By Paul Brown
Contributing Writer
LAFAYETTE – A record that had stood for 17 years fell Thursday night (Dec. 13) at McCutcheon High School as the Mavericks defeated Lafayette Jeff in swimming and diving. The McCutcheon boys’ team defeated the Bronchos 129-57 and their girls’ team also won lopsidedly by a score of 117-68.
Megan Gallagher set a McCutcheon girls school record with a time of 5:16.89 in the 500 yard freestyle event. The previous record had stood since 1990. She also placed first in the 200 yard freestyle race (2:02.85). Then she helped two relay teams to first-place finishes (senior Kay Lee Robbins, sophomore Nicole Clark, sophomore Sarah Ritter, and Gallagher 1:49.34) in the 200 yard freestyle relay and (Robbins, Ritter, Gallagher, and senior Claire Oppy 3:57.74) in the 400 yard freestyle relay.
Lafayette Jeff had three victories in a row late in the meet, but it was too little, too late. Senior Sarah Plumlee won the girls 100 yard backstroke (1:05.51), followed by senior Ben Russell’s victory in the boys 100 yard backstroke (1:00.12). Sophomore Claire Browning then won the 100 yard breaststroke for Lafayette Jeff (1:16.59).
The Bronchos did not have their entire squad of girls available, and McCutcheon took full advantage. The Mavericks won both girls and boys diving (sophomore Maegan Webster 155.45 and junior Tyler Phillippo 190.40). McCutcheon won the last event of the evening, the boys 400 yard relay, in comeback fashion (junior Wesley Hartman, sophomore Clay Oppy, freshman Alex Rhoda, and senior Will Robbins 3:43.59). Robbins was cheered on to take a come-from-behind win. The loud cheers from McCutcheon fans were an apt ending to a swim meet McCutcheon won easily.
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