The Blue Wave Swim team traveled to Frisco ISD recently to compete at the North Texas TISCA Invitational. The TISCA Invitational is a competition hosted by sites throughout the state and conducted by the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for consideration towards end of season All State Recognitions. Qualification at the event includes meeting necessary degrees of difficulty (diving) or meeting minimum time standard requirements (swimming). The Lady Scots finished 7th with a total of 137 points while the Scots finished in 4th with a total of 165 points. Overall, Highland Park High School finished in 6th in combined points out of the 30 competing teams placing with a total of 302 points.

On the women’s side, high placing Lady Scots included…
The quartet of Angelina Huang (Senior), Lydia Westcott (Junior), Kylie Williams (Senior) and Maddy Persefield (Junior) in the Women’s 200 Yard Medley Relay - placing 4th - with a final time of 1:51.18
The quartet of Kylie Williams (Senior), Naomi Nguyen (Sophomore), Shruthi Cheruki (Freshman) and Izzy Arnold (Junior) in the Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - placing 14th - with a final time of 1:51.76
The quartet of Maddy Persefield (Junior), Angelina Huang (Senior), Kylie Williams (Senior), and Lydia Westcott (Junior) in the Women’s 400 Yard Medley Relay - placing 7th - with a final time of 3:47.24
The quartet of Izzy Arnold (Junior), Shruthi Cheruki (Freshman), Naomi Nguyen (Sophomore), and Ava Ramo (Senior), in the Women’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - placing 15th - with a final time of 4:11.81
Senior Angelina Huang in the 100 Yard Backstroke - Setting the North TISCA Frisco Invitational Meet Record and Highland Park High School Team Record - placing 1st with a final time 55.07; and placing 2nd in the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a final time of 2:06.57
Junior Lydia Westcott in the Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle - placing 8th with a final time 1:58.49; and placing 7th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a final time of 1:07.93
Junior Maddy Persefield in the Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle - placing 14th with a final time of 2:05.10; and placing 9th in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a final time of 3:54.98
Senior Kylie Williams in the Women’s 100 Yard Freestyle - placing 16th with a final time of :58.52

On the men’s side, high placing Scots included…
The quartet of Dylan Nguyen (Sophomore), Winston McKenzie (Senior), Andrew Li (Senior), and Jonathan Nguyen (Senior) in the Men’s 200 Yard Medley Relay - placing 9th with a final time of 1:41.05
The quartet of Nathan Chan (Sophomore), Andrew Li (Senior), Winston McKenzie (Senior), and Dylan Nguyen (Sophomore) in the Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - placing 4th with a final time of 1:30.20
The quartet of Nathan Chan (Sophomore), Dylan Nguyen (Sophomore), Jonathan Nguyen (Senior), and Savva Walker (Junior) in the Men’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - placing 9th with a final time of 3:26.45
Freshman Cullen Kemp in the 1m Diving Event - placing 1st with a final score of 389.85; and in the 3m Diving Event - placing 1st with a final score of 258.70
Freshman Nathan Harris in the 1m Diving Event - placing 5th with a final score of 230.75
Sophomore Nathan Chan in the 100 Yard Butterfly - placing 5th with a final time of 52.08 and placing 8th in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a final time of 56.73
Sophomore Dylan Nguyen in the 50 Yard Freestyle - placing 12th with a final time of 23.20
Senior Winston McKenzie in the 100 Yard Breaststroke - placing 11th with a final time of 1:03.27
Senior Andrew Li in the 200 Yard Individual Medley - placing 12th and placing 13th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:03.55

Among the 20 competing Scots and Lady Scots, 64 lifetime best swims were achieved, bringing the team wide total to 347 lifetime bests on the season. Swimmers of the meet included…Angelina Huang (Senior), Lydia Westcott (Junior), Winston McKenzie (Senior), and Nathan Chan (Sophomore)...These athletes were nominated by their peers for the Swimmer of the Meet recognition.