WELLSBURG – Suffice it to say, Victoria Kidney likes the pool at the Brooke Wellness Center.

The already decorated John Marshall High School senior standout entered Saturday’s WVSSAC Region 1 swimming meet already having collected a lot of hardware and records in the Brooke County pool. She added to them with a pair of individual event wins and a share of the overall girls high point title.

“I don’t know what it about this pool, I just like it here,” Kidney, who will swim next year for West Virginia University, said. “It’s one of the nicer natatoriums around, we get a lot of swims in here. I’m very excited to get back to the state meet.

“I’m looking to do the best I can there. Obviously, the goal is to come back with a state title.”

Kidney topped the girls 100 butterfly in a pool and meet record of 57.58, over half a second faster than the pool record of 58.14 set by Morgantown’s Caroline Riggs last January. Kidney’s blistering time surpassed the meet record, also previously held by Riggs, by an even wider margin.

Her winning swim in the girls 100 backstroke broke one of her own records as she turned in a meet record 57.80, about eight tenths quicker than her previous meet record of 58.63 set back in 2020. It was just a hair off her pool record 57.64 set at the OVAC Championships last month.

She was also part of the 200 free relay unit that placed second in 1:48.60 to earn a state qualifying spot. Joining her on that unit were Sierra Taylor, Sydney Hess and Maitlyn Miller.

“It was another successful day for us,” JM head coach Timothy Martin said. “We’re very proud of everything we did (Saturday).

“Victoria is a rockstar. She broke two more records and a previous record she set before. We came in with a goal to excel and she blew away the expectations as always.”

Kidney heads to the state meet later this month seeking to add to the individual title she captured as a freshman in the 100 back. She’s been the model of consistency at the pool in Morgantown, with these results:

2020 – 1st, 100 back; 2nd, 200 individual medley;

2021 – 4th, 100 back, 5th, 200 IM

2022 – 2nd, 100 back, 3rd, 200 IM.

The event wins on Saturday gave her 18 points, which was matched by Riggs for a tie for the top overall girl.

Riggs, a Yale commit, topped the 200 freestyle in just a hair over her meet and pool record, and the 100 breaststroke in a meet record time for her share of the title.

The Monarchs as a team finished fifth overall.

Wheeling Park will also be sending a delegation to the state meet as automatic qualifiers, as the Patriots had swimmers finish in the high point standings on both the boys and girls sides.

Levi Parker, who followed his strong showing in the OVACs last month with another good day, placed second overall on the boys side with Jackson Kiziminski coming in at No. 11. On the girls side, senior Lacie Langmeyer was fourth and junior Abby Heilman was sixth.

Park placed second overall in the girls team score and fourth on the boys side.

Park’s 200 medley relay unit of Molly George, Heilman, Ava Sunseri and Langmeyer topped the event in 2:01.07, Langmeyer was second in the 200 free in 2:02.14, Parker topped the boys 200 free in 1:52.78, Langmeyer topped the girls 500 free in 5:29.17, Parker was second in the boys 500 free in 5:17.74 and Heilman was second in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM.

The host Bruins also will be sending swimmers to the state meet, as the Bruins placed fourth in the girls team score and fifth on the boys side.

Wheeling Central’s JulieAnne Humpe earned a state bid with a third in the 200 IM in 2:30.10, as did Abie Riedel, who was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.51.

Parkersburg South won the boys team and individual titles, as its Quade Harris was the top male swimmer.

Brooke’s Faith Farrell (sixth) and Ella McCullough (10th) both placed in the high point results.

Farrell, a freshman for the Bruins, topped the girls 50 freestyle in 26.48. McCullough was second in the 100 freestyle in 57.20.

On the boys side, Dameon Rea finished third in the 50 free in 24.47 to earn a trip to states.

“I thought we did very well, a lot of our kids dropped time,” Bruins coach John McGowan said. “Some dropped chunks of time. I was very pleased with the day overall. I think a lot of teams did well, and we did well, too.

“It’s great to have this at home. It’s so nice to have the pool here, we’re one of two high schools to have a pool. The kids get to walk down the hall and into the pool. It makes a big difference.”

Morgantown won the girls team title.

The state meet takes place Feb. 16-17 in Morgantown.