PREP SWIMMING: Bearcats sweep workforce titles at Cullman Sprint Invitational

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman High School swim groups turned in a dominant efficiency Thursday night time, Sept. 3, with each the women’ and boys’ squads ending first general on the 2026 Cullman Sprint Invitational.

Under the route of head coach Cory Goble, the Bearcats completed atop each workforce standings, with the women scoring 113.5 factors and the boys tallying 108 factors. Cullman’s mixed rating of 221.5 factors positioned the Bearcats comfortably in first place general.

Cullman swimmers recorded eight occasion victories all through the meet whereas additionally posting 12 new private data, highlighting a powerful night time of particular person and relay performances.

Camp Smith led the way in which for the Bearcats with three particular person victories, successful the 100-yard freestyle (51.97), 50-yard butterfly (25.28) and 50-yard backstroke (27.47). Tate Tysinger added a victory within the 100-yard particular person medley (1:06.70), whereas Mika Lackey gained the 50-yard butterfly (29.56) and Edie Hudson captured the 50-yard breaststroke (34.13).

Cullman additionally opened the meet with a pair of sturdy performances within the 200-yard medley relays.

The women’ relay workforce of Mika Lackey, Edie Hudson, Sofia Velez and Tori Rees gained the occasion in 2:01.47, whereas the Bearcat boys adopted with a victory within the 200-yard medley relay as Karson Corliss, Tate Tysinger, Camp Smith and Dallas Hammons posted a successful time of 1:49.44.
Cullman continued to pile up factors all through the meet.

In the women’ occasions, Hudson completed second within the 100-yard particular person medley and fourth within the 50-yard freestyle, whereas Sofia Velez added a second-place end within the 50-yard butterfly and fourth-place end within the 50-yard breaststroke. Faith Peek and Preslie Basch completed second and third, respectively, within the 200-yard freestyle.

The Bearcat boys have been equally sturdy. Karson Corliss completed second in each the 50-yard freestyle and 50-yard backstroke, whereas Briar Lackey positioned third within the 100-yard freestyle and fifth within the 50-yard freestyle. Dallas Hammons additionally added a sixth-place end within the 100-yard freestyle.

The Bearcats narrowly missed one other relay victory within the closing occasions. Cullman’s women’ 200-yard freestyle relay of Edie Hudson, Preslie Basch, Tori Rees and Mika Lackey completed second in 1:55.68, whereas the boys’ relay of Karson Corliss, Dallas Hammons, Tate Tysinger and Camp Smith completed second in 1:40.01. Both relay groups achieved state-qualifying occasions.

With each groups claiming the highest spot within the standings, Goble and the Bearcats closed out the invitational with a powerful exhibiting from prime to backside, recording high quality particular person performances, sturdy relay efforts and quite a few private data because the season continues.