2023 Girls Swimmer of the Year: Kelsey Stuck

March 16, 2023, 2:08 pm | by Tim Hower

Now that the winter sports season has come to a close, it’s time to reveal the All-Coastal Preps teams. Over the next few days, you will get to know more about the players of the year while also seeing who made first and second team in swimming & diving, wrestling and basketball.

The Coastal Preps Girls Swimmer of the Year is sophomore Kelsey Stuck from Hoggard.

Kelsey’s Accomplishments

The Hoggard girls swimming & diving team won its seventh straight Mideastern Conference title thanks in large part to Kelsey Stuck, who won all four events she competed in.

Stuck touched the wall first in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She swam the backstroke leg on the 200 medley relay and anchored the 200 freestyle relay.

Her success continued at the 4A East Regional. Stuck was third in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 50 freestyle. The 200 medley relay placed second and the 200 freestyle relay was third.

Stuck accounted for 95 of Hoggard’s 203 points, which gave them a fourth-place finish.

A week later at the 4A State Championship, Stuck was 11th in the 50 freestyle and 12th in the 100 backstroke. The 200 medley relay finished 10th and the 200 freestyle relay placed 11th.

Stuck had the top three area times in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Both relay teams she was a part of had the top seven times.

Her backstroke time of 56.15 at the state championship broke the New Hanover County record, which was previously held by Laney’s Madi Joy.