(File photo) Karissa Metzger, shown after a race last season, won both her races Friday.

Metzger Starts Senior Season Strong

Karissa Metzger swam in two individual races during a Friday meet in Springfield, and she won both of them. Metzger finished first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:21.15. She finished five seconds ahead of the second-place swimmer in that race.

She also won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:12.16. In that event, she was three seconds faster than the second-place finisher.

At the All-Relay Meet in Springfield Thursday, Republic’s best finish was 8th in the 200-yard breaststroke relay. Metzger, Maddy Barnes, Lena Mais, and Jillian Aubuchon finished with a time of 2:57.12 in that event.

Full results from both days are below.

December 3 Meet Results

200-yard medley relay (7th, 2:29.42)
Julia Walsh, Karissa Metzger, Lena Mais, Sydney Gutzman

200-yard freestyle
Julia Walsh (16th, 2:44.12)
Lena Mais (18th, 2:46.38)

200-yard individual medley
Karissa Metzger (1st, 2:21.15)

50-yard freestyle
Sydney Guzman (32nd, 35.24)
Sarah Rodrigues (46th, 46.49)

100-yard freestyle
Julia Walsh (23rd, 1:15.33)
Sydney Gutzman (35th, 1:28.84)
Maddy Barnes (37th, 1:32.69)
Sarah Rodrigues (38th, 1:37.65)

200-yard freestyle relay (15th, 2:43.14)
(Jillian Aubuchon, Sarah Rodrigues, Maddy Barnes, Julia Walsh)

100-yard backstroke
Lena Mais (16th, 1:26.87)
Maddy Barnes (23rd, 1:54.63)

100-yard breaststroke
Karissa Metzger (1st, 1:12.16)
Jillian Aubuchon (20th, 1:56.95)

400-yard freestyle relay (12th, 5:26.69)
Karissa Metzger, Lena Mais, Maddy Barnes, Jillian Aubuchon

All-Relay Meet (December 2)

200-yard medley relay (17th, 2:30.61)
Julia Walsh, Karissa Metzger, Lena Mais, Sydney Gutzman

400-yard freestyle relay (10th, 5:31.91)
Sydney Gutzman, Karissa Metzger, Sarah Rodrigues, Julia Walsh

200-yard freestyle relay (17th, 2:40.00)
Jillian Aubuchon, Maddy Barnes, Lena Mais, Sarah Rodrigues

200-yard backstroke relay (13th, 3:01.98)
Jillian Aubuchon, Maddy Barnes, Sarah Rodrigues, Julia Walsh

200-yard breaststroke relay (8th, 2:57.12)
Karissa Metzger, Maddy Barnes, Lena Mais, Jillian Aubuchon

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