Leading the way for the Tigers was Sean LeNeave who won both the 200 IM
and 500 freestyle events. The junior was one of only two boys competitors
at the meet to win two different events.
Sean's older brother Patrick also qualified in two events. The Conroe
senior finished third in the 100 butterfly and also will compete in the 50
free at regionals.
For the Tigerettes, four girls qualified in five events. Jesse
Sartain will compete in both the 200 and 500 freestyle events at regionals
while Sarah Ghazi qualified in the 200 IM, Danielle Sartini in the 100
butterfly and Helen Husbands in the 100 freestyle.
Conroe also had several swimmers that just missed out on a trip to
San Antonio for the regionals.
"We had several that did their best and drop their times, but
still would get seventh or eighth and that's tough. We had four or five
swimmers that did that," said Montgomery. "That's the whole
thing about our district. The Woodlands can enter four people and Klein
can enter four and their both very good swimming programs. Only six go, so
the odds drop tremendously."
One of those teams that was impacted by The Woodlands and Klein's
strong performances was Oak Ridge. After years of dominating in Class 4A,
the War Eagles got their first taste of a 5A district swimming meet on
Saturday and finished sixth on the boys side and fourth on the girls.
Still, ORHS coach Mike McCauley was pleased with his squad's
performance.
"It was very successful," he said. "We had a lot of
drops in times. I'm really proud of them all."
Oak Ridge qualified all of its relays to regionals and also had one
girl and two boys advance.
For the Lady War Eagles, Meredith McCarthy qualified in the 50 and
100 freestyle events. Brandon Galownia repeated that feat for the Oak
Ridge boys who also had Grant Woodby qualify in the 500 freestyle.
"The kids came out and swum their hearts out," said
McCauley. "It didn't phase them, they were just ready to fight as
they did in 4A. That brought a big smile to my face and I'm proud of those
guys."
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