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2019 SBISD Invite Swim/Dive Meet

By Joci Moss, 12/20/19, 2:30PM CST

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On Saturday, December 14th, Stratford hosted the SBISD Invite at our very own Natatorium. There were 9 girls’ teams and 11 boys’ teams that competed, with Stratford finishing an impressive 2nd overall in points.

SBISD senior athletes were also recognized in a rose ceremony at the meet. Top 8 finishes for Stratford were:

• The divers continue to dominate! Charlize Spiers placed 1st for the girls with a finals score of 332.90. For the boys, Sam Jones placed 1st with a score of 409.50 and Robbie Howell placed 2nd with a score of 329.25.

• In the 200 Medley Relay, the girls’ A team took 1st place with Emma Venghaus (back), Kara Moss (breast), Ava Wylie (fly), and Gwendolyn Beach (free). The girls’ B team with Ashley Cooper (back), Meggie Nop (breast), Ashley Cardin (fly), and Leah Easton (free) placed 5th. For the boys, the A team took 2nd place with Gavin Beach (back), Luke Reed (breast), Henry Genez (fly), and Callum Glover (free). The boys’ B team with Lucas Groves (back), Lowell Moss (breast), Eric Jackson (fly), and Grant Spargo (free) finished 5th.

• In the 200 Free Relay, the girls’ A team finished 4th with Gwen Beach, K. Moss, Venghaus, and Ariana Zhuri. The B team finished 6th with Cardin, Nop, Jordan Kennedy, and Grace Stern.

• In the 400 Free Relay, the girls’ A team finished 3rd with K. Moss, Stern, Zhuri, and Venghaus. The B team with Gwen Beach, Wylie, De Jager, and Caroline Smith finished 7th. The boys had 3 teams place in the top 8! The A team with Genez, Reed, Glover, and Jack Brennan finished 2nd, the B team with L. Moss, Groves, Tyler Barber, and Bryce Oliphant finished 5th, and the C team with Wyatt McCulley, Andres Valle-Montero, Parker Kooyman, and Kyle Brown finished 8th.

• 200 free: For the boys, Reed placed 2nd, Glover placed 4th with an impressive time of 1:53.16, and Groves placed 6th.

• 200 IM: For the girls, Venghaus placed 1st and Easton placed 5th.  Barber, Brown, and Jackson placed 4th, 6th, and 8th for the boys.

• 50 free: For the girls, Zhuri took 2nd place and Stern took 7th. Oliphant finished 7th for the boys.

• 100 fly: For the girls, Jordan Kennedy placed 3rd with a fast swim of 1:07.74 and Cardin placed 4th. Jackson, Brennan, and L. Moss finished 5th, 6th, and 8th for the boys.

• 100 free: For the girls, Easton and Wylie placed 6th and 7th, with both swimmers breaking a minute for the first time! For the boys, Genez took 1st place and Gavin Beach took 3rd.

• 500 free: De Jager placed 3rd for the girls. Barber, Groves, and Spargo placed 2nd, 4th, and 6th for the boys.

• 100 back: For the girls, K. Moss placed 3rd, while De Jager and Cooper tied for 7th. Gavin Beach placed 6th and L. Moss 8th for the boys.

• 100 breast: Nop finished 6th for the girls. Brown finished 8th for the boys.

You can next catch the Spartan swimmers and divers at the Duel in the Pool Meet at Katy High School on January 4th at 10 am. Go Stratford!