Pool Records Fall In Sweep of Butler
The North Allegheny boys set pool records in all three relay events, and juniors Lauren McGrath and Eben Krigger posted pool-record times in the 100-yard freestyle, as the North Allegheny swimming and diving teams swept Butler on Tuesday, January 26 at Butler Senior High School. The NA girls won 99-63, while the NA Boys won 97-71, as each team remained undefeated in WPIAL dual meets.
Krigger swam the opening leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay in 47.85, which qualifies as a pool record for the 100-yard freestyle because his leg of the relay started off the blocks. He teamed with senior Daniel Songer, sophomore Mason Gonzalez and freshman Jack Wright to win in 3:13.11, also a pool record. That same group set a pool record in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:28.74. Songer and Gonzalez also were part of the 200-yard medley relay team (with seniors Gage Halle and Colin MacDonald) that set a pool record of 1:38.92. Gonzalez won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:59.57, Krigger won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.33, and MacDonald won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:08.60. The other first-place finisher among the boys in individual events was freshman Joel Songer in the 100-yard freestyle (49.66). NA’s Nathan Ziegler won the diving with a score of 186.95.
McGrath’s pool-record time in the 100-yard freestyle was 52.37.
Other first-place finishers among the girls in individual events were sophomore Jordan Ennis in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.72); junior Aimee Verardi in the 200-yard individual medley (2:17.41); sophomore Ann Juneau in the 500-yard freestyle (5:29.03); and junior Serena Yan in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:12.79). The NA girls also won the 200-yard medley relay (McGrath, seniors Katie Wright and Erin Kuhn, and junior Anna Verardi) in 1:53.23; the 200-yard freestyle relay (McGrath, Kuhn and both Verardis) in 1:42.21; and the 400-yard freestyle relay (Juneau, Anna Verardi, junior Megan Christy and senior Gianna Caputo) in 3:43.18.
In diving, Morgan Rutan finished third with a score of 184.25.
The North Allegheny swimming and diving teams are next in action on Thursday, January 28 at Hampton. Follow NA swimming and diving news on Twitter at NA Tigers Swim Fan or @NATigerSwimming.