M-S girls’ swimming cruises past Urbana and Danville

BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com

Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming won four individual events and one relay on Monday and cruised to team honors in a three-school meet at Danville.

The Bulldogs accumulated 121 points to outdistance Danville (91) and Urbana (48).

Olivia McMurry was a two-event winner for M-S.

She was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle (27.46 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (1:02.43).

Olivia Ross won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:30.83) and Carly Raver was the diving champion (157.50 points).

M-S also captured the meet-ending 400-yard freestyle relay. Teaming up for success were Eden Oelze, Miranda Marcelli, McMurry and Kate Raver.

Their combined time was 4:26.86.

Oelze and Marcelli each had runner-up performances in two other individual events.

Oelze was second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:35.23) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:07.20).

Marcelli was second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:27.20) and the 100-yard backstroke (115.62).

Payton Turk was the runner-up in diving (143.05 points) and teammate Anna Lagacy took second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:34.69).

Grace Larson was also a double-placer, capturing fourth in both the 100-yard butterfly (1:29.41) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:24.81).

Natalie Heaton was third in the 100-yard backstroke (1:20.11). Kate Raver was fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (3:02.72) and Ross earned fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (31.60).

M-S returns to action on Saturday in the Urbana Invitational.