SWIMMING: Indians hand Mt. Vernon, 471-99

The Swimming Indians took care of business against an under-manned Mt. Vernon squad on Thursday night, winning their first home meet of the season 471-99. Seventeen Du Quoin swimmers won at least two races, and seventeen relay teams touched first for the Indians.

Winners of three events for Du Quoin included Malayna Russell (girls 9-10; breaststroke, butterfly, individual medley), Haley Kuhnert (girls 15-18; 50 meter freestyle, breaststroke, IM), Quinn Kirkpatrick (girls 15-18; 100m freestyle, backstroke, butterfly), Maddax Thompson (boys 7-8; backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly), David Gomes (boys 11-12; 50m freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke) and Samuel Manning (boys 15-18; 100m freestyle, backstroke, IM).

The remaining victorious girls for the Indians were Anniston Thompson (6 & under; freestyle), Kenzie Oestreicher (6 & under; backstroke), Brylee Melton (7-8; 25m freestyle, backstroke), Haylee Crow (7-8; 50m freestyle), Kallie Oestreicher (7-8; breaststroke, butterfly), Lily Alvarado (9-10; 25m freestyle, backstroke), Avrey McClanahan (11-12; 50m freestyle), Lindsey Gossman (11-12; backstroke, butterfly), Emily Morefield (13-14; 50m freestyle), Olivia Cravens (13-14; 100m freestyle, butterfly), Bobbiann Hamlin (13-14; backstroke) and Elizabeth Bird (13-14; breaststroke, IM).

Boys winners were Bryson McClanahan (6 & under; freestyle, backstroke), A.J. Keith (7-8; 50m freestyle), Malik Jones (9-10; 25m freestyle, backstoke), Jakob Eaton (9-10; 50m freestyle), Jackson Halstead (9-10; breaststroke), Henry Harsy (9-10; butterfly, IM), Jonathan Gomes (11-12; 100m freestyle, IM), Ethan Bellamy (13-14; breaststroke) and Nathan Manning (15-18; breaststroke, butterfly).