Anna Lagacy takes first in 100-yard breaststroke at Urbana
By Fred Kroner
The Bulldogs dropped an 85-55 decision at Urbana on Wednesday (Oct. 14) in their final dual meet of the regular season.
Junior Anna Lagacy was the lone M-S swimmer to win an individual event. She prevailed in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 27.43 seconds. The runner-up was timed in 1:27.64.
Lagacy also had a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (3:19.11).
Nine other Bulldogs secured places among the top five, including Natalie Heaton and Kiera McCoy in three events apiece.
Heaton was the runner-up in both the 200-yard freestyle (2:45.07) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:23.93) as well as finishing fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (34.21).
McCoy had a second-place performance in the 200-yard individual medley (3:14.22). She placed third in two events: 100-yard butterfly (1:35.18) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:26.59).
Ana Iliff, Marin Minick and Kaitlyn Stewart were two-event placers.
Iliff took second in the 500-yard freestyle (7:57.99) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (3:00.64).
Minick scored third-place finishes in both the 50-yard freestyle (33.41) and the 500-yard freestyle (8:40.99).
Stewart ended fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:38.63) and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (3:06.92).
Four M-S athletes posted top-five performances in one event.
Olivia Ross was second in the 100-yard freestyle (1:10.51), an event where teammate Liz Hall was fifth (1:25.62).
Diver Elise Hertling was third (132.50) and Trinity Allen was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (2:01.27).
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The Bulldogs salvaged a split in two meets on Saturday (Oct. 10) at Lincoln.
The M-S girls’ swimming team topped Lincoln 47-16, but dropped a 73-47 decision to Charleston.
Diver Hertling was first in her specialty.
McCoy was a three-event placer. She earned a third-place finish in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard freestyle along with a fourth-place performance in the 100-yard backstroke.
Ross was the runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle and added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle.
Two other Bulldogs were two-event placers.
Heaton was second in the 200-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard backstroke. Stewart was fourth in both the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.
Other top-four placers for the team were: Lagacy (second in the 100-yard breaststroke), Iliff (third in the 500-yard freestyle) and Minick (fourth in the 500-yard freestyle).
M-S will compete in the 22-school Champaign Central Sectional on Saturday (Oct. 24) at Centennial High School.
