Meadows Earns Gamer of the Week Honors
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week’s female Gamer of the Week to junior, Jayme Meadows of the Hurricane High School swim team.
The Hurricane swim team has always had great athletes and this year is no different. One of those athletes includes junior Jayme Meadows, who transferred to Hurricane this year. She swims freestyle and backstroke. Currently ranked in the top ten in the state in the 50 Free, 100 Free, and 100 Back. She also leads off the 200-medley relay which is ranked 6th in the state and is the anchor for the 400 free relay which is currently ranked 5th in the state. “Jayme has made an immediate impact on the team by filling a void in relays left by a previous year’s graduation,” said Coach Jack Coulter, “Jayme continues to work hard and has recorded some personal bests this year and I am sure she will do well in the upcoming championship meets.”
Her best time in the 100 free was at the WV Wild Winter Blast with a time of 57.44 and placed first. At that same meet she placed third in the 100 Back with a time of 1:03.68, the 400 free relay placed second with a time of 4:09, and the 200-medley relay placed first with a time of 2:05.12. At their most recent meet, Timberwolves Invite, she placed first in the 50 free with a time of 26.22, placed first in the 100 back setting a meet record with a time of 1:03.49, and she was a member of the 400 free relay which placed first and set a meet record of 4:07.22.
Jayme started swimming when she was just three years old. She joined because of her older sisters. She has always loved the atmosphere about it and getting to compete to reach your goals. She has seen a huge improvement in the last year or so when she decided to start doing swim full-time. She is thankful for all her coach’s advice and support. It is her goal to medal at states this year.
Jayme plans to continue her swimming career at the collegiate level. When she isn’t swimming for Hurricane, she a is member of the WV Wild swim club. Jayme is also a member of her school’s National Honor Society.
Look for more Gamers of the Week presented by the Putnam Herald and Teays Physical Therapy Center Inc. every Friday.