CC swimmers open season with third place finish
Saturday was the first swim contest of the season; the girls participated in the Norwell invitational against 8 other teams and finished in the third spot. The top five teams were:
Norwell 258
Oak hill 209
Columbia City 198
Bluffton 144
South Adams 125
Columbia City was represented well in the individual events. Starting the meet off, Rachel Hartman placed 6th, Celine Rongos ended in 7th, and Mandi Wright finished 8th for the 200 free stroke. In the 200 Individual Medley, Jena Bosselman placed 5th.
The 50 free stroke saw Cassie Gariess in 7th and Anneke Van Straten in 10th. In the 100 butterfly, Celine Rongos finished 9th. The top finisher for the swimmers was Haley Richter who won the 100 free stroke and 100 backstroke, while Columbia City saw Mandi Wright place 6th in the 500 free stroke.
Columbia City is back in the pool on November 24th.