On Monday, November 23rd, Cambridge hosted Riverwood and Rivers Academy at the Cumming Aquatic Center. Cambridge brought home a win on all three fronts with the combined, girls and boys team scores.
Combined:
Cambridge 1212
Riverwood 884
Rivers 517
Girls:
Cambridge 677
Riverwood 450
Rivers 116
Boys:
Cambridge 535
Riverwood 434
Rivers 401
Diving Recap
Link for Meet Recording: https://youtu.be/4CvmzHdWwYo
The divers were the first to compete for the day. The 6-dive format is challenging to qualify for state and requires a high level of difficulty in a short routine. Going into today's competition, the girls team already has three qualifiers.
For the girls, Gracie Counsell had a great performance with challenging dives and high levels of execution. She won the event and was able to secure her place as the fourth girls qualifier for the Bears with a total of 209.55 points.
Kate McKay took second, Emilija Ragaine took third, and Addy Woods took fourth.
Our top four finishers have all earned a spot on the state roster for now, but there is a lot of talent on this girls team that is hoping to put up a fight for the top 4 scores to go to the state meet. Hana El-Gazairly took fifth, Julia Versluis took sixth, and Maddy Mild took eighth.
For the boys team, Jack Oblen continues to show improvement and took second with a score of 150.85. Brendan Hunt took third.
Swimming Recap
Link for Meet Recording: https://youtu.be/ejzuxfwXGKM
The swim meet began with the boys 200-medley relay. The A-relay for the Bears (Michael O'Connor, Jack O'Connor, Billy Blood, Ben Grottle) took second with a new best state qualifying time of 1:45.54. The B-relay (Harrison Cottick, Lukyan Hnidets, Matthew Harper, Ryan Robertson) took fifth.
For the girls, the A-relay (Eva Medici, Grace Ghent, Camille Brown, Emma Guy) took first with a state time of 2:02.24. The B-relay (Olivia Skinner, Jamie Walsh, Kathryn Suplee, Abby Harber) finished close behind in second with a state time of 2:02.30. The D-relay (Amelia Duffner, Anna Kate Black, Izzy Filipek, Anna Filipek) took fifth.
In the boys 200-free, Billy Blood took second with a state qualifying time of 1:50.75. Jack O'Connor took fourth, Abhi Malik took sixth.
In the girls event, Sophie Brison sailed easily into first with a state qualifying time of 1:54.47. Anna Filipek took fourth, Laura Watkins took fifth, Emma Solomon took seventh, and Abigail Marzullo took eighth.
In the boys 200-IM, Ben Grottle took second with a state qualifying time of 2:03.09. Oleg Kolesnikov took fourth.
In the girls event, Jayla Brown took the win with a state qualifying time of 2:16.82. Camille Brown also secured another state qualifying event with her third place finish and time of 2:23.61. Jamie Walsh came close in her fourth place finish, Kathryn Suplee took fifth and Anna Kate Black took eighth.
In the boys 50-free, Aiden Goodnight took sixth. Matthew Harper took eighth, Harrison Cottick took 11th, Ryan Robertson took 14th and diver Jack Oblen took 15th.
In the girls event, Abby Harber took second, Emma Guy took third, Samantha Hamilton took fourth, Grace Ghent took sixth, Jayci Brown took eighth, Phoenix Koontz took ninth, Izzy Filipek took 16th, Amelia Duffner took 17th, and Abigail Marzullo took 19th.
In the boys 100-fly, Jack O'Connor took third, Michael O'Connor took fourth, Alex O'Connor took fifth, and Aiden Goodnight took sixth.
For the girls, Cambridge swept the event. Sophie Brison took first with a state qualifying time of 59.18. Teammate Claire Kerber took second, Camille Brown took third, and Eva Medici took fourth. Amelia Duffner took sixth.
In the boys 100-free event, Matthew Harper took sixth, Lukyan Hnidets took seventh, Harrison Cottick took eighth, and Ryan Robertson took 12th.
For the girls, Claire Kerber won the event with a state qualifying time of 56.86. Teammate Kathryn Suplee took second with a state qualifying time of 58.33. Emma Guy took third, Paige Jaeger took fourth, Jayci Brown took ninth, Izzy Filipek took 12th, and Anna Kate Black took 13th.
In the boys 500-free, Ben Grottle swept the competition and easily sailed into first with a state qualifying time of 4:56.61.
For the girls, Olivia Skinner took second, Anna Filipek took fourth, and Phoenix Koontz took fifth.
In the boys 200-free relay, the A-relay (Aiden Goodnight, Oleg Kolesnikov, Abhi Malik, Alex O'Connor) took third. The B-relay (Harrison Cottick, Matthew Harper, Ryan Robertson, Lukyan Hnidets) took fifth.
For the girls, the A-relay (Kate Kerber, Jayla Brown, Claire Kerber, Sophie Brison) easily took first with a new best state qualifying time of 1:44.27. The B-relay (Emma Guy, Eva Medici, Samantha Hamilton, Kathryn Suplee) took second also with a state time. The C-relay (Abby Harber, Camille Brown, Paige Jaeger, Grace Ghent) took fourth, and the D-relay (Amelia Duffner, Anna Kate Black, Laura Watkins, Emma Solomon) took fifth.
In the boys 100-back, Billy Blood took second with a state qualifying time of 57.29. Michael O'Connor finished also with a state qualifying time of 58.36. Alex O'Connor took fourth.
For the girls event, Kate Kerber took first with a state qualifying time of 1:03.86. Olivia Skinner took third, Eva Medici took fourth.
In the boys 100-breast, Oleg Kolesnikov took first, Lukyan Hnidets took fourth, and Abhi Malik took fifth.
For the girls event, Jayla Brown won the event with a state cut of 1:10.62. Jamie Walsh just missed the state cut but took third, followed by Kate Kerber close behind in fourth. Grace Ghent is also inching closer to the state time and took fifth.
In the final event of the day, the boys A-relay in the 400-free relay (Ben Grottle, Jack O'Connor, Michael O'Connor, Billy Blood) took first with a new best state qualifying time of 3:30.77. Grottle secured his third state qualifying event of the night with his leadoff leg split of 50.90 as a qualifying time for the 100-free. The B-relay (Alex O'Connor, Oleg Kolesnikov, Abhi Malik, Aiden Goodnight) took third.
For the girls team, the A-relay (Sophie Brison, Jayla Brown, Claire Kerber, Kate Kerber) easily took first with a state cut of 3:55.18. The B-relay (Samantha Hamilton, Abby Harber, Paige Jaeger, Jamie Walsh) took second, and the C-relay (Phoenix Koontz, Anna Filipek, Jayci Brown, Olivia Skinner) took third. The D-relay (Izzy Filipek, Abigail Marzullo, Laura Watkins, Emma Solomon) took sixth.
After a great weekend of competition, the Bears will have a much deserved rest for a couple weeks! They will be back in action on December 17th at the Meet of Champions at Marist, followed by a meet against rival Alpharetta on the 19th. The Bears will then face off against Denmark right before Christmas. The year will round out with some dive action and then the Bears will be in the home stretch leading up to state! At this point, the girls team remains undefeated.
Go Bears!
