2014 Florida HS Region Championships: Class 4A, regions 1-4

Florida Class 4A Region results

• Region 1
• Region 2
• Region 3
• Region 4
• Class 4A State meet selection sheet
• Class 4A State meet roster

Region 1

GIRLS

1. Olympia – 501
2. Dr. Phillips – 307.5
3. West Orange – 216
4. Buchholz – 201
5. Spruce Creek – 186

The girls of Olympia swept all three relays in a dominating team effort. Senior Bridget Kelley and sophomore Sofia Bernard each won three of their four races.

Kelley took home the individual 50 free title in 24.18, then anchored the 200 free relay in the field’s fastest split, 23.61. She would also swim third on the winning 400 free relay.

Bernard was the anchor of that 400-yard relay with the best split of the meet, 51.47. She also led off the 200 free relay and won the individual 100 free in 51.92, with Kelley second. Bernard’s fourth event was the 200 free, where she took second to Mandarin freshman Kensey McMahon.

McMahon won two events, the 200 free and 500 free. Olympia also got two wins from Samantha Schieffelin, who won the 200 IM and also swam a leg of the winning 200 medley relay.

BOYS

1. Dr Phillips – 269
2. Spruce Creek – 226
3. Gateway – 205
4. Buchholz – 190.5
5. Fletcher – 189.5

Although Spruce Creek won more events, Dr. Phillips claimed the boys title in region 1. They won back-to-back events in the first half of the meet, the only two wins they’d need.

First Ryan Messinger picked up the 200 IM win, and then Evan Staton followed with a win in the 50 free. Diver Timothy Kovie nearly kept the streak alive, but wound up second in the diving event.

Spruce Creek, on the other hand, won both free relays and also got two freestyle wins from Viktor Toth (200 and 100 free), but didn’t quite have the depth to topple Phillips.

Region 2

GIRLS

1. Palm Harbor – 282
2. East Lake – 276.5
3. Riverview – 270
4. Oviedo – 235
5. Newsome – 160.5

Palm Harbor picked up the girls team win by just 5.5 points over East Lake. Palm Harbor got big production from junior Lauren McIntosh, who won the 50 free (23.70) and was a narrow second place in the 100. She also anchored Palm Harbor’s 200 free relay, bringing the team back from over a second down to steal the title from East Lake.

East Lake provided some fireworks of its own, though, mostly from senior duo Alexandra Aitchison and Sydney Pickrem.

Aitchison, a commit to Duke, took the 200 free (1:47.78) and 500 free (4:44.88) for East Lake, while Pickrem ruled the 200 IM (2:04.89) and 100 back (57.00). Pickrem has verbally committed to Texas A&M.

BOYS

1. Riverview – 325
2. Countryside – 254
3. East Lake – 244
4. Seminole – 182
5. Oviedo – 136

Riverview got two late event wins and were rock-solid consistent in the relays to take the boys title. The team didn’t climb to the top of the podium until Carter Page‘s 4:29.42 win in the 500, but then got another win shortly from Campbell Lee (100 breast, 58.84).

The team was nothing if not consistent in the relay events, taking second in all three. All three relays went to Countryside, which also saw junior Noah Lense blast to a 49.83 win in the 100 fly.

George Jenkins senior David Wong swept the sprint races, going 21.60 in the 50 free and 46.88 in the 100.

Region 3

GIRLS

1. Boca Raton – 380.5
2. Jupiter – 334
3. St. Thomas Aquinas – 283
4. Wellington – 193
5. Douglas – 164

Boca Raton ran away with the team title in region 3, winning the 200 free relay and a pair of sprint events. Caylin Hirapara, Alexis Yribarren, Katherine Gurley and Kelly Harrington combined to go 1:40.28 for that event title. Boca Raton was second in both of the other relays, though, to bank up big points.

Harrington also took the 50 free (23.78) and 100 free (52.00) to help her team claim the title.

South Plantation senior Meagan Abad was the other double winner, taking the 100 fly (58.49) and 100 back (57.68).

BOYS

1. Boca Raton – 355
2. St. Thomas Aquinas – 264
3. Jupiter – 227
4. Wellington – 209
5. Douglas – 192.5

Boca Raton followed the same exact formula in winning the boys meet, taking one relay and both sprint free events.

Brody Heck was the individual leader, going 20.86 to win the 50 free and 45.24 for the 100 win. Heck was also the anchor on the winning 200 medley relay for Boca Raton.

St. Thomas Aquinas was second, getting an individual 200 IM win from Esteban Velasquez and winning the 200 free relay to boot.

Region 4

GIRLS

1. Cypress Bay – 372
2. Coral Gables – 234
3. Coral Reef – 216
4. Miami Palmetto – 210
5. Nova – 171

Cypress Bay won only diving and the 400 free relay at the end of the meet, but still powered away with the girls title in region 4.

Sophomore Maya Fernandes took the 1-meter diving title with a score of 317.50, the team’s only individual win. Also helping the effort were multiple runner-up finishes from Emiliana Pelaez (50 free, 100 free) and Kylie Herman (500 free).

Reagan senior Arianna Noya won twice, taking the 200 free (1:52.70) and 100 free (52.69). Hialeah Gardens sophomore Jessica Rodriguez matched her win total, taking the 200 IM (2:09.03) and 100 breast (1:05.69), as did Nova senior Amanda Tipton (100 fly, 57.40; 100 back, 57.24).

BOYS

1. Cypress Bay – 353
2. Hialeah Gardens – 229
3. Columbus – 202
4. Ferguson – 190.5
5. Nova – 174

Senior Mark Burnley won three times to propel Cypress Bay to the boys title as well. Burnley took the 200 free (1:43.34) by just .01, then led a 1-2 sweep of the 500 free (4:41.11). He also swam the anchor leg of the winning 400 free relay, which iced the title for Cypress Bay.

Columbus freshman Brandon Vives was an impressive youngster at the meet, winning a pair of titles. He took the 200 IM, beating another good young freshman, Cypress Bay’s Jorge Depassier. Vives was 1:59.02. He came back to win the 100 breast later on, going 1:00.59.

Another impressive showing: Reagan senior Miguel Madeira, who won back-to-back events late in the meet. He led off Reagan’s winning 200 free relay, then jumped right back in the water to win the 100 back in 54.08.