Swimming/track champs: Latin, Myers Park, MICS, Lincoln Charter, Comm. School, Cuthbertson
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Myers Park’s girls ran away with the N.C. 4A state swim championships Thursday at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Raleigh.
The Mustangs ran up a total of 264 points, well ahead of Green Hope (216) and Hough (216).
Cardinal Gibbons star Claire Curzan, a US Olympic and Silver Medalist, broke her meet record in the 100 butterfly and was named most outstanding girls swimmer. Curzan, who swam the 100 butterfly in 49.24 seconds, set the national high school record in the 100 backstroke, winning in a time of 49.61 seconds.
On the boys side, Green Hope beat Myers Park by one point -- 202 to 201 -- preventing a Mustangs sweep. Cardinal Gibbons (184) was third.
Michael Cotter of Green Hope was named meet MVP. Cotter won the 200 free and 500 free races.
Girls Area Winners
▪ Myers Park 200 medley relay: (Kayman Neal, Sofia Plaza, Kiley Wilhelm, Maya Gendzel)
▪ Kiley Wilhelm, Myers Park (200 IM)
▪ Grace Rainey, Hough (100 breast)
Boys Area Winners
▪ Myers Park 200 medley relay (Spencer Freeman, Jack Guenther, William Berkeley, Graham Hohnbaum)
▪ Tiesyn Harris, Butler (50 free)
▪ Dean Treanor, Butler (1 meter diving)
Charlotte Latin boys win NCISAA state title in swimming
Charlotte Latin won its third striaght NCISAA Division I swimming state title Monday in Greensboro. The Hawks girls finished second to Cary Academy.
On the boys side, Latin ran up 418.5 points, well ahead of Cary Academy (344) and Cannon School (222.5). Cary Academy’s girls (371) was a clear winner over Latin (234) and Charlotte Country Day (223).
Here are notable Charlotte Latin swims:
- Freshman Norvy Clontz earned All State as the 500 freestyle champion in the 500 freestyle. He swam in a school-record tiime of 4:32.07
- Sophomore Ivy Monk earned All-State as the 100 breastroke champion (1:04.95)
- The boys’ 400 freestyle relay of James Harper, Wiley Spinner, Aidan Hill, and Levani Tutovani earned All-State as champions in school-record time of 3:08.42
- The girls’ 200 medley relay of Charley Floyd, Ivy Monk, Lila Connor, and Dorothy Patterson placed second and broke a Latin school record, finishing in 1:48.76.
Cuthbertson girls dominate 4A indoor track -- again
Cuthbertson’s girls won their fifth straight N.C. indoor track and field championship Saturday. And the boys won, too.
Cuthbertson ran up 91 points on the girls side, easily beating Union County rival Marvin ridge 91-40. And Cuthbertson had a lot of balance, netting just won individual winner - Stella Kermes in the 1,000 meter run.
The Cavaliers 3,200 relay had a new all-class record, beating the second place team from Mount Tabor by 13 seconds. The time of 9:24.12 beat the old record of 9:25.42 set by Leesville Road.
Harding’s Akala Garrett was named meet girls MVP. She won the 55-meter hurdles and the 500-meter run. She was second in the 300. Porter Ridge’s Jacob Laney won distance events and was named boys MVP.
BOYS AREA WINNERS
▪ Graham Gutknecht, South Meck, pole vault
▪ Marvin Ridge 3,200 relay
▪ Brandon Benitez, Porter Ridge, 55 meter hurdles
▪ Cuthbertson 800 meter relay, 1,600 relay
▪ Jacob Laney, Porter Ridge, 1,600, 3,200
GIRLS AREA WINNERS
▪ Exacta Kamba, Mallard Creek, long jump
▪ Aria Wegh, Marvin RIdge, high jump
▪ Cuthbertson 3,200 relay
▪ Akala Garrett, Harding, 55-meter hurdles; 500 meters
▪ Hickory Ridge 800 meter relay, 1,600 meter relay
▪ Maddie Huecker, Lake Norman, 1,600
▪ Stella Kermes, Cuthbertson, 1,000
▪ Mary Bonner Dalton, Myers Park, 3,200
Carrboro boys, girls sweep 3A swimming
Carrboro’s boys and girls swept the N.C. 3A state championships Friday at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Raleigh.
Carrboro’s boys had a total of 218 points. Northwest Cabarrus (183) and Lake Norman Charter (176) finished second and third. In the girls meet, Carrboro ran away with 306 points. Greenville’s JH Rose (233) was second, followed by Northwood (225). Lake Norman Charter was the highest area team, finishing fourth (129).
