{"id":242757,"date":"2017-02-24T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T17:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=242757"},"modified":"2017-02-24T17:24:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T00:24:58","slug":"alex-sumner-reece-whitley-among-top-seeds-during-easterns-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alex-sumner-reece-whitley-among-top-seeds-during-easterns-day-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Sumner, Reece Whitley Among Top Seeds During Easterns Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Episcopal’s\u00a0Alex Sumner\u00a0<\/strong>and Penn Charter’s\u00a0Reece Whitley\u00a0<\/strong>were each among the top performers during the first day of the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Championships in Lancaster, Penn.<\/p>\n

Sumner led her teammates to the top seed in the very first relay, as she teamed with\u00a0Sally Stockett<\/strong>,\u00a0Emma Seiberlich<\/strong> and\u00a0Isabel Handal<\/strong> to lead the 200 medley relay in 1:45.64. Mercersburg qualified second in 1:27.27, and Germantown Academy finished third in 1:49.83.<\/p>\n

Event 1  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay<\/b>\r\n====================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:43.38  2\/23\/2007 The Peddie School\r\n                          A Fittin, J.Lee, X Zhao, A Miller\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:40.61  2\/27\/2016 Sacred Heart Academy\r\n                          T. Deeber, K. Lohman, A. Seidt, B Bauer\r\n                 1:45.33  AA All American\r\n    School                           Seed    Prelims              \r\n====================================================================\r\n                       === Preliminaries ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Episcopal  'A'                1:47.14    1:45.64 q      \r\n     1) Sumner, Alex JR               2) Stockett, Sally SR           \r\n     3) Seiberlich, Emma SR           4) Handal, Isabel FR            \r\n                 32.31        55.77 (23.46)\r\n        1:20.81 (25.04)     1:45.64 (24.83)\r\n  2 Mercersburg  'A'              1:48.55    1:47.27 q      \r\n     1) Lauther, Maddie JR            2) Pong, Danielle SR            \r\n     3) Armbruster, Ally JR           4) Makarova, Sofia JR           \r\n                 27.47        55.98 (28.51)\r\n        1:22.31 (26.33)     1:47.27 (24.96)\r\n  3 GA  'A'                       1:51.96    1:49.83 q      \r\n     1) Atkinson, Emma FR             2) Merke, Erin SO               \r\n     3) Carminati, Karlee SR          4) Gobora, Riley JR             \r\n                 26.68        59.52 (32.84)\r\n        1:24.82 (25.30)     1:49.83 (25.01)\r\n  4 Norfolk  'A'                  1:51.74    1:50.23 q      \r\n     1) Kaskel, Justine SR            2) Pike, Emme SO                \r\n     3) McCammon, Abigail SO          4) Ware, Liza JR                \r\n                 28.26                     \r\n            1:00.07 ( )     1:50.23 (50.16)\r\n  5 Pennington  'A'               1:52.16    1:50.46 q      \r\n     1) Kollevoll, Jenna FR           2) Shokoufandeh, Mina SO        \r\n     3) Fitzgerald, Nina SR           4) Stevens, Alex SO             \r\n  6 AIS  'A'                      1:55.95    1:51.36 q      \r\n     1) Pujadas, Riley                2) Aguirre, Maddie SO           \r\n     3) Brennan, Reilly               4) Flick, Lily SO               \r\n                 59.27      1:26.02 (26.75)\r\n        1:51.34 (25.32)      1:51.36 (0.02)\r\n  7 Lawrenceville  