Wilson Central Swim Team had its first two meets of the year by participating in the 2012 MTSC High School Invitational (Nov. 10) and a dual meet with Mt. Juliet, held at the Jimmy Floyd Family Center Friday, Nov. 16.

The competition was furious with teams from Lebanon HS, MJCA, Wilson Central, Hendersonville, Hillsboro, MLK, Beech, Aaron Academy, Portland, Merrol Hyde, Hume Fogg, Cookeville, Fayetteville, Gateway Christian, Franklin County, Lincoln County, Columbia Central and Culleoka Unit School.

“For a year of rebuilding we had awesome results. I was amazed at some of the times from new swimmers, and saw great improvement from returning swimmers," said coach Alex Major."

"I see new leaders stepping up, and a team that has the potential to dominate in future years.  We finished third overall in the meet out of 16 teams. This shows how talented we are, and how much future potential we have considering our team is very young. We now head in to a tough division schedule.”

The second meet was against Mt. Juliet High, also at the Floyd Center. The Bears, with their heavy senior squad, came out on top after a good effort from Wilson Central.

Wilson Central had the following swimmers qualify for the Regional meet in Nashville:

Jake Bartow    100 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Freestyle
Elizabeth Burkett   100 yard Breaststroke
Jasmine Gebhardt   100 yard Butterfly, 100 yard Freestyle
Autumn Glass    50 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Freestyle, 500 yard Freestyle
Caleb Groom    50 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Individual Medley
Lindsey Kennedy    100 yard Breaststroke
Hannah King    100 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Backstroke
Hayden Leckenby    50 yard Freestyle
Eli Rawls    100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Individual Medley       
Miranda Royse    100 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Individual Medley, 100 yard Butterfly
Alex Yates    100 yard Butterfly, 500 yard Freestyle

These swimmers also qualified for the State meet in Knoxville:

Jake Bartow  100 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Freestyle
Eli Rawls  100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Individual Medley       

Wilson Central's next meet is Thursday, Nov. 29, at Smyrna High School.