Hough boys, girls dominate NCHSAA 4A Western Regional swimming Saturday
Hough’s boys and girls swim team put a big stamp on the N.C. 4A Western Regional championships Saturday at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Club. But both Huskies’ clubs had to sweat to do it.
Hough’s boys got 400.5 total points to narrowly edge two-time state champion South Mecklenburg, which got 399. Providence was third in 342.5. Hough will try to win its first state title in next week’s state finals in Cary. Mecklenburg County teams have won six of the past eight N.C. 4A state boys championships.
Hough’s girls, who have won three of the past five state championships, took a narrow regional win over Charlotte Catholic (381 points to 362). Catholic won the state title in 2014 and 2015, sandwiched in between the Hough triumphs.
Mecklenburg County girls’ teams have dominated the state finals, winning 18 state championships since 1995.
On the boys side, Hough got wins in 200 medley relay, the 200 IM (Will Chan), 100 back (Chan) and diving (Logan Andrews). Hough’s Kenneth Lowe won the 50- and 100-freestyle events
Hough’s girls just one individual win -- in diving (Jocelyn Porter) -- but still managed the narrow win over Catholic.
N.C. 4A Western Regional Team Scores
GIRLS TEAM SCORES
1. Hough, W.A., 381; 2. Charlotte Catholic, 362; 3. Myers Park, 296.5; 4.
South Mecklenburg, 263.5; 5. Roberson, T. C., 255; 6. Ardrey Kell, 181; 7.
Providence, 139; 8. Lake Norman, 128; 9. Watauga, 51; 10. East Mecklenburg,
48; 11. Hopewell, 45; 11. Butler, 45; 13. North Mecklenburg, 38; 14. Mallard
Creek, 30; 15. Mooresville, 24; 16. South Caldwell, 23; 17. Porter Ridge, 7;
18. Alexander Central, 4; 19. Independence, 2; 19. McDowell, 2.
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Hough, W.A., 400.5; 2. South Mecklenburg, 399; 3. Providence, 342.5; 4.
Myers Park, 230; 5. Ardrey Kell, 218.5; 6. Roberson, T. C., 112; 7. Hopewell,
105; 8. Butler, 103; 9. Lake Norman, 72.5; 10. Charlotte Catholic, 68; 11.
East Mecklenburg, 66; 12. North Mecklenburg, 48; 13. South Caldwell, 46; 14.
Olympic, 43; 15. Mallard Creek, 30; 16. Watauga, 22; 17. Mooresville, 9; 18.
McDowell, 8; 19. Independence, 2.
EVENT RESULTS
Women 200 Yard Medley Relay:
1. Charlotte Catholic '' (McCullagh, Erin SR, Miller, Katy SR, Stout, Alina
FR, Menkhaus, Julia JR), 1:45.94#; 2. Myers Park '' (Russell, Claire FR,
Whitmire, Liza FR, Hylinski, Charlotte SR, Walker, Emma JR), 1:47.35#; 3.
South Mecklenburg '' (Martelle, Madelyn SR, Johnson, Reagan SO, Larson,
Sinclair JR, Greiner, Caroline SR), 1:47.69; 4. Hough, W.A. '' (Merritt,
Kensley FR, Higgs, Lillian JR, Qualls, Katelyn SR, Lessell, Marissa SO),
1:48.58; 5. Ardrey Kell '' (Handlin, Lexie SO, Milia, Anna JR, Pires, Gaby JR,
Foreman, Shelby SR), 1:48.64; 6. Roberson, T. C. '' (Long, Camille SR, Costa,
Celeste SO, Newnam, Anna JR, Widmann, Maddy JR), 1:49.73; 7. Lake Norman ''
(Doherty, Hattie SR, Mongaoang, Desirae FR, Snapper, Kierstin FR, Steelhammer,
Gracie SO), 1:52.57; 8. Providence '' (Felsberg, Mandy SR, Sanocki, Lily SO,
Kerns, Abby SR, Siemasko, Lily SO), 1:52.71.
Men 200 Yard Medley Relay:
1. Hough, W.A. '' (McMurry, Alexander SR, Chan, Will JR, Manchester, Coleman
SR, Lowe, Kenneth FR), 1:35.00#; 2. Providence '' (Perelli, Teddy JR, Lyons,
Scott SO, Harding, Mason SO, Svane-From, Thomas JR), 1:36.65; 3. South
Mecklenburg '' (Barnett, Wesley FR, Rauch, Jacob JR, Pfuhl, Christopher SR,
Marquardt, Jack SO), 1:37.85; 4. Ardrey Kell '' (Fletcher, Josh SO,
Valiquette, Jack SO, Eudy, Alex SO, Heidkamp, George SO), 1:38.22; 5. Myers
Park '' (Johnson, William SO, Pieroni, Brandon JR, Warlick, Andrew JR, Warren,
Harry SR), 1:41.58; 6. Butler '' (Graham, Payton JR, Spaeth, Austin SR, Rose,
Nicholas JR, Harris, Luke SO), 1:42.46; 7. Hopewell '' (Allison, Chase SO,
Wennborg, Markus SO, Fite, Dalton SR, Braun, Zach JR), 1:44.06; 8. South
Caldwell '' (Annas, Andy JR, Striegel, Daniel JR, Murphy, Alex SR, Lopez, Tony
JR), 1:44.45.
Women 200 Yard Freestyle:
1. Marquardt, Ellie, South Meck, 1:52.14; 2. Bartis, Olwyn, Char. Catholic,
1:52.36; 3. Benson, Emily, Ardrey Kell, 1:53.68; 4. Lowe, Heidi, Hough, W.A.,
1:53.88; 5. Long, Camille, Roberson, T. C., 1:54.99; 6. Sheridan, Spencer,
Myers Park, 1:56.60; 7. Walker, Emma, Myers Park, 1:56.86; 8. Hermanson,
Hannah, Hough, W.A., 1:57.00.
Men 200 Yard Freestyle:
1. Walker, Jack, Myers Park, 1:39.69#; 2. Youngblood, Weston, South Meck,
1:43.07; 3. Edelson, Jack, Providence, 1:43.69; 4. Stillman, Kellen, South
Meck, 1:44.92; 5. Gambill, Avery, North Meck, 1:45.07; 6. Pfuhl, Christopher,
South Meck, 1:45.40; 7. Menkhaus, Karl, Hough, W.A., 1:45.58; 8. Plumb,
Nicholas, Hough, W.A., 1:46.38.
Women 200 Yard IM:
1. Larson, Sinclair, South Meck, 2:04.21#; 2. Reeder, Grace, Roberson, T. C.,
2:05.96; 3. Applegate, Meredith, Char. Catholic, 2:07.21; 4. Higgs, Lillian,
Hough, W.A., 2:07.54; 5. Miller, Katy, Char. Catholic, 2:09.74; 6. Mongaoang,
Desirae, Lake Norman, 2:10.39; 7. Whitmire, Liza, Myers Park, 2:10.94; 8.
Dichak, Victoria, Char. Catholic, 2:11.53.
Men 200 Yard IM:
1. Chan, Will, Hough, W.A., 1:53.96; 2. Perelli, Teddy, Providence, 1:55.61;
3. Rauch, Jacob, South Meck, 1:56.21; 4. Johnson, Luke, South Meck, 1:56.58;
5. Stanek, Mitchell, Roberson, T. C., 1:56.71; 6. Arwood, Reid, Roberson, T.
C., 1:56.73; 7. Rzepecki, Jamison, Olympic, 1:57.53; 8. Allison, Chase,
Hopewell, 1:58.91.
Women 50 Yard Freestyle:
1. Hylinski, Charlotte, Myers Park, 24.38; 2. Stout, Alina, Char. Catholic,
24.44; 3. Schlitt, Kayla, Roberson, T. C., 24.85; 4. Foreman, Shelby, Ardrey
Kell, 24.91; 5. Gunson, Eliza, Butler, 24.94; 6. Martelle, Madelyn, South
Meck, 25.02; 7. Brotherton, Madelyn, Hough, W.A., 25.07; 8. Siemasko, Lily,
Providence, 25.15.
Men 50 Yard Freestyle:
1. Lowe, Kenneth, Hough, W.A., 21.82; 2. McMurry, Alexander, Hough, W.A.,
22.17; 3. Svane-From, Thomas, Providence, 22.18; 4. Heidkamp, George, Ardrey
Kell, 22.21; 5. Obrecht, Wolfgang, Lake Norman, 22.40; 6. Hill, Robert,
Providence, 22.55; 7. Huckaby, Hunter, Ardrey Kell, 22.74; 8. Vendal, Ty,
South Meck, 22.78.
Women 1 mtr Diving:
1. Porter, Jocelyn, Hough, W.A., 511.00#; 2. Giacalone, Jennifer, Hough, W.A.,
490.75#; 3. Tarpley, Olivia, Hough, W.A., 428.50; 4. Wegh, Asia, Hough, W.A.,
324.30; 5. Miller, Lindsay, South Meck, 307.15; 6. Malec, Madison, Lake
Norman, 305.05; 7. Centanni, Carly, Char. Catholic, 292.30; 8. Mastrantoni,
Abby, Ardrey Kell, 291.40.
Men 1 mtr Diving:
1. Andrews, Logan, Hough, W.A., 582.70#; 2. Sneden, Adam, Myers Park, 445.20;
3. Foster, Ethan, South Meck, 418.00; 4. Foster, Luke, South Meck, 376.60; 5.
Whitney, Jack, Providence, 334.00; 6. Spence, Rod, Myers Park, 286.50; 7.
Turner, Adam, Hough, W.A., 273.00; 8. Anderson, Zeph, Providence, 268.50.
Women 100 Yard Butterfly:
1. Menkhaus, Julia, Char. Catholic, 55.68#; 2. Hylinski, Charlotte, Myers
Park, 56.81; 3. Newnam, Anna, Roberson, T. C., 56.85; 4. Qualls, Katelyn,
Hough, W.A., 57.10; 5. Stout, Alina, Char. Catholic, 58.29; 6. Costa, Celeste,
Roberson, T. C., 58.43; 7. Smith, Janie, Myers Park, 58.66; 8. Xerras,
Alexandra, Myers Park, 58.93.
Men 100 Yard Butterfly:
1. Frith, John, Myers Park, 50.54#; 2. Lyons, Scott, Providence, 51.37; 3.
Edelson, Jack, Providence, 52.05; 4. Schneider, Ethan, Hough, W.A., 52.65; 5.
Eudy, Alex, Ardrey Kell, 53.28; 6. Warlick, Andrew, Myers Park, 53.36; 7.
Collins, James, Hough, W.A., 53.51; 8. Meehan, Jack, Char. Catholic, 53.73.
Women 100 Yard Freestyle:
1. Bartis, Olwyn, Char. Catholic, 52.02; 2. Lowe, Heidi, Hough, W.A., 52.51;
3. Reeder, Grace, Roberson, T. C., 53.03; 4. Sheridan, Spencer, Myers Park,
53.28; 5. Merritt, Kensley, Hough, W.A., 53.30; 6. Lessell, Marissa, Hough,
W.A., 53.51; 7. Schlitt, Kayla, Roberson, T. C., 53.74; 8. Calhoun, Sadie,
North Meck, 54.21.
Men 100 Yard Freestyle:
1. Lowe, Kenneth, Hough, W.A., 47.59; 1. Svane-From, Thomas, Providence,
47.59; 3. Stillman, Kellen, South Meck, 47.68; 4. Graham, Payton, Butler,
48.18; 5. Gonzales, Hernan, Hough, W.A., 48.19; 6. Spaeth, Austin, Butler,
48.63; 7. Manchester, Coleman, Hough, W.A., 48.83; 8. Cummings, Austin, Ardrey
Kell, 49.08.
Women 500 Yard Freestyle:
1. Marquardt, Ellie, South Meck, 4:55.64; 2. McCullagh, Erin, Char. Catholic,
4:57.42; 3. Qualls, Katelyn, Hough, W.A., 5:01.37; 4. Benson, Emily, Ardrey
Kell, 5:03.95; 5. Long, Camille, Roberson, T. C., 5:09.37; 6. Applegate,
Meredith, Char. Catholic, 5:11.36; 7. Tomsheck, Emily, Hough, W.A., 5:14.48;
8. Taylor, Marissa, South Caldwell, 5:16.12.
Men 500 Yard Freestyle:
1. Frith, John, Myers Park, 4:39.58; 2. Rzepecki, Jamison, Olympic, 4:40.65;
3. Gambill, Avery, North Meck, 4:42.27; 4. Hudgens, Robert, East Meck,
4:43.47; 5. Youngblood, Weston, South Meck, 4:43.71; 6. Pfuhl, Christopher,
South Meck, 4:48.22; 7. Plumb, Nicholas, Hough, W.A., 4:48.94; 8. Menkhaus,
Karl, Hough, W.A., 4:49.64.
Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1. Myers Park '' (Hylinski, Charlotte SR, Smith, Janie SO, Walker, Emma JR,
Whitmire, Liza FR), 1:38.00; 2. Hough, W.A. '' (Lowe, Heidi JR, Higgs, Lillian
JR, Hermanson, Hannah JR, Lessell, Marissa SO), 1:38.25; 3. South Mecklenburg
'' (Martelle, Madelyn SR, Johnson, Reagan SO, Barnett, Claudia JR, Marquardt,
Ellie SO), 1:38.58; 4. Charlotte Catholic '' (Stout, Alina FR, Mahn, Lindsey
SR, Brosnan, Abby SR, Bartis, Olwyn SO), 1:40.35; 5. Roberson, T. C. ''
(Reeder, Grace SO, Schlitt, Kayla FR, Widmann, Maddy JR, Anderson, Tristan
FR), 1:41.17; 6. Ardrey Kell '' (Foreman, Shelby SR, Spina, Gabriella FR,
Zagora, Anna FR, Benson, Emily SR), 1:41.53; 7. Providence '' (Siemasko, Lily
SO, Thomas, Caroline SO, Davis, Katherine SR, Kerns, Abby SR), 1:41.65; 8.
Lake Norman '' (Steelhammer, Gracie SO, Goodrich, Aidan FR, Stolberg, Kaleigh
FR, Mongaoang, Desirae FR), 1:42.44.
Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1. South Mecklenburg '' (Youngblood, Weston SR, Stillman, Kellen SR, Johnson,
Luke SR, Rauch, Jacob JR), 1:26.52#; 2. Hough, W.A. '' (Gonzales, Hernan SR,
Lowe, Kenneth FR, Menkhaus, Karl JR, Chan, Will JR), 1:27.08; 3. Providence ''
(Edelson, Jack SR, Hill, Robert SR, Harding, Mason SO, Lyons, Scott SO),
1:28.38; 4. Myers Park '' (Frith, John SR, Tynan, Jack SR, Svendsen, Hugh FR,
Walker, Jack SO), 1:29.13; 5. Ardrey Kell '' (Cummings, Austin SO, Seery,
Patrick JR, Huckaby, Hunter SR, Heidkamp, George SO), 1:30.44; 6. Hopewell ''
(Wennborg, Markus SO, Braun, Zach JR, Fite, Dalton SR, Allison, Chase SO),
1:31.34; 7. Roberson, T. C. '' (Stanek, Mitchell SR, Arwood, Reid JR, Loew,
Harry SR, Klaris, Daniel JR), 1:31.70; 8. Lake Norman '' (Al-Hussaini, Jimmy
SR, Mathiason, Carter FR, Marttila, Sam JR, Obrecht, Wolfgang SR), 1:32.30.
Women 100 Yard Backstroke:
1. Menkhaus, Julia, Char. Catholic, 55.38#; 2. Larson, Sinclair, South Meck,
56.11#; 3. Merritt, Kensley, Hough, W.A., 57.77; 4. Hermanson, Hannah, Hough,
W.A., 57.90; 5. McCullagh, Erin, Char. Catholic, 57.91; 6. Newnam, Anna,
Roberson, T. C., 57.98; 7. Lessell, Marissa, Hough, W.A., 58.60; 8. Russell,
Claire, Myers Park, 58.73.
Men 100 Yard Backstroke:
1. McMurry, Alexander, Hough, W.A., 52.12; 2. Perelli, Teddy, Providence,
52.21; 3. Fletcher, Josh, Ardrey Kell, 52.22; 4. Arwood, Reid, Roberson, T.
C., 52.38; 5. Gonzales, Hernan, Hough, W.A., 52.54; 6. Svendsen, Hugh, Myers
Park, 53.14; 7. Barnett, Wesley, South Meck, 53.65; 8. Marttila, Sam, Lake
Norman, 54.36.
Women 100 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Whitmire, Liza, Myers Park, 1:03.65#; 2. Higgs, Lillian, Hough, W.A.,
1:03.96#; 3. Miller, Katy, Char. Catholic, 1:04.81; 4. Johnson, Reagan, South
Meck, 1:06.37; 5. Milia, Anna, Ardrey Kell, 1:07.15; 6. MacPhail, Madeline,
Providence, 1:07.42; 7. Costa, Celeste, Roberson, T. C., 1:08.14; 8. Calhoun,
Sadie, North Meck, 1:08.16.
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Chan, Will, Hough, W.A., 56.50#; 2. Lyons, Scott, Providence, 58.15#; 3.
Johnson, Luke, South Meck, 58.36#; 4. Rauch, Jacob, South Meck, 58.37#; 5.
Stanek, Mitchell, Roberson, T. C., 58.84; 6. Wennborg, Markus, Hopewell,
1:00.40; 7. Heishman, Jason, South Meck, 1:00.85; 8. Spaeth, Austin, Butler,
1:00.86.
Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1. Roberson, T. C. '' (Reeder, Grace SO, Schlitt, Kayla FR, Newnam, Anna JR,
Long, Camille SR), 3:30.64; 2. Charlotte Catholic '' (Menkhaus, Julia JR,
Brosnan, Abby SR, McCullagh, Erin SR, Bartis, Olwyn SO), 3:32.79; 3. South
Mecklenburg '' (Greiner, Caroline SR, Barnett, Claudia JR, Larson, Sinclair
JR, Marquardt, Ellie SO), 3:33.27; 4. Hough, W.A. '' (Merritt, Kensley FR,
Hermanson, Hannah JR, Qualls, Katelyn SR, Lowe, Heidi JR), 3:34.10; 5. Myers
Park '' (Bobbitt, Turner JR, Russell, Claire FR, Xerras, Alexandra FR,
Sheridan, Spencer JR), 3:36.87; 6. Ardrey Kell '' (Handlin, Lexie SO, Pires,
Gaby JR, Raath, Sophie SO, Benson, Emily SR), 3:43.72; 7. Lake Norman ''
(Stolberg, Kaleigh FR, Doherty, Hattie SR, Snapper, Kierstin FR, Goodrich,
Aidan FR), 3:50.38; 8. Providence '' (Davis, Katherine SR, Thomas, Caroline
SO, Debe, Allie JR, Wilkes, Adrienne SR), 3:56.12.
Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:
1. South Mecklenburg '' (Pfuhl, Christopher SR, Stillman, Kellen SR,
Youngblood, Weston SR, Johnson, Luke SR), 3:11.13#; 2. Myers Park '' (Walker,
Jack SO, Svendsen, Hugh FR, Warlick, Andrew JR, Frith, John SR), 3:12.85; 3.
Hough, W.A. '' (Manchester, Coleman SR, McMurry, Alexander SR, Menkhaus, Karl
JR, Gonzales, Hernan SR), 3:13.17; 4. Providence '' (Edelson, Jack SR,
Perelli, Teddy JR, Monahan, Conall FR, Svane-From, Thomas JR), 3:14.57; 5.
Ardrey Kell '' (Eudy, Alex SO, Valiquette, Jack SO, Fletcher, Josh SO,
Cummings, Austin SO), 3:17.16; 6. Roberson, T. C. '' (Stanek, Mitchell SR,
Arwood, Reid JR, Loew, Harry SR, Klaris, Daniel JR), 3:21.95; 7. Hopewell ''
(Braun, Zach JR, Fite, Dalton SR, Wennborg, Markus SO, Allison, Chase SO),
3:23.50; 8. Butler '' (Graham, Payton JR, Spaeth, Austin SR, Harris, Luke SO,
Schoen, Michael SR), 3:24.77.
This story was originally published February 4, 2017 at 9:03 PM with the headline "Hough boys, girls dominate NCHSAA 4A Western Regional swimming Saturday."