The Fort Campbell girls’ swim team will have six entries in Saturday’s KHSAA State First Round Swim Meet at Bowling Green High School.
Caylee Ford is the third seed in the 200-yard freestyle. Her region time of 2:09.78 is seven seconds behind the top seed Riley Crowe of Bowling Green.
She is also the third seed in the 100-yard butterfly, just two seconds off the top seed’s time.
Leanne Archbell is the seventh seed in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:07.64. She is about six seconds off the top seed Morgan Johnson of Muhlenberg County.
Archbell is the eighth seed in the 200-yard IM. Her time of 2:36.27 at region is 22 seconds behind the top seed Ryleigh Bevil of Daviess County.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Caylee Ford, Lyla Szody, Ava Roberts, and Leanne Archbell is the ninth seed. Their region meet time of 4:18.93 is 23 seconds behind the top-seeded South Warren squad.
The same group is the 13th seed in the 200-yard medley relay team. Their time of 2:10.34 at region is 13 seconds behind the top seed, Central Hardin.
There are nine swim regions in the state with the state first round consisting of Regions 1-3, 4-6, and 6-9.
Regions 1-3 are comprised of schools in western Kentucky, the Bowling Green area, and the Elizabethtown area.
The top three swimmers and relay teams in each event automatically qualify for the state championship round in Lexington. The next best 15 times from the three other state first round sites will also qualify.
The Girls’ State First Round will begin Saturday morning at 10:30 at Bowling Green High School.
The Girls State Championship sponsored by UK HealthCare will be Friday, February 21 at the Lancaster Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Kentucky.
Below is a gallery of shots from the Region I Swim Meet at Hopkinsville High School.