'A'            1:51.56    1:51.51 q      \r\n     1) Li, Linda SO                  2) Kienzle, Emily SO            \r\n     3) Chou, Allison SO              4) Cai, Miranda FR              \r\n                 31.19        59.90 (28.71)\r\n        1:27.17 (27.27)     1:51.51 (24.34)\r\n  8 Andover  'A'                  1:53.57    1:51.69 q      \r\n     1) Donchi, Emma 18               2) Ty, Allyson 18               \r\n     3) Tran, Elizabeth 19            4) Rossi, Jackie 20             \r\n                 27.81        58.31 (30.50)\r\n        1:25.95 (27.64)     1:51.69 (25.74)<\/pre>\n
Peddie dominated qualifying in the men’s 200 medley relay as\u00a0Michael Blank<\/strong>,\u00a0Joe Black<\/strong>, Noah Houskeeper<\/strong> and\u00a0Nathan Stern<\/strong> finished in 1:30.27. More than three seconds back was Andover in 1:33.56, and Haversford took third in 1:34.05.<\/p>\n
Event 2  Men 200 Yard Medley Relay<\/b>\r\n====================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:31.10  2\/1\/1992  Mercersburg Academy\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:27.74  2\/14\/2014 Baylor\r\n                          Kaliszak, Tynes, McHugh, Selby\r\n                 1:33.83  AA All American\r\n    School                           Seed    Prelims              \r\n====================================================================\r\n                       === Preliminaries ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Peddie  'A'                   1:31.53    1:30.27 qAA    \r\n     1) Blank, Michael 11             2) Black, Joe 11                \r\n     3) Houskeeper, Noah 11           4) Stern, Nathan 11             \r\n                 22.94        48.15 (25.21)\r\n        1:10.06 (21.91)     1:30.27 (20.21)\r\n  2 Andover  'A'                  1:35.70    1:33.56 qAA    \r\n     1) Warden, Jack 19               2) Simpson, Neil 19             \r\n     3) Su, Arnold 20                 4) Alberga, Christian 17        \r\n                 24.17        49.93 (25.76)\r\n        1:12.43 (22.50)     1:33.56 (21.13)\r\n  3 Haverford School  'A'         1:34.17    1:34.05 q      \r\n     1) Boratto, Alex JR              2) Octaviano, Antonio FR        \r\n     3) Ryan, Charlie SR              4) Brooks, TJ JR                \r\n                 23.27        49.43 (26.16)\r\n        1:12.67 (23.24)     1:34.05 (21.38)\r\n  4 Penn Charter  'A'             1:36.36    1:34.48 q      \r\n     1) McFadden, Evan SR             2) Whitley, Reece JR            \r\n     3) Rainer, Lance FR              4) Morris, Andrew JR            \r\n                 25.06        48.97 (23.91)\r\n        1:12.93 (23.96)     1:34.48 (21.55)\r\n  5 Mercersburg  'A'              1:36.45    1:35.57 q      \r\n     1) Russell, Tyler JR             2) Nguyen, Dean SR              \r\n     3) Chulavatr, Jared SR           4) Oh, Eric JR                  \r\n                 24.88        50.78 (25.90)\r\n        1:13.54 (22.76)     1:35.57 (22.03)\r\n  6 Georgetown Prep  'A'          1:36.86    1:36.56 q      \r\n     1) Failing, Carl SR              2) Omenitsch, Andrew SR         \r\n     3) Mathis, Ryan FR               4) Walton, Jay JR               \r\n                 24.69        51.91 (27.22)\r\n        1:15.05 (23.14)     1:36.56 (21.51)\r\n  7 Brunswick  'A'                1:39.27    1:37.41 q      \r\n     1) Pierce, Cole 19               2) Sparks, Jack 20              \r\n     3) Hodgson, Marcus 20            4) Drew, Keegan 19              \r\n                 24.36        53.36 (29.00)\r\n        1:15.85 (22.49)     1:37.41 (21.56)\r\n  8 Lawrenceville  'A'            1:37.74    1:37.74 q      \r\n     1) Hwa, Christian SR             2) Cheng, Jeffrey SO            \r\n     3) Shao, Kevin SO                4) Madero, Patricio SR          \r\n                 25.29        53.12 (27.83)\r\n        1:16.77 (23.65)     1:37.74 (20.97)<\/pre>\n
