Swimming and Diving | 10/13/2026 3:55:00 PM
CLINTON -- The Clinton Arrows Swim Team (CAST) will send five individual swimmers and five relay teams to the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class III State Championships on Friday, Oct. 16, in Tupelo.
The Arrows and Lady Arrows secured their spots in the state championship field following competition at the Class III North State Championships on Oct. 3 in Cleveland.
Clinton qualified five swimmers across nine individual events, while five relay teams also earned berths in the state meet.
Hayes Montgomery and Reed Watts will each compete in two individual events for the Arrows. Montgomery qualified in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke, while Watts earned spots in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
Dillon Mayfield rounds out Clinton's individual qualifiers on the men's side, earning a berth in the 50-yard freestyle.
On the women's side, Ellie Rushing and Kate Gilliam each qualified in two events.
Rushing will represent the Lady Arrows in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events, while Gilliam qualified in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke.
Clinton will also be represented in five relay events at the state championships.
The Lady Arrows qualified in all three women's relay events, including the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
The Arrows secured state championship berths in the men's 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
Individual Events — Men
Individual Events — Women
Relay Events
-
Women's 200 medley relay
-
Men's 200 medley relay
-
Women's 200 freestyle relay
-
Women's 400 freestyle relay
-
Men's 400 freestyle relay
UP NEXT
Clinton returns to the pool Friday, Oct. 16, for the MHSAA Class III State Swimming Championships in Tupelo.
