Norwell’s boys swim team pulled off a close victory over sectional rival Jay County Thursday in their home pool.
-Parker McCartney cut a second off his time from Tuesday’s meet at Bellmont to win the IM over teammate Gage Reinhard.
-Kale Meredith turned in the fastest 50 time in Z Land so far this year with an outstanding 24.58 for the Knights.
-Colten Strunk swam a season best in the Fly and won by nearly seven seconds.
-Ethan Williamson came less than a second from breaking the six-minute mark in the 500 but still won the event and set a new season-best mark.
-Teammate Gage Reinhard trimmed seven seconds from his season best and was third in the 500.
-Williamson also set a new season mark in the backstroke, beating out two teammates for the win.
Norwell 107 Jay County 64
200 Medley Relay
1. Norwell 1:57.96
Williamson-McCartney-Strunk-Meredith
2. Jay County 2:10.41
4. Norwell 2:50.05
Hoag-McCartney-Blinn-Mahnensmith
200 Free
1. Rylan Heyerly-N 2:00.90
2. David Keen-JC 2:26.10
4. Franklin Bales-N 2:49.07
200 IM
1. Parker McCartney-N 2:30.40
2. Gage Reinhard-N 2:35.62
50 Free
1. Kale Meredith-N 24.58
2. Mikah McCartney-N 29.72
5. Eric Mahnensmith-N 1:12.84
1M Diving
1. Brasen Glassford-JC 139.90
100 Fly
1. Colten Strunk-N 1:02.54
2. Joseph Dow-JC 1:09.33
3. Braden Hoag-N 1:09.51
100 Free
1. Rylan Heyerly-N 55.26
2. Keaton Blinn-N 1:02.26
500 Free
1. Ethan Williamson-N 6:00.92
2. Joseph Dow-JC 6:13.21
3. Gage Reinhard-N 6:18.33
200 Free Relay
1. Norwell 1:50.19
Strunk-McCartney-Reinhard-Heyerly
2. Jay County 2:07.21
4. Norwell 2:42.87
Mahnensmith-Bales-McCartney-Blinn
100 Back
1. Ethan Williamson-N 1:10.16
2. Braden Hoag-N 1:11.74
3. Franklin Bales-N 1:24.95
100 Breast
1. Kale Meredith-N 1:09.12
2. Lincoln Clamme-JC 1:22.05
3. Mikah McCartney-N 1:26.55
400 Free Relay
1. Norwell 4:02.43
Reinhard-Strunk-Meredith-Heyerly
2. Norwell 4:11.82
Williamson-Blinn-Hoag-McCartney