Congratulations to the members of the JPII swim team who competed in the NCISAA State Championship swim meet in Greensboro on Tuesday, February 15. JPII sent five swimmers in individual events (Caroline Williams, Dillon Gregory, Connor Gay, Nick Garza, and Luke McCarthy) plus another four to compete in relays (Maddy Correa, Annie Geiger, Cora Carpenter, and Josh Gibbs). To be eligible to compete in individual events, swimmers had to swim faster than the cutoff time in one of the season’s meets.
Luke McCarthy made the podium in the 500 freestyle with a 3rd place finish. Luke also finished 4th in the 100 breaststroke. Dillon got 8th place in the 50 freestyle (out of 43 swimmers) and the boys 200 yard freestyle relay got 5th place. Almost all of the swimmers achieved a personal best in at least one of their events.
The prior week (on February 7), the JPII swim team competed in the conference championships in Goldsboro where the boys placed 2nd in the conference behind Wayne Country Day school. Luke McCarthy shared the Swimmer of Year award as part of a 3-way tie. Dillon Gregory and Caroline Williams received all-conference selections. Coach Peter Geiger received Coach of the Year (in a two-way tie). Congratulations to the whole team for a great season!
