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Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference swimming postseason honors

jane havsy, morristown daily record
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Morris Knolls competes against Northern Highlands in the North 1, Group B final at Passaic Tech on Friday Feb. 18, 2022. Sophia Yousuf from Morris Knolls competes in the medley relay.
Morris Knolls competes against Northern Highlands in the North 1, Group B final at Passaic Tech on Friday Feb. 18, 2022. Sophia Yousuf from Morris Knolls competes in the medley relay.

NJAC-South I girls

First team: Medley relay: Kinnelon (Samantha Benzija, Zoey Davies, Anna Kilponen, Jianna Sartorio); 200 freestyle: Ellie DeKeukelaere (Kinnelon); 200 individual medley: Sophia Yousuf (Morris Knolls); 50 freestyle: Jessica Tsang (Mountain Lakes); 100 butterfly: Anna Kilponen (Kinnelon); 100 freestyle: Hailey Oosterwyk (Pequannock); 500 freestyle: Lorelai Page (Mountain Lakes); 200 free relay: Kinnelon (Charlotte McNamara, Zoey Davies, Anna Kilponen, Ellie DeKeukelaere); 100 backstroke: Samantha Benzija (Kinnelon);100 breaststroke: Zoey Davies (Kinnelon); 400 free relay: Morris Knolls (Bridget Rynkiewicz, Kari Mindrebo, Tara Wiarda, Sophia Yousuf)

Second team: Medley relay: Morris Knolls (Tara Wiarda, Sophia Yousuf, Bridget Rynkiewicz, Kari Mindrebo); 200 freestyle: Isabella DiPasquale (Roxbury); 200 individual medley: Bridget Rynkiewicz (Morris Knolls); 50 freestyle: Camila Gil (Roxbury); 100 butterfly: Yasmine Lalani (Mountain Lakes); 100 freestyle: Charlotte McNamara (Kinnelon); 500 freestyle: Kari Mindrebo (Morris Knolls); 200 free relay: Mountain Lakes (Lorelai Page, Mira Marino, Sarah LeVar, Jessica Tsang); 100 backstroke: Tara Wiarda (Morris Knolls); 100 breaststroke: Mira Marino (Mountain Lakes); 400 free relay: Mountain Lakes (Lorelai Page, Jessica Tsang, Kiera Lee, Beth Burkly)

Honorable mention: Caitlin Flanagan, St. Elizabeth; Kasey Desiderio, St. Elizabeth; Grace Mougalian, Kinnelon; Victoria Zjawin, Montville; Alexis Freedman, Montville; Anna Falcone, Morris Hills; Haley Grow, Morris Hills; Cassie Furman, Morris Knolls; Danielle Casaba, Mount Olive; Hailey Tu, Mount Olive; Elle Lynk, Mountain Lakes; Samantha Reichert, Pequannock; Christa Kayal, Randolph; Sydney Wright, Randolph; Grace Hill, Roxbury

Division champion: Kinnelon

Connor Poetsch swims for Randolph, in Wayne, Wednesday, February 17, 2022.
Connor Poetsch swims for Randolph, in Wayne, Wednesday, February 17, 2022.

NJAC-South I boys

First team: Medley relay: Kinnelon (Will Kilponen, Max Connelly, Ben Papendick, David Zoltek); 200 freestyle: David Zoltek (Kinnelon); 200 individual medley: John Papendick (Kinnelon); 50 freestyle: Anthony Wu (Mountain Lakes); 100 butterfly: Will Kilponen (Kinnelon); 100 freestyle: James Lachica (Randolph); 500 freestyle: Gus Hann (Mountain Lakes); 200 free relay: Kinnelon (Max Connelly, John Papendick, David Zoltek, Will Kilponen); 100 backstroke: Alex Lopez (Randolph); 100 breaststroke: Max Connelly (Kinnelon); 400 free relay: Randolph (Matt Shortino, Michael Diaz, Connor Poetsch, James Lachica)

Second team: Medley relay: Mountain Lakes (James Brantner, Zach Ferdico, Ryan Lalani, Shane Tucker); 200 freestyle: Connor Poetsch (Randolph); 200 individual medley: Zach Ferdico (Mountain Lakes); 50 freestyle: Matt Shortino (Randolph); 100 butterfly: Ryan Lalani (Mountain Lakes); 100 freestyle: Tyler Chen (Roxbury); 500 freestyle: Nathan Milun (Roxbury); 200 free relay: Randolph (Matt Shortino, Alex Lopez, Connor Poetsch, James Lachica); 100 backstroke: Liam Kelleher (Morris Knolls); 100 breaststroke: Aidan Ochoa (Roxbury); 400 free relay: Mountain Lakes (Anthony Wu, Gus Hann, Brian Few, Shane Tucker)

Honorable mention: Marco Lucci, Kinnelon; Hayden Abfier, Montville; Matthew Deary, Montville; Jacob Sun, Morris Hills; Justin Flynn, Morris Hills; Calvin Chen, Morris Knolls; Dylan Malave, Mount Olive; Michael Eannone, Mount Olive; Michael Bednar, Mountain Lakes; William Hyde, Pequannock; Thomas Pownall, Pequannock; Devon DeMuth, Randolph; Aidan Saladino, Roxbury

Division champion: Kinnelon

The Chatham girls won their 14th consecutive Morris County swim team title on Jan. 21, 2023.
The Chatham girls won their 14th consecutive Morris County swim team title on Jan. 21, 2023.

NJAC-South II girls

First team: Medley relay: Chatham (Nicole Sim, Alison Barton, Kiera Harkins, Madeline Crawford); 200 freestyle: Flora Jeng (Chatham); 200 individual medley: Nicole Sim (Chatham); 50 freestyle: Gloria Jeng (Chatham); 100 butterfly: Thi Tran (Park); 100 freestyle: Kiera Harkins (Chatham); 500 freestyle: Madeline Crawford (Chatham); 200 free relay: Chatham (Madeline Crawford, Alison Barton, Gloria Jeng, Flora Jeng); 100 backstroke: Katie Crawford (Chatham); 100 breaststroke: Alison Barton (Chatham); 400 free relay: Chatham (Kiera Harkins, Nicole Sim, Gloria Jeng, Flora Jeng)

Second team: Medley relay: Morristown (Isabella Tapkas, Mary Gillen, Lilia Ushiki, Jill Rosenfeld); 200 freestyle: Molly Newman (Chatham); 200 individual medley: Erin Barisonek (Madison); 50 freestyle: Taylor Weth (West Morris); 100 butterfly: Mary Gillen (Morristown); 100 freestyle: Alexandra Lozanguiez (West Morris); 500 freestyle: Isla Johnson (Morristown Beard); 200 free relay: West Morris (Alexandra Lozanguiez, Abby Ford, Taylor Ford, Taylor Weth); 100 backstroke: Kaylee DePietro (Parsippany Hills); 100 breaststroke: Isabella Guarino (Madison); 400 free relay: Park (Michelle Zhao, Ashley Yanovak, Sarah Rossi, Thi Tran)

Honorable mention: Lindsay Baitinger, Park; Madison Molinaro, Villa Walsh; Victoria Wong, Villa Walsh; Delaney Moynihan, Chatham; Taylor Ford, West Morris; Emma Straub, Parsippany; Anastasia Lee, Parsippany; Clare Patchett, Morristown Beard; Abigail Ewing, Morristown Beard; Jillian Rosenfeld, Morristown; Kelly Le, Parsippany Hills; Brook Pitluk, Mendham; Emma Prignano, Mendham; Karen Wu, Madison

Division champion: Chatham

Colin Faraher, the only Morristown Beard qualifier, competes in the 100 yard freestyle during the Morris County Boys Swimming Championships at Morris County Community College on Saturday Jan. 22, 2022.
Colin Faraher, the only Morristown Beard qualifier, competes in the 100 yard freestyle during the Morris County Boys Swimming Championships at Morris County Community College on Saturday Jan. 22, 2022.

NJAC-South II boys

First team: Medley relay: Chatham (Ryan O'Day, Jack Bigham, Ryan Snarr, Charlie Kulp); 200 freestyle: Charlie Kulp (Chatham); 200 individual medley: Kenneth Barnicle (Mendham); 50 freestyle: Rob Alexy (Delbarton); 100 butterfly: Ryan Snarr (Chatham); 100 freestyle: Collin Faraher (Morristown Beard); 500 freestyle: Itay Ben-Yoseph (West Morris); 200 free relay: Chatham (Atticus Chang, Erik Hoie, Ryan Snarr, Charlie Kulp); 100 backstroke: Connor Johnson (Parsippany Hills); 100 breaststroke: Jack Bigham (Chatham); 400 free relay: Mendham (Raaghav Reddy, Nick Patino, Matthew Parker, Kenneth Barnicle)

Second team: Medley relay: Delbarton (Mark Sebastian, Dalton Brooks, Femi Oshodi, Jonah Kim); 200 freestyle: Simon Stryszak (Chatham); 200 individual medley: Atticus Chang (Chatham); 50 freestyle: Nick Patino (Mendham); 100 butterfly: Ryan O'Day (Chatham); 100 freestyle: Chip Powers (Chatham); 500 freestyle: Michael Fialcowitz (Delbarton); 200 free relay: Delbarton (Femi Oshodi, Jonah Kim, Joe Narduzzi, Rob Alexy); 100 backstroke: Raaghav Reddy (Mendham); 100 breaststroke: Erik Hoie (Chatham); 400 free relay: Chatham (Atticus Chang, Erik Hoie, Jack Bigham, Charlie Kulp)

Honorable mention: Thien Tran, Park; Adam Trinh, Park; Jonny Lang, Delbarton; Ranson Chang, Chatham; Dashiell Antonov, West Morris; Giovanni Picorale, Parsippany; Nicholas Macaluso, Parsippany; Will L'Estrange, Morristown Beard; John Hanna, Morristown Beard; Ben Goroway, Morristown; Lincoln Stuek, Morristown; Cooper Moffatt, Parsippany Hills; Matthew Parker, Mendham; Owen Weller, Madison; Jacques Chemaly, Madison

Division champion: Chatham

Kittatinny's Clare Schwartz competes in the 100-yard backstroke during a meet against High Point-Wallkill Valley on Dec. 18, 2019, in Hampton.
Kittatinny's Clare Schwartz competes in the 100-yard backstroke during a meet against High Point-Wallkill Valley on Dec. 18, 2019, in Hampton.

