Girls 7th in big swim meet
The William Byrd swimmers competed in the All-Timesland Swim Meet at the Gator Center in Roanoke last Saturday. The all-day event included 16 schools and attracted swimmers from all over the Roanoke Valley.
Byrd's Kacy Edsall winds down after swimming the anchor leg of the 200 meter Free Relay in Saturday's All-Timesland meet at the Gator Center. - Photo by Brian Hoffman
The Byrd girls finished seventh in the meet and the boys were 15th. Hidden Valley swept the boys and girls championships and Cave Spring took second in both. Preliminaries were held during the day and the top 16 in each event were invited back for the evening finals.
Byrd had six swimmers make it to the evening session.
The top finish for the Terriers came from the 200 Free Relay team, which placed fifth. That team was comprised of Caitlin Gerig, Chelsea Woolfolk, Courtney Heck, and Kacy Edsall. The 200 Medley Relay team of Gerig, Brittany Lane, Woolfolk, and Edsall took seventh.
Individually Woolfolk was 10th in the 200 IM and 11 in the 100 Butterfly. Heck was 10th in the Backstroke and 12th in the 100 Fly, and Luke Gerig was 16th in the Breaststroke for the boys.
“Overall, it was a really great day!” said Byrd coach Krista Martin. “I love the fact that there is a trial and finals meet the kids can participate in. It’s exciting to try and make it back top 16. Plus they get a chance to see really fast swimming at night and get in there and race. Finals was a great opportunity to think about making state cuts and really see where we stand compared to other teams in the valley.”
Even the swimmers who didn’t make the evening session got a lot out of the meet.
“We had some best times and some big drops,” said Martin. “I love seeing the swimmers get so excited about a best time. It’s great when their hard work pays off.”
Last week in a dual meet the Terriers defeated Staunton River, 167-151. That evened Byrd’s Blue Ridge District record at 1-1. The Girls won their meet 121 to 40, while the boys, lost 111 to 46.
The meet was Byrd’s senior night seniors honored were Taylor Corso, Kaitie Frazier, Ariel Lackey, Brittany Lane, and Chelsea Woolfolk.
“It was exciting to win another district meet,” said Martin. “We were really able to get up and race.”
The Terriers are off for exams this week.
