PIAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kinney Natatorium, Bucknell University
Ian Forlini of William Tennent capped a stellar career with the final piece in his already impressive resume. Forlini, the four-time Suburban One League NationalConference and District One Class AAA champion, captured the gold in diving on Wednesday’s opening day day of the PIAA Class AAA meet, held at BucknellUniversity’s Albert Kinney Natatorium.
He posted a score of 596.15, bettering the meet record o f581.45 set last year by Pine Richland’s Dominic Giordano.
“I was hoping I could do my dives well and then as I got closer and closer I was really trying to do them as well as I possibly could toclose it out,” he said. “I wanted to do each dive cleanly.”
Not to be outdone, Upper Dublin’s Christopher Devlin sawgold in the 200-yard freestyle, posting a time of 1:39.22.
“It was beyond my wildest dreams,” Devlin said. “I didn’t even think about it. The 200 was wide open this year and I got lucky.”
Tommie Dillione of Council Rock North rounded out the gold medal haul for the SOL, taking first place in the 200 freestyle (1:49.44).
“It’s something I’ve dreamed about for a while and for it to actually happen is pretty crazy, especially in a race like that where it was soclose and so exciting,” she said.
Hannah McGee made her first trip to states a memorable one.
The Plymouth Whitemarsh freshman finished in a tie with Victoria Palochik of Nazareth for 16th place after the preliminaries of the 50 freestyle with their time of 24.37.
Because 16th place is the final spot in the consolation heat, the girls had to swim off for the right to compete in the evening race.
Palochik, also a freshman, came away with the victory,posting a 24.08 to McGee’s 24.47, but McGee was not disappointed.
“It was great to be here,” McGee said. “I didn’t see the swim off coming at all. I was a little nervous but I calmed myself down.
“This was definitely a successful meet for me. I didn’t even expect to make districts but I got to states. I had a lot of time drops and I worked hard so I’m happy with the result.”
A shoulder injury at the beginning of the year prevented her from swimming one of her best events, the 100 butterfly.
“I’m definitely hoping to swim more fly next year but I’m still going to keep the freestyle because I had so much success this year.”
Wissahickon’s Amanda Zlotnikoff also competed in the 50 freestyle, finishing 21st (24.47).
“This was a good warm up for me,” said Zlotnikoff, a sophomore who will swim the 100 backstroke on Thursday. “I’m more serious about my other event.
“Last year I didn’t make it in the 50 so this is new for me, and this is the first time I was in two events. Now I’m really excited for the backstroke and I’m not going to let the 50 bring me down. The backstroke is myfavorite event.”
Teammate Danny Knoll is looking forward to his first-ever state swim in Thursday’s 100 freestyle.
“I’m pretty excited about it,” said Knoll, a junior. “It’s a good experience for me. I practiced in the pool and it was amazing so I can’twait to actually race.”
He and Zlotnikoff are the lone Trojans at the meet.
“I just wish I’d brought teammates with me,” Knoll said. “It’s kind of lonely.”
For Cheltenham freshman Matthew Werner, this year’s state meet was a bonus.
The 12th place finisher in the District One Class AAA meet,Werner was an alternate for the state meet but got the call to compete.
He finished 20th (271.10).
“I didn’t really expect this but I thought I had a chance to go so I’m really glad I was able to do this,” he said. “Once I got her my goal was to make the semifinals and I did it.
“There was no pressure because just being here was a bonus for me.”
BOYS CLASS AAA
200 Medley Relay:1, La Salle College High School (Kyle Shurmur, Michael McBryan, Greg Brocato, Nick Stachel) 1:30.26 (PIAA record. Old: 1:31.28, Upper Dublin, 2013); 2, North Allegheny 1:30.86; 3, Upper St. Clair 1:31.02; 4, Dallastown 1:35.55; 5, Council Rock North 1:35.66; 6 (tie), Hershey and Cathedral Prep 1:35.85. Disqualified, Radnor.
Consolation final: 9, Mount Lebanon 1:35.23; 10, State College 1:35.67; 11, Perkiomen Valley 1:35.93; 12, Bayard Rustin 1:36.23; 13, Upper Dublin 1:36.35; 14, Conestoga 1:36.44; 15, McDowell 1:37.13; 16, Gateway 1:37.73.
