Katharine Berkoff Wins 100 Backstroke in Greensboro; Day 2 Speedo Sectional Winners

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Katharine Berkoff Wins 100 Backstroke in Greensboro; Day 2 Speedo Sectional Winners

The 2021 Speedo Sectionals continued on Friday across the country. The meets scheduled to take place were in Greensboro, North Carolina; Fullerton, California; Roseville, California; Geneva, Ohio and Austin, Texas (Western Region).

The Greensboro meet is the 2021 ESSZ Summer Long Course Championship and has multiple NCAA champions competing.

In Greensboro, Kentucky’s Mason Wilby won the 200 free in 1:49.68, just one hundredth of a second ahead of Louisvlle’s Nicolas Albiero (1:49.69).

Meanwhile, NC State NCAA champion Katharine Berkhoff won the 100 backstroke, her second win in a row at the meet.

Not every sectional had the exact same event schedule, so here is a breakdown of the event winners from the second day of sectionals.

Speedo Sectional Day 2 Winners:

Women’s 200 Free
Greensboro: Megan Drumm, 2:01.78
Roseville: Bailey Hartman, 2:01.00
Geneva: Amy Fulmer, 2:03.46
Fullerton: Cortney Tseng, 2:05.04
Austin: Elizabeth Cook, 2:03.67

Men’s 200 Free
Greensboro: Mason Wilby, 1:49.68
Roseville: Michael Lincoln, 1:50.64
Geneva: Josh Sampson, 1:51.95
Fullerton: Dominic Margarino, 1:53.62
Austin: Keaton Jones, 1:51.51

Women’s 100 Backstroke
Greensboro: Katharine Berkoff, 59.32
Roseville: Nina Statler, 1:03.78
Fullerton: Kai-min Tsuei, 1:05.22
Austin: Greer Pattison, 1:03.80

Men’s 100 Backstroke
Greensboro: Hunter Tapp, 53.85
Roseville: Leon MacAlister, 54.64
Fullerton: Jack Kirby, 56.86
Austin: Keaton Jones, 56.29

Katharine Berkoff. Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Women’s 400 IM
Greensboro: Gillian Davey, 4:44.83
Roseville: Audrey Portello, 4:49.22
Geneva: Kyra Sommerstad, 4:54.88
Fullerton: Sophia Ryan 5:02.29
Austin: Caroline Bricker, 4:50.60

Men’s 400 IM
Greensboro: Michael Moore, 4:18.04
Roseville: Benjamin Hayes, 4:25.85
Geneva: Nathan Holty, 4:28.41
Fullerton: Noah Sech, 4:39.21
Austin: Tanner Nelson, 4:25.67

Women’s 50 Backstroke
Geneva: Morgan Kraus, 29.13

Men’s 50 Backstroke
Geneva: Robert Kondalski, 25.65

Women’s 100 Butterfly
Geneva: Sarah Watson, 59.84

Men’s 100 Butterfly
Geneva: Semuede Andreis, 52.92

More on NC State NCAA backstroke champion Katharine Berkoff and her family legacy here.

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