South Meck boys win NCHSAA 4A Western swimming regionals
South Mecklenburg’s boys beat Myers Park in a closely contested N.C. 4A Western Regional championship on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Sabres finished 113 points, just ahead of Myers Park (104). Providence (62) was third. Hough finished fifth, Lake Norman and Ardrey Kell tied for seventh and East Mecklenburg was fifth.
Area regional champions:
-- South Mecklenburg 200 yard relay (Garrett Boone, Colemen McCreery, Christopher Aristondo, Michael Brashear)
-- Myers Park 200 free relay (John Sapp, Jack Guenther, Joseph Clark, Graham Hohnbaum)
-- Myers Park 400 free relay (John Sapp, Hamlin Williams-Tracy, Spencer Freeman, Graham Hohnbaum)
-- Myers Park’s Spencer Freeman (200 free, 500 free)
-- South Mecklenburg’s Coleman McCreery (200 IM)
-- South Mecklenburg’s Garrett Boone (50 free, 100 back)
-- Myers Park’s Jack Guenther (100 breast)
-- Ardrey Kell’s Diggory Dillingham (100 free)
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3A West
Charlotte Catholic topped Marvin Ridge for the 3A state boys’ championship a year ago. But on Saturday, Marvin Ridge easily topped the Cougars, 146.5-92. Weddington, Cox Mill and Northwest Cabarrus rounded out the top five.
Freshman Jacob Wimberly led the Cougars, winning the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and swimming anchor leg on the first-place 400-freestyle relay team. Concord junior Matthew Lucky, defending state champion in the 100 breaststroke, took that event and the 200-individual medley.
Charlotte-area winners:
200 medley relay: Marvin Ridge (Nolan Lajcak, Jake Delehanty, Brayden Brewer, Kian Constantin)
200 freestyle: Jacob Wimberly (Charlotte Catholic)
200 IM: Matthew Lucky (Concord)
50 freestyle: Troy Keen (Marvin Ridge)
1-meter diving: Alex Hubbard (Charlotte Catholic)
100 butterfly: Harrison Ranier (Northwest Cabarrus)
100 freestyle: Kenan Dean (Sun Valley)
500 freestyle: Alex Ayers (Charlotte Catholic)
200 freestyle relay: Marvin Ridge (Nicholas Piscitelli, Troy Keen, Ryan Wilson, Jake Delehanty)
100 backstroke: Jacob Wimberly (Charlotte Catholic)
100 breaststroke: Matthew Lucky (Concord)
400 freestyle relay: Charlotte Catholic (Alex Ayers, Bryson Mrzygod, Jude Denton, Jacob Wimberly)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/3a%20west%20-%20results_2.pdf
1A-2A West
Lake Norman Charter (107) beat Elkin (82) for the team title, with Lincoln Charter, Christ the King, and East Lincoln finishing 2-5.
Sophomore Jaxon Smith (Draughn) and junior Ethan McCosh (Fred T. Foard) each won two events.
200 freestyle: Harrison Powe (Lake Norman Charter)
200 IM: Davis Adcock (South Point)
50 freestyle: Jacob Jenson (Burns)
1-meter diving: Alex Givens (Lincoln Charter)
100 butterfly: Ethan McCosh (Fred T. Foard)
100 freestyle: Jaxon Smith (Draughn)
500 freestyle: Ethan McCosh (Fred T. Foard)
100 backstroke: Jaxon Smith (Draughn)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/1a%262a%20west%20-%20results.pdf
1A-2A Central
Community School of Davidson (104) topped runner-up Pine Lake Prep (81) for team honors, with Bishop McGuinness, Central Davidson and Mountain Island Charter rounding out the top five.
Pine Lake Prep senior Avijit Das and Community School of Davidson junior Baylor Nelson each won two events and swam on victorious relay teams.
