New York State Girls High School Championships Feature Four State Records
By Jason Marsteller
BUFFALO, New York, December 2. SECTION V wound up winning
the New York State Girls High School Championships with 459.50 points from
Nov. 17-18.
Meanwhile, Section IV took second with 285 points, while
Section II finished third with 276 points. Section VI (259) and Section XI
(257.50) rounded out the top five.
The Ithaca squad of Nicole Heise, Lauren Norberg, Logan
Todhunter and Lindsey Norberg started the meet off right with a state record
time of 1:46.14 in the 200-yard medley relay.
Then, the Fairport foursome of Erin McGraw, Devina Tyagi,
Jenna Wood and Lauren Dufault edged the state record in the 200-yard
freestyle relay with a 1:37.04 to win the Public and Federation titles. That
time erased the 1:37.05 set by Orchard Park in 2002.*
In the 100 breast, Ithaca sophomore Lindsey Norberg cleared
her own state record with a 1:02.43 to win the Public and Federation title.
Next, the Ithaca contingent of Caitlin Nicholson, Logan
Todhunter, Lindsey Norberg and Emily Peck broke the state record in the 400
freestyle relay with a 3:30.13 to win the Public and Federation crowns.
Other notables included Sacred Heart freshman Emily Kelly
winning the 200 free (1:50.00) and the 500 free (4:53.02) Public titles as
well as the Federation title in the 200 free. Meanwhile, Fairport senior
Erin McGraw also won the Public titles in the 200 free (1:50.76) and the 100
fly (55.79) as well as the Federation title in the 100 fly.
In diving action, Williamsville North junior Casey Matthews
won both the Public and Federation one-meter title with 515.40 points.
Originally published in
Swimming World Magazine
*Editors Note: Actually, the relay team set the state record
one week earlier when they swam 1:36.68 at the Section V Championship meet.
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