Swim team gathers hardware at state meet

Girls 400 freestyle relay places second at state

Relay swimmers Catherine Frankson, Abby Miller, Vanessa Weatherford and Kelechi Nwaeze celebrate their win at the Region IV championships. The four paired to win silver at state on Saturday.

Julissa Vargas and Emilie Ramirez
February 21, 2023

The girls 400 freestyle relay team won silver at the 2023 UIL Swim & Dive State Meet Saturday while senior Colin Doyle seized an unexpected bronze in the 100 buttefly.

Junior Kelechi Nwaeze and seniors Catherine Frankson, Abigail Miller and Vanessa Weatherford took second place behind Lubbock in the Class 5A finals.

As an individual, Weatherford placed fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free. She also placed fifth the 200 medley relay with Nwaeze, Frankson and Miller.

Doyle, who signed to swim at the University of Texas at Permian Basin, started as the sixth seed at state.

“I really wasn’t thinking much going into it,” senior Colin Doyle said. “If I’m seeded sixth, I might as well go all out in the first 50 and see what I have back in the tank, and it was enough.

“That was points and a medal for our team. To get third was amazing.”

Boys 100 Butterfly Finals

3rd Colin Doyle

Girls 400 Free Relay Finals

2nd

1) Kelechi Nwaeze 11

2) Catherine Frankson 12

3) Abigail Miller 12

4) Vanessa Weatherford 12

Girls 200 Medley Relay Finals

5th

1) Vanessa Weatherford 12