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November 12, 2005
Fairport girls swimming and diving team placed second at the Class A
sectional meet.
Divers competed Friday, Nov. 4, in Hilton, while swimmers competed Saturday,
Nov. 12, at SUNY Brockport Aquatic Center. Pittsford won the team
competition with 354 points; Fairport finished second with 330 points.
Fairport's Erin McGraw swam undefeated in Brockport, breaking meet records
for every event she entered. In addition, McGraw was honored with awards of
"Most Versatile Swimmer " and "Swimmer of the Meet ".
The meet began as the 200 medley relay team of Heather Moore, Andrea
Hageman, Emily Gardner and Morgan Reisch took third place. McGraw won the
200 free (1:51.57), breaking her own Section 5 record; freshman Katelyn
Webster placed 11th.
Fairport fared very well in the 200 individual medley. Lauren Dufault came
in first (2:09.15), and teammate Gardner followed in second (2:13.51). In
addition, Carrie Ostrom came in fourth, and Stephanie Gross finished 10th.
Devina Tyagi took second in the 50 free (24.98) and Reisch took eighth.
Fairport's best event was diving, where in a historic show of diving
dominance, Fairport varsity divers swept first, second, third and sixth
places. Freshman Jenny Chiang led all competitors with an 11-dive score of
439.10. Becky Bersani (422.40), Gretchen Schroeder (400.20) and Becca Kraft
(298.30) completed the route, finishing second, third and sixth,
respectively.
McGraw won the 100 butterfly (56.97), breaking the meet record set in 1997.
Freshman Jenna Wood finished third, and Gross finished eighth. Dufault
finished second in the 100 free (53.19). Webster finished eighth, Reisch
ninth and Gardner 10th.
In the 500 free distance event, Ostrom won the consolation heat, placing
seventh overall. Moore finished 11th.
In the 100 back, Tyagi finished third (1:01.12). Moore finished eighth,
Meghan Ingerick finished 10th, and Brenna O'Neill finished 11th.
In a very exciting 100 breast event, Wood finished first (1:07.77), Hageman
finished sixth, and freshman Ester Shin finished 12th.
The She-Sharks went on to win the 200 free and the 400 free relays. Fairport
relay team of McGraw, Dufault, Tyagi and Wood broke the meet and Section 5
record in the 200 free relay (1:37.60). These same swimmers combined talents
in the 400 free relay to break the meet, Section 5 and state record, with a
winning time of 3:34.25.
Nine She-Sharks will be attending the state meet, being held Nov. 19 and 20
at the ECC Natatorium in Buffalo. At the New York State Diving Qualifying
meet held on Nov. 7, Chiang, Bersani and Schroeder continued their magic,
earning state berths. This is the first time Fairport High School has ever
sent three divers to the state meet. Bersani (496.05) narrowly edged Chiang
(495.95) for the night's high score. Schroeder also advanced easily, with a
score of 458.30.
In addition to the divers, McGraw qualified for 200 free and 100 butterfly;
Dufault qualified for 200 individual medley and 100 free; Tyagi qualified
for 50 free and 100 back; and Wood qualified for 100 butterfly and 100
breast. All four also qualified for 200 free relay and 400 free relay. In
addition, Gardner qualified for 200 individual medley and Hageman qualified
for 100 breast.
Originally published in the Perinton-Fairport Post. |
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