Indian Swim Team Takes 1st Place in The Colony – A First in 4 Years!

The Waxahachie Swim team competed in The Colony, Texas on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the 6A Annual Lewisville Hebron Invite. They raced against 6 other 6A teams. Since entering the 6A UIL Division, the Indian swim team has never taken first place at a Hebron Invitational. The WHS swimmers took to the deck with determination and the encouragement of Coach Pruitt to “dig deep for that last bit of EXTRA that you thought you never had.” On Saturday, the Waxahachie Indian Swim Team placed 1^st overall.

The Lady Indians had some fast individual and relay events. Hannah Saenz, senior/captain started out the individual events by placing 1^st place in the Individual 200 Freestyle, followed by a 2^nd place in the 100 Butterfly. She was able to get 37 points to contribute to the WHS ladies’ scoreboard. Tyeler Hess, 11^th grade, placed 1^st in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle events, allowing her to earn 40 points for the Lady Indians. Keira Lehman, 10^th grade, also had another impressive swim this week and earned high individual points in the 500 Freestyle by placing 2^nd in the event. Lehman’s swim added 17 points to the ladies’ overall points. Both the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay A teams claimed 1^st place adding 80 points to the Lady Indians overall score. With an accumulation of those big numbers posted and the overall points earned by all the other hard working girls, the Lady Indians placed 2^nd overall, just 4 points shy of 1^st.

The Indian Men did an outstanding job on Saturday and claimed 1^st in their division. The highlight of the day was when Cade Ferry, senior/captain broke the WHS 500 Freestyle record previously set in 2002.  Not only did Ferry beat a long-standing school record, he also took 1^st in the event and 1^st in the 200 Freestyle Individual event. Ferry earned 40 heavy points to contribute to the WHS mens’ overall score. The WHS men brought in high points as several placed in top positions, earning them big numbers. And once again, the men took 1^st in the 200 Freestyle Relay, making this a 3 meet in a row event win for Ferry, Asa Condor, Kyle Pickett, and Thomas Gattin. This event, along with their 2^nd place 400 Freestyle Relay, earned 74 points and helped seal their spot in the men’s division.

The WHS Swimmers invite you to attend a meet this season and show your Waxahachie Spirit. The next swim meet is on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the LISD Aquatic Center. Meet starts at 9:00 a.m.

The following are the WHS Individuals and Relays that placed in the top 6 of their events:

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Women 200 Freestyle – 1^st Place, Hannah Saenz

Women 200 Freestyle – 5^th Place, Grace Garling

Men 200 Freestyle – 1^st Place, Cade Ferry

Men 200 Freestyle – 3^rd Place, Thomas Gattin

Men 200 IM – 4^th Place, Asa Condor

Women 50 Freestyle – 1^st Place, Tyeler Hess

Women 50 Freestyle – 4^th Place, Addison Gifford

Men 50 Freestyle – 2^nd Place, Thomas Gattin 

Men 50 Freestyle – 3^rd Place, Eric Tran

Men 50 Freestyle – 4^th Place, Enrique Martinez

Men 50 Freestyle – 5^th Place, Kyle Pickett

Women 100 Butterfly  – 2^nd Place, Hannah Saenz

Women 100 Freestyle – 1^st Place, Tyeler Hess

Men 100 Freestyle – 3^rd Place, Kyle Pickett

Men 100 Freestyle – 5^th Place, Bryce Thomison

Women 500 Freestyle – 2^nd Place, Keira Lehman

Women 500 Freestyle – 4^th Place, Alyssa Bonnette

Men 500 Freestyle – 1^st Place & WHS New Best Record – Cade Ferry

Women 100 Backstroke – 5^th Place, Victoria Chavarria

Men 100 Backstroke – 3^rd Place, Asa Condor

Women 100 Breastroke – 5^th Place, Alyssa Bonnette

Men 100 Breastroke – 4^th Place, Gabe Perez

Men 100 Breastroke – 5^th Place, Enrique Martinez

Men 100 Breastoke – 6^th Place, Eric Tran

RELAY RESULTS/Points Earned

Women 200 Medley Relay – 4^th Place, Victoria Chavarria (10), Emma Perkins (10), Keira Lehman (10), Isa Alcala (10) – 30 pts

Men 200 Medley Relay – 5^th Place, Gabe Perez (12), Kyle Pickett (12), Enrique Martinez (12), Bryce Thomison (9) – 28 pts

Men 200 Medley Relay – 6^th Place, Darrell Sears (10), Tran Eric (11), Matthew Powerll (9), Luke Tran (12)  – 26 points

Women 200 Freestyle A Relay – 1^st Place, Tyeler Hess (11), Victoria Chavarria (10), Grace Garling (12), Hannah Saenz (12) – 40 pts

Women 200 Freestyle B Relay – 5^th Place, Isa Acala (10), Addison Kimbrell (9), Emma Perkins (10), Kayla Brown(11) – 30 pts

Men 200 Freestyle A Relay – 1^st Place, Cade Ferry (12), Asa Condor (11), Kyle Pickett (12), Thomas Gattin (12) – 40 pts

Men 200 Freestyle B Relay – 5^th Place, Bryce Thomison (9), Gabe Perez (12), Judd Sears Nash (), Eric Tran (12) – 28pts

Women 400 Freestyle A Relay – 1^st Place, Tyeler Hess (11), Keira Lehman(10), Grace Garling (12), Hannah Saenz (12) – 40 pts

Women 400 Freestyle B Relay – 5^thPlace, Addison Kimbrell (9), Alyssa Bonnette (12), Haylee Flanagan (10), Kayla Brown (11) –  28 pts

Men 400 Freestyle A Relay – 2^nd Place, Thomas Gattin (12), Enrique Martinez (12), Asa Condor (11) Cade Ferry (12) – 34 pts

Men 400 Freestyle B Relay – 5^th Place, Joshua Reisner (11), Matthew Powell (9), Luke Tran (12), Judd Sears Nash (9) – 28 pts