The championship racing season officially got underway last weekend when Summit traveled to Grand Junction for the 2024 Southwest Girls Conference Meet at the El Pomar Natatorium at Colorado Mesa University. Feeling a bit lighter.
At the start of December, Mesa County Valley School District 51, the city of Grand Junction and Mesa County announced that they’d reached a tentative agreement regarding the Orchard Mesa
With just one meet left before regionals, the Moffat County Bulldogs’ girls swim team turned in a strong performance in the pool Saturday at Montrose, finishing fifth overall against the likes of Montrose, Grand Junction, Durango, Gunnison, and Delta.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs competed in all nine events in Montrose. The 400 free varsity relay of Hailey Knowles, Ellina Jones, Alexa Neton and Kelsey McDiffett placed second with a time of 4:16.32, opening up the meet in strong fashion for the Bulldogs.
The 200 free relay, made up of Jones, Knowles, Neton and McDiffett, placed fourth and had their fastest time yet of 1:53.89. Their 200 Medley relay also placed fourth with a time of 2:08.58.