Marvin Ridge was the clear victor at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys swimming & diving state championship held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary on Saturday.

The Mavericks scored 255 points in the competition, surpassing second-place Cardinal Gibbons by 100 points.

Marvin Ridge has won their fourth boys swimming title in school history at the 4A level in the state championship on Saturday. Previously, they had won three consecutive 3A state championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Marvin Ridge broke two state records on its way to winning the team title, both in relay events.

During the 200-yard freestyle relay, Charles Heisig, Troy Keen, Gavin McCarter, and Michael Rice achieved a time of 1:23.25, setting a new state record. In the 200-yard medley relay, Jordan Willis substituted for McCarter and the team achieved a new record time of 1:30.52, surpassing their previous state record from earlier in the day.

Heisig claimed victory in the 200-yard IM event with a time of 1:47.88, narrowly defeating Ian Stutts from Enloe by a margin of 0.13 seconds.

Marvin Ridge’s Willis placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 54.67 seconds. Middle Creek’s Grayson Nye set a new 4A state record and won the event with a time of 53.88 seconds.

Cardinal Gibbons came in second place overall with a total of 155 points. The Crusaders were guided by their performance in the 400-yard freestyle relay, where they secured a second-place finish.

Ardrey Kell, Leesville Road, and Enloe placed in the top five teams with scores of 152, 135, and 122 respectively.

Sean Setzer, a senior at Ashley High School, was awarded the title of Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 4A state championship. Setzer achieved two gold medals and broke 4A state records in both the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.75 and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.99.

The NCHSAA presented Sportsmanship Awards to Zach Richardson from Cardinal Gibbons and Gavin McCarter from Marvin Ridge for their performance in swimming.

Boys’ 4A 200-Yard Medley Relay

1. Marvin Ridge (Charles Heisig, Jordan Willis, Troy Keen, Michael Rice) – 1:30.52#

2. Ardrey Kell (Isaac Holtham, Maksym Nechydyuk, Jake Zhou, Christopher Zhang) – 1:32.05

3. Leesville Road (Davis Jackson, Raston Sharron, Matthew Marsteiner, Axel Mori) – 1:32.42

Relay

The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay for Boys in the 4A division.

1. James Bennison (Heritage) – 1:38.68

2. Jack Haywood (Providence) – 1:38.78

Aaron Davidson of Sanderson finished with a time of 1:39.48.

“200 Yard Individual Medley for Boys in Division A”

Charles Heisig from Marvin Ridge finished with a time of 1:47.88.

Ian Stutts from Enloe High School achieved a time of 1 minute and 48.01 seconds.

Grayson Nye from Middle Creek High School had a time of 1 minute and 49.41 seconds.

Boys’ 50-yard freestyle race in the 4A division.

1. The weight of Sean Setzer (Ashley) is 19.75 pounds.

2. Albert Smelzer (Page) – 20.12

The record for the 20.35 seconds run in the Ardrey Kell track meet was set by Christopher Zhang.

Finals

Finals of the 4A Boys 1 Meter Diving event

1. Jacob Pollina (Northern Guilford) – 456.20

2. Cooper Thomas (Cleveland) – 455.15

3. Walker Plym (South Mecklenburg) – 408.10

The 100 yard butterfly event for male athletes in the 4A division.

Matthew Marsteiner from Leesville Road had a score of 47.61.

2. Alex Townsend (Enloe) – 48.19

3. Lucas Li from East Chapel Hill achieved a time of 49.14 seconds.

4A Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Sean Setzer (Ashley) – 43.99#

Christopher Zhang from Ardrey Kell High School ran a time of 44.53 seconds.

3. Albert Smelzer (Page) – 44.58

Boys 4A 500-Yard Freestyle event.

1. Matthew Marsteiner (Leesville Road) – 4:21.91

Hudson DeGroote from South Garner finished with a time of 4:24.02.

Wilson Tuttle from Broughton finished the race in 4 minutes and 27.01 seconds.

Relay event for 4A boys in the 200-yard freestyle swimming race.

Marvin Ridge’s (Charles Heisig, Troy Keen, Gavin McCarter, and Michael Rice) time was 1 minute and 23.25 seconds.

2. Ashley (Sean Setzer, Elijah Setzer, Laith Ausband, Cian Post) – 1:23.51#

3. Ardrey Kell (Isaac Holtham, Maksym Nechydyuk, Jake Zhou, Christopher Zhang) – 1:23.56#

100 Yard Backstroke for Boys in 4A Division

1. William Witmer (Hoggard) – 47.93#

James Bennison from Heritage has a score of 47.97.

3. Chris Erickson (Northern Durham) – 49.27

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke Race for category 4A

1. Grayson Nye (Middle Creek) – 53.88#

Jordan Willis from Marvin Ridge High School has a score of 54.67.

3. Maksym Nechydyuk (Ardrey Kell) – 55.80

The Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay for Group 4A

The 400 Yard Freestyle Relay for Boys in Group 4A.

1. Leesville Road (Axel Mori, Elijah Nelson, Davis Jackson, Matthew Marsteiner) – 3:06.64

The team from Cardinal Gibbons (consisting of Cooper Wiese, Christian Smith, Ethan Hadsell, and Carter Lange) finished with a time of 3 minutes and 6.75 seconds.

3. East Mecklenburg (Ben Martin, Jacob Miller, Tate Alexander, Nate Hohm) – 3:08.84

Source: highschoolot.com