CMS teams turn 4A swim finals into a county meet. Myers Park, Providence take NC titles
Kiley Wilhelm closed out a stellar swimming career at Myers Park by winning two individual events and leading her team to a second straight 4A girls’ high school swimming and diving state championship.
And Providence edged out Marvin Ridge in the final event of the meet, winning the boys’ 4A state title.
Charlotte-area schools have won all four state team championships in the first two days of the state meet, held at Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. The Community School of Davidson boys and Lincoln Charter girls won team titles Thursday in the 1A/2A meet.
Friday, Mecklenburg County-area teams were especially dominant.
On the boys side, Providence and sixth-place Ardrey Kell represented Mecklenburg. Myers Park was 12th and East Meck 16th. No. 2 Marvin Ridge and No. 10 Weddington were from nearby Union County.
On the girls side, Myers Park and Charlotte Catholic finished 1-2. Hough was sixth, Union County’s Marvin Ridge 7th and South Meck 10th. Also in the top 20 were No. 12 Providence, No. 15 Lake Norman, No. 16 Weddington and No. 19 Cuthbertson, among area team.
Individually, Wilhelm added two relay team championship finishes to her pair of individual triumphs. The Myers Park senior teamed with Kayman Neal, Avery Klamfoth and Sofia Plaza to win the 200 medley relay in a state-meet record time of 1 minute 42.10 seconds. It was the fastest time ever recorded in the event in any N.C. classification.
That broke the former record of 1:42.20, set five years ago by Leesville Road.
Walker was named Outstanding Performer in the girls’ competition.
Also shattering a state meet record was Hough senior Grace Rainey, with a time of 1:00.27 in the 100 breaststroke. The old mark, of 1:00.35, had been set two years ago by Parkwood’s Kaylee Hamblin.
Walker leads boys
Providence edged Marvin Ridge 203-192 in the team standings for the 4A boys’ crown.
The Panthers finished third in the night’s final event, the 400 freestyle relay, compared to a fifth-place finish by Marvin Ridge.
Providence won only one event, with Ben Delmar capturing the 200 individual medley in a time of 1:48.78.
Wells Walker of Needham Broughton High in Raleigh was named Outstanding Performer among the boys. He won the 50 and 100 freestyle events, setting meet records in each race. He also swam opening leg on the Needham Broughton 400 freestyle relay team that set a meet record.
The boys’ competition produced another record, with Marvin Ridge’s 200 medley relay squad turning in a time of 1:32.20 – fastest for a team in any size classification at the North Carolina state meet.
Members of the Marvin Ridge team were Charles Helsig, Jordan Willis, Troy Keen and Michael Rice.
Marvin Ridge’s Colin Mumsford and Providence’s Hayden Stallings won men’s sportsmanship awards, while Myers Park’s Wilhelm and Charlotte Catholic’s Sarah Dichak were the women’s sportsmanship winners.
Top finishers
Leading team scores, plus event winners and other Charlotte-area swimmers in the top five places:
GIRLS
Myers Park 290; 2. Charlotte Catholic 188.5; 3. Green Hope 173; 4. Needham Broughton 153.5; 5. Apex Friendship 142; 6. Hough 111; 7. Marvin Ridge 109; 8. East Chapel Hill 95; 9. Cardinal Gibbons 86; 10. South Mecklenburg 83.
12. Providence; 15. Lake Norman; 17. Ardrey Kell; 20. Cuthbertson.
Diving: 1. Bayleigh Cranford (Ragsdale), 488.55 points; 2. Madeline Bays (Weddington).
200 medley relay: 1. Myers Park (Kayman Neal, Avery Klamforth, Kiley Wilhelm, Sofia Plaza), 1:42.10; 4. Charlotte Catholic; 5. Ardrey Kell,
200 freestyle: 1. Mere Whelehan (Green Hope), 1:47.52; 3. Clarke Neace (Hough); 5. Kaylee McDonald (Marvin Ridge).
200 individual medley: Avery Klamfoth (Myers Park), 1:58.01; 2. Grace Rainey (Hough); 4. Sofia Plaza (Myers Park).
50 freestyle: 1. Parker Bolduc (Cardinal Gibbons) 22.94.
100 butterfly: 1. Kiley Wilhelm (Myers Park), 51.20; 2. Molly Donlan (South Mecklenburg); 4. Kayman Neal (Myers Park).
100 freestyle: 1. Mere Whelehan (Green Hope), 50.42; 5. McKenna Patrick (Cuthbertson).