Germantown Academy’s\u00a0Emma Atkinson<\/strong> edged out Mercersburg’s\u00a0Lindsay Tanner\u00a0<\/strong>for the top seed in the women’s 200 free, 1:52.47 to 1:52.85, and Agnes Irwin’s\u00a0Emma Boratto\u00a0<\/strong>qualified third in 1:55.29.<\/p>\n
Event 3  Women 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:46.60  2\/22\/2008 Katie S Riefenstahl, GA\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:41.55  2\/7\/2015  Katie Ledecky, Stone Ridge\r\n                 1:47.69  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 1:47.79  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 1:48.95  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Atkinson, Emma   FR GA                1:49.80    1:52.47 q      \r\n                 25.75        53.96 (28.21)\r\n        1:23.24 (29.28)     1:52.47 (29.23)\r\n  2 Tanner, Lindsay  SR Mercersburg       1:51.89    1:52.85 q      \r\n                 25.58        53.22 (27.64)\r\n        1:22.79 (29.57)     1:52.85 (30.06)\r\n  3 Boratto, Emma    SO AIS               1:58.03    1:55.29 q      \r\n                 16.09        55.70 (39.61)\r\n        1:25.30 (29.60)     1:55.29 (29.99)\r\n  4 Nassif, Sami     SR Mercersburg       1:54.50    1:55.38 q      \r\n                 26.83        55.40 (28.57)\r\n        1:25.24 (29.84)     1:55.38 (30.14)\r\n  5 Ty, Allyson      18 Andover           2:02.00    1:56.13 q      \r\n                 26.89        56.11 (29.22)\r\n        1:25.76 (29.65)     1:56.13 (30.37)\r\n  6 Lopez-Ona, Gabb  FR Penn Charter      1:59.56    1:56.39 q      \r\n                 27.26        56.27 (29.01)\r\n        1:26.19 (29.92)     1:56.39 (30.20)\r\n  7 Forsyth, Elisab  FR Friends Central   1:57.12    1:56.43 q      \r\n                 27.28        57.06 (29.78)\r\n        1:27.39 (30.33)     1:56.43 (29.04)\r\n  8 Evans, Sook-Hee  SR GA                1:59.11    1:56.69 q      \r\n                 27.45        56.58 (29.13)\r\n        1:26.59 (30.01)     1:56.69 (30.10)<\/pre>\n
Germantown Academy’s\u00a0Brian Collier\u00a0<\/strong>was the only swimmer under 1:40 in the men’s 200 free, finishing in 1:39.35. Haverford’s\u00a0Alex Boratto\u00a0<\/strong>qualified second in 1:40.45, followed closely by Georgetown Prep’s\u00a0Matthew Hirschberger\u00a0<\/strong>(1:40.49).<\/p>\n
Event 4  Men 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:36.56  2\/22\/2013 Michael D Nunan, Peddie\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:33.26  5\/14\/2016 Grant Shoults, St. Margatita HS\r\n                 1:37.49  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 1:38.79  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 1:38.91  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Collier, Brien   SR GA                1:43.71    1:39.35 q      \r\n                 23.39        48.74 (25.35)\r\n        1:14.21 (25.47)     1:39.35 (25.14)\r\n  2 Boratto, Alex    JR Haverford School  1:40.25    1:40.45 q      \r\n                 23.49        49.01 (25.52)\r\n        1:14.91 (25.90)     1:40.45 (25.54)\r\n  3 Hirschberger, M  SR Georgetown Prep   1:43.16    1:40.49 q      \r\n                 23.55        48.68 (25.13)\r\n        1:14.38 (25.70)     1:40.49 (26.11)\r\n  4 Liao, Brandon    17 Suffield          1:43.00    1:41.23 q      \r\n                 23.51        49.29 (25.78)\r\n        1:15.95 (26.66)     1:41.23 (25.28)\r\n  5 Auchinachie, Ca  17 Suffield          1:43.75    1:41.42 q      \r\n                 23.14        48.58 (25.44)\r\n        1:15.03 (26.45)     1:41.42 (26.39)\r\n  6 Nguyen, Dean     SR Mercersburg       1:39.60    1:41.54 q      \r\n                 24.23        50.12 (25.89)\r\n        1:16.04 (25.92)     1:41.54 (25.50)\r\n  7 Isenhower, Nich  18 Andover           1:46.42    1:42.32 q      \r\n                 24.10        49.26 (25.16)\r\n        1:15.53 (26.27)     1:42.32 (26.79)\r\n  8 Weber, Edward    11 Peddie            1:43.51    1:43.00 q      \r\n                 24.15        50.26 (26.11)\r\n        1:16.63 (26.37)     1:43.00 (26.37)<\/pre>\n
Sumner made her individual debut for the meet in the women’s 200 IM, and her time of 2:02.14 easily outpaced the rest of the field. Episcopal’s\u00a0Hadley DeBruyn<\/strong> finished second in 2:05.48, and Germantown Academy’s\u00a0Karlee Carminati<\/strong> was third (2:08.77)<\/p>\n
Event 5  Women 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:58.55  2\/24\/2006 Alicia Aemisegger, GA\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:53.90  5\/16\/2015 Ella Eastin, Crean Lutheran\r\n                 2:00.39  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 2:00.99  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 2:02.21  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Sumner, Alex     JR Episcopal         2:01.24    2:02.14 qAA    \r\n                 26.63        56.04 (29.41)\r\n        1:32.08 (36.04)     2:02.14 (30.06)\r\n  2 DeBruyn, Hadley  FR Episcopal         2:04.13    2:05.48 q      \r\n                 27.42        57.92 (30.50)\r\n        1:34.90 (36.98)     2:05.48 (30.58)\r\n  3 Carminati, Karl  SR GA                2:08.49    2:08.77 q      \r\n                 27.77      1:00.35 (32.58)\r\n        1:38.68 (38.33)     2:08.77 (30.09)\r\n  4 Lopez-Ona, Mari  FR Penn Charter      2:13.06    2:09.36 q      \r\n                 29.17      1:01.92 (32.75)\r\n        1:38.37 (36.45)     2:09.36 (30.99)\r\n  5 Armbruster, All  JR Mercersburg       2:12.13    2:09.94 q      \r\n                 28.50      1:00.31 (31.81)\r\n        1:41.13 (40.82)     2:09.94 (28.81)\r\n  6 Will, Summer     SO Blair             2:10.27    2:10.30 q      \r\n                 28.09      1:02.45 (34.36)\r\n        1:39.33 (36.88)     2:10.30 (30.97)\r\n  7 Makarova, Sofia  JR Mercersburg       2:14.75    2:10.65 q      \r\n                 28.71      1:02.13 (33.42)\r\n        1:39.68 (37.55)     2:10.65 (30.97)\r\n  8 Shaffer, Sabrin  FR Penn Charter      2:14.14    2:11.81 q      \r\n                 27.66      1:00.66 (33.00)\r\n        1:41.57 (40.91)     2:11.81 (30.24)<\/pre>\n
Whitley then put up a big swim to lead the way in the men’s 200 IM, posting a meet record-time of 1:46.66. Suffield’s\u00a0Max Miranda\u00a0<\/strong>finished four seconds back in 1:50.82, but he was still well clear of the rest of the field as Houskeeper\u00a0<\/strong>qualified third in 1:52.91.<\/p>\n
