All season, competitive swimmers from Forney High School and North Forney High School have been shattering personal records and even school records. The District swim meet in Rockwall on Saturday, January 26, was no exception.
All season, competitive swimmers from Forney High School and North Forney High School have been shattering personal records and even school records. The District swim meet in Rockwall on Saturday, January 26, was no exception.
Both teams are led under the direction of Coach Brandon Tunnell who said, “I’m very proud of all these swimmers. They have worked hard this season and it paid off on Saturday.”
The entire Forney High School team and a majority of the North Forney team qualified to advance to the Regional Championship meet in Frisco on February 8th and 9th.
Lady Jackrabbits Tara White and Taylor Shutter both set personal records at the meet. White captured a silver medal in the 200 yard freestyle relay and Shutter finished 6th in the 100 yard freestyle.
The boy’s Jackrabbits relay team set a new school record in the 200 yard medley relay and won a silver medal. Personal records and school records were also beat in the individual relays. Colt Smith won a silver medal in the 200 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle, Danny Monroy finished 6th in the 100 yard freestyle, Kenny Haynie captured a bronze medal in the 100 yard breaststroke, and Garrett Walker finished 5th in the 100 yard breaststroke.
Lady Falcon Chelsea Edmonds won 1st place in the 100 yard freestyle relay and also took a silver medal in the 200 yard individual medley. Cristine Crispin won a bronze medal in the 100 yard fly relay and 6th place in the 50 yard freestyle relay, and Kristen Barbour took a silver medal in the 500 yard freestyle relay.
The North Forney Falcons boy’s team churned out several gold and silver medal winners. Harrison Wick won 1st place in the 200 yard individual medley and also took a bronze medal in the 100 yard fly relay. RJ Cervantez won a silver medal in the 200 yard individual medley and bronze in the 100 yard backstroke. Matthew Jenkin finished 1st in the 500 yard freestyle relay and Victor Huff took a silver medal in the same relay. Jacob Woods won a silver medal in the 100 yard backstroke, Tyler Clevenger won 1st in the breaststroke, and Steven May won a silver medal in the 100 yard breaststroke.
The North Forney Falcons boy’s relay team also took a silver medal in the 200 yard freestyle relay and a 1st place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay.
Photos by Big Shots Photography, see below.