2008 High School State Results and Participation

Caulkins Places at High School State Swim Meet; Gillilan attains another Senior Sectional Qualifying Cut

February 12, 2008….It is Ava Caulkins senior year at Mount Juliet High School, and her final State of Tennessee High School Championship Meet. Universities from Gardner-Webb to Ohio University have been recruiting Caulkins to come swim for them next year, and the State meet was another chance for Caulkins to showcase her skills she has been working on since she was 10 years old and joined a swim club.

Competing with over 900 swimmers from 106 High School from across Tennessee, Caulkins placed in the Top 16 in both of her individual events, the first time a Wilson County girl swimmer has placed in two events in one Championship meet.

On Friday, the first morning of competition, Caulkins qualified for the “B” Finals, and that evening finished 10^th Place overall in the 200 Yard Individual Medley. Caulkins returned on Saturday morning and again qualified for the “B” Finals in the 100 Yard Breaststroke, finishing in the evening again in 10^th Place overall.

Caulkins previous best showing at the State meet occurred in 2007 with a 16^th Place finish in the 100 Yard Butterfly.

In the Boy’s pool, Bradley Gillilan, a Sophomore at Lebanon High School, led all Wilson County boys with a 21^st Place showing in the 500 Yard Freestyle, with a time of 4:53.21 which qualified him to swim in the upcoming USA Swimming Senior Sectional Championship Meet. The 500 Yard Freestyle is Gillilan’s third Senior Sectional event he has qualified in. The 21^st Place showing was the highest finish ever by a boy from LHS at a State Meet. Gillilan also placed 34^th in the 200 Yard Freestyle.

Swimmers from Wilson County who participated in the State High School Championship Meet:

Tommy Bailey, SO, MJHS – 50 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Andy Barton, SR, MJHS – 50 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Brandon Bishop, SR, WCHS – 200 Yard Individual Medley

Luke Blackwell, FR, MTHEA – 200 Yard Freestyle, 500 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Rachel Calkins, SR, MJHS – 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Ava Caulkins, SR, MJHS – 200 Yard Individual Medley, 100 Yard Breaststroke, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Conrad Claycomb, JR, Pope JPII HS – 200 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Free Relay, 400 Yard Free Relay

Kelsey Copeland, JR, MJHS – 100 Yard Butterfly, 100 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Bradley Gillilan, SO, LHS – 200 Yard Freestyle, 500 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Paige Mason, SR, LHS – 100 Yard Butterfly, 100 Yard Freestyle

Zac Morgan, JR, LHS – 200 Yard Individual Medley, 100 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Alek Nochowicz, SO, Pope JPII HS – 200 Yard Individual Medley, 500 Yard Freestyle, 200 Yard Free Relay, 400 Yard Free Relay

Matt Norman, SR, LHS – 200 Yard Medley Relay

Johanna Otten, SR, MJHS – 200 Yard Individual Medley, 100 Yard Backstroke, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Ashley Powell, JR, Pope JPII HS – 100 Yard Breaststroke, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Phillip Price, SR, LHS – 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Andrew Puryear, SR, LHS – 100 Yard Butterfly, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Christian Roberts, SO, MJHS – 100 Yard Butterfly, 100 Yard Backstroke, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Taylor Wallace, SO, MJHS – 200 Yard Individual Medley, 100 Yard Butterfly, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay