WPIAL Swimming Results
Following are results from the WPIAL Swimming Championships, which concluded Friday at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. Included are the Butler County swimmers who scored points for their respective teams by placing in the top 16. Those who automatically qualified for the upcoming state meet appear in bold.
Class AAA
Girls
100 freestyle: 1-Katie Ford (Mount Lebanon) 50.63; 6-Ali Kozlina (Seneca Valley) 52.71
500 freestyle: 1-Kathryn Painter (Norwin) 4:56.48
100 backstroke: 1-Jacquelyn Du (North Allegheny) 54.2
100 breaststroke: 1-Katie Fernander (Hampton) 1:03.2; 9-Carley Belsterling (Seneca Valley) 1:07.05
400 freestyle relay: 1-North Allegheny 3:26.41
Boys
100 freestyle: 1-Brian Lovasik (North Hills) 45.36; 9-Jacob Fausti (Seneca Valley) 47.78; 12-Mike Palaski (Seneca Valley) 47.82
500 freestyle: 1-Sam Rutan (North Allegheny) 4:30.33; 5-Spencer Tretter (Seneca Valley) 4:38.23; 12-Ryan Deemer (Butler) 4:48.87
100 backstroke: 1-Ryan Dudzinski (Upper St. Clair) 48.35
100 breaststroke: 1-Casey Melzer (North Allegheny) 56.67; 10-Tukker Uniatowski (Butler) 1:00.99
400 freestyle relay: 1-Upper St. Clair 3:03.63; 4-Seneca Valley (Spencer Tretter, Mike Palaski, Mike Rhein, Jacob Fausti) 3:11.82; 13-Butler (Ryan Deemer, Joey Deemer, Tukker Uniatowski, Dante Cicco) 3:22.02
Class AA
Girls
100 freestyle: 1-Emily Zimcosky (Geibel Catholic) 50.75; 6-Zoe Pawlak (Freeport) 54.22; 12-Gracie Pacey (Mars) 56.1
500 freestyle: 1-Bailey Bonnett (Highlands) 5:00.24; 2-Bria Otwell (Freeport) 5:02.89; 6-Abby Jones (Knoch) 5:20.16; 11-Jessica Ott (Mars) 5:27.18
100 backstroke: 1-Taylor Petrak (Ellwood City) 57.5
100 breaststroke:1-Brooke Zukowski (Knoch) 1:05.05
400 freestyle relay: 1-South Fayette 3:37.09; 11-Freeport (Bria Otwell, Kenzie Farneth, Becca Dudek, Zoe Pawlak) 3:50.98; 12-Mars (Amanda Alikhani, Jessica Ott, Gracie Pacey, Torrey Shields) 3:55.26
Boys
100 freestyle:1-Francis Folz (Mars) 47.45
500 freestyle: 1-Drew Damich (Chartiers Valley) 4:35.88; 5-Tom Pierre (Mars) 4:52.05; 7-Joseph Folz (Mars) 4:59.67; 8-Jimmy Pierre (Mars) 5:01.4; 11-Nathan Walls (Knoch) 5:06.94; 16-Noah Gumto (Knoch) 5:18.33
100 backstroke: 1-Brad Kolesar (West Mifflin) 52.54; 13-Tyler Ben (Freeport) 59.6
100 breaststroke:1-Chris Georgiadis (Mars) 1:00.24; 5-John Wilson (Knoch) 1:01.94
400 freestyle relay:1-Mars (Reed McDonough, Tom Pierre, Chris Georgiadis, Francis Folz) 3:13.72; 12-Knoch (Nathan Walls, Noah Gumto, Derek Ekas, John Wilson) 3:28.72