Event 6  Men 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:47.55  2\/19\/2016 Reece Whitley, Penn Charter\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:44.90  5\/18\/2014 Curtis Ogren, St Francis HS\r\n                 1:47.49  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 1:49.29  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 1:50.01  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Whitley, Reece   JR Penn Charter      1:50.00    1:46.66*qOPEN  \r\n                 23.68        50.67 (26.99)\r\n        1:20.88 (30.21)     1:46.66 (25.78)\r\n  2 Miranda, Max        Suffield          1:56.00    1:50.82 q      \r\n                 24.58        52.36 (27.78)\r\n        1:24.58 (32.22)     1:50.82 (26.24)\r\n  3 Houskeeper, Noa  11 Peddie            1:54.24    1:52.91 q      \r\n                 24.33        52.80 (28.47)\r\n        1:25.63 (32.83)     1:52.91 (27.28)\r\n  4 Simpson, Neil    19 Andover           1:59.98    1:53.15 q      \r\n                 25.09        53.56 (28.47)\r\n        1:25.67 (32.11)     1:53.15 (27.48)\r\n  5 Puskovitch, Iva  SO Episcopal         1:54.51    1:53.59 q      \r\n                 25.43        53.90 (28.47)\r\n        1:27.16 (33.26)     1:53.59 (26.43)\r\n  6 Farricker, Chri  19 Brunswick         1:57.54    1:54.14 q      \r\n                 24.79        53.78 (28.99)\r\n        1:27.93 (34.15)     1:54.14 (26.21)\r\n  7 Brennan, Brian   FR Haverford School  1:53.38    1:54.46 q      \r\n                 24.14        51.96 (27.82)\r\n        1:27.84 (35.88)     1:54.46 (26.62)\r\n  8 Nelligan, John   JR Haverford School  1:58.98    1:55.44 q      \r\n                 25.09        53.72 (28.63)\r\n        1:28.03 (34.31)     1:55.44 (27.41)<\/pre>\n
Peddie’s\u00a0Anjuii Barrett\u00a0<\/strong>qualified first in a tight women’s 50 free field in 24.27, followed closely by Mercersburg’s\u00a0Danielle Pong\u00a0<\/strong>(24.32) and Episcopal’s\u00a0Maddie O’Reilly<\/strong> (24.34).<\/p>\n
Event 7  Women 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 22.93  2\/25\/2000 MeghanPeart, GA\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 22.30  11\/22\/2002Christina Swindle, Gulliver Prep\r\n                 22.79  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 22.89  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 23.27  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Barrett, Anjuii  10 Peddie              24.87      24.27 q      \r\n  2 Pong, Danielle   SR Mercersburg         24.86      24.32 q      \r\n  3 O'Reilly, Maddi  SR Episcopal           24.48      24.34 q      \r\n  4 McGeary, Michae  SR Notre Dame          24.46      24.41 q      \r\n  5 Cai, Miranda     FR Lawrenceville       24.75      24.50 q      \r\n  6 Ware, Liza       JR Norfolk             25.09      24.55 q      \r\n  7 Bhalla, Devina   18 Suffield            25.60      24.60 q      \r\n  8 Stevens, Alex    SO Pennington          24.95      24.68 q<\/pre>\n
Hill’s Alberto Mestre<\/strong> just missed cracking the 20-second barrier in the men’s 50 free, touching in 20.04 to erase the 26-year-old meet record of 20.08 that belonged to Brazilian Olympian\u00a0Gustavo Borges<\/strong>. Poly Prep’s\u00a0Gabriel Mathews<\/strong> qualified second in 21.04, and Peddie’s Blank came in third at 21.20.<\/p>\n
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n Sponsor: The Tories\r\n         MEET: * 20.08  2\/1\/1991  Gustavo Borges, Bolles\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 19.54  11\/10\/2012Ryan Murphy, Bolles School\r\n                 20.29  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 20.59  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 20.69  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Mestre, Alberto  SR Hill                20.28      20.04*qOPEN  \r\n  2 Mathews, Gabrie     Poly Prep           21.25      21.04 q      \r\n  3 Blank, Michael   11 Peddie              20.71      21.20 q      \r\n  4 Madero, Patrici  SR Lawrenceville       21.40      21.25 q      \r\n  5 Parker, Jimmy    SR GA                  22.15      21.30 q      \r\n  6 Klenner, Julian  SO TOWN                22.75      21.48 q      \r\n  7 Alberga, Christ  17 Andover             21.92      21.49 q      \r\n  8 Waterland, Dani  11 Malvern Prep        21.89      21.74 q<\/pre>\n
