Madison Homovich Doubles With Two Sectional Records on Final Night of Greensboro Sectionals

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GREENSBORO – North Carolina Aquatic Club distance ace Madison Homovich, 14, closed out a stellar meet with two more individual victories and sectional records in the 1650 free and 200 back as the Greensboro Sectionals meet came to a close at the Greensboro Aquatics Center.

SwimMAC Carolina swept the top three spots in the first event of the night, the women’s 100 free, as Rebecca Postoll, Alyssa Marsh and Caitlin Casazza occupied the top three spots on the podium. Postoll led the way in the only sub-50 performance of the meet at 49.72. Marsh, who won the 50 free and 100 back last night, grabbed second in 50.15, while Casazza clocked a 51.00 to finish third.

Homovich annihilated the field in the women’s 1650 free, stopping the clock at 16:03.01 to chop 15 seconds off her personal best and lower Kelsey Ditto’s 2007 sectional record of 16:10.81 by almost eight seconds. Anna Jahns of Gwinnett Aquatics finished 45 seconds behind in 16:48.39, while Triangle Aquatic’s Ana Pozder wrapped up third in 16:48.54.

Six out of the eight finalists in the men’s 200 back broke 1:50, led by unattached swimmer Samuel Stewart, in 1:47.85. North Carolina Aquatic Club’s William Macmillan held onto his second seed from prelims with a 1:48.23 for second, only .02 in front of SwimMAC Carolina’s Nathaniel Murray (1:48.25).

Homovich collected her second win and second sectional record of the evening in the women’s 200 back final, dipping under her own record of 1:59.64 from prelims with a 1:59.27. Prior to prelims, the record had stood at 2:00.58, a mark Stephanie Glover set in 2002. Hilton Head Aquatics’ Elizabeth Felix also swam under the old time with a 2:00.38, while SwimMAC Carolina’s Stephanie Nelson rounded out the top three in 2:01.21.

Noah Cairns of North Carolina Aquatic Club bested the field in the men’s 1650 free final, posting a 15:26.81 to knock nearly 14 seconds off his previous personal best. Raleigh Swimming Association’s Jamison Hauser finished a distant second in 15:53.50, while Athens Bulldog’s Robert Wylie came in third with a 15:54.83.

SwimMAC Carolina’s Caitlin Casazza finished in the top three for a second time in the 200 IM, posting a winning effort of 2:00.53. She finished just outside Melissa Klein’s 2002 sectional record of 2:00.41. Triangle Aquatic’s Julia Poole claimed second in 2:02.74, with Athens Bulldog’s Danielle Dellatorre in third at 2:04.17.

Lanier Aquatics’ Colin Monaghan claimed the final individual event title up for grabs in Greensboro, dipping under 1:50 in the men’s 200 IM with a 1:49.65, a nearly three second drop from prelims. Samuel Stewart earned another podium finish with his 1:50.68 for second, while Alec Scott picked up third in 1:50.73.

SwimMAC Carolina’s Stephanie Nelson, Meghan Dupay, Caitlin Casazza and Alexis Souther put together a 3:45.34 to win the 400 medley relay by two tenths over Cardinal Aquatics’ Zorryonna Mason, Kaylee Wheeler, Grace Oglesby and Gabriela Albiero (3:45.54). North Carolina Aquatic Club picked up third with Claire Deselm, Julie Hu, Madison Homovich and Mia Morrell swimming a 3:49.30.

Results from the men’s 100 free final and men’s 400 medley relay were not available.

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