle
Caleb Chester ’21–dropped 2 seconds off his 200 yard freestyle and 4 seconds off his 100 yard freestyle
Nathan Higdon ’21–dropped 1 second for his 200 IM and 13 seconds off his 500 yard freestyle
Scott Kennedy ’20–dropped 3 seconds off his 200 IM and 3 seconds off his 200 yard Butterfly
Andrew Ponton ’22–swam his first 50 yard freestyle this season and was just 0.5 seconds off qualifying for the Bonus 50, and dropped 9 seconds off his 100 yard breaststroke
Kip Barksdale ’20–dropped nearly 0.3 seconds off his 50 yard freestyle and 2 seconds off his 100 yard backstroke
John Mauriello ’21–dropped 2.5 seconds off his 50 yard freestyle and 1.5 seconds off his 100 yard freestyle
Gabe Chester ’20–dropped 1 second off his 50 yard freestyle; 2 seconds off his 100 yard freestyle; and 2 seconds off his 100 yard Breaststroke
Wesley Marquardt ’21–dropped 3 seconds off his 100 freestyle
Ethan Teluk ’22–dropped 2 seconds off his 100 yard freestyle
Also Corliss Trinkner , who is Hargrave’s sole diver this year, performed in his first ever diving competition and came within 10 points of claiming first!
The Tigers are back in action on Saturday, January 11th as they head to Roanoke, Virginia to compete at the Gator Aquatic Center in the Timesland Invitational.
