By Kate Renyi — Sports Contributor
For the second straight year, the Concord-Carlisle girls swimming and diving team won the Dual County League Championship meet, beating both Lincoln-Sudbury and Weston High Schools.
“I’m so proud of everyone on this team,” said senior captain Katie Dillon. “It’s been such a great season, and between our hard work and the DCLs magic, we had so many amazing swims.”
The girls finished their regular season with a 7-1 record.
Meet highlights included first-place finishes by the 200-yard free relay team of Allison Lu, Caroline Hollywood, Hana Baldini, and Reese Philips; Elizabeth Reiling in the 50-yard freestyle; and Bea Turrentini in the 500-yard freestyle.
The boys team took fifth place overall at the meet, held at the Beede Center, and closed out the season 6-4.
The diving team secured first-place finishes by seniors Thomas Stone and Maisey O’Donnell. Maya Jaffee and Holden Taunton-Rigby scored personal bests, as did first-time diver Mackenna Antonangeli.
The team will participate in the Massachusetts State Sectionals meet at MIT on February 8-9.
Twenty-six members of the team have qualified, including Baldini, Dillon, Sarah Fortier, Harry Gambor, Andrew Hodges, Hollywood, Maya Jaffe, Emlen Lease, Lu, Brandon Monoghan, Sarah Nadzo, O’Donnell, Phillips, Isabella Ramirez, Reiling, Phoebe Renyi, Presley Rodgers, Charlie Santoro, Cole Scafidi, Mena Sheth, Austin Sun, Stone, Taunton-Rigby, Turrettini, Catherine Weng, and Maddie Werner.
“The energy throughout the season was dynamic, and after our success at DCLs, I am sure it will carry into our sectionals and state meets,” said senior captain Cameron Colbert.
