Tigers Continue Swimming Dominance With Two WPIAL Titles

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The North Allegheny swimming and diving teams swept the WPIAL Class AAA team championships for the fourth straight season over the weekend at the University of Pittsburgh, with the girls easily winning by 296 points over second-place Upper St. Clair while the boys won by 53 points, also over Upper St. Clair.  The girls won the team championship for the seventh straight season and eighth time in 12 years.  The boys have won the title nine out of the last 10 years.

Individual champions for the girls were sophomore Lauren McGrath in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.80); senior Jacquelyn Du in the 50-yard freestyle (23.26) and 100-yard backstroke (53.59); senior Kayla Churman in the 100-yard butterfly (55.54); senior Morgan Soulia in the 100-yard freestyle (50.75); and freshman Ann Juneau in the 100-yard breaststroke.  Senior Maggie Root finished second in the 100-yard butterfly, while junior Gianna Caputo finished second in the 500-yard freestyle, as did junior Erin Kuhn in the 100-yard breaststroke.  Soulia also finished second in the 200-yard freestyle, as did Juneau in 200-yard individual medley.  Junior Katie Wright finished third in the 50-yard freestyle, as did McGrath in the 100-yard freestyle and senior Charlie Brickner in the 100-yard backstroke.

The girls also swept the relays, with Du, Kuhn, Churman and Root teaming to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:42.56, while Du, Soulia, McGrath and Wright won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.76.  The 400-yard freestyle relay team of McGrath, Caputo, Brickner and Soulia closed the girls’ meet by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:27.30.

Among the boys, senior Casey Melzer successfully defended his 100-yard breaststroke title, winning in 56.26.  He also finished second in the 200-yard individual medley.  Freshman Mason Gonzalez finished second in the 200-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard freestyle, while sophomore Eben Krigger finished third in the 200-yard freestyle.  Senior Greg Arnold finished third in the 100-yard backstroke.

North Allegheny swimmers and divers will next be in action at the PIAA championships at Bucknell University, beginning on March 13.

GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS FINAL:

  1. North Allegheny 536.5
  2. Upper St. Clair 240.5
  3. Mt. Lebanon 180
  4. Oakland Catholic 152
  5. Norwin 113.5

 

GIRLS 100 YARD FREESTYLE:

  1. Morgan Soulia, North Allegheny 50.75
    2. Monica Sowinski, Greater Latrobe High School
    3. Lauren McGrath, North Allegheny
    4.Victoria Shaffer, Upper St. Clair
    5. Kathryn Nicholson, Mt. Lebanon

 

GIRLS 500 YARD FREESTYLE:

  1. Kathryn Painter, Norwin High School 4:53.52
  2. Gianna Caputo, North Allegheny
  3. Sarah Mautino, Oakland Catholic High School
  4. Alexis Kostelnik, Laurel Highlands
  5. Rebecca Yonek, Bethel Park High School

 

GIRLS 100 YARD BACKSTROKE:

  1. Jacquelyn Du, North Allegheny 53.59 WPIAL Record
  2. Sarah Mautino, Oakland Catholic High School
  3. Charlie Brickner, North Allegheny
  4. Kayla Churman, North Allegheny
  5. Abbey Parsons, Seneca Valley High School

 

Girls 100 YARD BRESTSTROKE:

  1. Ann Juneau, North Allegheny
  2. Erin Kuhn, North Allegheny
  3. Peyton Kondis, Oakland Catholic High School
  4. Maddie Yoos, Upper St. Clair
  5. Loeva Paul-Benson, Peters Township High School

 

Girls 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY:

  1. North Allegheny 3:27.30
  2. Upper St. Clair
  3. Mt. Lebanon
  4. Greater Latrobe
  5. Oakland Catholic


BOYS TEAM STANDINGS FINAL:

  1. North Allegheny 411
  2. Upper St. Clair 358
  3. Mt. Lebanon 270
  4. Franklin Regional 130.5
  5. Penn Hills 120

 

BOYS 100 YARD FREESTYLE:

  1. Brian Lovasik, North Hills 45.02 WPIAL Record
  2. Norman Gregory, Penn Hills
  3. Mason Gonzalez, North Allegheny
  4. Patrick Lersch, Upper St. Clair
  5. Jack Rice, Mt. Lebanon

 

BOYS 500 YARD FREESTYLE:

  1. Matthew Dinunzio, Pittsburgh Central Catholic 4:30.20
  2. Fynn Minuth, Upper St. Clair
  3. Drew Damich, Chartiers Valley
  4. Noah Cagley, Fox Chapel
  5. Spencer Tretter, Seneca Valley

 

BOYS 100 YARD BACKSTROKE:

  1. Kevin Liu, Upper St. Clair 49.17
  2. Braedon Wong, Upper St. Clair
  3. Greg Arnold, North Allegheny
  4. Andriei Mihailescu, Mt. Lebanon
  5. Zane Wilson, Hempfield Area

 

BOYS 100 YARD BRESTSTROKE:

  1. Casey Melzer, North Allegheny 56.26 WPIAL Record
  2. Brian Ramsey, Mt. Lebanon
  3. Jack Lanphers, Mt. Lebanon
  4.  Isaiah Gregory, Penn Hills
  5. Tyler Stevenson, Franklin Regional

 

BOYS 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY:

  1. Upper St. Clair 3:04.80
  2. North Allegheny
  3. Mt. Lebanon
  4. Penn Hills
  5. Chartiers Valley