ODESSA—The Watkins Glen girls varsity swimming team beat Odessa-Montour, 52-42, Thursday, Oct. 18. For Watkins, the 200 meter medley relay team (Victoria Wixson, Abby Cocca, Sam Gill, and Emma Allington) won first place with 2:06.17. The 400 meter freestyle relay team (Alexis Naylor-Kleeman, Emily Doppel, Sarah Wickham, and Wixson) also won first with 4:20.47. Gill claimed first in the 200 IM (2:28.54) and in the 100 fly (1:07.32). Allington was first in the 50 freestyle (27.57). Wixson also claimed the top spot in the 100 backstroke (1:07.04). Cocca took first in the 100 breaststroke (1:17.87). First place finishes from Odessa came from: the 200 meter freestyle relay team (Jenelle Bleiler, Maia Rumsey, Jordan Little, and Taylor Rounds) with 1:53.65; Little in the 200 freestyle (2:13.55) and 500 freestyle (6:08.75); and Rumsey in the 100 freestyle (1:00.67). "To tie the meet we would have to take 1-2 in the last relay. I knew our 400 free relay could have won the event, but I split the relays to even them up in the hopes that we could take 1-2," said O-M Coach Terri Brace. "We came up a little short, but the girls really left it all in the pool tonight and I couldn't be more proud of them. We had some amazing swims and many best times."
