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Cox, Owens qualify for state swim meet
Smoky Mountain's Nick Cox and Megan Owens both qualified for the State 3-A Swim Meet in two events with their showings in Friday's Western 3-A Regionals at Huntersville.
The state meet is set for Saturday in Chapel Hill.
"They did great," Coach Sandy Wade said. "All of my swimmers had their best times."
Smoky Mountain's Megan Owens finished third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 200 free in Friday's Western 3-A Swim Regionals at Huntersville. The performances qualified her to swim in Saturday's State 3-A Meet at Chapel Hill.
Cox set a pair of school records. He was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.81 to break the mark of 1:04.83 set by Travis Debnam six years ago.
Cox eclipsed his own record of 2:09.21 as he placed sixth in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:06.42.
Owens came in third in the 100 freestyle with a clocking of 56.18. She was fourth in the 200 free in 2:00.49.
The top six finishers in each event qualified for the state meet.
Concord edged Weddington for the women's team title 210-209. The Lady Mustangs were 21st with 31 points.
Weddington was an easy winner for the men with 338.5 points to Kings Mountain's 218. SM was 18th with 35.
Other SM swimmers posting best times included Hazel Brewin (200 free), Nick Savell (100 butterfly), Chesney Gilleland (500 free) and the men's 400 free relay team of Grant Schallock, Kyle McCay, Savell and Cox.
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