Madisonville-North Hopkins sophomore Sy Soriano will represent the school in two events at Saturday’s KHSAA State First Round Swim Meet at Bowling Green High School.
Soriano is the sixth seed in the 100-yard freestyle. His region time of 49.70 seconds is 3.78 seconds behind the top seed Kellie Tobergte of Murray.
Sy Soriano is the seventh seed in the 50-yard freestyle. His time of 22.64 seconds swam at the region meet is 1.88 seconds behind the top seed Warren Woodall of Bowling Green.
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 Boys’ State First Round will begin Saturday afternoon at 4:00 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. The guys will swim on Saturday, February 22.
Below is a gallery of shots from the Region I Swim Meet at Hopkinsville High School.
