DWHS v. Avon Grove Meet

Maria Martin

The boys won the meet against Avon Grove and the girls lost by a small margin.  We had some great performances at the meet on Friday and have many reasons to be proud.  It was also nice to see so many DWHS parents in the stands supporting our team at this away meet!

First place finishes include junior Logan Seiss on the 200 IM, freshman Ellie McNamara on the 500 Free, senior Zach Mourar on the 500 free, freshman Shane Martin on the 100 back, the Girls 200 Free Relay (sophomore Cooper Jones, junior Caroline Cusack, freshman Ellie McNamara, and junior Leah Lacovara), and the Boys 400 Free Relay (junior Logan Seiss, senior Ike Durkin, junior Connor Cianciulli, and senior Zach Mourar). 

In addition, as we know, the top five finishers in individual events and the top three relays score points for the team so every finish is important.  The following swimmers were successful in securing points for the team: 

Seniors

  • Ike Durkin (2nd place 200 IM; 2nd place 500 freestyle)
  • Sydney Martin (3rd place 200 freestyle; 2nd place 100 backstroke; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 3rd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Josh Miller (3rd place 200 medley relay; 3rd place 200 freestyle relay; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Zach Mourar (2nd place 50 freestyle; 2nd place 200 medley relay)
  • Chayse Nunciato (5th place 100 breaststroke; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Nate Reynolds (3rd place 50 freestyle; 3rd place 100 breaststroke; 3rd place 200 freestyle relay; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Callie Ritter (5th place 100 butterfly; 2nd place 100 breaststroke; 3rd place 200 medley relay)

Juniors

  • Skylar Bailey (4th place 100 breaststroke; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Ella Bice (5th place 500 freestyle; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 3rd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Connor Cianciulli (2nd place 200 freestyle; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Addie Compher (2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Caroline Cusack (3rd place 50 freestyle; 3rd place 100 freestyle; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Leah Lacovara (2nd place 50 freestyle; 2nd place 100 freestyle; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Logan Seiss (2nd place 100 backstroke; 2nd place 200 medley relay)
  • Jack Sheldon (4th place 100 freestyle; 4th place 100 backstroke; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 3rd place 200 freestyle relay)

Sophomores

  • Henry Dennin (3rd place 100 butterfly; 2nd place 100 breaststroke; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Abby Harlan (4th place 200 IM; 3rd place 500 freestyle; 3rd place 200 medley relay; 3rd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Mary Kate Johnson (4th place 50 freestyle; 4th place 100 backstroke)
  • Cooper Jones (2nd place 200 IM; 3rd place 100 backstroke; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Will Vaughen (5th place 100 freestyle)

Freshman

  • Sean Borkowski (2nd place 100 butterfly; 2nd place 200 medley relay; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Morgan Harlan (2nd place 200 freestyle; 4th place 100 butterfly; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay; 3rd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Shane Martin (3rd place 100 freestyle; 2nd place 200 medley relay; 2nd place 200 freestyle relay)
  • Ellie McNamara (3rd place 100 butterfly; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)
  • Alexander Sheldon (3rd place 200 freestyle; 5th place 50 freestyle; 3rd place 200 freestyle relay; 2nd place 400 freestyle relay)

Finally, our divers had some of their best performances yet.  For the girls, junior Grace McNamara and freshman Mia Enterline came in second and third.  For the boys, sophomore Nolan Dobry came in first, junior Micah Russell came in second, and sophomore Will Vaughen came in fourth. 

Tomorrow is a home meet against Kennett High School at 3:30 pm.  We still need volunteers for certain positions (including timers) so please sign up for any open spots on TeamUnify.  Go Whippets!