Eight swimmers from Sumner County High Schools placed in the Top sixteen at the MTHSSA Region High School Championship Meet on Friday in Nashville.   The Region meet is a qualifying meet where swimmers have to attain a qualifying time standard in order to compete.

Zobl, a sophomore at Pope John Paul II, was named to the 2010 All-Region Team for her second Place finish at the event.  Zobl was the only swimmer from Sumner County to be recognized as All-Region this year.

In addition to swimming for her high school, Zobl trains on a year-round basis with Excel Aquatics in Gallatin with Wiese, Wood, Anderson, George and Nochowicz.

“Brittany had two great swims, and she was not tapered at all for this meet”, Pope John Paul II Assistant Coach John Barnes noted.  “She made All-Regions in the 50 Free, and missed All-Regions by only 0.04 seconds in the 100 Free.  Brittany is a tough girl who is a joy to coach.”

Zobl also led the Knights 200 Free Relay (Zobl, Sarah Bush, Wood and George) to a third Place finish in the meet; while the Pope John Paul girl’s 200 Medley Relay consisting of the same girls finished eighth.

The Pope John Paul boy’s 200 Free Relay of Sam Geist, John Mainland, Shaun David Coppock and Nochowicz finished sixth; while the Knights boy’s 200 Medley Relay of Geist, Nick Massa, Coppock and Nochowicz placed twelveth.

The Hendersonville girl’s 200 Free Relay of Alexander, Gallerani, Sarahi Pacheco and Wiese placed seventh; and the Commando girl’s 200 Medley Relay of Wiese, Alexander, Emily Whobry, and Gallerani placed ninth.

The Station Camp girl’s 200 Free Relay of Alle Hunter, Kristan Cartwright, Caroline McCrory, and Nicole McAfee placed fourteenth; and the Bison girl’s 200 Medley Relay of Jenna Milinsky, McAfee, McCrory, and Hunter placed sixteenth.

Among the top sixteen team scoring at the meet, the Pope John Paul II girl’s swim team finished eighth in the region, while the Pope John Paul boy’s placed fiftenth. As a combined team, the Knights finished eighth overall.

“While the Pope John Paul II girl’s are losing Kathryn George to graduation this spring, we are gaining two of the top eighth graders in the state who will be attending Pope John Paul next year”, Barnes explained.  “The Pope John Paul girls should be better represented at Regions next year if they stay the course, and they should place higher than eighth.”

The State of Tennessee High School Swimming and Diving Championships will be held February 12th and 13th in Nashville.

Full results of the Region meet may be found at www.ExcelAquatics.com. For more information on swimming in Sumner County, visit www.SwimSumnerCounty.com or on Facebook search for “Swim Sumner County”.

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