Charlotte-area winners:
200 IM: Baylor Nelson (Community School of Davidson)
50 freestyle: Avijit Das (Pine Lake Prep)
1-meter diving: Campbell Worsley (Community School of Davidson)
100 butterfly: Baylor Nelson (Community School of Davidson)
100 freestyle: Avijit Das (Pine Lake Prep)
200 freestyle relay: Community School of Davidson (Jacob Navarro, Riley Hall, Matty Burrows, Baylor Nelson)
100 backstroke: Reid Miller (Bradford Prep)
100 breaststroke: Matty Burrows (Community School of Davidson)
400 freestyle relay: Pine Lake Prep (Nathan Adams, Jackson Long, Noah Humphrey, Avijit Das)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/1a%262a%20central%20-%20results.pdf
Girls
3A West
Charlotte Catholic (128), Marvin Ridge (103) and Weddington (90) led the event, with Cuthbertson and Cox Mill rounding out the top five.
Charlotte Catholic senior Madeline Menkhaus won the 200-individual medley and 100 butterfly (in which she is defending state champion). Cougar teammate Olivia Rhodes, also a senior, won a pair events, as did Marvin Ridge freshman Kaylee McDonald.
Charlotte-area winners:
200 medley relay: Charlotte Catholic (Madeline Menkhaus, Sydney Sanders, Kendra Johnson, Olivia Rhodes)
200 freestyle: Kaylee McDonald (Marvin Ridge)
200 IM: Madeline Menkhaus (Charlotte Catholic)
50 freestyle: Olivia Rhodes (Charlotte Catholic)
1-meter diving: Aria Wegh (Marvin Ridge)
100 butterfly: Madeline Menkhaus (Charlotte Catholic)
100 freestyle: Olivia Rhodes (Charlotte Catholic)
500 freestyle: Kaylee McDonald (Marvin Ridge)
200 freestyle relay: Charlotte Catholic (Olivia Rhodes, Kendra Johnson, Hope Borders, Abby Druhar)
100 backstroke: Jordan Browning (Cuthbertson)
100 breaststroke: Kaylee Hamblin (Parkwood)
400 freestyle relay: Marvin Ridge (Kaylee McDonald, Caroline Duhamel, Emma Lee, Grace Wagner)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/3a%20west%20-%20results_2.pdf
1A-2A West
Lincoln Charter (105) was first and Lake Norman Charter (86) second. Elkin, Christ the King and Patton took the 3-5 spots.
Sophomore Catherine Walsh of Christ the King won the 200-individual medley and 100 backstroke.
Charlotte-area winners:
200 freestyle: Grace Wilson (Lincoln Charter)
200 IM: Catherine Walsh (Christ the King)
1-meter diving: Madilyn Varnum (Lake Norman Charter)
100 freestyle: Caroline Lucas (Patton)
500 freestyle: Jenna Bridges (Chase)
100 backstroke: Catherine Walsh (Christ the King)
100 breaststroke: Kadira McClure (Patton)
400 freestyle relay: Lincoln Charter (Brooklyn DeCann, Gabriella Malta, Lauren Manion, Grace Wilson)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/1a%262a%20west%20-%20results.pdf
1A-2A Central
This meet had an extremely tight finish, with Community School of Davidson and Pine Lake Prep each scoring 62 points. Mountain Island Charter (61) and Salisbury (60) were close behind, while Union Academy finished fifth.
The Knorr sisters of Salisbury dominated individually. Emily Knorr, a West Virginia commit, captured the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. She is defending state champion in each event. Her twin sister Katie, a UNC Wilmington commit, won the 200-individual medley and 100 backstroke.
Charlotte-area winners:
200 medley relay: Pine Lake Prep (Mia Dontino, Kristina Dontino, Scarlett Duncan, Emily Dotson)
200 freestyle: Emily Knorr (Salisbury)
200 IM: Katie Knorr (Salisbury)
1-meter diving: Joslyn Oakley (Langtree Charter)
100 butterfly: Leah Sandock (Union Academy)
100 freestyle: Eliana White (Community School of Davidson)
500 freestyle: Emily Knorr (Salisbury)
200 freestyle relay: Union Academy (Leah Sandock, Mia Matthews, Gracie Williams, Claire Carpenter)
100 backstroke: Katie Knorr (Salisbury)
400 freestyle relay: Mountain Island Charter (Keara Wiley, Emily Heil, Sydney Strauss, Cailyn Oliverio)
Full results: https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/1a%262a%20central%20-%20results.pdf
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
This story was originally published February 8, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