500 freestyle: 1. Nicole Zettel (Apex Friendship), 4:48.37; 3. Kara Martinson (Weddington); 5. Kaylee McDonald (Marvin Ridge).
200 freestyle relay: 1. Myers Park (Avery Klamfoth, Leigh Bailey, Julia Pou, Sofia Plaza), 1:35.05; 2. Marvin Ridge.
100 backstroke: 1. Kiley Wilhelm (Myers Park), 53.27; 2. Molly Donlan (South Mecklenburg); 3. Alyssa Claborn (Lake Norman); 4. Kayman Neal (Myers Park).
100 breaststroke: 1. Grace Rainey (Hough), 1:00.27; 2. Avery Klamfoth (Myers Park); 4. Sofia Plaza (Myers Park); 5. Sydney Sanders (Charlotte Catholic).
400 freestyle relay: 1. Myers Park (Kiley Wilhelm, Grace Tuchi, Julia Pou, Kayman Neal), 3:24.60; 5. Marvin Ridge.
BOYS
Providence 203; 2. Marvin Ridge 192; 3. Needham Broughton 168; 4. Leesville Road 135; 5. Green Hope 129; 6. Ardrey Kell 127.5; 7. Cardinal Gibbons 98; 8. Page 86; 9. Green Level 73; 10. Weddington 72.
Diving: 1. William Sullivan (Middle Creek), 432.35 points; 2. Dean Treanor (Hough).
200 medley relay: Marvin Ridge (Charles Helsig, Jordan Willis, Troy Keen, Michael Ria), 1:32.96; 2. Providence.
200 freestyle: 1. Keith Williams (Panther Creek), 1:39.72.
200 individual medley: 1. Ben Delmar (Providence), 1:48.78; 3. Charles Helsig (Marvin Ridge).
50 freestyle: 1. Wells Walker (Needham Broughton), 20.19; 4. Nate Hohm (East Mecklenburg); 5. Christopher Zhang (Ardrey Kell).
100 butterfly: 1. Matthew Marsteiner (Leesville Road), 48.03; 3. Maksim Nechydyuk (Ardrey Kell)
100 freestyle: 1. Wells Walker (Needham Broughton), 44.64; 3. Nate Hohm (East Mecklenburg); 4. Christopher Zhang (Ardrey Kell).
500 freestyle: 1. Matthew Marsteiner (Leesville Road), 4:21.88; Luke Weber (Community School of Davidson), 4:37.42; 2. T.J. Spokas (Jay M. Robinson).
200-freestyle relay: 1. Needham Broughton, 1:24.71; 2. Marvin Ridge; 4. Providence.
100 backstroke: 1. James Bennison (Heritage), 48.92; 5. Christopher Aristando (South Mecklenburg).
100 breaststroke: 1. Grayson Nye (Middle Creek), 53.65; 2. Ben Delmar (Providence); 4. Hayden Stallings (Providence); 5. Jordan Willis (Marvin Ridge).
400 freestyle relay: 1. Needham Broughton, 3:03.63; 3. Providence; 5. Marvin Ridge
Lake Norman Charter, Central Cabarrus finish 2nd in 3A swim
Eight Charlotte-area swimmers and relay teams won championships, but Carrboro swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles Saturday in the 3A state swimming and diving meet in Cary.
Charlotte-area teams had dominated the opening two days of the championships, with Community School of Davidson (boys) and Lincoln Charter (girls) topping the 1A/2A field Thursday, and then Myers Park (girls) and Providence (boys) winning 4A titles Friday.
Carrboro edged Central Cabarrus for the 3A girls’ team championship, 196-179. Maya Lambert led the victors, winning both the 200-meter individual medley and the 100 butterfly.
In the boys’ competition Carrboro outscored runner-up Lake Norman Charter 231-192. Will
Thompson led the champions with victories in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. He also swam on the first-place 400 freestyle relay team.
Trojans win 3
Northwest Cabarrus won three events in the boys’ meet.
Senior Harrison Ranier captured the 200 individual medley, and Lane Bradshaw won the 100 breaststroke. Ranier and Bradshaw each were members of the first-place 200 medley relay team.
In addition, Lake Norman Charter’s Hayden Schroeder won the diving competition.
3 medals for Cronin
Central Cabarrus sophomore Abbey Cronin was a three-time winner, capturing the 100 backstroke and swimming on the victorious 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams.
