North Penn girls are atop the standings after day one of the District AAA Championships at La Salle University.
The first day of the District One Class AAA girls swimming championships is in the books and North Penn is leading the team competition.
The Knights posted a first day score of 196 points on Thursday at Kirk Pool on the campus of LaSalle University.
Kailyn Evans gave North Penn a boost when she set a meet record in the 200 individual medley, posting a time of 2:00.17. The previous mark was 2:01.64 set in 2002 by Tricia Harm of Council Rock.
“I had it in my mind to break the record but I didn’t know what it was until I got here,” said Evans, a senior. “When I did it I was like ‘Yes! Yes!’ It was really cool.
“We knew that on paper we weren’t going to win this meet so we had to come in and attack it from the start. It feels good I’m really excited for the rest of the meet. I think the momentum will definitely carry us.”
Claudia Thamm was fifth (2:04.48) and Megan Zartman was seventh (2:05.68) to round give the Knights three medal winners in the 200 IM.
Thamm also took third in the 100 butterfly (55.85).
Also for North Penn, Katelyn Harkrader, Kailyn Evans, Megan Zartman and Rosalinda Rivera took second in the 200 medley relay (1:45.16) and Thamm, Parker Schulz, Caroline Dunigan and Rivera were also second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.70).
Morgan Scott of Pennridge won the 200 freestyle in a meet record time of 1:48.43, breaking her own district record of 1:59.95 set in2015.
She also anchored the fifth place 200 freestyle relay for teammates Erin Shema, Reese Trauger and Anna Beno (1:36.89).
“I was just hoping to swim well,” Scott said. “I’ve been training really hard. (Wednesday) I had one of the hardest practices ever so I was really exhausted coming in. I’m really thankful for the time that I got and breaking my own record.
“It was a great race. Having girls that I know swimming in the lanes around me was really fun and I have a lot of confidence now for the rest of the meet. I’m excited for the 100 free and the 400 free relay. Our 200 free relay got the automatic for states so I’m really happy about that.
“I love swimming here. Everyone’s really supportive and cheering. When you go to states, District One always has a lot of people there and everyone is cheering for everyone else and it’s like that here.”
Shema rounded out the day for the Rams with a seventh place finish in the 100 butterfly (57.12).
The Rams are ninth in team scoring (60).
For Upper Dublin, Abbie Amdor finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:50.06) and Elle Braun was third in the same event (1:52.09).
Jenna Johns finished second in the 100 butterfly (55.48).
Also for the Cardinals, Jenna Johns, Aly Breslin, Rebecca Pendleton and Laura Pendleton were fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.11) and Amdor, Braun, Rebecca Pendleton and Breslin finished fourth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:36.14).
Upper Dublin is third in team scoring (125).
Souderton’s Hailey Freed, Emily Hodges, Jenny Rogers and K.K. Hershey finished sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:47.49).
The Indians are 10th in team scoring (50).
In Class AA, Springfield punched a ticket to states with a second place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. Megan Leibfreid, Gwyn Cooney, Emily Cooney and Lizzie Nadolski touched in 1:41.34.
Springfield earned three medals in the 50 freestyle. Leibfreid was fourth, (24.91), Emily Cooney finished seventh (25.43) and Nadolski was eighth (25.61).
Trinity Schmidt was fourth in the 200 freestyle for the Spartans (2:01.31) and Grace Talbot was sixth (2:04.24).
Leibfreid, Alison Currie, Nadolski and Emily Cooney were fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:52.16).
Upper Moreland’s Emily Sanceciz, Olivia Pervall, Colleen Davis and Anna Maria Stylianou finished fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:59.98).
Villa Maria leads the team competition with 298 points. Springfield is third (170) and Upper Moreland is fifth (106).
The top five finishers in Class AAA and the top two in Class AA receive automatic bids to the PIAA championships, held March 15-18 at Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University. Other swimmers may receive at-large berths based on statewide time comparisons.
District One championships
Class 2A
Team standings
1. Villa Maria, 298 points; 2. Nazareth, 173; 3. Springfield,170; 4. Gwynedd Mercy, 161; 5. Upper Moreland, 106; 6. Merion Mercy, 71; 7.Upper Perkiomen, 64; 8. Sacred Heart, 52’ 9. Villa Joseph Marie, 31; 10.Pottsgrove, 18.