200 Freestyle:1, Christopher Devlin, Upper Dublin, 1:39.22; 2, Jake Sannem, La Salle College High School, 1:39.90; 3, Ryan Owens, Daniel Boone, 1:40.08; 4, Brian Lovasik, North Hills, 1:40.23; 5, Sam Rutan, North Allegheny, 1:40.41; 6, Joseph Vizza, La Salle College High School, 1:41.28; 7, Justin Mitchell, Warwick, 1:41.40; 8, Josh Clarke, Northern York, 1:41.56.
Consolation final: 9, Sam Mangan, Freedom (11), 1:40.91; 10, Vince Filippini, Muhlenberg, 1:41.47; 11, Thanas Kountroubis, Lansdale North Penn, 1:41.57; 12, Steve Miller, Boyertown, 1:41.62; 13, Mitchel Stahara, Bethel Park, 1:42.36; 14, Connor Hart, Haverford Twp. , 1:43.22; 15, Zach Luttrell, Hershey, 1:43.36; 16, Alex McCullough, Owen J. Roberts, 1:44.09.
200 Individual Medley:1, Zachary Buerger, North Allegheny, 1:45.64; 2, Michael Thomas, Hatboro-Horsham, 1:46.18; 3, Thomas McCormick, B. Reed Henderson, 1:50.42; 4, Trevor Hine, Dallastown, 1:52.22; 5, Michael McBryan, La Salle College High School, 1:52.33; 6, Casey Melzer, North Allegheny, 1:52.34; 7, Vince La Salle College High School, 1:52.63; 8, Fynn Minuth, Upper St. Clair, 1:52.65.
Consolation final: 9, Bradley Gibble, State College, 1:52.50; 10, Andrew Bond, Emmaus, 1:53.03; 11, Carter Paules, Emmaus, 1:54.94; 12, Tyler Stevenson, Franklin Regional, 1:55.73; 13, Colin Happ, La Salle College High School, 1:56.28; 14, Dan Ross, Manheim Twp., 1:56.88; 15, Jack Kushner, Hershey, 1:57.12; 8, Joe Vannucci, Ridley, 1:57.62.
50 Freestyle:1, Zach Kantz, Bangor, 20.54; 2, Brandon McCredie, Council Rock North, 20.58; 3, Greg Brocato, La Salle College High School, 20.61; 4, Ed Zawatski, Wyoming Valley West, 20.73; 5, Sam Feiser, Owen J. Roberts, 20.82; 6, Nick Stachel, La Salle College High School, 21.02; 7, Austin Doss, Hershey, 21.06; 8, Kyle Dix, Perkiomen Valley, 21.30.
Consolation final: 9, Jake Goroshko, Council Rock North, 21.29; 10, Adam Sicinski, Parkland, and Tomos Williams, Upper St. Clair, 21.52; 12, Kristian Voulopos, Landisville Hempfield, 21.56; 13, Kyle Shurmur, La Salle College High School, 21.57; 14, Norman Gregory, Penn Hills, 21.64; 15, Patrick Cobb, Bangor, 21.77; 16, Judson Shiffler, Greensburg Hempfield Area, 21.90.
100 Butterfly:1, Ryan Dudzinski, Upper St. Clair, 47.44 (PIAA record. Old:47.68, Andrew Kosic, B. Reed Henderson, 2011); 2, Michael Jensen, Upper Dublin, 48.01; 3, Jack Brenneman, Cumberland Valley, 48.80; 4, Triston Loux, Souderton, 49.95; 5, Sam Feiser, Owen J. Roberts, and Tyler Cummings, Bayard Rustin, 50.30; 8, Will Drexler, Hershey, 50.99.
