On Friday evening, Pine Lake Prep secured their third state championship for swimming and diving in the 1A/2A division at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, according to the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

The Pride team surpassed Raleigh Charter to win the championship. Pine Lake Prep ended with 242 points while Raleigh Charter had 209 points.

Pine Lake Prep’s team triumphed with two gold medals, securing their overall victory. The first medal was earned in the 200-yard medley relay, where Lily Storie, Ella Deardorff, Sydney Haun, and Grace McCarthy completed the race in 1:54.49. Their time was barely faster than Raleigh Charter’s second place finish.

For the 200-yard freestyle relay, Addy McDonough, Campbell Kolbay, Sophie Storie, and McCarthy came in first place with a time of 1:42.39, beating the second place team by over two seconds and earning another gold medal for Pine Lake Prep.

Pine Lake Prep achieved three second-place wins. McCarthy placed second in the 200-yard IM and the 100-yard freestyle, while the 400-yard freestyle relay team also earned a second place finish.

The team from Raleigh Charter, competing in the 400-yard freestyle relay, helped the Phoenix secure second place in the overall team competition. Allyson Deans, Devanshi Garg, Derin Sen, and Kate Ragsdale took home the gold medal with a time of 3:48.21.

Alexandra Tysinger, a junior from Burns, was awarded the title of Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 1A/2A state championship. She achieved victory in the 50-yard freestyle race with a time of 23.40 and also claimed first place in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 50.83. Impressively, she was just 0.19 seconds shy of breaking the 1A/2A state record.

The top five teams in the standings were Lincoln Charter (130), N.C. Science & Math (125), and Elkin (124).

The NCHSAA acknowledged two individuals for their sportsmanship in swimming on Friday. The recipients of this year’s Sportsmanship Award were Kate Ragsdale from Raleigh Charter and Lily Storie from Pine Lake Prep.

Girls’ 200 Yard Medley Relay for 1A and 2A divisions.

1. The team from Pine Lake Prep (composed of Lily Storie, Ella Deardorff, Sydney Haun, and Grace McCarthy) achieved a time of 1:54.49.

2. Raleigh Charter (Emily Lee, Katie Hu, Allyson Deans, Kate Ragsdale) – 1:55.38

The team “N.C. Science & Math”, consisting of Caroline Yanni, Arianna Lee, Grace Luo, and Julian Burke, completed the race in 1 minute and 56.23 seconds.

1A/2A Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

Abigail Emrich, representing Northwood, completed the race in 1 minute and 50.66 seconds.

Daisy Collins from Woods Charter finished with a time of 1:50.77.

Megan Becker from Uwharrie Charter had a time of 1:53.66.

200 Yard Individual Medley for Girls in 1A and 2A

Kayda Geyer from Uwharrie Charter finished with a time of 2 minutes and 4.18 seconds.

2. Grace McCarthy (Pine Lake Prep) – 2:05.49

3. Sydney Burleigh (Seaforth) – 2:11.22

The 50 yard freestyle race for the 1A/2A girls division.

1. Alexandra Tysinger (Burns) – 23.40

2. The amount of 23.97 belonging to Sophie Welborn (formerly Elkin).

3. Emily Heil (Mountain Island Charter) – 24.90

Girls’ 1-meter diving competition for 1A and 2A divisions.

1. Tayler Curlee (Community School of Davidson) – 435.30

Audrey Starnes from Langtree Charter has a total of 383.40 points.

3. Addison Nardone (Community School of Davidson) – 351.60

Girls’ 100-yard Butterfly for 1A/2A division

1. Sydney Burleigh (Seaforth) – 57.42

2. Morgan Wiles (Elkin) – 57.63

3. Sydney Haun (Pine Lake Prep) – 58.93

Rewording: Girls’ 100-Yard Freestyle Race for Division 1A and 2A

1. Alexandra Tysinger (Burns) – 50.83

2. Grace McCarthy (Pine Lake Prep) – 51.38

Megan Becker from Uwharrie Charter School had a time of 52.59.

Reworded: Girls’ 500-yard freestyle event for 1A/2A division.

Daisy Collins from Woods Charter finished with a time of 4:54.38.

2. Taia Schneider (Thomas Jefferson) – 5:08.40

Allyson Deans from Raleigh Charter completed the event in a time of 5 minutes and 16.86 seconds.

Relay

“200 Yard Freestyle Relay for Girls in 1A and 2A categories.”

1. Pine Lake Prep (Addy McDonough, Campbell Kolbay, Sophie Storie, Grace McCarthy) – 1:42.39

Lincoln Charter’s (Aubrey Landum, Kaedan Becker, Olivia Comesky, Norah Chamblee) time was 1 minute and 44.83 seconds.

3. Elkin (Morgan Wiles, Elissa Dickerson, Sarika Hatcher, Sophie Welborn) – 1:44.97

1A/2A Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Abigail Emrich (Northwood) – 57.60

Lily Fender from Mountain Heritage High School finished the race in 1 minute and 0.13 seconds.

Julia Filiault from Christ the King finished with a time of 1:00.80.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke for 1A and 2A divisions

Kayda Geyer from Uwharrie Charter finished with a time of 1 minute and 4.14 seconds.

Lexi Alexander from Wake Prep finished the race in 1 minute and 6.83 seconds.

Julia Sherrill from Brevard finished with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds.

Relay Race for Girls in the 400 Yard Freestyle with one swimmer per team for every 2 lanes.

1. Raleigh Charter (Allyson Deans, Devanshi Garg, Derin Sen, Kate Ragsdale) – 3:48.21

2. The team from Pine Lake Prep (consisting of Addy McDonough, Lily Storie, Sophie Storie, and Sydney Haun) achieved a time of 3 minutes and 48.60 seconds.

The team from Lincoln Charter (consisting of Aubrey Landrum, Kaedan Becker, Norah Chamblee, and Olivia Comesky) completed their race in 3 minutes and 51.02 seconds.

Source: highschoolot.com