ATHENS FINISHES UP STRONG PERFORMANCE AT D4 CHAMPIONSHIPS
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | March 3, 2022 | Photo courtesy Tim Leonard
WILLIAMSPORT — Athens had five different swimmers, led by senior Brooke
Kopatz and freshman Ethan Hicks, earn a pair of medals here Thursday
night at Day 2 of the District 4 Swimming & Diving Championships.
The Athens boys finished third in the team standings, while the Lady Wildcats were fourth.
“We had a terrific meet,” said Athens coach Mark Keister.
GIRLS
Kopatz
and juniors Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher each won a pair of medals
Thursday. Williams and Fisher each earned four medals in the two-day
event.
Kopatz had the best individual finish of the day for
Athens swimmers, placing third in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of
1:11.39
Kopatz, Williams, Fisher, and sophomore Grace Cobb teamed to finish fourth in the 400-yard freestyle in a time of 4:02.03.
Williams finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 57.43 seconds, and freshman Elizabeth Talada was 16th in 1:07.85.
Fisher finished sixth in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:09.99, and sophomore Emily Marshall was 10th in 1:13.79.
Cobb finished 14th in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:28.25.
Powerhouse
Danville cruised to the team title with 465 points, while Central
Columbia was runner-up with 296 points, Bloomsburg was third with 240,
Athens tallied 213 points, and Jersey Shore was fifth with 197 points.
BOYS
Hicks
and junior Ethan Denlinger each earned a pair of medals Thursday to
give them four in the two-day event. Junior Chris DeForest also brought
home four medals.
Denlinger, DeForest, Hicks and freshman Ronel
Ankam teamed to finish second in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time
of 3:32.76.
Hicks had the best individual finish for the Athens boys, placing fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:00.37.
Denlinger finished sixth in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:36.89, and junior Joe Blood was 13th in 6:39.35.
Ankam
finished eighth in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 55.38 seconds,
while freshman Ryan Gorman was 18th in 1:00.39, and freshman Carter
Lewis was 21st in 1:02.77.
Gorman finished 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:19.78.
Athens
divers — freshman Treyvon Simpson and Carter Lewis — finished ninth and
11th, respectively, last weekend at the District 4 Diving
Championships.
Central Columbia ran away with the team title,
amassing 391.5 points, while runner-up Lewisburg had 249 points. Athens
tallied 213.5 points, while fourth-place Danville had 200, and
Bloomsburg was fifth with 166 points.
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