Joy Field, Robert Freeman Claim Distance Titles At Day One Of 2016 NCSA Junior Nationals

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Photo Courtesy: Donna Nelson

The 2016 NCSA Junior Nationals kicked off today in sunny Orlando, FL with the short-course distance events taking place.

The women got the meet started fast times in the 1650 free. Joy Field of Magnolia Aquatic Club cruised ahead of the competition to a first-place finish and a time of 16:02.07, dropping 6.04 seconds off her entry time of 16:08.11. Nation’s Capital’s Megan Byrnes finished second overall with a time of 16:17.49, while Pack Swim Team of Pittsford’s Lindsay Stone turned in a 16:20.00 for third, shaving an astonishing 16.61 seconds off her seed time of 16:36.61.

Fifteen-year-old Robert Freeman of Baylor Swim Club and Frederick Schubert of NOVA battled for the top spot in the men’s 1000 free, finishing a close .39 seconds apart. Freeman powered ahead to clock a final time of 8:57.43 over Schubert’s 8:57.82. Both Freeman and Schubert shaved more than ten seconds off their seed times of 9:07.58 and 9:08.81. Third went to fellow NOVA teammate Aaron Schultz and his time of 9:06.59.

Along with the distance events, the first session featured the 200-yard free and medley relays for the women and men. The women kicked off the relay with 9 heats of the 200 free relay and a total of 71 relays participating. Ozaukee Aquatics turned in the top time with Katherine Drabot (22.57), Skylar Fore (22.81), Mallory Fox (22.30), and Lillie Hosack (22.98) posting a combined time of 1:31.66. Academy Bullets Swim Club grabbed second with a time of 1:32.46 with the relay team of Kayla Filipek (23.10), Avery Braunecker (23.07), Hanna Blankemeier (22.88), and Jennifer Hauser (23.41). The team of Casey Fanz (22.88), Sonora Baker (23.29), Camryn Curry (23.58), and Katherine Nezelek (22.99) from Poseidon Swimming Inc. finished third overall with a final time of 1:32.74.

The men’s 200 free relay proved to be a tight race with the top three finishers posting times within .29 seconds of one another. Nation’s Capital’s Samuel Pomajevich (20.56), Aidan Pastel (20.47), Jonathan Pollock (20.50), and James William Jones (19.80) claimed gold with a final time of 1:21.33. Machine Aquatics finished second overall after the group of James Murphy (20.37), Joseph Bennett (20.60), Thomas Hallock (20.25), and David Herbert (20.28) posted a combined time of 1:21.50. Dayton Raiders from Ohio rounded out the top three with the relay team of Cody Bybee (20.60), Dylan Curtis (20.40), Eric Knowles (20.47), and Thomas Cope (20.15) stopping the clock at a 1:21.62.

Nation’s Capital’s ‘B’ relay surged to a first-place finish in the women’s 200 medley relay with a final time of 1:40.60. The relay consisted of Phoebe Bacon (25.06), Eireni Moshos (28.84), Jasmine Hellmer (24.02), and Katelynn Mack (22.68). Finishing second in the event was Long Island Aquatic Club’s ‘A’ relay of Kristen Romano (25.53), Margaret Aroesty (28.10), Lauryn Johnson (24.78), Cara Treble (22.67) with a combined time of 1:41.08. Third went to Autumn Haebig (25.64), Katherine Drabot (28.05), Skylar Fore (24.19), and Mallory Fox (23.48) of Ozaukee Aquatics were third with a 1:41.36.

Nation’s Capital’s relay team of Will Cumberland (22.98), Spencer Rowe (24.59), Pomajevich (21.43), and Jones (20.09) grabbed first in the men’s 200 medley relay with a final time of 1:29.09 barely edging out the men of Dayton Raiders. Dayton Raiders’ Dylan Curtis (22.34), Thomas Cope (24.33), Cody Bybee (21.88), and Eric Knowles (20.55) turned in a combined 1:29.10 for an incredibly close second. NOVA’s quad of Sam Cuthbert (22.82), Charles Swanson (25.03), Schubert (21.34), and Schultz (20.19) finished third with a time of 1:29.38.

All results can be found on Meet Mobile. 

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Jennifer McGee Martin
8 years ago

Wishing all the swimmers a fabulous meet!!! Swim Fast & have fun!!! Special shout out to Gabriella Meringolo from Long Island!!!

Bev Cook Hatadis
8 years ago

Way to go Joy!! You are awesome!!!*

Milly Doughty
Milly Doughty
8 years ago

So proud of you Joy! I know you have worked hard for this!

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