Congratulations to the Westminster Wildcats as they took third in their swim conference on November 1 2012 in Cape Girardeau.

One of the biggest star swimmers was Easton Noble, senior who placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke and sixth in the 100-yard butterfly events. Other top swimmers were Brian Fellows, Eddie Sutphen,  and Cole Montgomery, seniors, who won the 200-yard freestyle relay with Noble.

A total of eight WCA swimmers placed in the top eight including this year’s team captains Montgomery, Fellows, Sutphen, and Jake Kehr, senior. Not only did numerous swimmers medal, but everyone was also excited and enthusiastic about the meet.

“Four years of swimming, wow, what can I say? The best four years of my life,” said Will Egan, senior, upon reflection of his high school swimming experience.

A total of twelve seniors swam this year which contributed to about half of the team.

Of these twelve seniors many of them were experienced and had swam at least two years for Westminster. This is the main reason that during the 2012 the season men’s swim team qualified for four state events. Two of these were the 100-yard breaststroke and butterfly, which Noble qualified for. The other two were WCA’s 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams, which both made up of all seniors with the exception of Brant Wieberg, junior.

The state swim meet will be held on Friday, November 9th, at the Rec-Plex in City of St. Peters where a total of six swimmers from Westminster will compete.

The absence of the seniors will definitely be noticed for those on the team next year. They have been in many ways the core of the team.

“I think it’s going to be a devastating blow to our swim team,” said Sam Thomas, sophomore.

The facts back up his point, too. Next year Westminster will have only eleven veteran swimmers from this year’s team. When it is taken into consideration that there are sixteen events in a swim meet that normally consist of six swimmers per event, WCA’s need for new athletes in the sport is very evident.

Although the team will lose a huge group of seniors, the swimmers have decided to hope for the best for next year and focus on encouraging their fellow teammates as they prepare for the state finals.