Valley Sports ReportATHENS — The Athens girls and boys, thanks to five quad-winners, posted big wins over Towanda here Thursday afternoon in NTL swimming action.
GIRLS
Athens 115, Towanda 6
Seniors Evelyn Panek, Olivia Thompson, and Elizabeth Denlinger each won four events, and senior Kayla Marshall and junior Kaitlyn Leonard were double-winners in Athens' 115-6 win over Towanda.
Denlinger won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:22.14, and senior Madeline Henderson was second in 1:26.78. She also won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 6:04.42.
Denlinger has now qualified for the District 4 meet in every individual event.
Panek won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 27.27 seconds and junior Alana Reyes was second in 30.83.
Panek also won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:11.22, and Leonard was second in 1:22.02
Thompson won the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:41.81, and senior Madeline Henderson was second in 2:48.55.
Thompson won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:10.46, and Leonard was second in 1:18.44.
Thompson, Denlinger, Panek and Leonard teamed to win the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 2:03.88.
The same foursome teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 4:13.59.
Marshall won the 200-yard freestyle in time of 2:30.01, and sophomore Brooke Lyon was second in 2:33.75.
Marshall led a sweep in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in with a time of 1:06.84. Reyes was second in 1:13.19, and freshman Peighton Henry was third in 1:17.6.
Reyes, Lyon, Henry and Henderson teamed to win the 200-yard free relay in a time of 2:05.74.
Senior Penelope Grubb won the 1-meter diving competition with a score 70.55 points
BOYS
Athens 102, Towanda 64
Juniors Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks were quad-winners, and senior Ty Lezak and juniors Dominic Musick and Jacob Shores were triple-winners to lead Athens to a 102-64 win over Towanda.
Pettitt won the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:10.61, and sophomore Alex Stedge was second in 3:01.82.
Pettitt also won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 55.67 seconds.
Hicks won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 22.76 seconds.
Hick also won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 50.65 seconds, and freshman Shayan Ankam was second in 58.94 seconds.
Pettitt and Hicks teamed with Lezak and Shores to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:36.23.
Pettitt, Hicks and Shores teamed with Musick to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:35.16.
Musick won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 59.3 seconds, and Lezak was second in 1:10.59.
Shores won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:50.15, and junior Austin Quattrini was second in 6:11.39
Lezak led a sweep in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:12.32, while Shores was second in 1:17.71, and Ankam was third in 1:26.13.
Musick, Quattrini, Lezak and Ankam teamed to win the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:57.61.
Junior Matt Rossettie finished second in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:21.56.
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IN PHOTO: Athens senior Elizabeth Denlinger.
