Area swimmers, divers and runners earn state championship spots
The area's top cross country runners, swimmers and divers from around the Treasure Coast battled it out among the best in their region and several boys and girls earned tickets to state championships.
Several runners hit personal best times in their respective races led by Lincoln Park Academy sophomore Jacey Lane, who ran 18:54.8 to take fourth at the Region 4-2A Championship on Thursday shaving off over 17 seconds from her time at the district meet.
In total, four boys teams and five girls teams will head to the state championship meets in Tallahassee on Nov. 5: Vero Beach (4A), Sebastian River, South Fork (3A) and Jensen Beach (2A) for the boys and Vero Beach (4A), South Fork (3A), St. Edward’s, John Carroll Catholic and Pine School (1A) for the girls.
On Thursday, Sebastian River's swimming and diving teams had strong showings at the Region 4-3A Championships held at Sailfish Splash Waterpark in Stuart.
North Carolina State commit Mitchell Ledford will enter his defense of the 100 butterfly state title as a district and regional champion.
Ledford helped the Sharks' 200 medley relay team take the top spot and Sebastian River's 400 freestyle relay team also qualified for state after a runner-up finish at regionals.
Sebastian River's Mary Twomey earned runner-up finishes in both the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke to advance to the state meet.
All qualifiers for the 3A and 4A state swim meets will be determined Sunday with the 3A championship taking place Nov. 4 and the 4A championship the following day.
Region 4-3A Swimming and Diving Championships, Oct. 27
Boys top 10 team standings
St. Thomas Aquinas 466, Belen Jesuit 291, Sebastian River 248.5, Pembroke Pines Charter 171, Everglades 132, Terra Environment 127, Mater Academy 115, South Fork 112.5, Archbishop McCarthy, Viera 97
Boys race-by-race results (top two advance to regionals)
200 medley relay: 1. Sebastian River (Jace Domster, Nash Fuller, Mitchell Ledford, Louis St. Petery) 1:39.55, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Mateo Shearer, Rafael Landron, Juan Orjuela, Charles Burnette) 1:42.07; 200 freestyle: 1. Alex Mansur (STA) 1:42.52, 2. Gabriel Tortola (STA) 1:45.19; 200 individual medley: 1. Javier Colmenares (E) 1:55.81, 2. Anthony Lander (TE) 2:03.71; 50 freestyle: 1. Samuel Collingwood (STA) 21.12, 2. Brady Zink (V) 22.44; 100 butterfly: 1. Mitchell Ledford (SR) 48.67, 2. Alejandro Mateus (E) 51.93; 100 freestyle: 1. Alex Mansur (STA) 47.03, 2. Samuel Collingwood (STA) 47.37; 500 freestyle: 1. Gabriel Tortola (STA) 4:42.95, 2. Jonathan Lozano (MA) 4:51.52; 200 freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Samuel Collingwood, Charles Burnette, Gabriel Tortola, Alex Mansur) 1:27.65, 2. Belen Jesuit (John Chiappone, Jose Morales, Bryan Weglarz, Ernesto Cabrera) 1:30.58; 100 backstroke: 1. Mitchell Ledford (SR) 50.96, 2. Alejandro Mateus (E) 53.61; 100 breaststroke: 1. Javier Colmenares (E) 57.76, 2. Oscar Rios (H) 1:00.67; 400 freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Gabriel Tortola, Matthew Tan, Juan Orjuela, Alex Mansur) 3:16.69, 2. Sebastian River (Louis St. Petery, Lee St. Petery, Jace Domster, Mitchell Ledford) 3:16.85
Girls top 10 team standings
St. Thomas Aquinas 505, South Fork 214, Viera 196, Sebastian River 184, Pembroke Pines Charter 173, Seminole Ridge 142, Archbishop McCarthy 141, Terra Environment 116, Heritage 96, Fort Pierce Westwood 93
Girls race-by-race results (top two advance to regionals)
200 medley relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Julianne McCranie, Mariann Catalasan, Teresa Landron, Jade Renaud) 1:49.17, 2. Sebastian River (Zoe Keppel, Alexis Solomon, Mary Twomey, Paige Maclean) 1:55.74; 200 freestyle: 1. Kaitlyn Jorgensen (PPC) 1:56.06, 2. Emily Franco (TE) 1:56.73; 200 individual medley: 1. Jade Renaud (STA) 2:15.23, 2. Mariann Catalasan (STA) 2:16.81; 50 freestyle: 1. Anatasia Lutz (STA) 24.63, 2. Marin Chapon (V) 25.20; Diving: 1. Kaitlyn Raby (STA) 495.55, 2. Sadie Dempz (V) 437.15; 100 butterfly: 1. Julianne McCranie (STA) 56.36, 2. Teresa Landron (STA) 58.83; 100 freestyle: 