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The Perry High School swim team narrowly lost to Carroll High School while soundly beating Algona High School Tuesday night at the McCreary Community Building, in action marking the final home meet for the Jayettes’ five senior swimmers.
“We had some great races tonight!” said PHS Head Coach Jean Dowd. “It was the closest we’ve come to Carroll in a long time. For example Sophia McDevitt, in the 100 fly, was just .01 of a second ahead of Amelia Holt of Carroll.”
The final scores were Carroll 87 to Perry 73, Perry 99 to Algona 59 and Carroll 106 to Algona 54. The meet was scored three ways, with each team allowed two entries per event.
Medley Relay
Cali Hernandez, Jenna Nelson, Jazmine Johnson, Lydia Nelsen 2:29.87, 4th against Carroll, 2nd against Algona
Madeline McDevitt, Addison Huntington, Lilly Riley, Emily Dowd 2:14.91, 2nd against Carroll, 1st against Algona
200 Freestyle
Jenna Nelson, 2:18.64, 3rd against Carroll, 2nd against Algona
Quin Mahler-Moreno,1:58.99, 1st overall
200 Individual Medley
Addison Huntington, 2:47.14, 4th against Carroll, 2nd against Algona
50 Free JV
Lydia Nelsen, 38.16, 3rd overall, personal best time, dropping -.59 seconds
50 Free Varsity
Emily Dowd, 28.62, 4th against Carroll, 3rd against Algona
Aleah Karolus, 27.00, 2nd overall
100 Butterfly
Sophia McDevitt, 1:03.79, 1st overall
100 Freestyle Varsity
Lilly Riley, 1:00.48, 3rd against Algona, 2nd against Carroll
Aleah Karolus, 1:00.27, 2nd against Algona, 1st against Carroll, personal best time, dropping -32 seconds
500 Freestyle
Jazmine Johnson- 7:04.20, 4th against Carroll, 2nd against Algona, personal best time, dropping 3.87 seconds
Emily Dowd, 6:16.85, 2nd against Carroll, 1st against Algona
200 Freestyle Relay
Cali Hernandez, Lydia Nelsen, Jenna Nelson, Addison Huntington 2:13.14, 4th against Carroll, 3rd against Algona
Aleah Karolus, Lilly Riley, Sophia McDevitt, Quin Mahler-Moreno 1:48.89. 2nd against Carroll, 1st against Algona
100 Backstroke
Cali Hernandez, 1:32.86, 4th overall
Madeline McDevitt, 1:23.50, 3rd overall
100 Breaststroke JV
Lydia Nelsen, 1:54.44, 2nd against Algona, personal best time, dropping 7.38 seconds
100 Breaststroke Varsity
Addison Huntington, 1:23.58, 3rd against Carroll, 2nd against Algona
Quin Mahler-Moreno, 1:07.25, 2nd against Carroll, 1st against Algona
400 Freestyle Relay
Emily Dowd, Jazmine Johnson, Madeline McDevitt, Jenna Nelson, 4:38.99, 3rd against Carroll, 2nd against Algona
Lilly Riley, Aleah Karolus, Sophia McDevitt, Quin Mahler-Moreno, 3:59.40, 1st overall
“It was bittersweet to watch the seniors’ last home meet, but we’re not done yet,” Dowd said. “Regional and state competition are ahead for this team!”
The Jayettes will next swim Saturday, Nov. 4 in Ames in the state qualifying swimming meet.