Check out the top eight finishers in events at the PIAA 3A & 2A Boys’ Swimming and Diving Championships. Photos provided courtesy of Cynthia Hanson. Check back for a gallery of photos.
2019 PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS AAA
Team Rankings
1. North Allegheny 152
2. North Penn 120
3. La Salle 91
4. Upper Dublin 74
5. Upper St. Clair 71
6. State College 54
7. Wilson 52
8. Radnor 43
9. Souderton 42
10. Penn Hills 41.5
11. Cumberland Valley 40
12. Nazaareth 39
13. Conestoga 38
14. Manheim Township 37.5
15. Plymouth Whitemarsh 25
Boys’ 200 Medley Relay
1. Upper St. Clair (Jack Fitzpatrick, Josh Matheny, Samuel Reese, Ryan Senchyshak) 1:30.67
2. North Allegheny (Richard Mihm, Jerry Chen, Anatole Borisov, Joel Songer) 1:30.70
3. Upper Dublin (Jake DiMartile, Matthew Jensen, Kyle Pro, Nicholas Gewartowski) 1;31.11
4. North Penn (Sean Faikish, Nick Clark, Evan Mancini, Tyler Hall) 1:31.40
5. State College (Noah Witt, Foster Heasley, Payton Nicastro, Matt Brownstead) 1:32.23
6. La Salle College High School (Tim Grossi, Kevin O’Dare, Matt Szekely, Quinn Buck) 1:32.65
7. Nazareth (Logan Holt, Blake Nesbitt, Gabe Laslo, Brendan Alvino) 1:32.79
8. Haverford (Zach Given, David Abrahams, Jackson Graham, Jon Meyer) 1:34.50
Boys’ 200 Freestyle
1. Jack Wright North Allegheny 1:35.04
2. Liam Smith La Salle 1:38.38
3. Ryley Fein North Penn 1:38.59
4. Roanoke Shirk Muhlenberg 1:39.41
5. Nick Lynam Conestoga Valley 1:40.13
6. Matt Bonnell Abington 1:40.48
7. Kyle Pro Upper Dublin 1:40.62
8. Jake Kramer Souderton 1:41.10
Boys’ 200 IM
1. Sean Faikish North Penn 1:44.88
2. Richard Mihm North Allegheny 1:44.97
3. Jack Fitzpatrick Upper St Clair 1:47.70
4. Josh Matheny Upper St. Clair 1:49.00
5. Chris Guiliano Daniel Boone 1:50.24
6. Jake DiMartile Upper Dublin 1:51.49
7. Alex Boeckx Ridley 1:51.76
8. Dominic Edwards Council Rock North 1:52.93
Boys’ 50 Freestyle
1. Matt Brownstead State College 19.55* (PIAA record)
2. Jake Evert Liberty 20.23
3. Michael Fazio Oxford 20.58
4. Logan Skiles Cumberland Valley 20.74
5. Caleb Kelly Plymouth Whitemarsh 20.84
6. Patrick Cullen Radnor 21.02
7. Hunter Bachman Northeastern 21.03
8. Isaiah Bell Carlisle 21.05
Boys’ 100 Butterfly
1. Brendan Burns Conestoga 46.79* (PIAA record)
2. Matthew Jensen Upper Dublin 48.10
3. Charlie Gingrich Manheim Township 48.50
3. Kimani Gregory Penn Hills 48.50
5. Branko Kosanovich North Allegheny 48.71
6. TJ Yaglenski Souderton 49.82
7. Owen Blazer Seneca Valley 50.21
8. Nick Fiddler 50.37
Boys 1-meter Diving
1. Brendan McCourt Emmaus 542.75
2. David Manelis Fox Chapel 487.45
3. Conor Gesing Abington 484.35
4. Sam Henninger Abington 483.25
5. Jonah Cagley Fox Chapel 482.10
6. Owen Johns Mt Lebanon 466.15
7. Logan Choma Parkland 452.65
8. Will Seely La Salle 423.50
Boys’ 200 Freestyle Relay
1. North Allegheny (Branko Kosanovich, Joel Songer, Joshua Galecki, Jack Wright) 1:22.48
2. North Penn (Ryley Fein, Nick Clark, Evan Mancini, Tyler Hall) 1:23.47
3. La Salle College High School (DJ Comerford, Matt Lewis, Quinn Buck, Liam Smith) 1:24.47
4. Radnor (Patrick Cullen, Nick Mlodzienski, Wil Cosgrove, Andrew Davis) 1:24.89
5. Wilson (Caleb Eberly, David Meinhold, Brody Heckman, Malachi Eberly) 1:24.91
6. Penn Hills (Kimani Gregory, Glenn Hanna, Michael Lintelman, Tommy Natalia) 1:25.90
7. Cumberland Valley (Wade Turlington, Tyler DiStenfeld, Kyle Farrow, Logan Skiles) 1:26.50
8. Manheim Township (Charlie Gingrich, Connor Paladino, Conor Brenton, Jackson Prevost) 1:26.62
Boys 100 Freestyle
