Girls Swim Takes First
The Cats continue their impressive season after defeating Principia and Ursuline.
(Left to Right) Macy Goodwin, Madison Doehring, Madison Bugh, Bella Gibeaut, Layla Selk, Evie Roth, Amy Claire Godwin, seniors.
The Westminster girls swim and dive senior night took place on January 25, 2022, where the nine senior women were brought out and honored for their dedication and leadership to the program.
Madison Bugh, Madison Doehring, Savvy Duncan, Bella Gibeaut, Amy Claire Godwin, Macy Goodwin, McKenna Milberg, Evie Roth, and Layla Selk, seniors, were all recognized before the meet.
During the meet, the team rolled through Principia and Ursuline in a tri-meet, moving their record to 14-1. The Cats came out hot right out of the gate and never let up the rest of the day. They started out with a seemingly effortless first place in the 200 Medley Relay, consisting of Lucy Christian, junior, in the backstroke, Emily Disper, sophomore, in the breaststroke, Addie Draper, junior, in the butterfly, and Kate Wessels, junior, in the freestyle. The Cats also took first place in the rest of the relays, including the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay.
Inside of the individual events, Westminster again showed no mercy. Beginning with the 200 Freestyle, Keely O’Meara, freshman, Disper, and Draper swept the heat, finishing first, second, and third. In the same fashion, Hennessy McGowan, sophomore, Ellie Berkland, sophomore, and Draper also took the first three finishing places in the 200 Individual Medley.
In the diving events, Ally McDonnel, freshman, placed first after performing six dives. McDonnel, proving to be a strong asset to the team. Along with this, Savvy Duncan, senior. came in third to gain some points for the Cats.
Westminster also prevailed in some tight situations. Madison Bugh, senior, won the 50 Freestyle by only 0.12 seconds and finished with a new personal best time of 28.10 seconds. Amy Claire Godwin, senior, won the 100 Freestyle with a time of 1:01 seconds, and Disper won the 100 Breastroke with a time of 1:19.
All of these successes added up to a Wildcat blowout over the competition. The girls will certainly take this momentum with them into their next meet against Lutheran South on Wednesday, February 2nd at 4:00 at home.
