PFY SWIMMERS ARE 2008-2009 CHAMPS

Piranha Boys Win Overall YMCA B-Division Swim Championship
Girls Are B-North Division Co-Champs

The Pocono Family YMCA Boys Team took the B-North Division regular season crown, then followed it up by winning it all at the Division Championships on Saturday, February 7th, at the Lehman Intermediate School in Bushkill. The Piranha boys were undefeated in 5 league meets, including going undefeated in the 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups. The Girls team shared the B-North title with Hazleton, each team holding a 4-1 record; the 11-12 and 13-14 girls were undefeated in their age groups for the Piranhas. At the Girls B Division Championships, held on January 31st in Wilkes-Barre, the Piranha girls finished third behind Jennersville and Lionsville, both from the South division.

The Boys victory was sparked by outstanding performances from Ben Gendelman (12) and Zack Wolbert (9), who each finished 1st in two of their three events; Colin Cruz (14), Colin Naturale (10) and Liam Naturale (8) each won one individual event. Additionally, the team took first in 5 of the 8 relay events.

The outstanding performers for the girls team include Liz Jordan (17) who won all three of her individual events, setting a meet record in the 50-Yard Freestyle. Emily Wolbert (11) won the 200-Yard Freestyle event.

The following Pocono swimmers earned points for their team by finishing in the top twelve for individual events, or top six in the relay events:

8&Under Girls
Emma Boyle (7) 25 Fly (8th), 25 Back (7th), 25 Breast (10th)
Olivia Wint (8) 24 Free (5th), 50 Free (8th), 25 Breast (2nd)
100-Yard Medley Relay (3rd)
Hannah Tepper (8), Olivia Wint, Emma Boyle, Lauren Fenn (7)
100-Yard Freestyle Relay (4th)
Olivia Wint, Emma Boyle, Hannah Tepper, Lauren Fenn

8&Under Boys
Liam Naturale (8) 25 Free (1st), 25 Fly (4th), 50 Free (4th)
Ivan Puskovitch (7) 25 Fly (3rd), 25 Breast (3rd)
Michael Riutort (8) 25 Free (12th), 25 Fly (6th), 25 Back (3rd)
100-Yard Medley Relay (1st)
Michael Riutort, Ivan Puskovitch, Liam Naturale, Colin Walters (8)
100-Yard Freestyle Relay (1st)
Liam Naturale, Colin Walters, Michael Riutort, Ivan Puskovitch

9-10 Girls
Mary Cerbone (10) 50 Breast (8th), 50 Fly (12th)
Alora Cruz (9) 50 Breast (10th)
Irene Gendelman (10) 100 IM (8th), 50 Fly (6th), 50 Back (2nd)
Monica Hagn (10) 100 IM (11th)
Samantha Tepper (10) 50 Breast (11th)
200-Yard Medley Relay (6th)
Irene Gendelman, Mary Cerbone, Holly Storck (10), Monica Hagn

9-10 Boys
Kevin Inglesby (10) 50 Free (7th), 100 Free (8th), 50 Breast (6th)
Christopher Metzgar (10) 50 Breast (12th)
Colin Naturale (10) 100 IM (3rd), 100 Free (1st), 50 Breast (3rd)
Brandon Swingle (10) 50 Fly (7th)
Jacob Walters (10) 50 Breast (10th)
Zack Wolbert (9) 50 Free (1st), 50 Fly (1st), 50 Breast (2nd)
200-Yard Medley Relay (1st)
Brandon Swingle, Colin Naturale, Zack Wolbert, Kevin Inglesby
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd)
Kevin Inglesby, Lascelles Dunn (10), Colin Naturale, Zack Wolbert

11-12 Girls
Alex Burns (12) 100 Free (2nd), 50 Fly (2nd), 50 Free (2nd)
Emily Cabral (11) 50 Back (12th)
Meaghan Dwyer (11) 200 IM (7th)
Kimmie Konz (11) 200 IM (10th)
Margaux Palaski (11) 50 Fly (5th)
Alana Slater (12) 100 Free (12th), 50 Fly (11th), 50 Free (12th)
Baileigh Vanderhoof (12) 200 IM (5th), 50 Breast (6th)
Tessa Walters (12) 50 Breast (10th)
Emily Wolbert (11) 200 IM (2nd), 200 Free (1st), 50 Breast (2nd)
200-Yard Medley Relay (2nd)
Alana Slater, Emily Wolbert, Margaux Palaski, Alex Burns
200-Yard Medley Relay (5th)
Emily Cabral, Baileigh Vanderhoof, Meaghan Dwyer, Tessa Walters
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (4th)
Emily Wolbert, Alana Slater, Baileigh Vanderhoof, Alex Burns

11-12 Boys
Nicholas Denniston (12) 50 Fly (5th), 50 Breast (5th)
Ben Gendelman (12) 50 Fly (1st), 50 Free (2nd), 50 Back (1st)
Colin Orlowski (11) 100 Free (5th), 200 Free (3rd), 50 Back (3rd)
Samuel Velez (11) 50 Fly (4th), 50 Free (4th), 50 Breast (6th)
200-Yard Medley Relay (1st)
Colin Orlowski, Nicholas Denniston, Ben Gendelman, Samuel Velez
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1st)
Ben Gendelman, Samuel Velez, Nicholas Denniston, Colin Orlowski