1. Matt Brownstead State College 43.71
2. Jack Wright North Allegheny 43.81
3. Matthew Jensen Upper Dublin 43.89
4. Kimani Penn Hills 43.98
5. Michael Fazio Oxford 44.73
6. Chris Guiliano Daniel Boone 45.11
7. Jake Evert Liberty 45.69
8. Charlie Gingrich Manheim Township 46.20
Boys 500 Freestyle
1. Richard Mihm North Allegheny 4:23.48
2. Matt Bonnell Abington 4:23.81
3. John Ehling North Allegheny 4:30.16
4. Liam Smith LaSalle 4:30.58
5. Donovan Curran Wilson 4:30.62
6. Matt Szekely La Salle 4:33.54
7. Cameron Speed Central York 4:34.06
8. Robert Perot Manheim Township 4:36.80
Boys 100 Backstroke
1. Brendan Burns Conestoga 46.95
2. Jack Fitzpatrick Upper St. Clair 47.67
3. Sean Faikish North Penn 48.10
4. Jake DiMartile Upper Dublin 49.50
5. Avery Barley Chambersburg 49.70
6. Logan Holt Nazareth 50.06
7. Owen Blazer Seneca Valley 50.36
8. TJ Yaglenski Souderton 50.80
Boys 100 Breaststroke
1. Josh Matheny Upper St. Clair 52.52* (NFHS record)
2. David Abrahams Haverford 55.15
3. Alex Boeckx Ridley 56.30
4. Kevin O’Dare La Salle 56.37
5. Jerry Chen North Allegheny 56.54
6. Evan Parkhill La Salle 56.90
7. Jacob McCarran North Allegheny 57.41
8. Andre Fissella Hempfield 57.85
Boys 400 Freestyle Relay
1. North Allegheny (Richard Mihm, Branko Kosanovich, John Ehling, Jack Wright) 2:59.80
2. North Penn (Luke Schwar, Ryley Fein, Nick Clark, Sean Faikish) 3:02.69
3. Upper Dublin (Kyle Pro, Kornel Pesti, Jake DiMartile, Matthew Jensen) 3:02.70
4. Wilson (Caleb Eberly, Brody Heckman, Malachi Eberly, Donovan Curran) 3:05.60
5. La Salle (Andrew Pave, Matt Szekely, Quinn Buck, Liam Smith) 3:05.62
6. Upper St. Clair (Reese Samuel, Jack Fitzpatrick, Graham Kretschmar, Josh Matheny) 3:07.21
7. Conestoga (Brendan Burns, Aidan McKenrick, Stephen Graver, Raymond Welgosh) 3:07.39
CLASS AA
Team Rankings
1. Cathedral Prep 217
2. Lower Moreland 157
3. Bishop McDevitt 147.50
4. Belle Vernon 126
5. Clearfield 124.50
6. Central Columbia 111
7. Indiana 78.5
8. Shady Side Academy 70
8. Pottsville 70
10. Springfield Township 59
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay
1. Cathedral Prep (Robbie Maholic, John Paul Stark, Gavin Ferry, Michael Rahner) 1:26.22
2. Central Columbia (Connor Empie, Ryan McHenry, Grant Gronka, Mason Irwin) 1:27.70
3. Lower Moreland (Colin Shipp, Alex Yoon, Jaden Feldman, Tommy Lutter) 1:27.77
4. Shady Side Academy (Stefan Stratimirovic, Sean Kelley, Nicholas Lauer, Adrian Beckford 1:28.51
5. Pottsville (Evan Lecher, Zaidian Van Orden, Hordan Young, Zach Turnitza) 1:29.37
6. Springfield Township (Bennett Grothusen, Brent Hennegan, Jake Hennegan, Ethan Ford) 1:29.40
7. Riverside (Josiah Shaffer, Alexander Roth, Graham Kralic, Donnie Paracca) 1:30.47
8. Belle Vernon (Alex Miller, Sam West, Robert Spekis, Ian Shahan) 1:30.89
Boys 400 Freestyle Relay
1. Bishop McDevitt (Patrick Hemingway, Jonah Hancock, Zack Miller, Josiah Lauver) 3:08.89
2. Central Columbia (Connor Empie, Reese Kurian, Grant Gronka, Mason Irwin) 3:13.17
3. Lower Moreland (Colin Shipp, Noah Ferker, Jaden Feldman, Tommy Lutter) 3:14.19
4. Clearfield (Isaac Swanson, Leif Hoffman, Elliot Thorp, Luke Mikesell) 3:14.33
5. Cathedral Prep (Jack Kloecker, Robbie Maholic, Gavin Ferry, Ethan Neff) 3:15.89
6. Indiana (Kyle Thome, Isaac Griffith, Kevin Zheng, Cole Thome) 3:16.19
7. Shady Side Academy (Adrian Beckford, Nicholas Lauer, Sean Kelley, Stefan Stratimirovic) 3:18.22
8. Springfield Township (Bennett Grothusen, Ben Gendron, Jake Hennegan, Ethan Ford) 3:20.41
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