FRIENDSWOOD DELIVERS DOMINATING PERFORMANCE AT DISTRICT SWIM, DIVE MEET

THE FRIENDSWOOD MUSTANGS Swim and Dive team hosted the 2019 District 24-5A meet last weekend at the Doyle Natatorium in Texas City. The Mustangs competed against Barbers Hill, Waltrip, Katy Paetow, Stafford, Milby and Northside High Schools, with the top six finishers in each event continuing to the regionals, which will be held at Magnolia High School on Friday and Saturday. All Friendswood swimmers and divers are advancing onto the regional meet. Events started Friday evening with the Mustangs’ Lily Ellis placing first in women’s diving. Ellis continues to reset the school’s pool and team records, scoring 408.50 points over the weekend. Gabe Costa placed first for the Mustang men with a score of 369.70, while Caitlin Williams and John Keith will also advance to regionals. The swimming events started on Saturday and Friendswood’s swimmers dominated most of the day. First place Friendswood Mustang swim finishers in each event were: 200-Yard Medley Relay – Girls team – Lezli Sisung, Allie Hansen, Olivia Theall and Abigail Nelson; Boys Team – Joe Sloan, Max Hardt, Josh Haffelder, Vinnie Gangitano. 200-Yard Freestyle – Allison Proulx and Daniel Nagle. 200-Yard Individual Medley – Leah Givens and Max Hardt. 50 Freestyle – Olivia Theall. 100 Butterfly – Olivia Theall & Josh Haffelder. 100-Yard Freestyle– Anna McHenry & Vinnie Gangitano. 500 Yard Freestyle– Allie Hansen & Troy Sisung. 200-Yard Freestyle Relay – Girls team – Lezli Sisung, Allison Proulx, Abigail Nelson, Olivia Theall; Boys Team – Vinnie Gangitano, Nathan Haney, Josh Haffelder, Max Hardt. 100 Yard Backstroke– Lezli Sisung and Joe Sloan 100 Yard Breaststroke– Leah Givens and Max Hardt. 400 Yard Freestyle Relay– Girls Team – Allison Proulx, Leah Givens, Mady Blok, Allie Hansen; Boys Team – Nick Jankowski, Joe Sloan, Nathen Haney, Gabriel Kovach. The female athlete of the swim meet was Theall, who placed first in the 50 free with a time of 23.15, a new pool and team record in addition to being an AllAmerica time. She also finished first in the 100 Butterfly. The male athlete of the meet was Max Hardt who placed first in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 1.53:57, a new pool record, and first in the 100 Breaststroke. Fr i e n d s w o o d ’s diving coach is Monica Whitsett and swim coach is Coach Craig Sikkema.