Here is an in-depth look at the District 2 Class 2A Championship meet that is scheduled for March 6 and March 7 at Delaware Valley High School.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
Courtesy of piaad2.org
ARRIVAL
All team buses will drop athletes off and will directed to a designated parking lot. Athletes once inside the school will not be permitted to leave until the conclusion of the meet. All teams will be directed to a designated area inside the gymnasium. All coaches are reminded to present a completed PIAA Postseason Covid Form each day. All coaches and athletes must wear a face covering from time of arrival until departure with the only exception being while on the pool deck.
LOCKER ROOMS
Locker rooms will be available. In an effort to limit the number of individuals in the locker area all athletes should arrive dressed in swimming uniform. Locker rooms should be utilized for toilet and hand washing purposes only. Following competition athletes will be allowed restricted locker room access in order to change out of wet uniforms and clothing. All athletes should change out of uniform immediately following their final event of the day in order to minimize the number of swimmers in the locker room facility.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
There will be no concessions sold. Each team is permitted to bring into the facility no more than 2 full sized coolers. Coolers are not permitted on the pool deck. We ask all garbage is collected and put in the proper receptacles.
WARM UPS
In an effort to limit the number of individuals on the pool deck teams will be scheduled a specific time and a specific lane to warm up. Teams will not be permitted in the pool or on the deck except in their designated time slot.
COACHES ACCESS
Once the meet begins no coaches will have access to the pool deck. Coaches will be directed to an observation level deck that runs the entire length of the pool 3 feet above the pool deck. We are asking each school to limit the number of coaches to 4. We are also requesting that at least one coach remain with the team in the gymnasium seating area at all times.
SWIMMERS ACCESS
Once the meet begins no swimmers will be allowed on the deck other than those competing in the current event. There will be a staging area for the swimmers in the next upcoming event. They will remain in the staging area until directed by an official to enter onto the pool deck. At the completion of an event all athletes must vacate the pool deck and return to the designated team area in the gymnasium.
MEDIA
All media are welcomed to cover the meet. No media other than credentialed press photographers/videographers will be allowed on the deck. Reporters will be accommodated in a designated media area. Each school will be responsible for decisions on permitting interviews of coaches and athletes with respect to that school’s specific policies. Those permitting interviews must adhere to PIAA district two social distancing considerations.
SPECTATORS
No spectators will be permitted to attend the meet. The competition will be live streamed. The link will be forwarded to you and will be posted on the PIAA District 2 webpage.
MEDALS AND AWARDS
There will be no medal presentations during the meet. There will be no awards ceremony at the conclusion of the meet. All medals and awards will be given to each respective school for distribution at a time and manner of their choosing. Due to the absence of medal presentations there will be two 5 minute breaks scheduled within each session.
Scranton Prep’s Lauren Schofield.
Photo by Christopher Dolan
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Locker rooms will open at 9:15 AM
Warm-ups 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Competition for the following events will begin at 11:00 AM
Events:
1. 200 Medley Relay
2. 200 Free
3. 200 IM
4. 50 Free
6. 100 Fly
9. 200 Free Relay
SEEDS
GIRLS
200 Medley Relay: Scranton Prep 1:53.14; Wyoming Seminary 1:54.08; Dallas 1:56.25; Holy Redeemer 1:56.52; Valley View 1:58.27; Dunmore 2:03.25.
Meet record: Scranton Prep, 1.47.30 (2019). 2020 Champion: Scranton Prep, 1:46.03.
Wyoming Seminary’s Ryleigh Collins.
Photo by Dave Scherbenco
200 Free: Ryleigh Collins (SEM) 1:56.12; Aviah Dahlgren (SEM) 1:58.66; Emily Mahler (HR) 2:00.78; Maddie Healey (DUN) 2:02.14; Tessa Mangan (SP) 2:06.64; Gabby Krochta (DAL) 2:08.48.
Meet record: Melissa Leonard (DAL) 1:54.10 (2020). 2020 Champion: Melissa Leonard (DAL) 1:54.10.
200 IM: Lauren Schofield (SP) 2:12.60; Olivia Turner Havira (SP) 2:16.30; Alyssa Kelly (SEM) 2:17.18; Mackenzie Cross (SP) 2:19.61; Lily Nemeth (VV) 2:21/18; Olivia Thomas (DAL) 2:21.83.