Episcopal’s\u00a0Emma Seiberlich<\/strong> dominated prelims of the women’s 100 fly, and her time of 54.52 just missed the meet record of 54.17. Suffield teammates\u00a0Sydney Winters\u00a0<\/strong>(56.69) and\u00a0Eva Crouse<\/strong> (56.71) rounded out the top three.<\/p>\n
Event 9  Women 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 54.17  2\/22\/2013 Val M Yoshimura, Baldwin\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 51.53  5\/16\/2015 Katie McLaughlin, St. Margarita HS\r\n                 53.99  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 54.19  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 54.65  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Seiberlich, Emm  SR Episcopal           54.65      54.52 qAA    \r\n                 25.84        54.52 (28.68)\r\n  2 Winters, Sydney  19 Suffield            58.00      56.69 q      \r\n                 26.83        56.69 (29.86)\r\n  3 Crouse, Eva      17 Suffield            58.20      56.71 q      \r\n                 26.78        56.71 (29.93)\r\n  4 Lopez-Ona, Gabb  FR Penn Charter        59.12      57.66 q      \r\n                 27.23        57.66 (30.43)\r\n  5 Howley, Mary     20 Milton            1:01.28      58.15 q      \r\n                 27.95        58.15 (30.20)\r\n  6 Johnson, Shaun   18 Suffield            58.90      58.37 q      \r\n                 26.73        58.37 (31.64)\r\n  7 Lauther, Maddie  JR Mercersburg         58.37      58.60 q      \r\n                 27.36        58.60 (31.24)\r\n  8 Merke, Erin      SO GA                1:00.61      58.62 q      \r\n                 27.47        58.62 (31.15)<\/pre>\n
Peddie teammates\u00a0Samuel Bray\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Houskeeper qualified 1-2 in the men’s 100 fly with respective times of 50.04 and 50.24. Mercersburg’s\u00a0Jared Chulwater<\/strong> took third in 50.68.<\/p>\n
Event 10  Men 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 48.09  2\/1\/1987  Melvin Stewart, Mercersburg\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 45.52  11\/8\/2013 Joseph Schooling, Bolles School\r\n                 48.59  OPEN U.S. Open\r\n                 49.19  JR LC Jr Champs.\r\n                 49.23  AA All American\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Bray, Samuel     12 Peddie              50.11      50.04 q      \r\n                 23.47        50.04 (26.57)\r\n  2 Houskeeper, Noa  11 Peddie              50.23      50.24 q      \r\n                 23.80        50.24 (26.44)\r\n  3 Chulavatr, Jare  SR Mercersburg         49.10      50.68 q      \r\n                 23.70        50.68 (26.98)\r\n  4 Tarter, Sam      SR Georgetown Prep     51.79      51.00 q      \r\n                 24.19        51.00 (26.81)\r\n  5 Ryan, Charlie    SR Haverford School    51.12      51.09 q      \r\n                 23.63        51.09 (27.46)\r\n  6 Buitron, Cruz    SO TOWN                52.89      51.27 q      \r\n                 24.13        51.27 (27.14)\r\n  7 Hodgson, Marcus  20 Brunswick           52.35      51.36 q      \r\n                 23.68        51.36 (27.68)\r\n  8 Pietz, Kevin     SR Linsly              52.16      51.67 q      \r\n                 23.47        51.67 (28.20)<\/pre>\n
Suffield and Mercersburg set up a good battle for the final of the women’s 200 free relay. Suffield qualified first in 1:36.34, just ahead of Mercersburg’s 1:36.62. Episcopal was well back in third in 1:39.34.<\/p>\n