Consolation final: 9, Peter Conzola, Freedom (11), 50.27; 10, Todd Wilson, Conestoga Valley, 51.00; 11, Jake Johnsen, Upper St. Clair, 51.03; 12, Alex Schon, Conestoga, 51.05; 13, Greg Arnold, North Allegheny, 51.11; 14, Spencer Hill, Dallastown, 51.39; 15, Eli Avart, Radnor, 51.64; 16, Sterg Dikos, Governor Mifflin, 51.82
200 Freestyle Relay:1, La Salle College High School (Nick Stachel, Vince Everman, Jake Sannem, Kyle McElwee) 1:23.12; 2, Upper St. Clair 1:23.35; 3, Souderton 1:24.40; 4, North Allegheny 1:24.91; 5, Council Rock North 1:25.17; 6, Dallastown 1:25.20; 7, Hershey 1:25.58; 8, Cumberland Valley 1:25.42.
Consolation final: 9, Cathedral Prep 1:25.95; 10, Lansdale North Penn 1:26.08; 11, Upper Dublin 1:26.16; 12, Mount Lebanon 1:26.30; 13, Owen J. Roberts 1:26.69; 14, McDowell 1:27.22; 15, Governor Mifflin 1:27.43; 16, William Tennent 1:28.21.
1-meter diving:1, Ian Forlini, William Tennent, 596.15; 2, Liam Fitzgerald, Bayard Rustin, 504.35; 3, Noah Bostick, North Hills, 473,75; 4, Dan Roy, Methacton, 448.05; 5, Geoffroy Gagnon, Lansdale North Penn, 444.65; 6, Matt Mullen, Central Dauphin, 440.95; 7, Joe Walker, West Lawn Wilson, 436.20; 8, Jake Hedrick, Hershey, 429.20.
9, John Warker, West Lawn Wilson, 424.75; 10, Quinn Mitchell, Lansdale North Penn, 424.05; 11, Joe Ference, Penn-Trafford, 415.25; 12, Nash Nickerson, Central Bucks South, 413.05; 13, Nick Tomczyk, Exeter Twp., 412.10; 14, Andrew Doerfler, North Allegheny, 406.05; 16, Joshua Anderson, Parkland, 396.35
Team scores (top ten after 7 events):
1, La Salle College High School 173
2, North Allegheny 118
3, Upper St. Clair 109.5
4, Hershey 87
5, Council Rock North 82
6, Dallastown 82
7, Upper Dublin 59
8, Souderton 47
9, Cathedral Prep, 43
10, Lansdale North Penn 41.
GIRLS CLASS AAA
200 Medley Relay:1, Hershey (Meaghan Raab, Vivi Tafuto, Gabi Broschard, Colette Robinson) 1:42.09 (PIAA record. Old: 1:44.22, Hershey, 2013); 2, North Allegheny 1:42.10; 3, Lansdale North Penn 1:46.20; 4, Haverford Twp. 1:46.63; 5, West Lawn Wilson 1:47.10; 6, State College 1:47.12; 7, Oakland Catholic 1:47.88; 8, Conestoga 1:48.17.
Consolation final: 9, Upper St. Clair 1:48.49; 10, Freedom (11) 1:48.57; 11, Souderton 1:48.58; 12, Radnor 1:48.85; 13, Bayard Rustin 1:48.88; 14, Dallastown 1:49.19; 15, Hatboro-Horsham 1:49.56; 16, Owen J. Roberts 1:49.75.
200 Freestyle:1, Tommie Dillione, Council Rock North, 1:49.44; 2, Siena Salvaggio, Parkland, 1:49.48; 3, Quinn MacMillan, Central Bucks West, 1:49.56; 4, Monica Sowinski, Greater Latrobe, 1:50.25; 5, Emily Harris, Downingtown West, 1:50.40; 6, Tara Rogers, Lansdale North Penn, 1:50.49; 7, Cami Cook, Cedar Cliff, 1:52.31; 8, Nicole Smith, Dover, 1:53.59.
Consolation final: 9, Lauren McGrath, North Allegheny, 1:52.08; 10, Maggie Lee, Hershey, 1:52.74; 11, Maddie McNichol, B. Reed Henderson, 1:52.78; 12, Sabrina Mortell, Cumberland Valley, 1:52.93; 13, Laura Barthold, Unionville, 1:52.96; 14, Samantha Marino, Cocalico, 1:53.33; 15, Jade Song, North Allegheny, 1:53.37; 16, Emily Joyce, Stroudsburg, 1:53.68.
