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KUREMSKY WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT STATE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP

Meet Results

North Allegheny senior Connor Kuremsky made history this weekend by becoming the first ever four-time PIAA Class AAA diving champion.  As if earning gold for a fourth time wasn’t enough, Kuremsky did it by shattering his own previous state record with a diving score of 599.50.  The previous record owned by Kuremsky was 543.85, which he set last year.  Kuremsky’s effort was part of a fourth place finish for the NA Boys’ team.  The Tigers scored 138 team points, better than 51 other schools in the boys’ competition.  Also in action on day two of the state championships at Bucknell University was junior Matthew Buerger who finished sixth (49.37) in the Boys 100 Yard Backstroke and ninth (4:34.29) in the Boys 500 Yard Freestyle.  Buerger, along with Zachary Buerger, Evan Staresinic, and Kostya Borisov claimed a fifth place finish (3:06.75) in the Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay.

The Lady Tigers left Bucknell with a fourth place finish with a score of 116.5, besting 48 other competing schools.  Junior Allie Pennetti came in twelfth place (51.98) in the Girls 100 Yard Freestyle event.  Pennetti was also part of the Lady Tigers combo that finished fifth (3:30.04) in the Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay.  Sophomores Katerina Borisov and Arielle Krigger, and junior Kally Vanderbilt led the way for NA in the Girls Freestyle Relay.   In the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke, sophomore Gabriella Borza earned eighth place with a time of 1:06.12.

The state championships at Bucknell end a very successful campaign for the Tigers swim teams and conclude a great high school career for Kuremsky and other NA seniors.  Congratulations to the North Allegheny swimmers for their efforts this season.     

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WPIAL SWIMMING AND DIVING - 2010-11

The Tigers will compete again in the WPIAL in Class AAA along with 30 other teams.  The WPIAL swimming program will be operated during the 2010-11 school year on a double dual meet basis for all section meets.  The boys and girls will swim at the same time at the same pool.  The swimming competitions are scheduled to begin on January 6, 2011, and must be completed according to the schedule.

National Federation scoring system will be in effect.  The scoring system used in the meet will correspond to the total number of available lanes in the competition pool, except where modified by prior mutual consent.  Section champions will be determined by the best won/loss record in section play.  In the case of a tie in section record for first place, all tied teams will receive a plaque.  The dates of the PIAA Championships are March 16-19, 2011, at Bucknell University.  The WPIAL Class AAA Diving Championships will be held at Pine-Richland HS on Saturday, February 26, 2011.  The WPIAL Swimming Championships will be held the week of Februrary 28, 2011.  The specific dates will be announced in September and will be established based on the facility availability as determined by the University of Pittsburgh.  The WPIAL 2011 Swimming Championship meet order will change.  Class AA will be run first with AAA to follow.  The time frames will be similar to previous meets.  The 2011 WPIAL Championships will be scored to 16 places.

WPIAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS

A. Teams must have a minimum of 10 competitions (swimming and/or diving) prior to the WPIAL Meet, to be eligible to score team points at the WPIAL or PIAA Championships.

B.  Individuals must have been in uniform and available at 75% of the team contests to be eligible for post-season competition.

C.  In order to qualify for the WPIAL championship event at Pitt, all swimmers must achieve the minimum standards established by the WPIAL as posted on the WPIAL website at www.wpial.org.  These standards must be met in a WPIAL meet or in an invitational qualifying meet that is scored and uses an electronic timing device. 

D.  Diving - In order to qualify for the WPIAL diving competition, all divers must meet the minimum standards as posted on the WPIAL website.  The diving sheet, documenting the score and the degree of difficulty, must be signed by the referee and submitted with the entry form to the WPIAL.  Additional information is available on the WPIAL website.

BOYS' SWIMMING ALIGNMENT
CLASS AAA - 31 TEAMS

GIRLS' SWIMMING ALIGNMENT
CLASS AAA - 31 TEAMS

* - indicates Class AA school swimming in AAA section
(C) - indicates Co-operative

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director
Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org