A pair of Pella students are heading to the state swimming meet. Junior MacK Copeland and Freshman Caleb Punt are part of the 200 freestyle relay from the NCMP swim team out of Newton. They swam at a pace of 1:30.95 at Saturday’s district meet to place 4th and qualify for the final races of the season. This is the second consecutive year that Copeland will get to compete against Iowa’s best. The 2024 state swimming meet is Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th at the University of Iowa.