ATHENS BOYS TOP DANVILLE; LADY WILDCATS FALL

By: Tim Birney  /  January 24, 2022

DANVILLE — Junior Chris DeForest won four events to lead Athens to a 57-37 win over Danville Monday afternoon in non-league swimming action, while the Lady Wildcats dropped a 76-25 decision.

The meet also included Towanda, which was also swimming exclusively against Danville.

BOYS
Athens 57, Danville 37
DeForest won two individual events and was on a pair of winning relays, while junior Ethan Denlinger was a double-winner, swimming on a pair relays.

DeForest won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.17 seconds.  DeForest also won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:02.03, and freshman Josh Leonard was second in 1:12.9.

DeForest teamed with Denlinger, and freshman Ethan Hicks and Ronel Ankam to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:42.45. The same foursome won the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:51.13.

Freshmen Pierce Oldroyd, Aiden Oldroyd, Carter Lewis, and Treyvon Simpson won the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 2:44.92.

Denlinger was second in the 200-yard IM in 2:24.20, and Hicks was third in 2:24.26.

Hicks finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:02.75, and Lewis was third in 1:21.85.

Ankam finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 57.16 seconds.

Simpson was third in the 1-meter diving competition with 144.8 points, and Lewis was fourth with 111.25 points.

Junior Joe Blood was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:44.56.

Gorman finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:29.64, and Aiden Oldroyd was fourth in 1:38.14.

Senior Reuven Gifeisman finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:30.27.

GIRLS
Danville 76, Athens 25
The Wildcats had three second-place finishes in a 76-25 loss to powerhouse Danville.

Junior Taegan Williams finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.88 seconds, and senior Hannah Walker was fourth in 30.73 seconds.  Williams finished third in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:08.13, and junior Macaria Benjamin was fourth in 1:24.38.

Freshman Abby Panek was second in the 1-meter diving competition with 170.5 points.

Senior Brooke Kopatz finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:15.93, and junior Alli Thoman was third in 1:22.45. Kopatz finished third in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:17.31, and sophomore Grace Cobb was fourth in 2:30.58.

Fisher finished third in the 200-yard IM in 2:34.36, and sophomore Emily Marshall was fourth in 2:56.36. Fisher  (1:13.2)and Marshall (1:19.86) also finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke.

Cobb finished third in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 6:48.53, and freshman Elizabeth Talada was fourth in 7:08.14.

Athens will compete at the Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Championships this weekend.