Swim Team starts season at Hopkinsville’s Rich Cohn Invitational

Jackson Brown broke a Marshall County school record in the backstroke in Saturday's first meet of the season. Photos by Kaye Travis
Jackson Brown broke a Marshall County school record in the backstroke in Saturday’s first meet of the season. Photos by Kaye Travis

HOPKINSVILLE – In their first meet of the season, the Marshall County swim team competed against some of the best teams in Western Kentucky at Hopkinsville High School in the Rich Cohn Invitational. Bowling Green, always one of the top teams in the state, won the meet in both girls and boys. Marshall County’s girl’s team placed 9th and the boy’s team 7th.

Isaac Bayer leaving the blocks during a relay event.
Isaac Bayer leaving the blocks during a relay event.

Top five finishes for the Marshall County team came from Jackson Brown – 3rd in the 100 backstroke and Isaac Bayer – 4th in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.

The boy’s 200 freestyle relay placed 3rd with Jackson Brown, Jacob Rushing, Wyatt Moshure and Isaac Bayer. The girl’s 200 freestyle relay placed 5th with Sofia Bayer, Madelyn Travis, Mary Grace Thompson and Clara Bradley.

Jackson Brown set a new school record in the backstroke with a time of 1:01.22 breaking the previous record held by Austin Gordon of 1:01.91 set February 10, 2013.

The team will compete on November 28th in the McCracken County Sprint Meet at the Paducah Athletic Club.

Marshall County Hopkinsville results below.

GIRLS BOYS
Event Event
200 Medley Relay 8th Bayer, Bradley, Travis Thompson 200 Medley Relay 6th Brown, Hall, Rushing, Pitt
200 IM 11th Clara Bradley 200 Freestyle 11th Wyatt Moshure
50 Freestyle 7th Clara Bradley 200 IM 15th Jacob Rushing
  12th Mary Grace Thompson 50 Freestyle 4th Isaac Bayer
  40th McKinsey Borders   6th Jackson Brown
  49th Olivia Erbacher   15th Coleton Jones
100 Butterfly 19th Shelbi Spencer   23rd Kyle Hall
100 Freestyle 14th Madelyn Travis   32nd Andrew Wilson
22nd Maddie Siress 100 Butterfly 14th Coleton Jones
44th Olivia Erbacher 100 Freestyle 4th Isaac Bayer
200 Free Relay 5th Bayer, Travis, Thompson, Bradley   12th Jacob Rushing
100 Backstroke 11th Sofia Bayer   16th Wyatt Moshure
  17th Chelsea Erbacher 200 Free Relay 3rd Brown, Rushing, Moshure, Bayer
100 Breaststroke 15th Scarlett Wilkey 100 Backstroke 3rd Jackson Brown
100 Breaststroke 13th Kyle Hall
19th Andrew Wilson
Scarlett Wilkey swimming the breaststroke event Saturday at Hopkinsville High School.
Scarlett Wilkey swimming the breaststroke event Saturday at Hopkinsville High School.