Combined Score
North Gwinnett 569
Cambridge 432
Lanier 178
Boys Score
North Gwinnett 288
Cambridge 184
Lanier 87
Girls Score
North Gwinnett 281
Cambridge 248
Lanier 91
In the boys medley relay, the A-relay (Michael O'Connor, Oleg Kolesnikov, Jack O'Connor, Gavin Grann) took third with a state qualifying time of 1:46.02. The B-relay (Aaron Grann, Yan Berezitsky, Gavin Schoeling, Dylan Brousseau) took sixth and the C-relay (Ryan Robertson, Raj Malik, Elijah Edison, Matthew Harper) took ninth.
The girls A-medley relay (Caroline Gaines, Kate Kerber, Claire Kerber, Jennifer Griner) took second with a state qualifying time of 1:53.74. The B-relay (Olivia Skinner, Jamie Walsh, Camille Brown, Samantha Hamilton) took fourth also with a state qualifying time. The C-relay (Amelia Duffner, Taylor Minnich, Ana-Clare Grann, Molly Thompson) took seventh.
In the boys 200-freestyle, Matthew Harper took ninth and Elijah Edison took 14th.
In the girls event, Claire Kerber took second and Caroline Gaines took fifth, both with state qualifying times. This was a new state qualifying time for Gaines. Olivia Skinner took eighth and Paige Jaeger took ninth.
In the boys 200-individual medley, Jack O'Connor won the event, followed by little brother Alex O'Connor in second place. Yan Berezitsky took fifth.
In the girls event, Kate Kerber took second with a state qualifying time, followed by Jamie Walsh in fourth who also had a state qualifying time. Camille Brown finished in fifth less than a second off the state qualifying time. Amelia Duffner took eighth.
In the boys 50-freestyle, Aaron Grann took 12th, Ryan Robertson took 26th, and Raj Malik took 29th.
In the girls event, Sydney Forbes took fourth, Samantha Hamilton took seventh, Phoenix Koontz took 11th, Taylor Minnich took 17th, Sela Guy took 28th, Abigail Marzullo took 31st.
Swimming took a break for the diving event. Cambridge had four divers to represent the Bears and they included Emilija Ragaine, Addy Woods, Hana El-Gazairly, and Malaika Murlidhar. Great divers were performed by all of the divers. The judges repeatedly commented to Coach Hall, after the diving concluded, how talented the Cambridge divers were. Their talent really showed as the Bears claimed the top three scores in the competition. Emilija Ragaine took first with a score of 257.10, Addy Woods took second with a score of 243.70, and Hana El-Gazairly took third with a score of 216.35. Malaika Murlidhar took eighth with an excellent performance and a score of 176.95.
Swimming continued with the 100-butterfly. For the boys, Jack O'Connor took third, Gavin Schoeling took seventh, Dylan Brousseau took eighth, and Elijah Edison took 13th.
For the girls, Claire Kerber swept the competition with a state qualifying time of 59.13. Jamie Walsh followed in second place. Amelia Duffner swam a personal best with a time to take sixth place.
In the boys 100-freestyle, Michael O'Connor took seventh, Gavin Grann took ninth, Oleg Kolesnikov took 10th, Yan Berezitsky swam a personal best and took 12th, Matthew Harper took 17th, and Raj Malik took 25th.
In the girls event, Jennifer Griner took second with a state qualifying time of 56.78 and Sydney Forbes took fourth with her first state qualifying time of the season. Samantha Hamilton took 10th, Paige Jaeger took 11th, Phoenix Koontz took 13th, Ana-Clare Grann took 14th, Molly Thompson took 20th, and Emma Solomon took 21st.
In the boys 500-freestyle, Gavin Schoeling took fourth in his first attempt in the event.
For the girls, Caroline Gaines swam a state qualifying time to take second place, followed closely by Camille Brown in third also with a state qualifying time.
In the boys 200-freestyle relay, the A-relay (Alex O'Connor, Jack O'Connor, Dylan Brousseau, Gavin Schoeling) took fourth. The B-relay (Elijah Edison, Matthew Harper, Raj Malik, Ryan Robertson) took 10th.
For the girls, the A-relay (Jamie Walsh, Samantha Hamilton, Paige Jaeger, Sydney Forbes) took third with a state qualifying time of 1:49.93. The B-relay (Molly Thompson, Ana-Clare Grann, Amelia Duffner, Phoenix Koontz) took sixth and the C-relay (Abigail Marzullo, Sela Guy, Emma Solomon, Taylor Minnich) took eighth.
In the boys 100-backstroke, Michael O'Connor took the win with a state qualifying time of 58.73. Aaron Grann took seventh, Alex O'Connor took ninth, Gavin Grann took 12th, and Dylan Brousseau took 14th.
For the girls, Kate Kerber also took the win in the event with a state qualifying time of 1:01.93. Oivia Skinnr took fifth, Ana-Clare Grann took ninth, and Molly Thompson took 10th.
In the boys 100-breaststroke, Oleg Kolesnikov took first in the event with a new best time of 1:01.90, an improved state qualifying score. The school record was set two years ago and is a 1:01.35, so Kolesnikov is primed to break the record before the end of the season. Ryan Robertson took 15th.
In the girls event, Taylor Minnich took fifth, Emma Solomon took seventh, Abigail Marzullo took eighth, and Sela Guy took ninth.
In the final event of the night, the boys 400-freestyle A-relay (Gavin Grann, Oleg Kolesnikov, Alex O'Connor, Michael O'Connor) took third with a state qualifying time of 3:40.02. The B-relay (Gavin Schoeling, Matthew Harper, Aaron Grann, Yan Berezitsky) took sixth.
The girls ended the night with a strong performance. The A-relay (Jennifer Griner, Claire Kerber, Kate Kerber, Caroline Gaines) took second with a state qualifying time of 3:44.48. The B-relay (Sydney Forbes, Olivia Skinner, Camille Brown, Paige Jaeger) took fourth with a state qualifying time. The C-relay (Phoenix Koontz, Abigail Marzullo, Sela Guy, Emma Solomon) took seventh.
The Bears put up a really strong fight against a very strong opponent. With a squad of 95 athletes, this 7A team is definitely a force and it was a great experience to race against them to get ready for the state meet and the championship season. Thank you to North Gwinnett for hosting a great meet!
Next weekend, the Bears will travel to Marist to participate in the Meet of Champions. The divers will compete on Friday afternoon, Dec. 17th and the swimmers will compete on Saturday morning, Dec. 18th.
Come support your Bears!