Event results
200-yard medley relay: 1. Villa Maria (Kira Buchler, KatelynChick, Olivia Giampietro, Maura McManus), 1:47.24; 2. Gwynedd Mercy, 1:49.30;3. Nazareth Academy, 1:51.15; 4. Springfield, 1:52.16; 5. Upper Moreland,1:59.98; 6. Merion Mercy, 2:00.01; 7. Sacred Heart, 2:06.52;
200 freestyle: 1. Stephanie Szekely (Gwynedd Mercy),1:52.86; 2. Emily Lund (Nazareth), 1:56.02; 3. Alexa Turco (Villa Maria),1:57.14; 4. Trinity Schmidt (Springfield), 2:01.31; 5. Arianna Petrovia (Nazareth),2:04.21; 6. Grace Talbot (Springfield), 2:04.24; 7. Bailey McCausland (UpperPerkiomen), 2:04.29; 8. Caitlin Hamill (Villa Maria), 2:04.59;
200 IM: 1. Annie O’Dare (Gwynedd Mercy), 2:07.60; 2. HopeReynolds (Villa Maria), 2:11.69; 3. Kayla Lichtner (Nazareth), 2:12.81; 4.Chick (Villa Maria), 2:14.05; 5. Katherine Fronczak (Villa Maria), 2:15.87; 6.Stephanie Curtis (New Hope-Solebury), 2:16.04; 7. Aileen Murray (GwyneddMercy), 2:18.27; 8. Isabella Kellner (New Hope-Solebury), 2:19.16;
50 freestyle: 1. Nina Smith (Villa Maria), 24.47; 2. McManus(Villa Maria), 24.52; 3. Giampietro (Villa Maria), 24.65; 4. Megan Leibfreid(Springfield), 24.91; 5. Noel Fresa (Upper Perkiomen), 24.96; 6. Alex McKeaney(Delaware County Christian), 25.10; 7. Emily Cooney (Springfield), 25.43; 8.Lizzie Nadolski (Springfield), 25.61;
100 butterfly: 1. Maddie McSorley (Nazareth), 57.10; 2. KaitlynAgger (Villa Maria), 59.11; 3. Mary Katherine Clark (Villa Maria), 59.11; 4.Brenna Magness (Villa Maria), 59.55; 5. Alaina Zaki (Gwynedd Mercy), 1:01.64;6. Kellner (New Hope-Solebury), 1:01.85; 7. Annie Hughes (Merion Mercy),1:02.49; 8. Colleen Kirlin (Nazareth), 1:02.94;
200 freestyle relay: 1. Villa Maria (Smith, Chick, Turco,Agger), 1:40.05; 2. Springfield, 1:41.34; 3. Nazareth, 1:42.85; 4. GwyneddMercy, 1:42.98; 5. Upper Perkiomen, 1:43.63; 6. Merion Mercy, 1:49.44; 7. VillaJoseph Marie, 1:49.48; 8. Sacred Heart, 1:51.10.
Class 3A
Team standings
1. North Penn, 196; 2. Avon Grove, 145; 3. Upper Dublin, 125;4. Unionville, 106; 5. Downingtown East, 84; 6. Conestoga, 80; 7. DowningtownWest, 71; 8. Phoenixville, 65; 9. Pennridge, 60; 10. Souderton, 50.
Event results
200-yard medley relay:1. Avon Grove (Emma Brinton, OliviaPaoletti, Sydney Paglia, Sophie May), 1:44.99; 2. North Penn, 1:45.16; 3.Downingtown East, 1:45.57; 4. Upper Dublin, 1:46.11; 5. Unionville, 1:47.32; 6.Souderton, 1:47.49; 7. Phoenixville, 1:48.67; 8. Downingtown West, 1:48.72;
200 freestyle:1. Morgan Scott (Pennridge), 1:48.43 (meetrecord, previous record 149.95 by Scott, 2015); 2. Abbie Amdor (Upper Dublin),1:50.06; 3. Ellie Braun (Upper Dublin), 1:52.09; 4. Madison Kolessar (GarnetValley), 1:52.42; 5. Morgan Curl (Oxford), 1:52.44; 6. Summer Martin (StrathHaven), 1:52.67; 7. Camryn Carter (Unionville), 1:52.79; 8. Anna Kalandadze(Lower Merion), 1:52.90);
200 IM: 1. Kailyn Evans (North Penn), 2:00.17 (meet record,previous record 2:01.64 by Tricia Harm, Council Rock, 2002); 2. Olivia Paoletti(Avon Grove), 2:01.57; 3. Emma Brinton (Avon Grove), 2:03.39; 4. Emily Sykes(Methacton), 2:03.52; 5. Claudia Thamm (North Penn), 2:04.48; 6. Heather MacCausland (Downingtown East), 2:05.37; 7. Megan Zartman (North Penn),2:05.68; 8. Rabea Pfaff (Avon Grove), 2:06.73;
50 freestyle: 1. Caroline Famous (Conestoga), 23.45; 2. Carter (Unionville), 23.82; 3. Madeleine Cooke (Phoenixville), 23.92; 4. Riley Rochon (Downingtown West), 24.02; 5. Claire Walsh (Penncrest), 24.11; 6. Caroline Maki (Downingtown East), 24.22; 7. Olivia Miller (Unionville), 24.27; 8. Megan Hall(Upper Merion), 24.43;
100 butterfly: 1. Ann Carozza (West Chester East), 55.03; 2.Jenna Johns (Upper Dublin), 55.48; 3. Thamm (North Penn), 55.85; 4. Morgan Hansen(Owen J. Roberts), 56.48; 5. Julia Cullen (Radnor), 56.71; 6. Madison Ledwith(Conestoga), 56.72; 7. Erin Shema (Pennridge), 57.12; 8. Sydney Paglia (Avon Grove), 57.34;
200 freestyle relay: 1. Conestoga (Famous, Sophia Poeta, Caroline Apathy, Ledwith), 1:35.61; 2. North Penn, 1:35.70; 3. Unioniville,1:36.07; 4. Upper Dublin, 1:36.14; 5. Pennridge, 1:36.89; 6. Downingtown East,1:37.28; 7. Avon Grove, 1:37.40; 8. Downingtown West, 1:38.04.
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