Morgan honors senior swimmers at Senior Night
Jan 18, 2024 09:56AM ● By Liisa London Mecham
Swimmer Lizzy Bess takes a breath during her race.
Photos by Lyle Draper
Wednesday, Jan. 10, the Morgan High Swim Team swam against North Summit and honored their six senior swimmers at Senior Night. Seniors Lyle Draper, Emilie Gold, Elijah Pfeifer, Brielle Sill, Connor Smith and Stella Ward were celebrated along with their parents for their contributions and hard work on the team.
Boys’ Result
The boys’ team won the 200 medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle event. Gerrit Noorda won the 200 freestyle event, and Elijah Pfeifer won the 50 freestyle event. Levi Sill won the 100 butterfly and Connelly Breinholt won the 500 freestyle event. Breinholt clocked in at 5:57.21 on his 500 free, becoming only the 4th swimmer in MHS history to swim the 500 in under six minutes. Swimmer Daxin Witte dropped 19 seconds off his 500 free.
One of the most exciting races of the day was the boys’ 200 Free Relay. The Morgan 200 Free Relay Team consisted of Kaison Berry, Axel Rollins, Gerrit Noorda, and Elijah Pfeifer. Morgan was about two body lengths behind North Summit when Noorda, the third swimmer, dove in, and narrowed the gap, drawing even as they approached the blocks. Pfeifer jumped in and swam the last lap, extending the lead and gave the Trojans the victory! North Summit finished with a 1:44.41, and Morgan finished with a 1:43.86 and the win!
Girls’ Results
Tessa Smith won the 100 butterfly, and the girls won the 400 freestyle event. In her victory in the butterfly, Tessa Smith dropped eight seconds off her 100 fly. Megan Lemon dropped a huge 23 seconds off her 200 free and eight seconds off her 100 free. Aadrie Little dropped seven seconds off her 100 free while Lizzy Bess dropped five seconds off her 100 back.
Morgan swam against Ben Lomond and St. Joseph’s Tuesday, Jan. 16 and will continue to prepare for their upcoming end of season meets. λ
