Community School of Davidson, Lincoln Charter win NCHSAA 1A/2A state swim championships

Senior Luke Weber led Community School of Davidson to its second straight 1A/2A state public school swim and diving championship Thursday.

Meanwhile, Lincoln Charter repeated as 1A/2A girls’ champion, despite not winning a single event.

The meet took place at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, where the 4A championships will take place Friday and the 3A meet on Saturday.

Weber leads boys

Weber was a dominant force in freestyle events, winning the 500-meter freestyle and finishing second in the 200 freestyle. He also swam on first-place teams in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

Community School of Davidson finished with 272 points, with Raleigh Charter (235) and Mountain Island Charter (188) rounding out the top three.

The Outstanding Performer award in the boys’ competition went to Burns senior Jacob Jensen, who won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Jensen’s time in the 50 freestyle was 20.33 seconds, breaking the meet record of 20.42, set two years ago by Bradford Prep’s Reid Miller.

Mountain Island Charter freshman Beck Armstrong also had a big meet. He won the 100 backstroke and swam on the first-place 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams.

Jack Lazaroski, Mason Greene and Nolan Berry joined Armstrong on the 400 freestyle relay, and the Raptors’ time of 3:17.52 was just .03 of a second off the meet record.

Winning with depth

Lincoln Charter managed to win the girls’ state title without a first-place finish in any event. The Eagles totaled 250 points, to 209 for runner-up Elkin and 193 for third-place Community School of Davidson.

Top swimmer for Lincoln Charter was Grace Wilson, who was second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle.

Union Academy senior Maddilyn Geyer was a double-winner, capturing the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle. Her younger sister, Kayda, a freshman, took first place in the 100 breaststroke.

Community School of Davidson senior Eliana White had a big meet, winning the 100 freestyle, finishing second in the 50 freestyle, and swimming anchor leg on the second-place 200 freestyle relay team.

Outstanding Performer honors went to Eno River Academy’s Mary Shanahan, who won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.

Top finishers

Leading team scores, plus event winners and other Charlotte-area swimmers in the top three:

GIRLS

Lincoln Charter 250; 2. Elkin 209; 3. Community School of Davidson 193; 4. Pine Lake Prep 174; 5. Union Academy 173; 6. Raleigh Charter 161; 7. Christ the King 117; 8. Seaforth 107; 9. Bishop McGuinness 81; East Surry 67.

13. Thomas Jefferson Academy 49; 14. Shelby 45; 17. Mountain Island Charter 39; 18. Burns 36; 19. Langtree Charter 35; 20. Newton-Conover 33.

Diving: 1. Sydney Soto (Langtree Charter), 432.60 points; 2. Taylor Curee (Community School of Davidson); 3. Larissa Munksgard (Pine Lake Prep

200 medley relay: 1. Elkin, 1:48.92; 2. Union Academy; 3. Christ the King.

200 freestyle: 1. Taia Schneider (Thomas Jefferson Academy), 1:56.29; 2. Morgan Ruebusch (Newton-Conover); 3. Grace Wilson (Lake Norman Charter).

200 individual medley: 1. Maddilyn Geyer (Union Academy), 2:06.39; 2. Meredith Tucker (Community School of Davidson); 3. Norah Chamblee (Lake Norman Charter).

50 freestyle: 1. Alexandria Tyson (Burns), 23.93; 2. Eliana White (Community School of Davidson).

100 butterfly: 1. Mary Shanahan (Eno River Academy), 54.67; 3. Morgan Ruebusch (Newton-Conover).

100 freestyle: 1. Eliana White (Community School of Davidson), 52.71; 3. Alexandra Tysinger (Burns).

500 freestyle: Maddilyn Geyer (Union Academy), 5:04.76; 2. Grace Wilson (Lincoln Charter); 3. Taia Schneider (Thomas Jefferson Academy).

100 backstroke: 1. Mary Shanahan (Eno River Academy), 55.89.

100 breaststroke: 1. Kayda Geyer (Union Academy), 1:05.18; 2. Meredith Tucker (Community School of Davidson).

400 freestyle relay: 1. Elkin, 3:39.72; 2. Community School of Davidson; 3. Union Academy.

BOYS

Community School of Davidson 272; 2. Raleigh Charter 235; 3. Mountain Island Charter 188; 4. N.C. School of Science and Math 178; 5. Seaforth 127; 6. Pine Lake Prep 113; 7. Elkin 102; 8. Cornerstone Charter 98; 9. Jay M. Robinson 97; 10. East Gaston 94.

13. Lincoln Charter 57; 14. Burns 54; 15. Thomas Jefferson Academy 40; 16. Bradford Prep 38; 18. Shelby 34.

Diving: 1. George Blake (Cornerstone Charter), 366.20 points; 2. Garrett Urash (Shelby); 3. A.J. Huffstetler (Shelby).

200 medley relay: 1. Community School of Davidson (Austin Hartsell, Luke Weber, Brody Collander, Riley Hall), 1:38.18; 2. Mountain Island Charter.

200 freestyle: 1. T.J. Spokas (Jay M. Robinson), 1:39.59; 2. Luke Weber (Community School of Davidson).

200 individual medley: 1. Topher Roberts (N.C. School of Science and Math), 1:59.99; 2. Austin Hartsell (Community School of Davidson).

50 freestyle: 1. Jacob Jensen (Burns), 20.33; 3. Jake Simpson (East Gaston)

100 butterfly: 1. Jacob Jensen (Burns), 49.46; 3. Jake Simmons (East Gaston).

100 freestyle: Luke Nebrich (West Davidson), 45.23; 3. Nolan Berry (Mountain Island Charter).

500 freestyle: 1. Luke Weber (Community School of Davidson), 4:37.42; 2. T.J. Spokas (Jay M. Robinson).

200-freestyle relay: 1. Elkin, 1:40.39; 2. Community School of Davidson; Lincoln Charter.

100 backstroke: 1. Beck Armstrong (Mountain Island Charter), 53.47.

100 breaststroke: 1. Marshall Wells (Elkin), 58.34.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Mountain Island Charter (Jack Lazaroski, Beck Armstrong, Mason Greene, Nolan Berry), 3:17.52; 2. Community School of Davidson.

Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle

This story was originally published February 10, 2023 at 6:45 AM.