Raleigh Charter Girls, Carrboro and Shelby Boys Win North Carolina 1A-2A State Swimming and Diving Titles

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CARY – The Raleigh Charter School girls swimming and diving team won their fifth straight team title, while the Carrboro High School and Shelby High School boys teams tied for the team championship Friday night at the North Carolina 1A-2A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center.

Raleigh Charter scored 284 points to top Mooresville Pine Lake Prep (222 points) and Lincoln Charter (206 points). The boys meet ended in a tie for first and third in the team standings, with Carrboro and Shelby each scoring 249 points and North Carolina School of Science and Math and Lincoln Charter recording 179 points each.

The meet got off to an exciting start as three teams – Raleigh Charter, Lincoln Charter and Pine Lake Prep – battled for the title in the girls’ 200 medley relay. At the finish, Raleigh Charter held onto their top seed position as Lilly Whalen, Sydney Parsons, Tara Martin and Sandy Lackmann out-touched Lincoln Charter’s Shelby Smith, Kyndall Morrow, Sophia Bhalla and Christina Lappin, 1:51.32 to 1:51.38. Pine Lake Prep was in the hunt as well, with Lindsey Allison, Alyssa Marsh, Olivia Rasbornik and KK Rasbornik taking third in 1:51.40.

In the boys’ medley relay, Carrboro’s foursome of Will MacMillan, Simon Deshusses, Thomas Bilden and Connor Murphy led a group of four teams that swam under the previous 1A-2A state record of 1:38.52. Carrboro touched first in 1:35.00 to chop three and a half seconds off the mark, followed by Shelby’s Parker Campbell, Ben Waldrep, Davis Kennedy and Matt Campbell in 1:36.32. Raleigh Charter’s Zach Lewis, William Oakley, Nahusha Rao and Christian Lam came in third with a 1:37.64.

First Flight’s Sarah Mandis topped the girls’ 200 free final in 1:55.75, slightly off her prelim time but still about half a second in front of Bishop McGuinness’ Natalie Hamlet (1:56.24). Lake Norman Charter’s Carole Fish dropped a second from prelims to finish third in 1:57.71.

Carrboro kept the ball rolling in the boys’ 200 free final with its second 1A-2A state record in as many events. Will MacMillan swam a 1:38.85 to knock off Matt Long’s record of 1:40.96 from 2012. Tarboro’s Cameron Anderson, the top qualifier from prelims, dropped a second and finished second in 1:41.29, while Shelby’s Parker Campbell wrapped up third in 1:42.57.

Christ the King’s Jane Donahue took advantage of the disqualification of state record-holder Olivia Ontjes of Raleigh Charter in prelims of the 200 IM, dropping six seconds from her prelim time and winning finals in 2:05.07. Carrboro’s Mia Morrell finished two seconds back in 2:07.07, while East Surry’s Kelsey Tunstall came in third at 2:08.77.

Lincoln Charter’s Taylor Powell topped the boys’ 200 IM final in a close race with Carrboro’s Simon Deshusses. Powell got to the wall first in 1:56.85, with Deshusses only .16 behind in 1:57.01. Mount Pleasant’s Danny Dilks wrapped up third in 1:57.96.

Pine Lake Prep’s Alyssa Marsh cut more than four tenths off the 1A-2A state record in the girls’ 50 free final, sprinting to a 23.05 to knock Lincoln Charter’s Christina Lappin (23.46) out of the record books. Raleigh Charter’s Tara Martin picked up second in 23.69, followed by Lappin in 23.98.

Meanwhile, the boys’ 50 free final came down to the final inches, as Raleigh Charter’s Zach Lewis edged Goldsboro’s Zach Darden by just one one-hundredth, 21.50 to 21.51. West Davidson’s Alex Vander Linden dropped a chunk from prelims to take third in 21.66.

Alyssa Marsh of Pine Lake Prep earned her second state title of the day in the 100 fly, just missing her own state and 1A-2A record of 53.72 with a 54.08. Raleigh Charter’s Tara Martin finished in the runner-up spot for a second straight event, touching in 55.76. Lexi Souther of Parkwood claimed third in 55.93.

In the boys’ 100 fly, Carrboro’s Thomas Bilden became the first 1A-2A swimmer under 50 seconds with a new classification record of 49.92. Bilden lowered his own record of 51.22, which he set in prelims. Goldsboro’s Zach Darden nearly joined him under 50 but came up just shy with a second place effort of 50.59. Bishop McGuinness’ Alex Strasser came in third with a 51.36.

