Quaker Valley Comes Out on Top at MAC Swim Meet

The Quaker Valley/Sewickley Academy Swimming and Diving team dominated over the weekend, breaking school records and personal bests at the MAC Championship meet at Moon Area High School.

In the end, the overall team and the boys' team floated to the top, becoming MAC champions. The boys' medley relay — Robert Cary, Bobby Francis, Jacob Puyana and Rhet Happel —set a new school record with a time of 1:45.10.  Bobby Francis also set Moon pool and MAC meet records in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.53, and in the 100 breast at 58.43.

"Talk about overcoming adversity," said Coach Sue Morgan, "We had a swimmer out, a couple of unfortunate DQs, yet we still brought home the titles."

Morgan said this was a total team effort and everyone stepped up. Even swimmers who didn't score, dropped and made personal best times, she said.

Teams from school districts across the region competed in the event. 

Coach Morgan submitted the following results from the meet. Click through the gallery for photos of the event and a  list of results. 

Final Scores:

Team Overall:
1. - 509
2. West Allegheny - 504
3. Hopewell - 487
 
Girls
1. West Allegheny - 416
2. Blackhawk - 266
3. Mars -236
4.  -211.50
5.  - 208
 
Boys
1.  - 301
2. Hopewell - 289
3. Beaver - 264.50

Individual results:
 
Diving: Olivia Ragoowansi, 8th
           Haley Ashner, 12th
           Will Shoener, 7th
 
200 Medley relay boys — (Robert Cary; Bobby Francis; Jacob Puyana; Rhet Happel) 1:45.10—3rd place

200 Medley relay girls — (Olivia Ragoowansi; Julia Poppenburg; Amber Miller; Kathryn Wroblewski), 2:06.54— 8th

200 Free—Sarah Francis, 2nd, 2:02.22
                  Lauren Gedeon, 15th, 2:18.41
                  Dillon Irwin, 10th, 200.67
                  Griffin Nincke, 12th, 2:01.76

200 IM— Amber Miller, 5th, 2:25.07
               Kathryn Wroblewski, 7th, 2:27.30
               Bobby Francis, 1st, 1:55.53
               Josh Chamberlain, 6th, 2:12.13
               Fritz Wiltman, 13th, 2:27.02
               Alex Comerci, 14th, 2:31.08

50 Free—Caroline Heres, 12th, 26.60
              Alexis Glenn, 13th, 26.68
              Rhet Happel, 3rd, 23.54
              John Comerci, 10th, 24.61
              Jacob Puyana, 15th, 25.26

100 Fly— Alexis Glenn, 7th, 1:05.20
               Jacob Puyan, 6th, 1:01.76
               Jordan Kaye, 7th, 1:02.56
               Alex Comerci, 10th, 1:06.18

200 Free relay— girls (Caroline, Kathryn, Alexis, Sarah F) 2nd, 1:44.46

200 Free relay —boys (John, Dillon, Rhet, Bobby) 3rd, 1:33.09  ***(John Comerci made WPIAL cut)

100 Free—Sarah Francis, 5th, 56.42
                Dillon Irwin, 8th, 53.98
                Rhet Happel, 10th, 54.70
                John Comerci, 12th, 55.26  

500 Free—Amber Miller, 8th, 5:44.23
                Josh Chamberlain, 6th, 5:21.89
                Griffin Nincke, 7th, 5:23.73

100 Back—Kathryn Wroblewski, 5th, 1:05.63 (.17 secs off school record!)
                Robert Cary, 7th, 1:03.55

100 Breast--Bobby Francis, 1st, 58.43
                   Fritz Wiltman, 9th, 1:10.31 *** WPIAL Cut!

400 Free Relay— (Caroline, Amber, Alexis, Sarah) 4th, 3:52.53
                          (John, Dillon, Jordan, Josh), 3rd, 3:37.07

Many of the QV/SA swimmers have also qualified for the WPIAL Swimming Championship on Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 2 at the University of Pittsburgh's Trees Pool.