Jefferson Girls Swimming

Wasta helps Cougars sink J-Hawks

Kennedy senior Michele Wasta loves to swim and is excited about joining the team at Western Illinois University next year, so she's willing to deal with a little pain.

Wasta has been bothered by sore muscles in her back since she was 13, a problem that may be caused by a minor case of scoliosis at the top of her back. Nobody seems to know for sure.

"There's no permanent solution that we can find yet," Wasta said Tuesday. "I've been going to doctors and chiropractors and anyone we can think of.

"They think it's just sore muscles, tight muscles, a lot of overworked muscles."

Wasta conquered the pain Tuesday with three victories as the Cougars dunked Jefferson, 130-53, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at the Jefferson pool.

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Drake, Jenks break meet records

Cedar Rapids Jefferson freshman super swimmer Kelsey Drake is feeling the joy of being part of a high school team.

“It's like a family,” she says.

At the Kennedy Invitational meet on Saturday she shattered a pool record that had stood for 25 years.

Mere minutes later, however, she was at the water's edge for the third heat of the next race cheering on a teammate she's been friends with since kindergarten.

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Trio lead J-Hawk swimmers past Wahawks

WATERLOO - Freshman Kelsey Drake won four events, and Olivia Northrup and Jaylee Chung three apiece to lead Jefferson to a 95-75 win over Waterloo West on Tuesday at Waterloo Central.

Drake won the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly, She also swam on the winning medley and 200 free relays.

Northrup won the 100 free and Chung the 200 free. Both also swam on the medley and 200 free relays.

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Mason City claims J-Hawk Relays

Mason City won eight out of 10 events Saturday and captured the J-Hawk Relays at the Jefferson High School pool.

Jefferson finished second in the 600 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.

All of the swimming events were relays.

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