Two second place finishes in the annual swim meet plus a relay performance was an eye popping experience.
Remember the name Maddie Wessell in local swim circles. This is the swimmer of the future. For the Burroughs Bombers, the year could not have gone better. Though they had their ups and downs, Wessell, 15 years old (I don’t get my drivers license until November) finished second in two final races of the 38th renewal of the state championships at the Rec Plex in St. Peters. Wessell took second place in the 200 yard individual medley in 2:05.93; besting her qualifying time of 2:08.81. She was nosed out by freshman Haley Hynes of Lee’s Summit North (2:04.76.) Wessell came right back, capturing second in the 100 yard freestyle in 52.00, better than her 52.76 qualifier. The gold went to Lauren Shaw, a senior from Park Hill in 51.59. The …
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Freshman has some of the fastest times in the state of Missouri this year.
Maddie Wessell, freshman swimmer at John Burroughs is the MVP Athlete of the Week this week. She narrowly edged out Jimmy Carney, a senior basketball player, also of Burroughs. This is what she told to Patch. Ladue-Frontenac Patch: College is a long way off but swimmers like to be planning ahead. Any ideas? Maddie Wessell: I am only a freshman but my aspiration is to attend Stanford or Cal Berkeley. Patch: How is your season going so far? MW: Our season is going pretty well. JBS girls swimming is well positioned in several events heading into state finals in two weeks. I also compete with FAST Swim Club in South County and will be competing in Sectionals in Tulsa, OK and NCSA Junior Nationals in Orlando, FL. Coach Leslie Kehr from JBS …
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