NP ALL-AREA TEAMS...MANY GCST SWIMMERS LISTED

Congratulations to the following athletes and coach on an outstanding high school season as GCST was well represented on the News-Press All-Area Swimming Team for 2013.

Girls Team Selections

Coach of the year

Jennifer Seluk, Estero

The Wildcats have five swimmers on the first-team All-Area list this season and won the Lee County Athletic Conference meet.

Courtney DeVeny

School: Estero

Year: Senior

Achievements: DeVeny placed fifth in the Class 2A state meet in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.96. She also placed ninth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.30. Helped lead 200-yard medley relay team to a seventh-place finish. Won the Lee County Athletic Conference meet in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 backstroke.

Bean Faunce

School: Estero

Year: Freshman

Achievements: Placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.36 seconds. Also placed seventh in the 200-yard individual medley. She placed second in the Lee County Athletic Conference meet in the 200 IM and won the LCAC title in the 100 butterfly.

Lexi Faunce

School: Estero

Year: Senior

Achievements: Placed eighth in the Class 2A state meet in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:08.41 and 16th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:57.76.

Savannah Bowser

School: Cape Coral

Year: Sophomore

Achievements: Placed fifth in the Class 2A state meet in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:02.71. Also placed seventh in 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.54. Placed third in the 200 freestyle in the Lee County Athletic Conference meet.

Second team

Paige Madden, Estero

Nikki McCollum, Estero

Honorable mention

Estero: Rosemary Marsala

Boys Team Selections

 

Eddie Zacka

School: Estero

Year: Senior

Achievements: Placed third in the Class 2A state meet in the 500-yard free with a time of 4:36.44. Also placed 12th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.57. Finished second in the Lee County Athletic Conference meet in the 200 IM.

Matt Nielsen

School: Bishop Verot

Year: Senior

Achievements: Placed third in the Class A state meet in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:29.19. Also placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:41.56.

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