District One AA & AAA Girls' Championships (3-2-12)

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Girls swimming
District One championships
(at La Salle University)

Class AA

Team scores

1. Villa Maria, 525.5 points; 2. Springfield (M), 270; 3. Phoenixville, 184; 4. Upper Moreland, 160.5; 5. Gwynedd Mercy, 160; 6. Merion Mercy, 138; 7. Upper Perkiomen, 136; 8. Nazareth Academy, 133.5; 9. Upper Merion, 114; 10. Lower Moreland, 73.

Event results

100 freestyle: 1. Alexa Fabbri (Villa Joseph Marie), 53.43; 2. Erica Fabbri (Villa Joseph Marie), 53.93; 3. Molly O’Brien (Villa Maria), 54.30; 4. Julie Dobson (Villa Maria), 54.38; 5. Julia Murphy (Villa Maria), 55.31; 6. Lauren Hirst (Nazareth Academy), 55.72; 7. Emil Messina (Villa Joseph Marie), 56.06; 8. Morgan Fink (Pope John Paul II), 57.38.

500 freestyle: 1. Caroline Kelly (Merion Mercy), 5:13.24; 2. Claire Schumann (Villa Maria), 5:16.75; 3. Lauren Law (Villa Maria), 5:20.06; 4. Anna Hakes (Upper Moreland), 5:24.18; 5. Rachel Law (Villa Maria), 5:25.10; 6. Lizzie Manning (Merion Mercy), 5:26.15; 7. Alyssa Myers (Villa Maria), 5:27.80; 8. Gretchen Seifried (Sacred Heart), 5:33.97.

100 backstroke: 1. Sarah Hitchens (Villa Maria), 55.24 (meet record, previous record 57.80 by Moira Durkin, Gwynedd Mercy, 1999); 2. Erin McElwee (Phoenixville), 59.81; 3. Kaitlyn Alvanos (Villa Maria), 1:00.55; 4. Taylor Mateja (Upper Merion), 1:00.66; 5. Caroline Kelly (Merion Mercy), 1:03.08; 6. Caitlin Coughlin (Octorara), 1:03.28; 7. Felicia Sloyer (Upper Perkiomen), 1:04.12; 8. Michelle McCullough (Loer Moreland), 1:04.22.

100 breaststroke: 1. Olivia Tierney (Villa Maria), 1:07.25; 2. Devonne Moore (Phoenixville), 1:08.28; 3. Rachel Munger (Springfield M), 1:10.17; 4. Eileen Butler (Phoenixville), 1:12.31; 5. Annalise Zaengle (Gwynedd Mercy), 1:12.34; 6. Heather Krick (Upper Merion), 1:12.64; 7. Kristin Kilroy (Upper Perkiomen), 1:13.32; 8. Abby Uehling (Springfield M), 1:14.11.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Villa Maria (Sarah Hitchens leadoff split of 51.32 meet record, previous record, 52.84 by Hitchens, 2011, Lauren Law, Claire Schumann, Molly O’Brien), 3:34.27; 2. Springfield (M), 3:44.59; 3. Phoenixville, 3:45.09; 4. Upper Perkiomen, 3:54.69; 5. Merion Mercy, 3:55.42; 6. Upper Moreland, 3:58.98; 7. Gwynedd Mercy, 4:00.28; 8. Harriton, 4:05.55.

Class AAA

Team scores

1. Upper Dublin, 246 points; 2. North Penn, 270; 3. Souderton, 172; 4. Conestoga, 161; 5. West Chester East, 120; 6. Downingtown West, 114; 7. West Chester Henderson, 113; 8. Council Rock North, 105.

Event results

100-yard freestyle: 1. Tommie Dillione (Council Rock North), 51.98; 2. Mackenzie Hornibrook (Unionville), 52.30; 3. Carolyn Meier (Upper Dublin), 52.64; 4. Ashley Dix (Perkiomen Valley), 53.03; 5. Tara Rogers (North Penn), 53.07; 6. Kaci McIlmoyle (Avon Grove), 53.12; 7. Quinn MacMillan (Central Bucks West), 53.25; 8. Eve Kosten (North Penn), 53.31.  

500 freestyle: 1. Delaney Fox (Kennett), 5:04.59; 2. Laureana Zrada (Souderton), 5:06.16; 3. Kaitlin Benjamin (Conestoga), 5:08.17; 4. Caroline Hodgkins (Perkiomen Valley), 5:08.82; 5. Amber Zimmerman (Conestoga), 5:09.03; 6. Rachel Riemenschneider (Hatboro-Horsham), 5:09.31; 7. Maddie McNichol (West Chester Henderson), 5:10.88; 8. Erin Polries (Unionville), 5:11.19.

100 backstroke: 1. Christina Leander (West Chester East), 54.73 (meet record, previous record 55.60 by Leander, 2011); 2. Alyssa Santangelo (Souderton), 58.02; 3. Samantha Park (Council Rock North), 58.29; 4. Abby Mack (Conestoga), 59.23; 5. Tatyana Smolyansky (Radnor), 59.67; 6. Emily Houser (Upper Dublin), 59.74; 7. Liz McKenna (Wissahickon), 59.78; 8. Alex Wheatley (Upper Dublin), 1:00.52.

100 breaststroke: 1. Hannah Whitman (Central Bucks East), 1:06.87; 2. Lauren Early (Garnet Valley), 1:07.32; 3. Jennifer Mill (West Chester East), 1:07.55; 4. Ellie O’Brien  (Central Bucks East), 1:07.80; 5. Nicole Young (Methacton), 1:07.82; 6. Megan Mallon (Garnet Valley), 1:08.12; 7. Maggie Eberts (West Chester Henderson), 1:08.37; 8. Evie Cai (Radnor), 1:08.45. 

400 freestyle relay: 1. Upper Dublin (Casey O’Neill, Sam Wheatley, Emily Houser, Carolyn Meier), 3:32.18; 2. Conestoga, 3:32.69; 3. North Penn, 3:32.78; 4. Souderton, 3:33.92; 5. Bayard Rustin, 3:34.61; 6. Unionville, 3:36.19; 7. Perkiomen Valley, 3:36.51; 8. Downingtown West, 3:36.63.