Williamsport swimmers Griswold, Summers reach district qualifying marks in two events each
Williamsport standouts Keller Griswold and Evan Summers both had a fantastic day of swimming as the two each qualified for districts in two events and was one of a handful of Millionaires to reach district-qualifying marks in a quad meet.
Kendall Cohick and Brady Ross all hit district qualifying marks individually as well in Thursday’s meet with Whitehall, Liberty and Allentown Central Catholic as both teams swept the competition.
On the boys side, Williamsport beat Whitehall, 34-20; Liberty 32-27; and Allentown Central Catholic, 31-23. The girls beat Whitehall, 45-17; Liberty, 33-29; and Allentown Central Catholic, 48-11.
Griswold won the boys race in 1:49.27, winning by a second over Liberty’s David Gabrielle (1:50.53). Later in the 100 fly, Griswold finished second in the event with a time of 53.94, roughly half a second behind Liberty’s David Gabrielle, but qualified for districts in the process.
Summers recorded a district-qualifying time in the boys 200 IM in 2:08.88. In the 100 breast, Summers again reached a district-qualifying mark in 1:00.20. Williamsport’s Evan Weaver was third in the race in 1:15.27.
In the boys 50 free, Brady Ross swam a time of 22.98 to reach a district-qualifying mark, winning the race by just 0.05 seconds over Liberty’s Adam Barlow, who also qualified for districts.
Ross won the 500 free in 5:18.05, beating out Liberty’s Robert Coddington by 30 seconds.
Cohick swam a time of 2:05.12 to qualify for districts in the 200 free as she won the event by roughly three seconds.
Kendall Brouse was a third-place finisher in the girls 200 IM as she swam a 2:41.26. Aviya Halstead of Williamsport finished second in the 10 free with a time of 1:02.85.
Williamsport had two top-3 finishers in the girls 500 free competition. Kiley Persun swam a 5:55.50 for a second-place finish and Dylana Richards finished third with a time of 6:02.80. Whitehall’s Kendall Bashore won in 5:50.85.
In the girls 200 free relay, Williamsport’s Kendall Cohick, Naomi Lee, Kiley Persun and Aviya Halstead took first in 1:49.12.
Williamsport’s Cooper Allmaras, Evan Summers, Keller Griswold and Brady Ross swam a 1:41.43 to win the boys 200 medley relay, winning by two seconds. Individually, Allmaras also took third in the 100 free with a time of 53.25. Allmaras claimed an individual victory in the boys 100 back in 1:00.81.
Cohick won the 100 back in girls competition in 1:04.08, beating Liberty’s Lilah McClarin by five seconds.
BOYS SWIMMING
Williamsport 34, Whitehall 20
Williamsport 32, Liberty 27
Williamsport 31, Allentown Central Catholic 23
200 medley relay: 1. Williamsport (Cooper Allmaras, Evan Summers, Keller Griswold, Brady Ross), 1:41.43. 200 free: 1. Kendall Cohick, WAHS, 2:05.12; 2. Kendall Bashore, Wh, 2:08.39; 3. Audrey Bloss-Ferry, L, 2:11.07. 200 IM: 1. Katie Bruno, L, 2:34.39; 2. Elle Surowiecki, L, 2:40.27; 3. Kendall Brouse, WAHS, 2:41.26; Everett Collins, L, 2:23.08. 50 free: 1. Brady Ross, WAHS, 22.98; 2. Adam Barlow, L, 23.03; 3. Thomas Rafferty, ACC, 23.89. 100 fly: 1. David Gabrielle, L, 53.24; 2. Keller Griswold, WAHS, 53.94; 3. Liam Fitzpatrick, ACC, 58.79. 100 free: 1. Audrey Bloss-Ferry, L, 58.87; 2. Aviya Halstead, WAHS, 1:01.42; 3. Sophia O’Hara, L, 1:02.85. 500 free: 1. Brady Ross, WAHS, 5:18.05; 2. Robert Coddington, L, 5:48.93; 3. Xavier Koller, L, 6:45.43. 200 free relay: 1. Allentown Central Catholic (Thomas Rafferty, Gavin Mahon, Liam Fitzpatrick, Nick Janis), 1:32.91. 100 back: 1. Cooper Allmaras, WAHS, 1:00.81; 2. John Cornish, L, 1:07.31; 3. Andrew Bays, L, 1:10.92. 100 breast: 1. Evan Summers, WAHS, 1:00.20; 2. Adam Barlow, L, 1:00.63; 3. Evan Weaver, WAHS, 1:15.27. 400 free relay: 1. Allentown Central Catholic (Thomas Rafferty, Gavin Mahon, Liam Fitzpatrick, Nick Janis), 3:28.35.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Williamsport 45, Whitehall 17
Williamsport 33, Liberty 29
Williamsport 48, Allentown Central Catholic 11
200 medley relay: 1. Liberty (Lilah McCLarin, Leah Onia, Katie Bruno, Audrey Bloss-Ferry), 2:00.82. 200 free: 1. Keller Griswold, WAHS, 1:49.27; 2. David Gabrielle, L, 1:50.53; 3. Nick Janis, ACC, 1:52.65. 200 IM: 1. Evan Summers, WAHS, 2:08.88; 2. Gavin Mahon, ACC, 2:15.73. 50 free: 1. Aviya Halstead, WAHS, 27.23; 2. Naomi Lee, WAHS, 27.64; 3. Sophia O’Hara, L, 28.39. 100 fly: 1. Estella Mikovich, L, 1:13.89; 2. Kyla Becker, WAHS, 1:14.94; 3. Kyra Giedl, Wh, 1:16.69. 100 free: 1. Nick Janis, ACC, 49.44; 2. Thomas Rafferty, ACC, 53.05; 3. Cooper Allmaras, WAHS, 53.25. 500 free: 1. Kendall Bashore, Wh, 5:50.85; 2. Kiley Persun, WAHS, 5:55.50; 3. Dylana Richards, WAHS, 6:02.80. 200 free relay: 1. Williamsport (Kendall Cohick, Naomi Lee, Kiley Persun, Aviya Halstead), 1:49.12. 100 back: 1. Kendall Cohick, WAHS, 1:04.08; 2. Lilah McClarin, L, 1:09.39; 3. Kendall Brouse, WAHS, 1:11.38. 100 breast: 1. Leah Onia, L, 1:15.49; 2. Katie Bruno, L, 1:16.80; 3. Estella Mikovich, L, 1:18.69. 400 free relay: 1. Liberty (Sophia O’Hara, Lilah McClarin, Estella Mikovich, Leah Onai), 4:16.74.