13-14 Girls
Katherine Lufty (13) 200 IM (3rd), 100 Back (4th), 100 Breast (6th)
Lauren Mezzanotte (14) 50 Free (8th), 100 Breast (9th)
Janay Parrish (13) 100 Breast (3rd)
Lena Yang (14) 200 IM (2nd), 100 Fly (4th), 50 Free (3rd)
200-Yard Medley Relay (2nd)
Katherine Lufty, Janay Parrish, Lauren Mezzanotte, Lena Yang
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (4th)
Katie Catina (13), Katherine Lufty, Lauren Mezzanotte, Lena Yang

13-14 Boys
Adrian Bernard (14) 50 Free (10th), 100 Back (9th), 100 Breast (7th)
Colin Cruz (14) 200 IM (2nd), 100 Fly (1st), 200 Free (2nd)
Brandon Denniston (14) 100 Breast (8th)
Derek Joyce (13) 100 Breast (9th)
James McWhirter (13) 100 Fly (9th), 100 Back (3rd)
Carlos Rodriguez (14) 100 Fly (5th), 100 Breast (3rd)
Brandon Yip (13) 100 Fly (7th)
200-Yard Medley Relay (5th)
Derek Joyce, Brandon Denniston, Brandon Yip, Karl Richter (14)
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd)
Derek Joyce, Adrian Bernard, Carlos Rodriguez, Colin Cruz

15-19 Girls
Avanti Banks (15) 100 Free (9th), 100 Fly (8th), 50 Free (8th)
Elizabeth Jordan (17) 100 Free (1st), 50 Free (1st), 100 Breast (1st)
Bethany Randall (15) 100 Fly (7th)
400-Yard Medley Relay (5th)
Avanti Banks, Liz Jordan, Bethany Randall, Angelique Riutort (15)
400-Yard Freestyle Relay (4th)
Angelique Riutort, Avanti Banks, Bethany Randall, Liz Jordan

15-19 Boys
Keenan Bartlett (16) 100 Free (10th), 200 IM (5th), 100 Back (9th)
Kamahl Bron (17) 100 Free (5th), 100 Fly (5th), 50 Free (8th)
Kevin Donovan (17) 100 Fly (6th), 200 Free (7th), 100 Back (8th)
Michael Inglesby (15) 100 Free (9th), 100 Fly (7th)
400-Yard Medley Relay (3rd)
Kevin Donovan, Michael Inglesby, Kamahl Bron, Keenan Bartlett
400-Yard Freestyle Relay (4th)
Michael Inglesby, Keenan Bartlett, Kevin Donovan, Kamahl Bron

Additionally, the following Piranhas had personal best times at their Championships:

8&Under Girls
Fenn, Lauren E (7) 50 Free
Storck, Lilly (7) 25 Free, 25 Fly

8&Under Boys
Naturale, Rory B (6) 25 Free, 25 Fly
Walters, Colin E (8) 25 Free

9-10 Girls
Cerbone, Mary S (10) 100 IM
Denniston, Kristen M (9) 50 Breast
Hagn, Monica P (10) 50 Fly
Preyer, Alicia L (10) 100 Free, 50 Back
Swartzentruber, Katelyn (10) 50 Back

9-10 Boys
Dunn, Lascelles A (10) 50 Free
Metzgar, Christopher P (10) 50 Free, 50 Back
Swingle, Brandon R (10) 200 Free Relay Lead Off
Yip, Trevor (10) 50 Free, 50 Back

11-12 Girls
Bury, Veronica V (12) 50 Breast
Cabral, Emily J (11) 50 Free
Clifford, Kodi L (12) 50 Breast
Dwyer, Meaghan (11) 200 Free Relay Lead Off
Harris, Shoshanah (12) 100 Free
Joyce, Casey (12) 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast
Liguori, Elissa A (12) 100 Free, 50 Free
McWhirter, Mary M (12) 50 Fly, 200 Medley Relay Lead Off (Back)
Powers, Miranda L (11) 50 Free
Vanderhoof, Kaela A (12) 100 Free, 50 Free, 50 Back, 200 Med. Rel. Lead Off (Back)
Walters, Tessa (12) 100 Free, 50 Back

11-12 Boys
Piccione, Giovanni (11) 50 Fly, 50 Back
Shaw, Braedon A (11) 50 Breast

13-14 Girls
Catina, Katie (13) 100 Breast
Italiano, Megan (13) 100 Free, 50 Free, 100 Breast
Johnson, Kayla M (13) 50 Free, 100 Breast
Opromollo, Brianna M (13) 50 Free
Palaski, Abigail E (13) 50 Free, 100 Back
Parrish, Janay E (13) 100 Free, 100 Fly
Riutort, Liana B (13) 100 Back

13-14 Boys
Bartlett, Sean S (14) 100 Free, 50 Free
Denniston, Brandon L (14) 100 Free
Joyce, Derek (13) 100 Free, 50 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Med. Rel. Lead (Back)
McWhirter, James C (13) 100 Free, 200 Medley Relay Lead Off (Back)
Richter, Karl J (14) 200 Free
Rios, Jarrett J (13) 100 Free, 50 Free, 100 Breast
Yip, Brandon (13) 100 Free, 50 Free

15-19 Girls
Randall, Bethany A (15) 100 Free
Riutort, Angelique (15) 100 Free, 100 Fly, 50 Free