KFDM COOP Posted December 11, 2008 Report Posted December 11, 2008 OC swimmers fare well in Golden Triangle meet Tommy Mann, Jr. The Orange Leader NEDERLAND — — A chilly weekend was the perfect time to head to the pool, if you are a member of two area high school swim teams that is. Swimmers from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School and Vidor High School competed in the Golden Triangle Invitational Saturday in Nederland against several larger area teams, including Beaumont West Brook, Ozen, Kelly, and Nederland High Schools, and made strong showings. Leading all local swimmers was 15-year-old Alex Dorman of LC-M as he placed second in the Boys 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 58.14 seconds, just a stroke behind Chris Stockman of West Brook who finished first with a time of 57.77 seconds. Dorman also placed second in the Boys 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:11.51. Another West Brook swimmer, senior Jared Baker, finished ahead of Dorman with a time of 1:07.50 Leading the Pirates swim team was Jarrett Cameron, 16, with a fourth place finish in the Boys 200 Yard Freestyle at 2:20.30. Brennan Hebert of Nederland High School claimed first place with a time of 2:11.24. Cameron also placed fifth in the grueling Boys 500 Yard Freestyle competition with a time of 6:46.67, which was well behind the 5:51.36 set by winner Adrian Hernandez of Pasadena High School. On the girls side of the meet, Ashely Mann of Vidor led a trio of team members with a time of 33.77 seconds and a ninth place finish in the Girls 50 Yard Freestyle. Fellow Pirates swimmers Jessica Cameron and Stephani Dyess placed 20th and 23rd, respectively. Fifteen-year-old Chasity Chapman of LC-M placed 18th in the same event with a time of 40.02 seconds, an improvement of more than one-half second on her season best. The winner of the event was Krystan Morrell of West Brook who set a blistering pace at 25.80 seconds, more than three seconds ahead of the runner-up. In the Girls 100 Yard Freestyle, Mann finished in ninth place with a time of 1:16.40. LC-M team members Chapman and Hannah McClendon finished 10th and 12th, respectively. Morrell of West Brook again left the field behind in her wake with a time of 58.38 seconds, more than eight seconds ahead of the second place contestant. Vidor swimmer Cameron placed fifth in the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke at 1:48.37, while Bears swimmer McLendon finished seventh at 1:55.34 and just ahead of Pirates swimmer Dyess, who claimed eighth. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School swim team will travel to Manvel High School for the annual Christmas Invitational for its next contest, where the team will even join others between events in singing Christmas carols. The Vidor High School swimmers will travel to Texas City for their next swim meet on Saturday.
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