MCAC Swimming and Diving Championships
- Oct. 25-28, 2024
- Wilmette, IL
- 25 Yards (SCY)
- Full Outcomes: “MCAC Swimming and Diving Championships” on MeetMobile
Varsity High 5 Remaining Outcomes:
- Rosary Excessive Faculty — 381
- Loyola Academy — 339
- Benet Academy — 302
- Saint Ignatius Faculty Prep — 300
- Fenwick Excessive Faculty — 275
Rosary Excessive Faculty gained the varsity Metro Catholic Aquatic Convention title, incomes 381 factors to beat Loyola Academy’s 339 outing by 42 factors. The Beads’ stars proved to be an excessive amount of for the opposite applications to beat; Rosary shot into the lead by successful the primary meet’s first three occasions and by no means regarded again.
Abby Moore (27.76), Elizabeth Nawrocki (29.04), Kendall Mallers (26.08), and Paige Kowal (23.26) set the tone for the Beads within the opening 200 medley relay, combining for a last time of 1:46.14 and successful by 1.49 seconds.
The dominance continued within the subsequent two occasions, because the Beads went 1-3 within the 200 freestyle and 1-2 within the 200 IM. Notre Dame commit Becky Rentz led the 200 freestyle, swimming a 1:52.43. Behind her, sophomore Annabelle Nawrocki closed in 28.77 to get her hand on the wall in third forward of Loyola’s Reilly O’Hara.
The elder Nawrocki, Elizabeth, had a fast turnaround from the 200 medley relay to the 200 IM. However that didn’t deter her, and he or she managed the race, successful by over two seconds in 2:07.37. The time was a season-best for Nawrocki, who’s headed to Georgia subsequent fall. Fellow Beads senior Bella Wojtowicz took second in 2:09.82, becoming a member of Nawrocki sub-2:10.
Rentz and Nawrocki doubled up on occasion wins later within the meet. Rentz gained the 100 fly in 56.42, main from begin to end. Nawrocki picked up the win within the 100 breaststroke, swimming 1:04.71.
Lucy Rooney got here up large for Benet Academy, swimming private bests to win the 50 and 100 freestyle. She cracked 24 seconds for the primary time within the 50, successful in 23.99 forward of a 2-3-4 Loyola end by Lia Roggi (24.30), Sophia Friestedt (24.73), and Kinsley Fitzgerald (24.88). Then, she popped a 51.61 within the 100 freestyle, blowing previous the 52-second barrier and successful by virtually a second.
The freshman Kowal added a win within the 500 freestyle for the Beads (5:05.91) and Rosary put their stamp of authority on the meet by sweeping the relays. After successful the 200 medley relay to open the meet, they gained the 200 free relay in 1:36.76, highlighted by a 23.37 break up from Rentz and a 23.88 from Kowal.
Rentz led off the 400 freestyle relay in 51.82, which might’ve taken second within the particular person 100 freestyle. Wojtowicz (53.24), Kowal (52.73), and A. Nawrocki (52.47) adopted behind Rentz and the Beads sealed their convention title with a win in 3:30.26.
Rosary Excessive Faculty additionally gained the junior varsity competitors, scoring 392 factors as Loyola once more took second place (349). Loyola was second within the freshman/sophomore scoring as nicely (348.5) nevertheless it was Saint Ignatius Faculty Prep that gained that division, incomes 393 factors.
