Rocky River girls excel at Viking

Saturday was a solid day in the pool for the Rocky River girls swim team at the 43rd Viking High School Invitational, one of Northeast Ohio’s top earlyseason meets.

The Pirates finished in sixth place in four events — and had eight 10th-or-better finishes from their swimmers and relays — with sophomore Morgan Schuld turning in the top overall finish with her second-place time in the 500 freestyle inside the Busbey Natatorium on Dec. 9 at Cleveland State.

Among the sixth-place finishers for the Rocky River girls: the 200 medley relay team of Schuld, Katherine Burgess, Anna Skapoulas and Trang Le, which finished in 1:52.23; Burgess in the 200 IM in 2:18.94; Skapoulas in the 100 freestyle in 1:00.32; Schuld in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.79.

Schuld completed the 500 freestyle in 5:16.07, and Mackenzie Schuld took fifth in the same event in 5:24.48.

Also, Burgess was eighth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.18, and sophomore Mary Claire Flynn took 10th in the 200 IM (2:25.74).

For the Rocky River boys, senior Elijah Linville had a pair of topeight finishes at the meet. He placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.11, and took eighth in the 500 freestyle in 5:01.55.

In all, Rocky Rivers swimmers had 10 personal-best times in the finals Saturday evening.

Avon Lake senior Chloe Casterline earned a fourthplace finish in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 1:07.49.

Magnificat had a quartet of top-nine finishes, led by Elizabeth Guilfoyle taking seventh in the 500 (5:36.34), Kathryn Pressley finishing eighth in the 200 IM (2:20.87) and ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.57), and the 400 freestyle relay placing eighth in 3:47.08.

Marvin Kreis of Fairview took fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:58.63) and seventh in the 50 freestyle (22.48 seconds).