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WPIAL SWIMMING RESULTS

Following are results from the WPIAL Swimming Championships, which concluded Friday at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. The top eight finishers in each event medaled. Butler County swimmers who automatically qualified for the PIAA meet appear in bold.

Class AAAGirls100 freestyle: 1-Alyssa Ruffing (Franklin Regional) 51.08; 15-Kate Miller (SV) 54.12; 18-Madisen Tretter (SV) 54.45; 22-Kaitlyn Burkett (SV) 55.15; 28-Alicia Zilka (SV) 55.66

500 freestyle: 1-Shannon Haberman (Oakland Catholic) 5:00.06; 30-Macie Pennington (B) 5:37.23; 33-Holly Sauer (SV) 5:40.49

100 backstroke: 1-Brittany Dudzinski (Upper St. Clair) 56.7; 29-Sarah Ritchie (SV) 1:04.4; 36-Emily Bruce (B) 1:05.53

100 breaststroke: 1-Kristen Murslack (Pine-Richland) 1:02.68; 17-Taylor Campbell (B) 1:09.36; 19-Carly Belsterling (SV) 1:09.48

400 freestyle relay: 1-North Allegheny 3:28.83; 9-Seneca Valley (Madisen Tretter, Kaitlyn Burkett, Alicia Zilka, Kate Miller) 3:37.77; 21-Butler (Macie Pennington, Kati Herr, Taylor Campbell, Emily Bruce) 3:53.93

Boys

100 freestyle: 1-Lucas Bureau (Latrobe) 46.03; 9(tie)-Matt Myers (SV) 49.29; 17-Mike Palaski (SV) 50.49

500 freestyle: 1-Christian McCurdy (Penn-Trafford) 4:32.59; 21-Mike Rhein (SV) 5:03.16; 27-Brandon Nicklas (SV) 5:05.01

100 backstroke: 1-Matt Buerger (North Allegheny) 49.74; 4-Travis Myers (B) 52.46; 16-Nick Wargo (SV) 57.39

100 breaststroke: 1-Matt Baurle (Penn-Trafford) 58.15

400 freestyle relay: 1-North Allegheny 3:07.04; 13-Seneca Valley (Mike Palaski, Brandon Nicklas, Nick Wargo, Matt Myers) 3:21.88; 19-Butler (Hunter Dimmick, Dante Cicco, Travis Myers, Levi Leyland) 3:30.87

Class AAGirls100 freestyle: 1-Ashley Niznik (West Allegheny) 52.48; 10-Anna Cunningham (K) 55.47; 16-Caroline Pacey (M) 56.6; 18-Rebecca Dudek (F) 56.7

500 freestyle:

1-Bria Otwell (F) 5:02.69; 18-Jessica Ott (M) 5:40.12; 23-Amanda Alikhani (M) 5:44.08; 25-Phoebe Pierre (M) 5:52.78

100 backstroke:

1-Maggie Gruber (M) 54.6; 8-Anna Cunningham (K) 1:03.86

100 breaststroke: 1-Morgan Fink (South Fayette) 1:06.78; 16-Torrey Shields (M) 1:13.34; 22-Jenny Allen (K) 1:17.3

400 freestyle relay: 1-West Allegheny 3:34.93; 6-Mars (Caroline Pacey, Amanda Alikhani, Torrey Shields, Maggie Gruber) 3:46.28; 13-Knoch (Madison Whalen, Maranda Tano, Katie Jones, Anna Cunningham) 3:58.14; 16-Freeport (Bria Otwell, Riley Farnath, Megan Sweeny, Rebecca Dudek) 3:59.2

Boys

100 freestyle: 1-Cameron Clerici (Beaver) 47.73

500 freestyle: 1-Alex Szakelyhidi (Riverside) 4:47.48;

2-Chris Georgiadis (M) 4:49.17; 9-Thomas Pierre (M) 5:01.39; 12-Francis Folz (M) 5:07.66; 16-Nathan Walls (K) 5:11.17; 21-Jacob Shoemaker (K) 5:23.65

100 backstroke:

1-Jack Muehlheuser (M) 52.85; 6-Reed McDonough (M) 56.53; 11-Austin Wittmer (K) 58.96

100 breaststroke: 1-Bobby Francis (Quaker Valley) 58.44;

3-Ian Lindsey (K) 1:01.5; 6-Chadd Cummings (K) 1:02.11

400 freestyle relay: 1-Shady Side Academy 3:17.65;

4-Mars (Francis Folz, Thomas Pierre, Chris Georgiadis, Jack Muehlheuser) 3:19.87; 7-Knoch (Matt Wilson, Nathan Walls, Austin Wittmer, Chadd Cummings) 3:25.67

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