Swimmers prepare for PVC event
The varsity swim teams from Caribou, Presque Isle and Maine School of Science and Mathematics participated in a meet Thursday afternoon at the Limestone Community School pool. In the girls’ meet, Caribou notched a 74-62 win over the Wildcats and for the boys, Presque Isle defeated MSSM, 95-37.
Contributed photos/jMavor Photography
WILDCAT SWIMMER Olivia Goulet goes all out while competing in an event during Thursday’s meet against Caribou held in Limestone.
NATE DEWITT of the Wildcats exerts himself during a competition held in Limestone Thursday.
Winners in the girls’ competition were the PI 200-yard medley team of Olivia Goulet, Jacqueline Lambert, Heather Nadeau and Sara Gilson in 2:29.33; Olivia Engstrom of Caribou in the 200 freestyle (2:44.08), Goulet in the 200 IM (3:18.06), Kristyn Maley of Caribou in the 50 free (31.4 seconds), Nadeau in the 100 butterfly (1:38.1), Gilson in the 100 free (1:15.78), Engstrom in the 500 free (7:19.87), the PI 200 freestyle relay team of Goulet, Lambert, Nadeau and Gilson (2:11.11), Maley in the 100 back (1:19.58), Lambert in the 100 breaststroke (1:28.98) and the Caribou 400 freestyle relay team of Engstrom, Courtney Cote, Madison Yakel and Maley (5:22.39).
Alexis Coiley of Fort Fairfield swam unattached and did not figure in the results, but came in at 2:21.29 in the 200 free and at 1:24.66 in the 100 breast.
Taking first place in the boys’ meet were the PI 200 medley relay team of Dustin Drabek, Matt Burtt, Nate Dewitt and Alex Hemphill (2:01.01), Dewitt in the 200 free (2:03.2), Drabek in the 200 I.M. (2:34.78), Hemphill in the 50 free (25.77), Dewitt in the 100 fly (1:02.68), Burtt in the 100 free (59.36), Laszlo Steinhoff of MSSM in the 500 free (7:46.26), the PI 200 freestyle relay team of Drabek, Hemphill, Burtt and Dewitt (1:47.95), Drabek in the 100 back (1:09.67), Hemphill in the 100 breast (1:17.33) and the PI 400 freestyle relay team of Leigh Buck, Kyle Kilcollins, Brenden Goulet and Joshua Jones (4:37.96).
The next meets will be the Penobscot Valley Conference championships. The boys will compete at Husson University in Bangor Friday at 6 p.m. and the girls also at Husson Saturday at noon.
