PHS on the PODIUM
LADY PANTHERS PLACE 3rd IN 3A STATE SWIMMING/DIVING
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Photo courtesy: Bailey Jackson
The Lady Panther swimming and diving team poses on on the podium with their third-place 3A state plaque Saturday in Laramie. The four seniors — Elizabeth Liggett, Emma Karhu, Madison Lowery and Addy Moretti – are pictured center front, starting fourth from left.
Paced by four seniors — Addy Moretti, Madison Lowery, Elizabeth Liggett and Emma Karhu — the Lady Panther swimming and diving team made the podium on Saturday.
Specifically, they placed 3rd at the 3A state competition in Laramie, with all four seniors making finals in several events.
The top spot on the podium went to Green River, which won with 282 points. Formerly a 4A school, this was the first year the Lady Wolves competed at the 3A level. Powell’s cross-county rival Cody placed second with 193 points, while the Lady Panthers put 188 points on the board, edging Buffalo (183).
Lowery swam a leg on the 200 medley relay, which placed fourth, was fifth in the 50 free and 7th in the 100 free. She and Liggett swam a leg on the 200 free relay, which earned a bronze. Meanwhile, Liggett and Moretti placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200 free; fourth and eighth in the grueling 500 free; and swam legs on the 400 free relay, which placed fifth. Karhu placed third in diving.
“The 2020 Lady Panther swimmers broke many school records this season, including the record for the most times Coach Bailey ugly cried in one day,” Assistant Coach Miss Bailey Jackson said in a text to the Prowl.
Brandon Lee Preator • Dec 9, 2020 at 1:43 pm
I know, I’m late on commenting here, but what a tremendous showing by our girl swimmers! This is quite possibly the most under-celebrated 3rd place in PHS history that should have been shouted from the roof tops. Green River, normally a 4A school, shouldn’t have even been in the conversation. Cody, who had some West Coast phenom dolphin-humanoid transfer and set 7 state records her one season living in the state, would normally not even had made the top 5. You eliminate those two anomalies, and you have Powell girl’s swim team as state champs! What a an incredible season! Mega kudos to all the athletes and coaches for all the hard work, early mornings, late evenings, and just the shear grit for doing what you do and for doing it so well this year! Awesome!
Romney Andreasen • Nov 11, 2020 at 11:02 am
Great job, ladies!