Andalusia Stingrays 15-to-18-year-old swimmer B.J. Donaldson finished the first day of the 2011 ARPA state swim meet with the best time of his age group Friday in Cullman.

Donaldson finished the 50-yard breaststroke in ninth place, timing in at 31.80 seconds.

Complete coverage of Friday’s and today’s events at the state meet will be in next Tuesday’s edition of the Star-News.