200 Individual Medley:1, Meaghan Raab, Hershey, 1:57.13 (PIAA record. Old: 1:57.24, Emily Cameron, Warwick, 2011); 2, Kathryn Painter, Norwin, 2:01.78; 3, Vivi Tafuto, Hershey, 2:02.25; 4, Abby Stauffer, Chambersburg, 2:03.59; 5, Hannah Wittman, Central Bucks East, 2:04.06; 6, Morgan Soulia, North Allegheny, 2:04.97; 7, Allyson McHugh, Little Flower, 2:05.06; 8, Kacey Oberlander, Dallastown, 2:06.39.
Consolation final: 9, Emma Brinton, Avon Grove, 2:04.49; 10, Sam Wheatley, Upper Dublin, 2:07.05; 11, Allie Brinkhoff, Bethel Park, 2:07.32; 12, Peyton Kondis, Oakland Catholic, 2:07.55; 13, Kailyn Evans, Lansdale North Penn, 2:07.57; 14, Gianna Caputo, North Allegheny, 2:07.84; 15, Katie Fernander, Hampton, 2:08.49; 16, Gab Rudy, Ridley, 2:08.71.
50 Freestyle:1, Madelyn Veith, Hershey, 23.13; 2, Katie Ford, Mount Lebanon, 23.16; 3, Alexandra Rockett, West Lawn Wilson, 23.49; 4, Olivia DiStefano, Lansdale North Penn, 23.94; 5, Hanna Blewett, Cardinal O’Hara, 23.96; 6, Alyssa Bixler, Dallastown, 24.04; 7, Summer Martin, Strath Haven, 24.22; 8, Alyssa Ruffing, Franklin Regional, 24.35.
Consolation final:9, Jacquelyn Du, North Allegheny, 23.72; 10, Kristen McKnight, Hampton, 24.06; 11, Meredith Newman, Manheim Twp., 24.08; 12, Victoria Palochik, Nazareth, 24.20; 13, Kaylee Hollenbach, Lower Dauphin, 24.23; 14, Mackenzie Gring, Muhlenberg, 24.24; 15, Autumn Shaffer, Garden Spot, 24.47; 16, Kirsten Groff, Methacton, 24.54.
100 Butterfly:1, Niki Price, Northeastern, 54.61; 2, Maddie Hart, Haverford Twp., 55.37; 3, Kaley Buchanan, Hershey, 55.66; 4, Kayla Churman, North Allegheny, 55.72; 5, Kayla Owens, Greater Latrobe, 56.27; 6, Erin Fife, Bayard Rustin, 56.59; 7, Brittany Weiss, Pennridge, 57.06; 8, Maggie Root, North Allegheny, 57.19.
Consolation final: 9, Jenna Johns, Upper Dublin, 56.62; 10, Mina Feyrer, Whitehall, 56.73; 11, Saoirse, Peters Twp., 56.87; 12, Kate Cooper, State College, 57.05; 13, Abby Mack, Conestoga, 57.45; 14, Morgan Hansen, Owen J. Roberts, 57.46; 15, Kaitlin Benjamin, Conestoga, 57.77; 16, Alexus Merkert, Whitehall, 57.79.
200 Freestyle Relay:1, Hershey (Kaley Buchanan, Jenny Young, Colette Robinson, Madelyn Veith) 1:33.81; 2, North Allegheny 1:3538; 3, Lansdale North Penn 1:36.22; 4, Mount Lebanon 1:36.33; 5, Greater Latrobe 1:36.75; 6, Upper St. Clair 1:37.18; 7, Parkland 1:38.26; 8, Central Bucks East 1:38.70.
Consolation final: 9, B. Reed Henderson 1:37.19; 10, Upper Dublin 1:37.70; 11, Dallastown 1:38.07; 12, Unionville 1:38.23; 13, Methacton 1:38.31; 14, Strath Haven 1:38.47; 15, Council Rock North 1:38.85; 16, Franklin Regional 1:39.61
Team scores (top ten after 6 events)
1, Hershey 159
2, North Allegheny 130
3, Lansdale North Penn 96
4, Greater Latrobe 57
5, Haverford Twp. and Mount Lebanon 47
7, Upper St. Clair and West Lawn Wilson 44
9, Dallastown 42
10, Parkland 41.
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