All three diocesan schools turned in some excellent results at the recent WMPSSDL Championships (Washington Metropolitan Private School Swim/Dive League Championships). Nearly 35 schools participated in the prestigious event, which was held Feb. 12 at George Mason University in Fairfax.

The girls’ order of finish was: 1) Good Counsel - 426 team points, 2) O'CONNELL - 272, 3) Holton Arms - 261, 4) Holy Cross - 213, 5) IRETON - 191 and 6) PAUL VI - 163.

For the O’Connell Lady Knights: (50 freestyle) - Anna Macedonia (fifth) - 25.15; (100 free) - Maggie Macedonia (third) - 53.72, Lauren Bryan (11th) - 57.81, Meaghan Moynihan (12th) - 57.86; (200 free) - Kaeley Boyle (first)- 1:54.37, Hillary Fritz (10th) - 2:01.06; (500 free) - Caitlin Marsilii (first) - 5:00.71 (All-American consideration time); (100 back) - M. Macedonia (fifth) - 1:00.58, K. Boyle (sixth) - 1:00.84, H. Fritz (seventh) - 1:00.99; (100 breast) - A. Macedonia (15th) - 1:13.99; (200 individual medley) - Caitlin Marsilii (third) - 2:14.47; (one meter springboard diving) - Christina Marsilii (sixth) - 258.24 points, Jackie Parker (eighth) - 245.71 points; (4 x 50 free relay) - K. Boyle, M. Moynihan, Caitlin Marsilii, M. Macedonia (second) - 1:42.01; (4 x 100 free relay) - K. Boyle, M. Macedonia, A. Macedonia, Caitlin Marsilii (first) - 3:36.46 (All-American consideration time) and (200 medley relay) - H. Fritz, A. Macedonia, Stephanie Natoli, M. Moynihan (fifth) - 1:57.35.

"We didn't have Kate Ziegler for this meet," said O’Connell head coach Evan Stiles. Ziegler won two world titles and set an American record at a meet in New York last weekend (see sidebar story).

"I was very happy with the second place finish," said Stiles, who is assisted by Alex Remorenko. "Kaeley Boyle in particular had an excellent meet. The girls stepped up and did well."

For the Bishop Ireton Lady Cardinals: (200 free) - Morgan Hall (fourth) - 2:01.02, Katherine Jones (11th) - 2:01.32; (500 free) - K. Jones (sixth) - 5:22.27; (100 back) - Kassandra Jarvis (ninth) - 1:02.97, Emily Milliken (15th) - 1:06.88; (100 breast) - Mary Kate Ganssle (fifth) - 1:11.30, Tess Ganssle (11th) - 1:12.84, Sarah Barham (13th) - 1:13.00, Caitlin McHale (14th) - 1:13.28; (100 butterfly) - M. Hall (fourth) - 1:00.31, K. Jarvis (seventh) - 1:02.62; (200 individual medley) - C. McHale (12th) - 2:21.60; (diving) - Katie Imbriglia (12th) - 224.28 total points; (4 x 50 free relay) - Jill LeBlanc, Katie McDonald, Colleen McFadden, M. Hall (sixth) - 1:45.95; (4 x 100 free relay) - K. Jones, K. Jarvis, E. Milliken, M. Hall (sixth) - 3:51.36 and (200 medley relay) - E. Milliken, K. Jarvis, M. K. Ganssle, J. LeBlanc (fourth) - 1:56.61.

"Our girls swam well. They definitely came ready to swim. In particular, Morgan Hall, Katherine Jones and Kassandra Jarvis recorded some of their best individual times of the season," said second-year head coach Peggy Verducci. She is assisted by Dan Zurowski and Anita O'Quinn.

For the Paul VI Lady Panthers: (50 free) - Tana King (third) - 24.99, Emily Campbell (12th) - 26.04; (100 free) - T. King (seventh) - 57.22, E. Campbell (15th) - 58.48; (100 breast) - Natalie Matheny (third) - 1:11.04, Rachael Shumaker (16th) - 1:14.88; (100 butterfly) - Stasia Rapp (10th) - 1:03.84, Alicia Cargiulo (14th) - 1:05.78; (4 x 50 free relay) - N. Matheny, Lauren Walter, Anna Jakabcin, T. King (fourth) – school record time of 1:43.68; (4 x 100 free relay) - T. King, E. Campbell, L. Walter, A. Jakabcin (fifth) - 3:51.34 and (200 medley relay) - E. Campbell, N. Matheny, S. Rapp, L. Walter (sixth) - 1:58.33.

"Our goal on the girl’s side was to make the top five. We just missed it. We've got a lot of freshman and sophomores on the girl’s side and that bodes well for the future," said second-year head coach Kevin Ahearn. He is assisted by Joe Tan and Stephanie Kuldell.

The boys’ order of finish was: 1) DeMatha - 405.5 team points, 2) Gonzaga - 373, 3) Georgetown Prep - 369.5, 4) Landon - 217, 5) St. Alban's - 172.5, 6) PAUL VI - 132.5, 9) O'CONNELL - 92 and 11) IRETON - 51.

For the Panthers: (50 free) - Bobby Lytle (12th) - 22.96; (100 free) - Thomas Hale-Kupiec (sixth) - 49.60, B. Lytle (10th) - 50.31; (200 free) - T. Hale-Kupiec (seventh) - 1:46.47; (500 free) - Robert Kreitler (11th) - 5:05.86; (100 back) - Mike Kane (10th) - 58.43; (100 breast) – Stephen Huether (16th) - 1:07.39; (100 butterfly) - R. Kretiler (seventh) - 55.62; (200 individual medley) - S. Huether (16th) - 2:18.77; (4 x 50 free relay) - T. Hale-Kupiec, Joe Sherman, Ben Wilson, Miguel Puentes (10th) (time not available); (4 x 100 free relay) - B. Lytle, T. Hale-Kupiec, R. Kreitler, M. Kane (fifth) - 3:25.08 and (200 medley relay) - S. Huether, R. Kreitler, M. Kane, B. Lytle (sixth) - 1:45.54.

"Our boys swam great," said Ahearn. "There's not a great amount of depth on the team - but the guys that we do have definitely bring a lot of quality."

For the Knights: (50 free) - Brian Schmitt (13th) - 23.06; (100 back) - Matt Shannon (sixth) - 58.13; (100 breast) - Nick Macedonia (seventh) - 1:03.81; (100 butterfly) - N. Macedonia (eighth) - 56.16; (4 x 50 free relay) - N. Macedonia, B. Schmitt, Phil Cotchen, John Dragelin (fifth) - 1:32.59; (4 x 100 free relay) - M. Shannon, P. Cotchen, Colin Stuver, Fletcher Glaws (10th) - (time not available) and (200 medley relay) - M. Shannon, B. Schmitt, N. Macedonia, J. Dragelin (seventh) - 1:45.76.

"John Dragelin wasn't feeling well during this meet (and that hurt). I told the guys not to worry about team results, just go out there and swim as fast as you can," said Stiles.

For Ireton: (100 butterfly) - Mike Dickerson (16th) - 59.67; (200 individual medley) - Jack Collins (12th) - 2:10.55 and (diving) - "Briggy" Imbriglia (second) - 404.73 total points (automatic All-American point total), Ray Curry (fifth) - 244.53 and Kevin McTigue (15th) - 144.96.

"Briggy (brother of Katie Imbriglia) had an All-American performance. Our boys are young. We are building for the future here at Ireton," said Verducci.