NJAC-North girls

First team: Medley relay: Pope John (Abby Panzarella, Sofia Keller, Victoria Zurawski, Charlotte Feng); 200 freestyle: Erin Magnotta (Hackettstown); 200 individual medley: Charlotte Feng (Pope John); 50 freestyle: Erin Takach (Sparta/Jefferson); 100 butterfly: Leah Bauder (Pope John); 100 freestyle: Clare Schwartz (Kittatinny); 500 freestyle: Maria Schnabel (Pope John); 200 free relay: Pope John (Abby Panzarella, Sofia Keller, Charlotte Feng, Leah Bauder); 100 backstroke: Abby Panzarella (Pope John); 100 breaststroke: Sofia Keller (Pope John); 400 free relay: Kittatinny (Molly Riva, Iris Wikander, Lily Johnson, Clare Schwartz)

Second team: Medley relay: Kittatinny (Molly Riva, Peyton Berg, Clare Schwartz, Iris Wikander); 200 freestyle: Molly Englehardt (Sparta/Jefferson); 200 individual medley: Kristen Silipena (Sparta/Jefferson); 50 freestyle: Holly Shertz (Newton/Lenape Valley); 100 butterfly: Catherine Gaines (Sparta/Jefferson); 100 freestyle: Alexandra Acito (Pope John); 500 freestyle: Maureen Lovett (Vernon); 200 free relay: Sparta/Jefferson (Molly Englehardt, Kristen Silipena, Olivia Flanz, Catherine Gaines); 100 backstroke: Maddy Ball (Pope John); 100 breaststroke: Olivia Flanz (Sparta/Jefferson); 400 free relay: Sparta/Jefferson (Olivia Flanz, Kristen Silipena, Amelia Stasiorek, Erin Takach)

Honorable mention: Maddie Kappelmeier, Pope John; Gabriella Cefaloni, Vernon; Molly Riva, Kittatinny; Mia Grisaffi, High Point/Wallkill Valley; Victoria Kozlak, High Point/Wallkill Valley; Ashley Kurilla, Hackettstown; Kayla Bhagaloo, Newton/Lenape Valley; Olivia Pasquariello, Sparta/Jefferson

Division champion: Pope John

NJAC-North boys

First team: Medley relay: Pope John (Christopher Gutierrez, Hunter Gallo, Alessio Orlando, Jacob Panzarella); 200 freestyle: J.J. Kane (Pope John); 200 individual medley: Jacob Panzarella (Pope John); 50 freestyle: Eric Vargas (Pope John); 100 butterfly: Alessio Orlando (Pope John); 100 freestyle: John Postma (High Point/Wallkill Valley); 500 freestyle: Kai Batchelor (Pope John); 200 free relay: Pope John (Henry Bysshe, J.J. Kane, Kai Batchelor, Eric Vargas); 100 backstroke: Henry Bysshe (Pope John); 100 breaststroke: Hunter Gallo (Pope John); 400 free relay: Pope John (Alessio Orlando, Eric Vargas, J.J. Kane, Jacob Panzarella)

Second team: Medley relay: High Point/Wallkill Valley (Liam Cunniffe, John Postma, Darren Rockwell, Noah DeRenzo); 200 freestyle: Darren Rockwell (High Point/Wallkill Valley); 200 individual medley: Kyle Sobczyk (Pope John); 50 freestyle: David Sabol (Newton/Lenape Valley); 100 butterfly: Colin Diamond (Pope John); 100 freestyle: Enzo Lombardo (Kittatinny); 500 freestyle: Grayson Petrie (Newton/Lenape Valley); 200 free relay: Newton/Lenape Valley (Grayson Petrie, Dylan Cotter, Jourdan Franco, David Sabol); 100 backstroke: Christopher Gutierrez (Pope John); 100 breaststroke: Jacob Pacholarz (Pope John); 400 free relay: Newton/Lenape Valley (Grayson Petrie, Teddy Mills, Jourdan Franco, Brenden Lynch)

Honorable mention: James Shertz, Newton/Lenape Valley; Marco Orlando, Pope John; Liam Cunniffe, High Point/Wallkill Valley; Logan Peek, Vernon; Sean Allen-Poole, Vernon; Austin Ruppel, Hackettstown; C.J. Tumminelli, Hackettstown; Max Russell, Sparta/Jefferson; Jack McGurrin, Sparta/Jefferson; Marcus Innamorato, Kittatinny

Division champion: Pope John

This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: NJ swimming: Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference postseason honors