Cougar Aquatic Team’s men grabbed a handful of points in the relay, finishing first as Joseph Scerbo<\/strong>, Zachary Valenzuela<\/strong>, Owen Breslin<\/strong>, and Evan Custance<\/strong>\u00a0combined for a time of 1:38.66. Peddie Aquatic Club’s team of Nathan Stern<\/strong>, Andrew Garcia<\/strong>, David Nicholson<\/strong>, and Rc Ike\u00a0<\/strong>touched in 1:38.99, good for second place. Graham Lindner<\/strong>, Zachariah Reid<\/strong>, Matthew Clark<\/strong>, and Theodore Turrall<\/strong> finished in third place for Loyola Blakefield Aquatics, with a time of 1:41.59.<\/p>\n The FISH’s Donohoe\u00a0blew away the field in the women’s 800-meter freestyle to start out the night of individual competition. The only woman to finish under 9:00.00, her time of 8:59.52 was almost 13 ahead of the second-place finisher Guo, who touched in 9:12.67. Third place went to Guo’s teammate Emma Metzger<\/strong>\u00a0with her time of\u00a09:17.74.<\/p>\n Mason Greenblatt<\/strong> garnered another first-place finish for The FISH in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle, dominating the event in a time of 16:39.03. In an\u00a0excitingly close race for second place, 14-year-old Jack Januario<\/strong> of Executive Swim Club claimed runner-up honors\u00a0with his mark of 16:51.32, only 0.03 ahead of third-place Abel Sapirstein<\/strong> of Cardinal and Gold Swim Club (16:51.35).<\/p>\n Donohoe continued her winning streak, touching in a first-place time of 2:16.10 in the women’s 200-meter backstroke. Second place went to Olivia Sapio<\/strong> of Town Wreckers Swim Team in 2:18.76. The two frontrunners were far ahead of the field, as Virginia state record holder Fye of The FISH placed third with a time of 2:24.68.<\/p>\n Cape Cod Swim Club took home first-place honors with Joseph Perry<\/strong>‘s win in the men’s 200 backstroke, as he stopped the clock in 2:09.38. Ike of Peddie was second with a 2:11.64, and Christian Vendetti<\/strong> of Cape Cod Swim Club’s time of 2:12.09\u00a0was good for third place.<\/p>\n Donohoe turned around to win yet another event for The FISH, this time the women’s 100-meter freestyle, touching in 58.40. Her teammate Fye grabbed the silver with her time of 58.83, and Guo of Cape Cod Swim Club finished\u00a0third in 59.26.<\/p>\n Brandon Amthor<\/strong> of Sharks and Eagles Swim Team broke The FISH and Cape Cod Swim Club’s winning streak with his win in the men’s 100 freestyle, sprinting to a first-place time of 52.85. Second-place went to Andres Solivan Rivera<\/strong> of University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in 53.20. Stern placed third for Peddie with his mark of 53.45.<\/p>\n Sapio won the women’s 200-meter IM in 2:22.44. Walko notched second-place points for Cape Cod Swim Club with her time of 2:24.57, and Alexandra McDaid<\/strong> of Peddie placed third with a time of 2:27.32.<\/p>\n Cougar Aquatic Team went 1-2 in the men’s 200-meter IM, with Scerbo placing first in 2:10.45, and Valenzuela taking second in 2:11.73. Amthor stepped up for bronze in 2:14.80.<\/p>\n The FISH women stepped up yet again in a\u00a0relay event, putting up a valiant effort for the team title with their performance in the women’s 400-meter medley relay. Donohoe, Wolff, Fye, and Cutrell combined for a winning time of 4:27.63. Peddie’s A-squad of Layne Peterson<\/strong>, McDaid, Skye Howes, and Brynn Peterson\u00a0<\/strong>overtook Cape Cod Swim Club for second place, stopping the clock in 4:30.76. King, Walko, Molly Sykes, and Guo finished third with their time of 4:33.35.<\/p>\n University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez’s sprint squad took home another title in the men’s event, as Alex<\/strong> Hernandez Medina<\/strong>, Juan Arellano Uribe<\/strong>, Solivan Rivera, and Sebastian Rivera Rivera<\/strong>\u00a0touched in 4:00.23. Valenzuela, Scerbo, Justin Kidchob<\/strong>, and Custance garnered Cougar Aquatic Team some crucial points with their second-place mark of 4:03.93, and Clifton Park Halfmoon Piranhas finished third in 4:06.26 (Neil Horne<\/strong>, Tanner Damico<\/strong>, Nicholas Salzone<\/strong>, and Clayton Bennice<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Donohoe’s strong performance almost helped The FISH make an incredible comeback, but Cape Cod Swim Club’s range and depth of talent and early-meet performances sealed the deal for their overall team win.<\/p>\n Photo Courtesy: Cape Cod Swim Club<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Competition concluded this evening in Buffalo for\u00a0the 2017 Speedo Sectionals series. 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