The Mount Pleasant High School Swim Team competed at the District meet in Texarkana on Saturday, January 18. The MPHS boys and girls teams each placed 3rd overall. MPHS will send twelve swimmers to the Regional meet in Lewisville on January 31-February 1.

Advancing to regionals are boys team members Caleb Ball, Jacob Elliott, Ty Hearron, Peyton Hein, Elijah Rider, Ryan Sharp, Sam Sloan, and Jack Welborn. Advancing for the girls are Reese Ball, Isabella Greco, Hannah Harvill, and MaKayla Houchin.

Full results from district include (regional qualifiers marked with an *):

-Girls 200 Medley Relay*-2nd place: Isabella Greco, Hannah Harvill, MaKayla Houchin, Reese Ball
-Boys 200 Medley Relay*-3rd place: Ty Hearron, Jacob Elliott, Ryan Sharp, Sam Sloan
-Girls 200 Freestyle Relay*-3rd place: Isabella Greco, Hannah Harvill, MaKayla Houchin, Reese Ball
-Boys 200 Freestyle Relay*-3rd place: Ty Hearron, Jacob Elliott, Ryan Sharp, Sam Sloan
-400 Freestyle Relay* 3rd place: Jack Welborn, Peyton Hein, Elijah Rider, Caleb Ball
-50 Freestyle: 5th place Ty Hearron*, 9th place Jacob Elliott, 13th place Sam Sloan, 16th place Sam Brown
-100 Butterfly-3rd place MaKayla Houchin*
-100 Butterfly-2nd place Ryan Sharp*, 11th place Peyton Hein
-100 Freestyle-4th place Isabella Greco*, 6th place Hannah Harvill*
-100 Freestyle-8th place Jack Welborn, 9th place Caleb Ball, 11th place Sam Sloan, 12th place Sam Brown
-100 Backstroke-5th place Isabella Greco*, 6th place Reese Ball*
-100 Backstroke-1st place Ryan Sharp*, 7th place Ty Hearron, 9th place Elijah Rider
-100 Breaststroke-5th place MaKayla Houchin*, 6th place Hannah Harvill*
-100 Breaststroke-8th place Jack Welborn, 9th place Jacob Elliott, 10th place Caleb Ball, 12th place Peyton Hein

“This is the largest number of swimmers we have taken to the regional swim meet,” said MPHS Swim coach, Kristi Houchin. “I am very impressed at how our sport is growing in the high school. I have four first-year swimmers this year, three of which are advancing to the regional meet. The state swim meet is February 14th and 15th in Austin. Praying that we have swimmers advance to that one as well.”

Photos
Swim district 2020 MPHS Boys:
Front—Gavin Rider
Middle, L to R—Ryan Sharp, Caleb Ball, Ty Hearron, Sam Sloan
Back, L to R—Jacob Elliott, Peyton Hein, Sam Brown, Jack Welborn

Swim district 2020 MPHS Girls:
L to R: Hannah Harvill, Isabella Greco, MaKayla Houchin, Reese Ball

By Kelly Cowan