The Suburban One League cleaned up in boys diving at the PIAA Class AAA championships at Bucknell University on Saturday.
Zack Nees of North Penn took 2nd with a score of 533.05.
“I worked really hard this year so I’m happy with my score,” he said.
“I progressed over the years. When I came in as a freshman I was basically a nobody and I
had to work my way up.”
had to work my way up.”
Freshman Ozzie Moyer of Souderton earned a medal in his first trip to states, taking 7th with a score of 433.95.
“I was pretty nervous,” Moyer admitted. “I’m going to enjoy this for awhile and I’m definitely looking forward to next year and coming back.”
Also in diving, Alex Cohen of Abington took 10th with a score of 414.35, TJ Schenkel of Council Rock South was 13th with a 393.90, Mike Kohler was 18th with a 280.40 and William
Tennent’s Greg Mulherin scored 266.80 to finish in 19th place.
Souderton’s Jake Radcliffe finished 15th in the 500 freestyle (4:37..72).
The only other SOL boy to earn a medal was North Penn’s Nick Ortlieb, who finished 8th in the 100 breaststroke in 59.77.
Stephan Hoch, Jack Else, Ortlieb and Craig Hennessey took 14th in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:12.99.
Also for North Penn, Else took 22nd in the 500 freestyle in 4:44.61.
For Upper Dublin, Calvin Starosta made it to the consolation final in the 100 backstroke, finishing 10th in 50.98 while teammate Dan Fitzgerald was 19th in the same event in 53.11.
The Cardinals quartet of Dave Derr, Brit Gergen, Fitzgerald and Starosta took 15th in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:13.27.
Wissahickon’s Adam Bossert took 11 th in the 100 breaststroke in 59.05 while Trojans teammate Andrew Nagelberg was 28th in the 100 backstroke in 55.46.
Dave Brown of Council Rock North took 15th in the 100 breaststroke in 59.55.
Abington’s Sean Staerk finished in 20th place in the 100 freestyle in 47.63.
Riley Weber of CB West was 29th in the100 free in 48.39 while teammate Sean Cook was 22nd in the 100 backstroke (54.07).
CB East’s Colson Ferrari took 23rd in the 100 breaststroke (59.98).
Alex Naglich of Pennsbury took 30th in the 500 freestyle (4:53.68).
North Allegheny won the team competition with 243 points. North Penn was the top finisher for the SOL with 44 points.
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