Meet record: Mia Nonnenberg (SP) 2:02.71 (2014).. 2020 Champion: Lauren Schofield (SP) 2:07.03.
50 Free: Skylar Roerig (SEM) 24.45; Nicole Iriza (SP) 24.64; Gabby Spaciano (DAL) 24.77; Gina Kerrick (DAL) 25.37; Molly Hubal (VV) 25.95; Abby Brock (AH) 26.10.
Meet record: Caroline Byron (Bishop Hoban) 23.52 (2004). 2020 Champion: Haley Thier (SP) 24.29.
100 Fly: Alyssa Kelly (SEM) 59.51; Julia Bucknavage (HR) 59.64; Mackenzie Cross (SP) 1:02.17; Cara McCall (SEM) 1:03.04; Gabby Krochta (DAL) 1:05.01; Erica Prushinski (SP) 1:05.05.
Meet record: Skylar Roerig (SEM) 56.64 (2020). 2020 Champion: Skylar Roerig (SEM) 56.64.
200 Free Relay: Wyoming Seminary 1:40.15; Scranton Prep 1:41.61; Dallas 1:44.26; Holy Redeemer 1:45.67; Valley View 1:46.41; Dunmore 1:54.27.
Meet record: Scranton Prep, 1:37.13 (2020). 2020 Champion: Scranton Prep, 1:37.13
Lakeland’s Peter Kawash.
BOYS
200 Medley Relay: Dallas 1:41.27; Wyoming Seminary 1:43.09; Lake-Lehman 1:44.56; Scranton Prep 1:47.09; Tunkhannock 1:50.07; Holy Redeemer 1:50.51.
Meet record: Wyoming Seminary 1:36.12 (2017). 2020 Champion: Scranton Prep 1:41.01.
200 Free: Chris Schell (HR) 1:50.38; Tommy Doran (DAL) 1:54.18; Jakob Baur (SEM) 1:55.40; Logan Kuhar (LL) 1:55.53; Gary Weaver (DAL) 1:55.63; Eric Vogt (HR) 1:58.68.
Meet record: Adam Mahler (HR) 1:42.14 (2019). 2020 Champion: Shane Szczecinski (DAL) 1:45.68.
200 IM: Peter Kawash (LAK) 1:56.47; Woobie Kupsky (MMI) 1:58.87; Richie de Luna (SEM) 2:07.68; Jason Puza (DAL) 2:12.31; Taner Manzoni (LL) 2:13.99; Michael Marcella (NAN) 2:14.35.
Meet record: Marcos Rios (SEM) 1:55.62 (2017). 2020 Champion: Peter Kawash (LAK) 1:58.40.
50 Free: Zhantore Akylbekov (SEM) 22.10; JR Redmond (DAL) 22.29; Hunter Vargo (WAL) 22.63; Julien Madus (TUN) 22.71; Kevin Noldy (EL) 22.71; Thomas Rydzewski (SEM) 22.85.
Meet record: Clint Cornell (SP) 20.67 (1997). 2020 Champion: Jarred Ocwieja (AH) 22.06.
100 Fly: Nansen Wang (SEM) 54.19; Dennis Dukinas (DAL) 54.40; Nathan Thayer (SP) 55.45; Andrew Zimmerman (LL) 56.16; Adam Smith (HR) 58.65; Nathan Micknick (LAK) 59.38.
Meet record: Adam Mahler (HR) 49.18 (2019). 2020 Champion: Nansen Wang (SEM) 52.89.
200 Free Relay: Wyoming Seminary 1:28.67; Dallas 1:32.02; Holy Redeemer 1:38.50; Tunkhannock 1:40.80; Scranton Prep 1:41.04; Elk Lake 1:41.60.
Meet record: Scranton Prep 1:28.53 (1997). 2020 Champion: Dallas, 1:31.25.
Dunmore’s Maddie Healey.
Photo by Jake Danna Stevens
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
Locker rooms will open at 9:15 AM
Warm-ups 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Competition for the following events will begin at 11:00 AM
Events:
7. 100 Free
8. 500 Free
10. 100 Back
11. 100 Breast
12. 400 Free Relay
SEEDS
GIRLS
100 Free: Nicole Iriza (SP) 53.75; Julia Bucknavage (HR) 54.37; Molly Hubal (VV) 56.80; Carly Schofield (SP) 58.95; Maddie Borders (CAR) 59.54; Taylor Newton (SP) 59.61.
