Two Mason County relay teams medal at Region 8 swimming meet

Mason County's two boys relay teams medaled at the Region 8 swimming meet over the weekend.

The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Cole Wright, Declan Thomas, Kaden Kimble and Caiden Doyle took 7th place with a time of 4:03.65.

The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Wright, Declan, Doyle and Cooper Rolph finished in 9th place with a time of 1:47.00.

The girls' 400 yard freestyle relay team of Delana Rigg, Marisha Marshall, Madalyn Branham and Kassidy Perkins finished 12th in the consolation final with a time of 2:19.12. 

The Mason County boys finished 9th and the girls 11th in the team rankings.

Region 8 includes the Lexington schools, Scott County, Great Crossing, Montgomery County, Bourbon County and George Rogers Clark.

A good start to the season for the Mason County swim team

The Mason County boys took fourth place and the Mason County girls finished in sixth place in their opening swim meets of the season Tuesday night at Morehead State University.

Three Mason County swimmers set personal records: Cole Wright in the 50 freestyle at 27.62, Caiden Doyle in the 100 freestyle at 59.13 and Cooper Rolph shaved 13 seconds off his best time in the 50 freestyle at 34.06.