Downingtown West Prevails Over Coatesville
Another fantastic night for our team with both the girls and the boys picking up wins in our meet against Coatesville.
New District Cuts
Shout out to freshman Tessa Dobry for picking up a District cut for diving – she had some fabulous dives at the meet! Also, congratulations to junior Ellie McNamara for obtaining a District automatic time in the 500 freestyle and a District consideration time in the 50 freestyle – what a great night for her! Finally, congratulations to junior Shane Martin for holding strong in a tight race and picking up a new District consideration time in the 100 breaststroke.
Girls Swimming
Our senior girls displayed their experience with first and second place finishes! Abby Harlan came in 1st in the 100 butterfly, Mary Kate Johnson came in 1st in the 100 freestyle and 2nd in the 100 backstroke, and Seraphim Rahardjo came in 2nd in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.
Our junior girls also earned many points for the team. Ellie McNamara came in 1st in the 50 freestyle and 2nd in the 500 freestyle. Morgan Harlan came in 1st in the 100 backstroke. In the 50 freestyle, Miranda Marino came in 4th place and Ally Leamy came in 5th place.
It was a great night for our sophomore girls . . . and there are so many of them! In a tight race, Sophie Lacovara held on and finished 1st in the 200 freestyle. She also came in 3rd in the 500 freestyle. Keira Carmella placed 1st in the 200 IM, showing how strong she is in all four strokes. Riley Surak out-hustled her competitors to take 2nd in the 100 freestyle. Aubrey Lydon had a fast 100 backstroke and took 3rd overall. Ellie Daniels was a solid point contributor and took 4th in the 100 butterfly and 5th in the 200 IM. Charlotte Campbell also contributed to the team’s victory by placing 4th in the 500 freestyle, as did Brianna Mailliard by placing 5th in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, Kayleigh Arters made her debut in the 200 freestyle and scored points by placing 5th!
Our freshman girls also did extremely well in scoring points at the meet. Brynn Laverty took 2nd in the breaststroke, Ads Fieo took 3rd in the 200 freestyle, Elle Oldham took 3rd in the 100 breaststroke, and Lillian Roberts took 4th in the 100 freestyle.
Finally, the 200 medley relays placed 1st (Morgan Harlan, Keira Carmella, Ellie McNamara, and Mary Kate Johnson) and 3rd (Aubrey Lydon, Lexi Furlong, Addie Campbell, and Grace Howard). The 200 freestyle relay placed 2nd (Abby Harlan, Miranda Marino, Lillian Roberts, and Grace Howard) and 3rd (Ally Leamy, Brynn Laverty, Lexi Furlong, and Riley Surak). The 400 freestyle relay placed 1st (Keira Carmella, Morgan Harlan, Mary Kate Johnson, and Ellie McNamara) and 2nd (Riley Surak, Addie Campbell, Abby Harlan, and Lillian Roberts).
Boys Swimming
Senior Henry Dennin led the way with 1st place finishes in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Way to go, Henry!
Our uber-strong junior boys are a constant supply of points for the team. Shane Martin placed 1st in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Sean Borkowski placed 1st in the 100 butterfly and 2nd in the 200 freestyle. Cole Cichewicz placed 1st in the 50 freestyle and 2nd in the 100 freestyle. Jake Lennon placed 2nd in the 50 freestyle and 3rd in the 100 freestyle. Alexander Sheldon placed 3rd in the 100 breaststroke. Jaiden Patel placed 3rd in the 500 freestyle. Finally, Ryan Miller placed 3rd in the 100 backstroke and 4th in the 100 freestyle.
Our sophomore boys were out of commission for this meet so our freshman boys had to step up . . . and they delivered! Brody Loux placed 4th in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Kunj Tailor placed 4th in the 100 backstroke and 5th in the 200 IM. Gavin Riley placed 4th in the 200 freestyle. Finally, Austin Bailey placed 5th in the 50 freestyle.
In terms of the relays, the 200 medley relays placed 1st (Shane Martin, Henry Dennin, Sean Borkowski, and Alexander Sheldon – what a finish, Alexander!) and 3rd (Ryan Miller, Brody Loux, Cole Cichewicz, and Gavin Riley). The 200 freestyle relays placed 1st (Jake Lennon, Cole Cichewicz, Henry Dennin, and Shane Martin) and 3rd (Alexander Sheldon, Brody Loux, Austin Bailey, and Kunj Tailor). Finally, the 400 freestyle relay (Austin Bailey, Ryan Miller, Sean Borkowski, and Jake Lennon) placed 2nd.
Diving
Another fantastic meet for West’s divers! Every single diver hit their lists 6 for 6 which allowed both Dobrys to earn 1st place. Senior Reilly Durkin and junior Mia Enterline both looked super strong the entire meet; Reilly’s focus allowed her to throw an inward flip despite assistant coach Carter’s attempt at distracting her. Freshman Tessa Dobry threw some new dives that allowed her to score a district qualifying score. Both senior Nolan Dobry and senior Jamie Compher had great meets, both boys soar sky high on their reverses. Great job divers! Thank you to senior Will Vaughen for cheering on his teammates despite injury and sophomore Liam Dennin for cheering on his teammates from afar as he recovers at home.
Way to go, Whippets!!!
