WPIAL Class AA Boys and Grils Swimmings Results from Thursday
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Thursday, February 27, 2014 | 7:53 PM
It was a family affair to claim gold at the Boys and Girls 50 yard freestyle on Day 1 of the McDonalds/WPIAL Class Swimming Championships Thursday at Trees Pool. Sophomore Emily Zimcosky of Geibel Catholic claimed the top spot, minutes later senior John Paul Zimcosky reached the top of the medal stand as the Gators swept the event.
The boys team race is close, Mars leads Indiana by 4 points, 116-112. West Allegheny leads Blackhawk by 18 points in the girls standings.
Drew Darnich of Chartiers Valley defended his title in the 200 Freestyle, Damich is also the defending champion in the 500 and did the anchor leg of the Colts win in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Christopher Georgiadis of Mars bested his teammate Thomas Pierre to claim his second title in the 200 Individual Medley. West Mifflin senior Brad Kolesar set a new record in the 100 Butterfly.
Here are the team standings and individual results thru Day 1, the top 5 boys and top 4 girls are guaranteed trips to the PIAA Championships at Lehigh University. Coverage for Day 2 starts at 3 pm on the MSA Sports Network.
Girls Team Standings:
1. West Allegheny 149
2. Blackhawk 131
3 Quaker Valley 108
4 South Fayette 105
5 Derry 85
Girls 200 Medley Relay
1 West Allegheny (Jessica Wasek, Kaylee Musiol, Hannah Charlton, Casey Tokarski) 1:51.13
2 Quaker Valley
3 Indiana
4 Shady Side Academy
5 Blackhawk
Girls 200 Freestyle:
1 Caroline Colville – Shady Side Academy 1:56.09
2 Abigail Jones – Knoch
3 Fallon Nelson – Mt. Pleasant
4 Erica King – Riverside
5 Marissa Camp – Blackhawk
Girls 200 IM:
1 Bailey Bonnett – Highlands
2 Brooke Zukowski – Knoch
3 Bria Orwell – Freeport
4 Sierra Neil – Moon
5 Erin Russoniello – Quaker Valley
Girls 50 Freestyle:
1. Emily Zimcosky – Geibel 23.13 WPIAL record
2. Ashley Azzarello – Shady Side Academy
3. Tiana Marrese – South Fayette
4 Lexy Lopez – Blackhawk
5. Mikayla Bisignani – Greensburg Central Catholic
Girls 100 Butterfly:
1. Sabrina Bowman – St. Joseph 56.69
2. Hanna Charlton – West Allegheny
3. Jessica Cochran – Yough
4. Syd Mitcheltree – Moon
5. Marissa Camp – Blackhawk
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay:
1. South Fayette (Maddie Bartrug, Jocelyn Colussy, Sarah Benton, Tiana Marrese) 1:39.89
2. Blackhawk
3. Derry
4. Indiana
5. Riverside
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Boys Team Standings:
1. Mars 116
2. Indiana 112
3. Quaker Valley 99.5
4. Chartiers Valley 86
5. Shady Side Academy 76
Boys 200 Medley Relay:
1. Mars (Reed McDonough, Thomas Pierre, Christopher Georgiadis, Francis Folz) 1:39.88
2. Hopewell
3. Indiana
4. Cornell
5. Burrell
Boys 200 Freestyle:
1. Drew Damich – Chartiers Valley 1:42.51
2. Jarod Kehl – West Allegheny
3. Brendan Leech – Shady Side Academy
4. Francis Folz – Mars
5. Brody Schmidt – Chartiers Valley
Boys 200 IM:
1. Christopher Georgiadis – Mars 1:55.14
2. Thomas Pierre – Mars
3. Noah Donovan – Laurel
4. Alec Kania – Ambridge
5. Grant Hess – Indiana
Boys 50 Freestyle:
1. John Paul Zimcosky – Geibel 21.60
2. Scott Morosetti – South Park
3. Andrew Lehman – Shady Side Academy
4. Reed McDonough – Mars
5. Logan Knoyer – Laurel Highlands
Boys 100 Butterfly:
1. Brad Kolesar – West Mifflin 50.82 WPIAL record
2. Ian Buckner – Neshannock
3. Brian Uhrin – Greensburg Central Catholic
4. Cole Tipper – Cornell
5. Logan Palochak – Hopewell
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay:
1. Chartiers Valley (Brody Schmidt, Josh Rosato, Paul Novelli, Drew Damich) 1:28.03
2. Quaker Valley
3. Laurel Highlands
4. Shady Side Academy
5. South Park
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