Taking second overall in team competition, the Pineville Rebels swim team sparkled recently in Lafayette at a multi-school meet.
Pineville won six races, two apiece by Ben Nelson and Caroline Broussard along with victories from Ashley Seal and Tori Broussard. She, Nelson and Caroline Broussard qualified for the LHSAA state meet with performances in the Rebels’ second competition of the fall season.
Caroline Broussard qualified in the 200-yard intermediate and the 100-yard breast stroke (a winning 1:16.62 time). Tori Broussard earned her place at the state meet in the 200-yard freestyle (second in 2:20.96), and Nelson punched his tickets in the 100-yard butterfly (a first-place 1:03.20) and the 500-yard freestyle (winning with a 5:42 time).
Seal won the girls 100-yard free in 1:16.15, and teammate Amelia Gauthier was fifth in 1:31.53.
Pineville had five girls among the top eight in the 100-yard backstroke. Tori Broussard won in 1:19.68, followed by teammates Gabrielle Bunch (third, 1:27.36), Seal (fourth, 1:31.08), Gisele Prejean (seventh, 1:51.23) and Gauthier (eighth, 1:53.48).
The Lady Rebels put three in the top six of the 100-yard breast stroke. Caroline Broussard’s winning mark was followed by Hunter Clair (fourth, 1:26.21) and Hannah Harrison (1:51.86, sixth).
Caroline Broussard won the 200 individual medley in 2:23.51.
In the 200-yard girls free, Hannah Harrison was seventh at 3:07.34.
Bunch took third in the girls 50 free in 32.89. David Williams was fourth in the boys 50 free (27.64).
Clair was fourth in the girls 100 breast stroke (1:26.41) and Harrison was sixth (1:51.86).
The Lady Rebels were second in the 200 medley relay with the foursome comprised of Seal, Caroline and Tori Broussard, and Bunch.
The girls 200 free relay of Harrison, Bunch, Gauthier and Caroline Broussard finished fourth in 3:13.79.
Results were reported by Tara Malone.