Girls Swimming Still on Top; Boys Work to Tie Altoona 85-85
The girls swim team had a comfortable lead with 112-48. The boys miraculously tied 85-85. The girls record rises to 8-2. The boys record smooths to a 4-5-1.
Click the link below to view the official heat sheet from the night:
Girls: Tyrone 112, Altoona 48
The team of Lucia Isenberg, Sarah Hoover, Sarah Manna, and Cate Baran placed first in the 200 medley relay. Other relays also secured first places in the 200 free and the 400 free.
Fiona McConnell, Maddie Coleman, and Mae Decker were all double individual winners from the meet.
McConnell placed first in the 200 IM (2:32.50) and the 100 breast (1:17.87).
Coleman earned two first places in the 50 free (26.55) and 100 fly (1:11.47).
“I hope more swimmers qualify for Districts and that we close off the season with more wins,” said M. Decker.
M. Decker stole first place in both the 500 free (6:09.02) and 100 back event (1:10.66).
Freshman S Hoover secured a first place in the 200 free (2:21.46) and a second place in the 100 breast (1:18.63).
Baran took two second place in both the 200 free (2:27.29) and 100 back event (1:14.07).
Bishop Guilfoyle’s Manna stole a second place in the 50 free (29.11). She also placed third in the 100 free with a time of 1:06.54.
Isenberg earned a second place in the 100 fly with a 1:24.13. Time. She also worked for a third place in the 100 back to finish with a 1:16.01.
“We did really good. We worked our tails off and tried to race everyone we could,” said Callie Maceno.
In the 100 fly, sophomore Maceno placed third with a time of 1:26.81.
Boys: Tyrone- 85, Altoona- 85
Matt Beam, Nick DelBaggio, Colin Yaudes, and Hunter Gregg worked for a second place in the 200 medley relay. Another relay team took first in both the 200 free and 400 free relay.
Matt Lenze and Jacob Decker were double individual winners from the boys team.
Lenze placed first in the 100 fly (1:02.92) and the 100 breast. He dropped two seconds from his previous time in the breast to finish with a time of 1:08.49.
J. Decker earned two first places in the 100 free (55.57) and the 100 back (1:04.49).
Senior Bryce Bauer secured two second places in the 200 free (2:*8.17) and in the 50 free (27.30).
Freshman Yaudes finished second in the 200 IM (2:36.78) and third in the 100 breast. He dropped two seconds in the breast to place with a time of 1:16.22.
Carter Maceno earned a second place in the 500 free (6:38.55) and a third place in the 100 fly (1:14.33).
“Everyone did an exceptional job. We had very hard swims and close races,” said Maceno.
N. DelBaggio worked for a third place in the 200 IM (2:43.80).
Bellwood’s French exchange student Paul Lemaire placed third in the 50 free with a time of 27.51.
Freshman Gregg finished third in the 200 free for a 2:.57 time.
Ben DelBaggio dropped two seconds in the 200 free to finish with a time of 2:43.65.
Morgan Myers worked off five seconds in the 500 free event. Her final time was 8:46.97.
Aden McCracken improved by a second in the 100 backstroke to place with a 1:36.01 time.
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