Pine Crest vs. Bolles

Pine Crest vs. The Bolles School 

Pine Crest Men and Women took on Bolles the State Champions in swimming and diving tonight at the Woodson pool and it was one of the most exciting meets since the early dual meets against St. Thomas back in 2002.  Bolles won both the boys and girls meets but Pine Crest got their attention and that of everyone else who came to see a classic meet against two strong teams.  It was 170.5 to 138.5 for the Lady Panthers and 177 to 123 for the boys but the scores do not tell the story of all the great racing that took place tonight.

It started with the girls 200 Medley Relay and while Bolles won the race our Lady Panthers, Stephanie Moeller, Nathalie Bijlsma, Mallory McKeon, Brittany Hammond all did their life time best splits and demonstrated that Pine Crest was ready to race.  The boys 200 Medley Relay of Delaney Brock, Michal Rokita, Jose Arrillaga, Descartes Holland also turned in a solid performance.  In the 200 free Siena DeVenuto, Alina Schulhofer, Brittany Hammond went 1-2-3 to get everyone’s attention it was "Game On"!  Then Thomas Veale, Julian Jimenez, Austin Evenson went 1-3-5 in the mens 200 free to underscore that Pine Crest wanted to race.  

Rebecca Aiello and Mallory McKeon went 1-2 in the next event the 200 IM and Miriam Crispo made sure PC got the last point in the event; Michal Rokita, Ryan Walter, Delaney Brock placed 3-5-6 in the mens 200 IM. In the 50 free Stephanie Moeller, Megan Smith, Nathalie Bijlsma, Ana Rodriguez all scored for Pine Crest, with Gotti Eisenberger, Descartes Holland and Armand Aguiree also getting points in the 50 free.  Our divers went 1-2-3-4 with Jennifer Aguirre, Cheyenne Allenby, Ebony Calloway, Eva Hale and the boys were 1-2 with Andrew Herbert and Noah Srour.

In the 100 fly Ana Rodriguez, Miriam Crispo, Miriyam Ghali all scored along with Jose Arrillaga, Erik Erton, and Ryohei Takatsuchi.  Then Pine Crest went on to win the next several events, with Alina Schulhofer getting the victory in the 100 free, along with Brittany Hammond and Megan Smith scoring points in the race.  Gotti Eisenberger won the 100 free, and Descartes Holland, Armand Aguirre also scored in the 100.  Siena DeVenuto won the 500 free, with Rebecca Aiello placing 3rd and Hannah Veale scoring in the race.  Thomas Veale won the mens 500 with Austin Evenson, 3rd and Julian Jimenez 4th.

Bolles won the 200 free relays for both girls and boys but Pine Crest put up their best times to date.  In the 100 back, Stephanie Moeller, Miriyam Ghali and Abby Beauchamp all scored for the Panthers, as did Delaney Brock, Ryan Walter, and Erik Erton for the boys 100 back.  Mallory McKeon tied for 3rd in the 100 breast and Nathalie Bijlsma, and Kaelah Chaney scored for the PC.  In the boys 100 breast Michal Rokita won by .01 of a second, with Ryohei Takatsuchi and Edward Walker grabbing more points for Pine Crest.

Bolles won the final two relays but the Panthers raced from start to finish and the meet ended on a high note as our team walked over to Bolles and shook the hands of their athletes, it was a GREAT meet.

Thanks to all the fans who came out to watch this meet.  

It is Great to be a Pine Crest Panther!