Meet record: Caroline Byron (Bishop Hoban) 51.47 (2004). 2020 Champion: Skylar Roerig (SEM) 52.33.
500 Free: Ryleigh Collins (SEM) 5:07.69; Aviah Dahlgren (SEM) 5:24.13; Emma Thomas (DAL) 5:34.25; Tessa Mangan (SP) 5:45.16; Ava Forgione (SP) 5:47.60; Olivia Sitkowski (DAL) 5:48.57.
Meet record: Mia Nonnenberg (SP) 4:55.73 (2013). 2020 Champion: Ryleigh Collins (SP) 5:04.58.
100 Back: Maddie Healey (DUN) 58.58; Skylar Roerig (SEM) 58.92; Emily Maher (HR) 1:00.22; Gabby Spaciano (DAL) 1:02.55; Hope Gilgallon (NP) 1:02.80; Cara McCall (SEM) 1:03.45.
Meet record: Alison Prushinski (SP) 56.80 (2019). 2020 Champion: Alison Prushinski (SP) 58.36.
100 Breast: Lauren Schofield (SP) 1:08.26; Olivia Turner Havira (SP) 1:10.92; Gina Kerrick (DAL) 1:11.73; Abby Brock (AH) 1:12.05; Lily Nemeth (VV) 1:13.87; Nicole Chiricos (VV) 1:14.29.
Meet record: Lauren Schofield (SP) 1:03.91 (2020). 2020 Champion: Lauren Schofield (SP) 1:03.91.
400 Free Relay: Wyoming Seminary 3:40.36; Scranton Prep 3:43.91; Valley View 3:52.03; Holy Redeemer 4:02.91; Dallas 4:03.27; Elk Lake 4:19.04.
Meet record: Scranton Prep 3:34.06 (2014). 2020 Champion: Wyoming Seminary, 3:34.90.
2020 TEAM CHAMPION: Scranton Prep Classics
BOYS
100 Free: Nansen Wang (SEM) 49.76; Richie de Luna (SEM) 49.86; Kevin Noldy (EL) 49.98; Thomas Rydzewski (SEM) 50.09; Nathan Thayer (SP) 50.45; Hunter Vargo (WAL) 50.54.
Meet record: Clint Cornell (SP) 46.13 (1997). 2020 Champion: Nathan Thayer (SP) 48.84.
500 Free: Woobie Kupsky (MMI) 4:52.43; Tommy Doran (DAL) 5:02.77; Adam Smith (HR) 5:13.95; Jakob Baur (SEM) 5:17.62; Ethan Haggerty (SP) 5:21.56; Andrew Zimmerman (LL) 5:21.90.
Meet record: Nico Lastauskas (SP) 4:43.47 (2016). 2020 Champion: Shane Szczecinski (DAL) 4:53.03.
100 Back: Peter Kawash (LAK) 53.13; Logan Kuhar (LL) 54.86; Jason Puza (DAL) 56.87; Alex Iannone (SP) 57.66; Michael Marcella (NAN) 1:02.17; Jordon Wagner (TUN) 1:03.31.
Meet record: Peter Kawash (LAK) 51.84 (2020). 2020 Champion: Peter Kawash (LAK) 51.84.
100 Breast: Dennis Dukinas (DAL) 1:02.12; Zhantore Akylbekov (SEM) 1:03.48; Julien Madus (TUN) 1:04.75; Austin Langel (VV) 1:06.70; Gabe de Luna (SEM) 1:07.25; Taner Manzoni (LL) 1:07.36.
Meet record: Marcos Rios (SEM) 57.26 (2017). 2020 Champion: Joey Cholish (SP) 58.38.
400 Free Relay: Wyoming Seminary 3:22.90; Dallas 3:28.31; Holy Redeemer 3:37.17; Scranton Prep 3:37.38; Lake-Lehman 3:44.64; Elk Lake 3:46.52.
Meet record: Bishop Hoban 3:12.96 (1986). 2020 Champion: Dallas, 3:20.59.
2020 TEAM CHAMPION: Dallas Mountaineers
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