Two area performers won two titels: Parkwood’s Maddie Geyer won the 200 IM and the 100 breast on the girls sidde. Concord’s Matthew Lucky won the 200 IM and the 100 breast.
BOYS AREA WINNERS
▪ Harrison Rainer, Northwest Cabarrus: 200 free
▪ Matthew Lucky, Concord: 200 IM, 100 breast
▪ Hayden Schroeder, Lake Norman Charter: 1 meter diving
▪ Northwest Cabarrus 400 free relay (Lane Bradshaw, Justin Gould, Graham Powers, Harrison Rainer)
GIRLS AREA WINNERS
▪ Maddie Geyer, Parkwood: 200 IM, 100 breaststroke
Lincoln Charter, Community School win 1A/2A Swimming
The Lincoln Charter girls swim won its first state championship Saturday, holding off Pine Lake Prep, and Community School of Davidson won its first boys crown.
For Community School, Baylor Nelson was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer after he broke his won 200 IM record in 1:43.56, the fourth fastest time ever reported in a high school meet according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Record Book. He also set a new 1A/2A State Meet Record in the 100 Butterfly (47.88) to beat his old mark (48.15 set in 2021).
Nelson also swam on two winning relay teams.
There was one other double individual event State Champion, Reid Miller from Bradford Prep who claimed victory in the two fastest events of the meet, the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle. Miller touched in 20.67 seconds in the 50 Free and posted a winning time of 45.18 seconds in the 100.
Lincoln Charter’s girls got the win powered by a 200 free win from Grace Wilson. Wilson also swam with Brooklyn DeCann, Gianna D’Amato, and Jade Chamblee for a second place 400 relay finish.
AREA BOYS WINNERS
▪ Community School of Davidson 200 medley relay (Baylor Nelson, Aidan Lee, Austin Hartsell, RIley Hall)
▪ Asher Neumann, Highland Tech, 200 free
▪ Baylor Nelson, Community School of Davidson, 200 IM; 100 butterfly
▪ Reid Miller, Bradford Prep, 50 free, 100 free
▪ Alex Givens, Lake Norman Charter, 1 meter diving
▪ Community School of Davidson 400 free relay (Luke Weber, Jacob Navarro, Austin Hartsell, Baylor Nelson)
AREA GIRLS WINNERS
▪ Grace Wilson, Lake Norman Charter, 200 free
▪ Leah Sandock, Union Academy, 200 IM
▪ Eliana White, Community School of Davidson, 50 free
▪ Joslyn Oakley, Langtree Charter, 1 meter diving
Mountain Island Charter wins NC 1A/2A indoor track
Mountain Island Charter won the N.C. 1A/2A indoor state track championship Friday. Burlington’s Cumming High was second.
Swain County won the girls title, edging Community School of Davidson by one point.
East Burke’s Kenneth Byrd won the high jump and pole vault. Mountain Island Charter’s Trevin Moyer won the 55- and 500-meter runs. Moyer, named boys meet MVP, set new state records in both of his events.
BOYS AREA WINNERS
▪ Marcus Cook, Salisbury (triple jump)
▪ Kenneth Byrd, East Burke (high jump), pole valut
▪ Patton 3,200 relay
▪ Trevin Moyer, Mountain Island, 55 meters, 500 meters
▪ Mountain Island Charter 800 relay
▪ James Shue, West Stanly, 3,200
▪ Community School of Davidson 1,600 relay
GIRLS AREA WINNERS
▪ Community School of Davidson 3,200 relay, 1,600 relay
▪ Lauren Tolbert, Highland Tech, 1,000 meters
▪ Rylee Hegedus, Pine Lake Prep, 300
West Meck’s Jallow takes two in 3A Indoors
West Mecklenburg star Sanu Jallow won two events at the N.C. 3A indoor track championships Saturday, winning the 55- and 500-meter runs.
Croatan won the boys and girls team titles.
AREA BOYS WINNERS
▪ Stephen Fernetti, North Lincoln, 3,200
AREA GIRLS WINNERS
▪ Alaya Gillespie, West Iredell, long jump
▪ Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer, triple jump
▪ Chloe Soorus, North Lincoln, pole vault
▪ North Lincoln 1,600 relay
▪ Sanu Jallow, West Mecklenburg, 55 meters, 500 meters
▪ Alaya Gillespie, West Iredell, 300 meters
▪ Bella Wood, North Lincoln, 3,200
This story was originally published February 10, 2022 at 9:28 PM.
