The Lufkin Panthers Swim Team got off to a quick start on the new season, with both the boys' and girls' teams finishing second at the Nacogdoches Invitational held Saturday in Nacogdoches .
Junior Michael Bronn brought home two first-place individual finishes, winning both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Dillon Collins and Hagaen Spring also hit the wall first in their respective heats, with Collins taking the 200-yard freestyle and Hagaen winning the 100-yard breaststroke.
Those three, along with Shelton Steveson, also were instrumental in a pair of relay wins, with the team taking both the 200-yard medley and the 400-yard freestyle relays.
The Lady Panthers were able to put together a total team effort in finishing second, with Sophia Humphreys' 2nd place in the 200-yard freestyle the girls' best individual performance.
"I'm happy with the entire effort our teams showed," head coach Andy Stewart said. "I'm happy with the girls' placing; the team is small, young and inexperienced yet still managed to hang in for second place. They never gave up or gave up on each other. And our guys have set high goals for personal bests, and we could see that with Hagaen Spring's breaststroke effort. He's been trying to break out big in that event for an entire year.
"Overall, I really liked the intensity I saw from everyone."
The Pack will take part in The Woodlands Invitational on Nov. 7.
Lufkin 's individual and relay finishes for the Nacogdoches meet were as follows:
Girls 200-yd. medley relay – "A" relay: (4th) Nikki Rose, Cassidy Livin, Sophia Humphreys, Skjar Romano, 2:19.64; "B" Relay (7th) Samantha Hamilton, Marisa Willmon, Lauren Niosi, Chantal Aguilar, 2:34.58. Boys 200-yd. medley relay – "A" relay (1st) Michael Bronn, Hagaen Spring, Dillon Collins, Shelton Stevenson, 1:47.25; "B" relay (10th) Zachary Webster, Julian Williams, Jason Grosman, Kody Green, 2:17.93. Girls 200-yd. freestyle – (2nd) S. Humphreys, 2:17.15; (11th) M. Willmon, 2:53.17. Boys 200-yd. freestyle – (1st) D. Collins, 1:59.38; (4th) Nathaniel Luker, 2:05.44; (12th) Kody Green, 2:20.86; (17th) Julian Williams, 2:39.42; (19th) Z. Webster, 3:06.40. Girls 200-yd. individual medley – (5th) N. Rose, 2:40.80; (9th) S. Romano, 2:57.24. Boys 200-yd. IM – (1st) M. Bronn, 2:08.83; (5th) Jacob Tiemann, 2:29.45; (11th) Jake Johnson, 3:05.49. Girls 50-yd. freestyle – (9th) C. Livin, 30.47; (14th) Chelsae Doolan, 32.12; (15th) C. Aguilar, 34.28. Boys 50-yd. freestyle – (5th) H. Spring, 24.47; (9th) S. Steveson, 25.63; (16th) Kasey Kouts, 27.32; (22nd) Cole Callison, 30.47; (30th) Brock Webster, 34.65. Girls 100-yd. butterfly – (4th) S. Humphreys, 1:12.89; (7th) L. Niosi, 1:28.15. Boys 100-yd. butterfly – (9th) K. Green, 1:20.48. Girls 100-yd. freestyle – (14th) M. Willmon, 1:17.06; (15th) C. Doolan, 1:18.97. Boys 100-yd. freestyle – (6th) S. Steveson , 56.92; (8th) K. Kouts, 59.76; (17th) C. Callison, 1:07.97; (25th) J. Johnson, 1:14.97. Girls 500-yd. freestyle – (4th) N. Rose, 6:22.93. Boys 500-yd. freestyle – (2nd) D. Collins, 5:24.44; (7th) N. Luker, 5:51.43; (9th) J. Grosman, 6:25.87; (11th) J. Williams, 6:49.63. Girls 200-yd. freestyle relay – "A" relay (4th) C. Doolan, L. Niosi, S. Hamilton , C. Aguilar, 2:15.06. Boys 200-yd. freestyle relay – "A" relay (3rd) Andrew Schroeder, Junior Arriaga, J. Tiemann, N. Luker, 1:41.88; "B" relay (8th) K. Kouts, J. Johnson, B. Webster, J. Williams, 2:03:49. Girls 100-yd. backstroke – (6th) L. Niosi, 1:19.54; (10th) S. Hamilton , 1:34.75. Boys 100-yd. backstroke – (1st) M. Bronn, 55.79; (5th) J. Arriaga, 1:02.47; (17th) Z. Webster, 1:21.80. Girls 100-yd. breaststroke – (5th) S. Romano, 1:28.60; (6th) C. Livin, 1:29.65. Boys 100-yd. breaststroke – (1st) H. Spring, 1:07.26; (3rd) A. Schroeder, 1:09.93; (9th) J. Tiemann, 1:17.31; (17th) J. Grosman, 1:26.15. Girls 400-yd. freestyle relay – "A" Relay (3rd) N. Rose, S. Humphreys, C. Livin, S. Romano, 4:32.73; "B" Relay (6th) C. Doolan, M. Willmon, C. Aguilar, S. Hamilton, 5:08.37. Boys 400-yd. freestyle relay – "A" Relay (1st) S. Steveson , D. Collins, M. Bronn, H. Spring, 3:36.14; "B" Relay (2nd) N. Luker, J. Arriaga, J. Tiemann, A. Schroeder, 3:49.73; "C" Relay (7th) K. Green, Z. Webster, J. Grosman, J. Johnson, 4:29.93.
