Springfield swim team edged in close meet

The girls won, but boys lost as the Springfield Greenwave fell to the Sardis Sharks 429-419 in their summer season opener.

While the girls’ team won 224-200, the boys’ team fell 229-195. Springfield will head to Windy Rush this week and host cross-town rivals Baxter on Thursday.

Springfield won 11 of the 20 relay events that were held at the meet. Individuals winning for the Greenwave were:

Emily Eaton – girls’ 9-10 25-meter freestyle, 10-and-under individual medley and 25-meter butterfly

Riley Cota – girls’ 11-12 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke and 100-meter individual medley

Tori Morgan – girls’ 13-14 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke and 100-meter individual medley

Ryan Williams – boys’ 15-18 50-meter backstroke, 100-meter individual medley and 50-meter breaststroke

Gabe Schmitz – boys’ 10-and-under 100-meter individual medley and 25-meter breaststroke

Isaiah Fitzgerald – boys’ 15-18 50-meter freestyle and 50-meter butterfly

Jessie Whyte – girls’ 15-18 50-meter freestyle

Alex Eaton – boys’ 9-10 25-meter freestyle

Julia Pou – girls’ 8-and-under 25-meter backstroke

Mili Shah – girls’ 9-10 25-meter backstroke

James Jones – boys’ 9-10 25-meter backstroke

Jacob Maragno – boys’ 11-12 100-meter individual medley

Kate Bodel – girls’ 8-and-under 25-meter breaststroke

Olivia McDonald – girls’ 9-10 25-meter breaststroke

Olivia Southerly – girls’ 11-12 50-meter breaststroke

Apryl Beck – girls’ 13-14 50-meter breaststroke

This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Springfield swim team edged in close meet."