In addition, Lake Norman Charter’s Madi Varnum won the girls’ diving state championship.
Top finishers
Leading team scores, plus event winners and other Charlotte-area swimmers in the top five places:
GIRLS
Carrboro 196; Central Cabarrus 179; Lake Norman Charter 168; Orange 154; Northwood 133; Hickory 120; Durham School of the Arts 113; St. Stephens 110; J.H. Rose 109; Northwest Cabarrus 104.5.
14. Concord; 17. Fred T. Foard.
Diving: 1. Madi Varnum (Lake Norman Charter), 450.40 points; 3. Camryn Russell (Crest); 4. Kate Shapard (Lake Norman Charter).
200 medley relay: 1. Central Cabarrus (Abbey Cronin, Bellum Vine, Lyla Johns, Audrey Wolff), 1:53.11; 5. Lake Norman Charter.
200 freestyle: 1. Abigail Emrich (Northwood), 1:51.97; 3. Katelyn Parmenter (St. Stephens).
200 individual medley: 1. Maya Lambert (Carrboro), 2:04.16; 3. Emma Pitts (Hickory); 4. Kathryn Cinson (Fred T. Foard).
50 freestyle: 1. Katie Belle Sikes (Orange), 22.17; 2. Lyla Johns (Central Cabarrus); 3. Caroline Rinker (Northwest Cabarrus).
100 butterfly: 1. Maya Lambert (Carrboro), 55.88; 2. Ella Brett Hitchcock (Hickory); 3. Hayden Burroughs (Northwest Cabarrus); 4. Elettra Dalcerri (Hibriten).
100 freestyle: 1. Katie Belle Sikes (Orange), 49.45; 3. Katelyn Parmenter (St. Stephens); 5. Lyla Johns (Central Cabarrus).
200 freestyle relay: 1. Orange, 1:41.04; 2. Northwest Cabarrus.
100 backstroke: 1. Abbey Cronin (Central Cabarrus), 58.28; 2. Zoe Coburn (St. Stephens).
100 breaststroke: 1. Jenna Koh (Ledford), 1:07.25; 2. Presley Horton (Lake Norman Charter); 4. Laurel Keasler (Concord); 5. Emma Pitts (Hickory).
400 freestyle relay: 1. Central Cabarrus (Abbey Cronin, Audrey Wolff, Bellum Vine, Lyla Johns), 3:41.19; 4. Hickory; 5. Lake Norman Charter.
BOYS
Carrboro 231; Lake Norman Charter 192; Northwest Cabarrus 177; Croatan 166; West Carteret 137; Orange 127; Forestview 124; Durham School of the Arts 117; Rockingham County 81; East Lincoln 74.
11. Central Cabarrus; 16. Central Academy; 17. South Point.
Diving: 1. Hayden Schroeder (Lake Norman Charter), 554.20 points; 4. Jarren Freistuhler (Kings Mountain).
200 medley relay: 1. Northwest Cabarrus (Harrison Ranier, Justin Gould, Lane Bradshaw, Jacob Rinker), 1:36.75; 4. Forestview.
200 freestyle: 1. Andrew Commins (Carrboro), 1:38.24; 3. Justin Gould (Northwest Cabarrus).
200 individual medley: 1. Harrison Ranier (Northwest Cabarrus), 1:51.66; 2. Lane Bradshaw (Northwest Cabarrus); 3. Tristan Peyton (Forestview); 5. Aidan DeLuca (North Lincoln).
50 freestyle: 1. Lucca Battaglini (Durham School of Arts), 19.47; 3. Davis Adcock (South Point).
100 butterfly: 1. Lucca Battaglini (Durham School of Arts), 46.94; 2. Harrison Ranier (Northwest Cabarrus); 4. Zachary Clendenning (East Lincoln).
100 freestyle: 1. Will Thompson (Carrboro), 44.94.
200-freestyle relay: 1. Croatan, 1:27.76; 5. Lake Norman Charter.
100 backstroke: 1. Will Thompson (Carrboro), 48.22; 2. Davis Adcock (South Point); 3. Tristan Peyton (Forestview); 5. Rider Warner (East Lincoln).
100 breaststroke: 1. Lane Bradshaw (Northwest Cabarrus), 59.02; 3. Ethan Hill (Lake Norman Charter).
400 freestyle relay: 1. Carrboro, 3:13.96; 3. Northwest Cabarrus; 5. Lake Norman Charter.
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Complete meet results
This story was originally published February 10, 2023 at 11:49 PM.
