Jersey Shore YMCA Tangles With Lock Haven

Both Lock Haven and Jersey Shore were working with a skeleton crew in the older age groups during this past Saturday's YMCA dual meet.  The high school kids were participating in the Arctic Swim Classic in Clearfield (Central Mountain High School boy swimmers took fifth) so much of the competition took place with the younger age groups.

Shore's 12-and-under girls won 8 out of 9 events for the day and started their winning ways with a solid swim in the opening 200 medley relay.  Hannah Stemler, Shore's leadoff swimmer, created a lead in her backstroke start that Lock Haven's other two relays could not catch.  Her teammates Sam Keegan, Ashlyn Wool, and Allison Panczyszyn capped the relay win in a time of 2:32.52. 

The 50 freestyle event is a favorite amongst most swimmers, so it was no surprise the 12-and-

under girls 50 meter freestyle had 18 entries (the largest event of the whole meet).  Shore's Emma Butzler and Panczyszyn built on the momentum from the opening relay by capturing first and third respectively in the 50 free while Lock Haven's Kelsie Buckwalter captured second.  

The black and orange continued the trend when Keegan and Stemler swam against another crowded field (9 other swimmers) in the 100 meter freestyle to go 1-2 respectively.  The next event, the 200 meter freestyle, Shore took first and second place as Butzler finished in a time of 2:19.96 followed by Stemler at 3:02.85.  Keegan and Butzler went on to also win the 50 meter breaststroke and butterfly respectively.  Shore's Wool won the 50 meter backstroke over teammate Isabella Hale.  Lock Haven sole win was with Kelsie Buckwalter in the 200 individual medley. 

Lock Haven's 10-and-under boys were as in control of their age group as Shore's 12-and-under girls were by winning every event.  From the opening 200 medley relay of Will Straley, Leisher Gugino, Elijah Persun, and Tyler Cygan to the final 200 meter freestyle relay (same foursome), the boys put in a solid performance.  Cygan and Persun won the 100 meter freestyle and individual medley respectively while Gugino and Parker Orndorf won the 50 meter breaststroke and butterfly respectively.  Teammate Paul Shimko was Lock Haven's 10-and-under boys sole double individual winner in the 50 meter freestyle and backstroke events. 

Box scores can be viewed here and full results can be viewed here.