From staff reports

The Carrollton Bluefins traveled with some of their new, younger swimmers to LaGrange this past Saturday for the annual Halloween Invitational where they finished fourth overall in the seven-team competition and saw several of their newer swimmers emerge with a lot of success. 

Fourteen out of the 30 Bluefins in attendance swam in the first-ever swim meet.

The following swimmers finished the meet with all-star status, which means they finished in the top-four point scores in their gender and age division: Samantha Crews (6&U girls), Ashley Williamson (6&U girls), Mackenzie Tanner (7-8 girls), Cade Crews (9-10 boys), Donald Sener (9-10 boys), Julia Campbell (11-12 girls) and Justin Purchase (15-18 boys).

The following swimmers earned top-five finishes: Julia Campbell, third in 50 free and 50 butterfly; 5th in 100 free and 200 IM; Samantha Crews, second in 50 free, third in 25 back and 25 free, fourth in 15 back; Cade Crews, second in 50 free, 25 free, 25 breast  and 100 IM; Katherine Denney 9-10 girls, fifth in 25 free and 25 butterfly; Erica Griffies, 9-10 girls  fifth in 100 IM; Malachi Ivey, 7-8 boys, fourth in 25 butterfly, fifth in 50 free, 25 breast and 100 IM; Landon McLeod, 11-12 boys, fourth in 50 back and 50 breast, fifth in  50 free; Jack Newbern, 9-10 boys, third 25 fly, fifth in 100 IM; Jordan Nix, 13-14 boys, second in 50 back, third in 100 free and 50 breast; Marlen Perezcassar, 6&U girls fourth in 50 free; Justin Purchase, first in 50 back (36.99), second in 50 breast, third in 50 free and fourth 100 free; Zachary Seymour, 9-10 boys, second in 25 fly; Mackenzie Tanner, second in 50 free and 25 free, third in 25 fly, fifth in 100 IM; Reed Tanner, 9-10 boys, second in 25 back, fourth in 50 free; Charles West, 7-8 boys, fourth in 25 back and 25 breast; Ashley Williamson, first in 25 back (29.19), third in 50 free, fourth in 25 breast; Christian Williamson, 7-8 boys, fourth in 100 IM.

The Bluefins will travel to Jonesboro next week before returning home and hosting the annual Fall Classic meet at Lakeshore Natatorium on Nov. 7-9.