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Andover Golden Warriors Girls Swimming '15

Sat, Nov 14, 2015 01:00 PM @ Andover
Team Final
North Andover 4
Methuen 3
Haverhill 2
Central Catholic 1
at Andover 0

Andover dominates North sectionals

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CAMBRIDGE — Andover was in its full dominant form, taking four first-place finishes on the way to rolling to the North sectional swim title on Saturday night at MIT.

The Golden Warriors earned victory with 474 points, well ahead of No. 2 Acton-Boxboro (292.5).

It was a pair of freshmen the led the way for Andover. Julia Donahue won the 200 IM (2:08.69) and 100 breaststroke (1:07.55). Fellow ninth grader Victoria Ambrose scored a victory in the 500 freestyle (5:08.97) and they teamed with sophomore Sophie Ju and junior Rachel Landry to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.73). Donahue and Ambrose also swam on the 200 freestyle relay that was second.

Landry added second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle and Nikole Rudis was third in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle.

Haverhill star Michaela Sliney won the diving with 536 points, out-distancing No. 2 Emily Zitkozsky of Lexington (491.45). The Louisville recruit also swam on the 200 medley relay that was fifth.

For Central Catholic, Alyvia Petrozza was third in the 100 butterfly and was fifth in the 200 IM.

On the boys side, Patrick Doyle won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly as Methuen took third in the six-team field.

Game Statistics:

Top three team scores plus locals (20 teams):  1. Andover 474, 2. Acton-Boxboro 292.5, 3. Reading 249; Also: 6. Haverhill 141.5, 7. Central Catholic 139, 15. North Andover 37, 17. Methuen 18.5

Locals in top 6:

200 medley relay: 3. Andover (Melissa Zhang, Julia Donahue, Anna Carroll, Sophia Ju) 1:52.77, 5. Haverhill 1:56.20; 200 freestyle: 2. Rachel Landry (And) 1:57.08, 3. Nikole Rudis (And) 1:58.57, 6. Jesse Ford (And) 2:00.85; 200 IM: 1. Julia Donahue (And) 2:08.69, 5. Alyvia Petrozza (Central Catholic) 2:15.63; 50 freestyle: 3. Sophia Ju (And) 25.09, 5. Zhang (And) 25.24; Diving: 1. Michaela Sliney (Hav) 536.05; 100 butterfly: 3. Petrozza (CC) 1:00.05, 5. Anne Carroll (And) 1:00.40; 

100 freestyle: 2. Rachel Landry (And) 54.44, 6. Mia Galat (And) 56.01; 500 freestyle: 1. Victoria Ambrose (And) 5:08.97, 3. Rudis (And) 5:18.96, 6. Jenna Bukowski (And) 5:30.63; 200 freestyle relay: 2. Andover (Zhang, Ambrose, Ju, Landry) 1:40.18, 5. Central Catholic 1:44.36; 100 backstroke: 4. Grace Alwan (And) 1:01.68, 5. Zhang 1:01.83; 100 breaststroke: 1. Donahue (And) 1:07.55, 2. Jordan Clements (And) 1:07.87, 4. Meaghan Driscoll (Hav) 1:09.95; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Andover (Ambrose, Donahue, Ju, Landry) 3:37.73, 5. Central Catholic 3:46.38

 

Boys North Sections 

Top three teams (6 teams):  1. Woburn 176, 2. Arlington 168, 3. Methuen 129

Methuen athletes in top 3:

200 freestyle: 1. Patrick Doyle 1:53.58; 100 butterfly: 1. Doyle 55.47; 200 freestyle relay: 2. Methuen 1:49.82; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Methuen (Steven Edgar, Matt Blanco, Quang Vu, Doyle) 4:05.53

 

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