1. Anastasia Lutz (STA) 53.91, 2. Mia Gelin (STA) 54.66; 500 freestyle: 1. Corina Wong (LA) 5:13.45, 2. Mary Twomey (SR) 5:15.88; 200 freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Teresa Landron, Jade Renaud, Mia Gelin, Anastasia Lutz) 1:40.18, 2. South Fork (Calla Keenan, Kiley Keenan, Kylie Marshall, Savannah Russian) 1:45.37; 100 backstroke: 1. Julianne McCranie (STA) 58.06, 2. Lena Lajko (STA) 1:00.46; 100 breaststroke: 1. Mariann Catalasan (STA) 1:08.43, 2. Mary Twomey (SR) 1:09.57; 400 freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Teresa Landron, Mia Gelin, Anastasia Lutz, Julianne McCranie) 3:35.94, 2. South Fork (Calla Keenan, Kiley Keenan, Angelina Fabry, Savannah Russian) 3:48.00
Region 3-4A Cross Country Championships, Oct. 28
Boys Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Viera 50, Boone 104, Melbourne 120, Vero Beach 156, Tohopekaliga 161, Spanish River 190, University 192, Celebration 211
Boys top 5 locals
8. Kenan Willard (VB) 16:20.2, 11. Sage Morrow (VB) 16:25.6, 25. Evan Dunham (VB) 17:14.1, 28. Thiago De Souza (TC) 17:17.4, 55. Robbie Ziskinder (MC) 18:09.6
Girls Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Boone 120, Viera 121, Melbourne 124, Park Vista 134, Winter Park 142, Boca Raton 147, Jupiter 191, Vero Beach 201
Girls top 5 locals
19. Ava Baysura (VB) 20:05.6, 26. Kaitlyn Moore (TC) 20:37.3, 27. Anna Cobb (VB) 20:39.3, 41. Madison Movchuk (MC) 21:12.4, 49. Gracie Fleming (VB) 21:31.1
Region 4-3A Cross Country Championships, Oct. 27
Boys Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Belen Jesuit 26, Satellite 86, Rockledge 111, St. Thomas Aquinas 143, Sebastian River 157, South Fork 169, Dillard 195, Pembroke Pines Charter 202
Boys top 5 locals
18. Carter Vigneri (SF) 16:50.90, 21. Caleb Wilkinson (SR) 17:00.40, 22. Colton Russano (SR) 17:06.10, 24. Richie Palusek (SF) 17:12.50, 25. Maxum Kornilov (SF) 17:12.70
Girls Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Dillard 80, Lourdes Academy 87, St. Thomas Aquinas 123, Satellite 138, Merritt Island 163, Rockledge 169, American Heritage 178, South Fork 179
Girls top 5 locals
3. Addison Boyer (SF) 18:14.80, 10. Emerson Brinn (SF) 19:17, 39. Lana Kish (SR) 21:06.50, 43. Abby McLaughlin (SF) 21:18.1, 46. Lindsey Saucedo (O) 21:39.3
Region 4-2A Cross Country Championship, Oct. 27
Boys Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Mater Lakes Academy 71, King’s Academy 102, Ransom Everglades 110, Jensen Beach 172, Miami Sunset 174, Gulliver Prep 180, American Heritage 186, Pine Crest 196
Boys top 5 locals
3. Nicholas Colbert (JB) 16:02.70, 5. Justin Cannata (JB) 16:31.50, 37. Albert Colasanti (JB) 18:34.1, 54. Henry Baker (JB) 19:00.3, 85. Maxville Rousseau (JB) 20:00.6
Girls Top 8 Teams (all advance to state meet)
Pine Crest 62, St. Brendan 63, King's Academy 134, Cardinal Gibbons 163, Ransom-Everglades, American Heritage 180, Carrollton 180, Gulliver Prep 186
Girls top 5 locals
4. Jacey Lane (LPA) 18:54.80, 27. Ava Vancour (JB) 20:42.70, 39. Chloe Haley (JB) 21:21.6, 59. Mya Drawdy (LPA) 22:05.6, 60. Emma Giesing (JB) 22:07.2
Region 4-1A Cross Country Championships, Oct. 29
Boys Top 8 Teams (all advance to state meet)
Palmer Trinity 52, South Florida HEAT 61, Marathon 76, Atlantic Christian 95, Westminster Academy 99, Riviera Prep 157, Sheridan Hills Christian 188, Doctor's Charter 198
Boys Top 5 locals
32. Jack Curley (St. Edward's) 19:08, 46. Gaven Sullivan (St. Edward's) 19:40.4, 75. Jimmy Collins (St. Edward's) 21:00.5, 76. Thomas Leonard (SE) 21:03.7, 82. Jack Eidemueller (SE) 21:25.5
Girls Top 8 teams (all advance to state meet)
Benjamin 56, Palmer Trinity 73, South Florida HEAT 80, Westminster Academy 92, St. Edward's 162, John Carroll Catholic 173, Pine School 216, Marathon 226
Girls Top 5 locals
8. Carrington Brown (SE) 20:30.4, 10. Amelie Galbraith (PS) 21:01.1, 23. Seleny Martinez (JC) 22:10.8, 24. Fripp Stringfellow (PS) 22:16.7, 26. Luna Rivera (SE) 22:21.6
Bryan Cooney is a high school sports reporter at TCPalm, part of the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at bcooney@gannett.com and also on Twitter at @Bryan_Cooney.
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