ATHENS OPENS 'VIRTUAL' COMPETITION ERA AT TOWANDA
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | January 14, 2021 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
TOWANDA — Virtual competition is upon us, and the Athens swim team got its first taste of it Thursday.
The
Wildcats swam, along with Towanda in the Black Knight pool, while
Shamokin swam in its own pool. Shamokin actually swam on Wednesday, but
the times won’t be merged until Friday morning to produce the team
scores and individual placements.
The following are the times and places in the Athens-Towanda meet:
BOYS
Senior
Mason Henderson and sophomore Chris DeForest won four events apiece,
while seniors Joey Toscano and Zac Gowin, and sophomore Ethan Denlinger
were each triple-winners to pace the Wildcats’ efforts.
Henderson and DeForest each swam on all three of Athens’ winning relays.
The
duo teamed with Toscano and Denlinger to win the 200-yard medley really
in a time of 2:21.98, then teamed with Toscano and Gowin to win the
200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:47.61. They teamed with
Denlinger and Gowin to win the 400-yard freestyle in a time of 4:04.24.
Henderson
won the 100-yard butterfly in a District-qualifying time of 1:07.46,
while DeForest won the 100-yard freestyle in a District-qualifying times
of 54.4 seconds, and Gowin placed third in 1:05.68.
Gowin won
the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:23.68, while Denlinger won the
200-yard IM in 2:36.42, and Toscano won the 50-yard freestyle in a time
of 26.43 seconds.
Senior newcomer Asher Ellis posted his first
varsity win in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:34.8, and senior
Lucas Aquilio was third in 1:37.43.
Toscano finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:17.55, and freshman Joe Blood was third in 1:28.21.
GIRLS
Sophomores
Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher, and freshman Emily Marshall were
triple-winners, and sophomore Ally Thoman was a double-winner to lead
the Lady Wildcats.
Williams led a sweep in the 200-yard freestyle
in a district-qualifying time of 2:16.1, while freshman Isabella Potter
was second in 2:35.03, and freshman Grace Cobb was third in exhibition
in 2:40.64.
Williams also won the 500-yard freestyle in a
District-qualifying time of 6:05.13, and senior Kaitlin Kisner was
second in 7:10.58.
Fisher led a sweep in the 200-yard IM in a
District-qualifying time of 2:41.67, while freshman Malaria Benjamin was
second in 3:31.66. Swimming in exhibition, Marshall clocked in at
2:58.72.
Fisher also won the 100-yard backstroke in a
District-qualifying time of 1:13.93, and freshman Emily Henderson was
third in 1:58.1.
Marshall won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:28.57, and Benjamin was second in 1:40.40.
Thoman won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:26.41, and senior Raven McCarthy-Gardner was second in 1:27.32.
Fisher,
Thoman, Benjamin, and Marshall teamed to win the 200-yard medley relay
in a time of 2:20.39, while Kisner, Marshall, Potter, and Williams
teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 4:42.13.
Senior Emma Roe won the 1-meter diving competition with 156.1 points, and McCarthy-Gardner was second with 109.45 points.
Thoman
finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in 31.44 seconds, and Kisner
was third in 31.77, while Potter finished second in the 100-yard
freestyle in a time of 1:08.35.
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