Sports
Undefeated Lafayette Swimmers, Divers Surpass Marquette
It was another winning meet for Lafayette High boys' varsity swim and dive team when they faced the Marquette team Tuesday evening.
Lafayette and Marquette High School swim and dive teams squared off Tuesday evening in Chesterfield in an annual rivalry meet, resulting in the final score of Lancers 117 to the Mustangs 68. Lafayette's seasonal record is now 6-0.
Two more swimmers qualified for state Tuesday:
- Josh Daminato of Chesterfield in the 100 Free
- Jacob Alspaw of Chesterfield in the 500 Free
Lafayette First Place finishes included:
200 Medley Relay >> Patrick Vega, Jeremy Bruder, Connor Parsons, Lucas Bruder, all of Wildwood (season best time of 1:44.47)
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200 Free >> Jon Glaser of Wildwood (season best time of 1.46:54)
50 Free >> Lucas Bruder
100 Free >> Alec Morgan of Wildwood (season best time of 49.59)
500 Free >> Patrick Vega - season best time of 4:46.78
200 Free Relay >> Jon Glaser, Connor Parsons, Alec Morgan, Josh Daminato
100 Back >> Josh Daminato
100 Breaststroke >> Lucas Bruder (season best time of 1:02.80)
400 Free Relay >> Jon Glaser, Alec Morgan, Patrick Vega, Lucas Bruder
First-year Marquette swim coach Joe Schoedel teaches at Lafayette, making the meet environment even more interesting.
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Editor's Note: This article contains information available at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. We hope to add to this report, especially regarding the Lafayette divers who may have placed second, third and fourth at the meet. Patch is grateful to the Lafayette swim and dive-related parents who provided prompt details.
Added at 2 p.m. Wednesday:
Results of Lafayette divers: Ty McLean (Wildwood), second place with 159; Michael Porter (Ellisville) third place with 137.6; and Patrick Lee fourth place with 125.65. A Marquette diver, with the last name of Logue, captured first place with 206.55.
Lafayette swim coach Todd Gabel said the boys swam very well for the middle of the season.
Remaining Lafayette High swim meets:
Oct. 11
Home
Lindbergh
Oct. 13
Home
Parkway Central
Oct. 18
Away
Mehlville
Oct. 25
Away
Eureka
Oct. 28-29
Away
Springfield Invitational
Nov. 3-4
Home
Conference Meets
Nov. 11-12
State Meets
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