Swim Notebook: Dual Meet Season Wraps up This Weekend

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Area swim teams were busy over last weekend as they prepare to wrap up the dual meet season this coming weekend and then head into district swim meets.

In the Dulles District the Briar Woods girls and Broad Run boys continued their unbeaten seasons. In the Cedar Run, weather forced a Heritage vs. Loudoun Valley rematch after Prince William teams couldn't travel with the Pride sweeping the Vikes for a second straight week.

And int terms of sweeps, that is all there was with Briar Woods sweeping Dominion, Freedom over George Mason, Potomac Falls over Loudoun County, Broad Run over Park View and McLean over Stone Bridge.

Saturday Results
Briar Woods girls 175, Dominion 111
Briar Woods boys 145, Dominion 141
Freedom boys 162, George Mason 120
Freedom girls 156, George Mason 126

Friday Results
Heritage boys 152, Loudoun Valley 134
Heritage girls, 151, Loudoun Valley 135
Potomac Falls boys 157, Loudoun County 129
Potomac Falls girls 172, Loudoun County 114
Heritage vs. Battlefield PPD
Loudoun Valley vs. Osbourn PPD
McLean boys 175, Stone Bridge 111
McLean girls 179, Stone Bridge 107
Broad Run boys 172, Park View 112
Broad Run girls 187, Park View 68



Loudoun County Report: Sophomores Sophie Newton and Jake Koenig Earn State Qualifying Times in Individual Events While Breaking LCHS School Records

Sophie Newton (So.) and Jake Koenig (So.) individual swims were the highlights of the Raiders defeat to Potomac Falls High School this past Friday, January 22, at the Claude Moore Recreation Center, in Sterling, Va.

The addition of Newton’s two State Qualifying times this week (in the 500 Yard Freestyle in 5:33.83 taking first place and the 100 Yard Backstroke in 1:03.69 taking second place) gives her six State Qualifying times in individual events for the season; those events are the 200 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Butterfly, 200 Yard Individual Medley, and 50 Yard Freestyle. Sophie has also helped the Lady Raiders 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays State Qualifying times this season.

“Sophie is an amazing swimmer with a vast amount of talent,” said Head Coach Nick Grzeda. “It is not often that such a well rounded swimmer comes your way; especially one who is so humble and yet steadfast in succeeding on her terms. I am excited to see what she will be capable of in two years when she is a senior.”

Sophie now has five individual LCHS School Records as well as one relay:
the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay.

Sophomore Jake Koenig earned his first individual state qualifying time in the 100 Yard Breaststroke narrowly defeating Potomac Falls HS’s Eoghan (pronounced Owen) Foley with a time of 1:07.09. This will be the second time that Jake has broken the LCHS School Record this season in this event.

“Jake truly devoted himself to this race tonight,” said Raiders Assistant Coach Jess Fry-Jones. “Before going to the block, he said, “I’m getting the State Cut,” and he did! There was no one that was going to distract him from doing so.”

Koenig (So.) also earned a win in the 100 Yard Butterfly in 59.92 for the evening with teammate Courtner Clark taking a close second place in 1:00.65.

The Raider Boys fell to the Potomac Falls 200 Medley Relay at the beginning of the meet, but Senior Captain Will Shoemaker took second place in the 200 Yard Freestyle in 2:04.69 capturing a personal best time in this event. Courtner Clark (So.) had an amazing swim in the 200 Yard I.M. taking first place in 2:11.69 and earning a personal best time in this event. Junior Jay Wareham took third place in 2:25.10 while Senior Captain Nick Cechak took third place in the 50 Yard Freestyle in 24.75.

Senior Captains Will Shoemaker and Nick Cechak took second and third places in the 100 Yard Freestyle for the evening; Shoemaker second place in 55.55 and Cechak third place in 56.02.

Junior Chris Stowell earned a personal best in the 500 Yard Freestyle for the evening, taking second place in 5:56.93 while fellow juniors Joe Gibson and Jay Wareham took first and third places in the 100 Yard Backstroke; Gibson first place in 1:05.29 and Wareham third place in 1:10.43.

The Raider Boys won the final relay, the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:43.60. The relay was made up of Raiders Senior Captains Will Shoemaker and Nick Cechak, Cort Clark (So.), and Jake Koenig (So.).

The Lady Raiders also fell to the Panthers in the 200 Me dley Relay, however Sophomore Katie Russell took first place Freestyle in 2:09.85 and Senior Captain Julie Strange took third in the 200 Yard IM in 2:32.59, a personal best time for Strange in the event.
Katie Russell would later take first place in the 100 Yard Freestyle in 58.73, her personal best for the season, narrowly missing the State Qualifying time.

Elise Rivera (Sr.) took third in the 50 Yard in 28.29, and Adrienne Rivera (Fr.) also earned third place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke in 1:21.67.

The Lady Raiders 400 Yard Freestyle Relay easily took first place in 4:02.02; the relay was made up of Senior Captain Julie Strange, Elise Rivera (Sr.), Sophie Newton (So.), and Katie Russell (So.).

“I was pleased to see some of the Lady Raiders stepping up and taking their swims seriously,” said Fry-Jones. “Elise Rivera has been working extremely hard the past few weeks and it shows in the past two meets.”

Next weekend the Raiders have two meets scheduled: Friday, January 29, at Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling, Va., at 5:30 PM against Dominion High School, and Saturday, January 30, at Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg, Va., at 6:00 PM against Briar Woods High School.

Raiders Boys 2009-2010 Season Record – 2-3 Raiders Girls 2009-2010 Season Record – 3-2

Combined Team Scores:
Potomac Falls High School 329
Loudoun County High School 243

Boys Team Scores:
Potomac Falls High School 157
Loudoun County High School 129

Girls Team Scores:
Potomac Falls High School 172
Loudoun County High School 114