Lincoln Charter’s Christina Lappin was the class of the field in the girls’ 100 free, dropping a 51.80 to top Thomas Jefferson Classical’s Madelyn Martelle (52.92) and Shelby’s Annie Shirk (53.34).

Carrboro’s Will MacMillan won his second state title of the day in the 100 free, nearly taking down Joe Bonk’s 1A-2A record in the process. MacMillan stopped the clock at 45.59, just .47 off Bonk’s record of 45.12. Zach Lewis of Raleigh Charter finished on the podium again with a 46.68, while Lincoln Charter’s Mitchell Harwood claimed third in 46.99.

In the timed final 500 free, First Flight’s Sarah Mandis cruised to a five second victory over Trinity’s Morgan Davis, 5:12.82 to 5:17.58. River Mill Academy’s Ann Carr also broke 5:20, taking third in 5:18.02.

After setting a 1A-2A record in the 100 fly two events earlier, Carrboro’s Thomas Bilden returned to the pool to win the boys’ 500 free title as well in 4:43.92. Bilden had plenty of cushion, as First Flight’s Hunter Crook came in four and a half seconds later at 4:48.45. Salisbury’s Ethan Knorr touched right behind in 4:48.67.

The Raleigh Charter girls earned their second relay win of the meet in the 200 free relay as Tara Martin, Paige Whalen, Lilly Whalen and Olivia Ontjes stopped the clock at 1:37.69, just off the 1A-2A record of 1:37.53. Pine Lake Prep’s KK Rasbornik, Maddie Marsh, Lindsey Allison and Alyssa Marsh finished four seconds behind in 1:41.61, followed by Lincoln Charter’s Elizabeth Walter, Taylor Harkey, Kyndall Morrow and Sophia Bhalla in 1:42.86.

Alex Strasser, Jeffrey Davidson, Matthew Hamlet and Bryan Soltis led the Bishop McGuinness boys to a state title in the 200 free relay with a final time of 1:28.19. Raleigh Charter’s quartet of Zach Lewis, William Oakley, Nahusha Rao and Christian Lam finished a solid second in 1:29.07, followed by Lake Norman Charter’s Sean Powers, Corrin Rothwell, Padgett Powe and John Creel in 1:30.60.

Parkwood’s Lexi Souther lowered the 1A-2A mark in the girls’ 100 back final, slicing .03 off Alyssa Marsh’s record of 54.86 with a 54.83. Thomas Jefferson Classical’s Madelyn Martelle dropped four and a half seconds from prelims to take second in 56.66, ahead of Salisbury’s Kathryn Morrison in third (58.39).

In the boys’ 100 back final, Shelby’s Parker Campbell dropped his own 1A-2A record from last year, taking more than a second off his 51.45 with a 50.21. Kevin Andrews of Washington finished a distant third in 53.52 while Davis Kennedy gave Shelby a 1-3 finish with his 54.43 for third.

Raleigh Charter’s Olivia Ontjes followed suit in the girls’ 100 breast final, lowering her own 1A-2A record from 1:02.73 to 1:02.64. Christ the King’s Jane Donahue wrapped up second in 1:04.90, well ahead of North Carolina Science and Math’s Caroline Liu (1:07.89).

Three boys broke the 1A-2A record in the boys’ 100 breast, led by Tarboro’s Cameron Anderson. Anderson touched in 57.56 to take a full second and a half off Drew Queen’s 2014 record of 59.08. Carrboro’s Simon Deshusses (58.72) and Mount Pleasant’s Danny Dilks (58.74) were also under the previous record.

Lincoln Charter posted a two second victory in the 400 free relay to wrap up the girls’ meet, with Sophia Bhalla, Kyndall Morrow, Taylor Harkey and Christina Lappin putting up a 3:39.55. Sydney Willis, Sandy Lackmann, Paige Whalen and Olivia Ontjes gave Raleigh Charter a second place showing with their 3:41.56, while Lake Norman Charter’s Sydney Carte, Kara Jones, Ellen Robertson and Carole Fish came in third (3:50.48).

In the boys’ relay, Carrboro broke their own classification record of 3:13.49 from 2012, with Simon Deshusses, Justin Laatz, Thomas Bilden and Will MacMillan touching in 3:13.15. Dillon Carey, Reece Hodges, Taylor Powell and Mitchell Harwood led Lincoln Charter to second in 3:15.57. Washington’s Justin Clark, Tony Lovenberg, Eric Lovenberg and Kevin Andrews claimed third in 3:19.41.

North Carolina 1A-2A State Swimming and Diving Championships – Results

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