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Peddie ended the session with another first-place seed in a relay as Stern, Blank,\u00a0Trey Ike<\/strong> and Black touched in 1:22.39 in the 200 free relay, under the meet record of 1:22.61 set by Peddie last season. Suffield finished second in 1:25.34, and they were followed by Andover (1:25.74).<\/p>\n
Event 12  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay<\/b>\r\n====================================================================\r\n         MEET: * 1:22.61  2\/19\/2016 Peddie School\r\n                          N Stern, M Blank, J Black, J Fitzgerald\r\n   NAT'L PREP: ! 1:19.27  11\/10\/2012Bolles School\r\n                          Murphy, Schooling, Goosen, Condorelli\r\n                 1:24.95  AA All American\r\n    School                           Seed    Prelims              \r\n====================================================================\r\n                       === Preliminaries ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Peddie  'A'                   1:22.61    1:22.39 qAA    \r\n     1) Stern, Nathan 11              2) Blank, Michael 11            \r\n     3) Ike, Trey 10                  4) Black, Joe 11                \r\n                 20.74        41.22 (20.48)\r\n        1:02.11 (20.89)     1:22.39 (20.28)\r\n  2 Suffield  'A'                 1:26.60    1:25.34 q      \r\n     1) Auchinachie, Cameron 17       2) Beaulieu, Cian 18            \r\n     3) Titterton, Matt 18            4) Liao, Brandon 17             \r\n                 21.23        43.07 (21.84)\r\n        1:05.22 (22.15)     1:25.34 (20.12)\r\n  3 Andover  'A'                  1:27.84    1:25.74 q      \r\n     1) Su, Arnold 20                 2) Warden, Jack 19              \r\n     3) Isenhower, Nicholas 18        4) Alberga, Christian 17        \r\n                 21.57        43.01 (21.44)\r\n        1:04.66 (21.65)     1:25.74 (21.08)\r\n  4 Haverford School  'A'         1:25.25    1:25.76 q      \r\n     1) Brennan, Brian FR             2) Leitz, JR SO                 \r\n     3) Octaviano, Antonio FR         4) Nelligan, John JR            \r\n                 21.07        42.61 (21.54)\r\n        1:04.54 (21.93)     1:25.76 (21.22)\r\n  5 Hill  'A'                     1:27.35    1:25.95 q      \r\n     1) Mestre, Alberto SR            2) Kim, JooYeob SO              \r\n     3) Schiavone, Michael SO         4) Mestre, Alfonso SO           \r\n                 20.23        42.20 (21.97)\r\n        1:04.56 (22.36)     1:25.95 (21.39)\r\n  6 Malvern Prep  'A'             1:24.89    1:26.46 q      \r\n     1) Connors, John 11              2) Franzone, Louis 10           \r\n     3) Waterland, Daniel 11          4) Magness, Matthew 10          \r\n                 21.96        43.32 (21.36)\r\n        1:04.41 (21.09)     1:26.46 (22.05)\r\n  7 GA  'A'                       1:29.59    1:26.65 q      \r\n     1) Collier, Brien SR             2) Parker, Jimmy SR             \r\n     3) Butler, Walker FR             4) Lillis, Finn JR              \r\n                 21.44        42.80 (21.36)\r\n        1:05.15 (22.35)     1:26.65 (21.50)\r\n  8 Georgetown Prep  'A'          1:25.98    1:27.15 q      \r\n     1) Mitchell, Luke FR             2) Addington, Luke FR           \r\n     3) Mister, Andrew JR             4) Depman, Michael SR           \r\n                 22.31        43.84 (21.53)\r\n        1:06.04 (22.20)     1:27.15 (21.11)<\/pre>\n
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