{"id":499815,"date":"2022-03-17T18:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T01:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=499815"},"modified":"2022-03-18T08:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:24:55","slug":"lilla-bognar-margaret-wazenek-scott-buff-shine-at-ncsa-junior-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilla-bognar-margaret-wazenek-scott-buff-shine-at-ncsa-junior-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilla Bognar, Margaret Wazenek, Scott Buff Shine at NCSA Junior Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lilla Bognar, Margaret Wazenek, Scott Buff Shine at NCSA Junior Nationals<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the third day of the NCSA Junior Nationals in Orlando, a pair of teenagers posted stellar efforts in the women’s 400 IM as 15-year-old Lilla Bognar\u00a0<\/strong>from Team Greenville finished ahead of NOVA of Virginia’s\u00a0Zoe Dixon<\/strong>. Bognar touched the wall in 4:05.50, completing a drop of more than 10 seconds over the course of the day, while Dixon finished second in 4:06.77. Both of those times would be seeded in the top-16 at the ongoing women’s NCAA Championships<\/a>. Bognar became the ninth-fastest 15-16 girl in the event in U.S. history, and the group ahead of her is a decorated bunch that includes four Olympians plus American-record holder Ella Eastin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A couple events later,\u00a0Margaret Wanezek<\/strong> from Elmbrook Swim Club, won the 100 back in 51.13, while\u00a0Levenia Sim<\/strong> took second in 51.45 and\u00a0Carly Novelline\u00a0<\/strong>claimed third in 51.61. Both Wanezek and Sim moved into the all-time top-10 for the 15-16 girls age group. And in the women’s 200 free, Nation’s Capital’s\u00a0Camille Spink<\/strong> won a tight dual with\u00a0Claire Tuggle<\/strong> in the 200 free by just three hundredths, 1:45.43 to 1:45.46.<\/p>\n

On the men’s side,\u00a0Scott Buff<\/strong> posted the top performance of the night as he won the 100 back in 45.89. Jualcarlos Castrillion<\/strong> beat out\u00a0Ozan Kalafat<\/strong> in the men’s 200 free, 1:36.67 to 1:36.72, while Samuel Powe<\/strong> and\u00a0James Ewing<\/strong> finished just behind in a tie at 1:36.75. In yet another incredible tight finish,\u00a0Stephen Hitchcock<\/strong> beat out\u00a0Toby Barnett<\/strong> in the men’s 400 IM, 3:47.29 to 3:47.35.<\/p>\n

Elmbrook’s women won the 200 free relay in 1:29.43 with a team of\u00a0Lucy Thomas<\/strong>, Wanezek,\u00a0Campbell Stoll<\/strong> and\u00a0Abigail Wanezek<\/strong>, while New Albany’s\u00a0Spencer Aurnou-Rhees<\/strong>,\u00a0Brady McInerney<\/strong>,\u00a0Chase Swearingen<\/strong> and Hudson Williams<\/strong> won the men’s 200 free relay in 1:20.77.<\/p>\n