Raleigh Charter dominated the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A/2A boys swimming & diving state championship at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary on Friday evening.

The Phoenix team earned a total of 294 points, surpassing second place N.C. Science & Math by over 100 points. N.C. Science & Math finished with a total of 192.5 points.

Raleigh Charter received five gold medals in the event, consisting of two relays and three individual events.

The Raleigh Charter’s 200-yard medley relay team, consisting of Kyle Su, Owen Von Weihe, Leon Zhang, and Alex Lee, achieved a gold medal victory by finishing 0.09 seconds ahead of Seaforth’s team. They clocked in at 1:38.66 for their winning time. In addition, this same group of Raleigh Charter swimmers also triumphed over Seaforth in the 400-yard freestyle relay, with a lead of over three seconds.

Raleigh Charter’s individual champions were Zhang in the 200-yard freestyle, and Von Weihe in the 200-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle.

Raleigh Charter has won their second boys swimming state championship, adding to their previous victory in 2017.

Luke Nebrich from West Davidson was awarded the title of Most Outstanding Swimmer at the state championship. He broke the record for the 50-yard freestyle in the 1A/2A division with a time of 20.36 seconds.

Nebrich achieved first place in the 100-yard butterfly event, completing it in 50.61 seconds.

Seaforth, Mountain Island Charter, and Franklin Academy placed fifth, fourth, and third, respectively, in the team rankings with scores of 148, 141, and 115.

The NCHSAA also honored two swimmers with the Sportsmanship Award. The recipients for 2024 were Teagan Laursen from N.C. Science & Math and Kyle Su from Raleigh Charter.

The relay event for the 1A/2A boys’ 200-yard medley.

The members of Raleigh Charter’s swim team, Kyle Su, Owen Von Weihe, Leon Zhang, and Alex Lee, achieved a time of 1:38.66.

Seaforth’s relay team, consisting of Jackson Vaughn, Evan Hepburn, Benjamin Lajoie, and Colton Roberts, finished with a time of 1:38.75.

The Mountain Island Charter team, consisting of Beck Armstrong, Owen Bright, Jack Lazaroski, and Grant Berry, achieved a time of 1:40.67.

Relay

The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay for 1A/2A Boys

Leon Zhang from Raleigh Charter finished the event with a time of 1 minute and 44.14 seconds.

Colton Roberts from Seaforth finished the race in 1 minute and 44.48 seconds.

3. Jack Frank (Eno River) – 1:48.82

200 Yard IM for Boys in 1A and 2A division.

1. Owen Von Weihe (Raleigh Charter) – 1:53.05

Asher Allebach from Pine Lake Prep finished with a time of 1:53.20.

Calvin Schaper from Research Triangle clocked in at 1 minute and 56.18 seconds.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle for 1A and 2A categories.

1. Luke Nebrich (West Davidson) – 20.36

2. Andrew Cook (Franklin Academy) – 21.76

3. Teagan Laursen (N.C. Science & Math) – 21.92

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1. Garrett Urash (Shelby) – 353.00

2. Andrew Cook (East Gaston) – 268.05

3. Davidson Fisher (Pine Lake Prep) – 265.45

100 Yard Butterfly Race for 1A/2A Boys

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Luke Nebrich from West Davidson had a total of 50.61 points.

2. Beck Armstrong (Mountain Island Charter) – 51.27

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100 Yard Freestyle for Boys 1A/2A Division

1. Jacob Pote (Christ the King) – 47.75

Housten Clark from Lincoln Charter scored 48.45 points.

3. Teagan Laursen (N.C. Science & Math) – 48.80

The 500 yard freestyle race for boys in the 1A and 2A divisions.

Name: Owen Von Weihe
School: Raleigh Charter
Time: 4 minutes and 40.11 seconds

The runner from Seaforth, Colton Roberts, finished with a time of 4 minutes and 46.31 seconds.

3. Eno River’s Jack Frank completed the race in 4 minutes and 53.41 seconds.

Relay race for the 200-yard freestyle event for boys in the 1A and 2A categories.

1. Mountain Island Charter (Jack Lazaroski, Connor Logue, Grant Berry, Beck Armstrong) – 1:30.01

The group N.C. Science & Math (consisting of Matt Czar, Skyler Qu, Grant Willis, and Teagan Laursen) achieved a time of 1:30.38.

The team from Community School of Davidson (John Bragg, Jackson Hartsell, Gordon Anderson, and Brody Collander) completed the race in 1 minute and 32.21 seconds.

Boys in the 1A/2A division competing in the 100 yard backstroke event.

Beck Armstrong from Mountain Island Charter ran 52.85 seconds in the race.

Kyle Su from Raleigh Charter High School had a score of 54.29.

3. Jackson Graves (North Surry) – 54.94

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke for 1A and 2A divisions.

1. Calvin Schaper (Research Triangle) – 56.04

2. Evan Hepburn (Seaforth) – 57.00

3. Leon Zhang (Raleigh Charter) – 57.60

Relay event for boys in the 1A/2A division, swimming 400 yards freestyle.

The team from Raleigh Charter (consisting of Leon Zhang, Kyle Su, Alex Lee, and Owen Van Weihe) completed the event in a time of 3 minutes and 15.89 seconds.

Seaforth’s team, consisting of Benjamin Lajoie, Colton Roberts, Jackson Vaughn, and Evan Hepburn, completed the race in 3 minutes and 18.97 seconds.

3. N.C. Science & Math (Grant Willis, Jett Mu, Luke Malta, Teagan Laursen) – 3:22.98

Source: highschoolot.com