Locals Storm Ft Dix
Anna Baccaglini slashed time in 4 of
her events and earned two 1st Place finishes at the Jersey
Storm Last Chance Meet held at Fort Dix Feb 24-25. Baccaglini scored
a 1st in the W11-12 100 Back with a time of 1:20.23, 2.89
better and the 50 Back with a 37.83, a 1.95 improvement. She also
placed 4th in two events, the 100 Free in 1:11.90 and 100
Fly in 1:31.45. Baccaglini swam to two 5th Places, with a
4.48 improvement in the 100IM for a 1:22.05 and 50 Free time of
32.65.
Brian Stiles Followed up Baccaglini
with 3 Best Times and a 1st Place of his own. Stiles
finished 1st in the M11-12 200 Fly in 3:02.01 and earned
2nd Place in the 50 Breast in 41.61. He captured three 3rd
Place finishes with a 1:01.92 100 Free, 3:119.48 200 Breast and
1:21.19 100 Fly. Stiles also came in 4th in the 50 Fly in
34.29 and 5th in the 100 Fly.
Garrett Pullis earned two 1st
Place medals and Gold Times. The Gold Times qualify Pullis for the NJ
Swimming Junior Olympics in March. He took 1st in the
M13-14 100 Back in 1:03.62 and 200 Breast in 2:35.15, both better by
more than 2 ½ seconds. Pullis, though just moving to the older
13-14 age group, has earned 12 Gold Times for the March
championships. He will attempt to earn his 13th Gold in
the 1000 Free at the Silver Champs meet at Rutgers in March.
Alyssa Wagner also joined in on the 1st
Place finishers. She scored her 1st Place and best finish
of the year in the W13-14 200 Breast with a 3:06.26, an improvement
of 3.79. The time was within 4 tenths of a second of a Silver Time.
She’ll have one more chance to earn Silver at the Bronze
Championships, also in March at Rutgers. Wagner also placed 6th
in the 100 Back, 7th in the 50 Free and 9th in
the 100 Free.
Nicole Harris swam to two 3rd
Place finishes at Fort Dix. She improved her W13-14 100 Back time in
a 3rd Place finish time of 1:10.34, moving to within 3.1
seconds of Gold status. Her other 3rd came in the 200IM,
with a time of 2:36.88 and picked up a 6th in the 100 Fly
and two 8th’s in the 50 & 100 Free.
Jessica Stiles earned a 3rd
Place, finishing the W11-12 100 Fly in 1:28.56. Stiles also earned
7th Place in 2 events, the 50 Free and 50 Fly. Andrew
Strelec picked up two 9thth Place in the M11-12 50
Back and 50 Fly. Place finishes. He pushed hard
in his last two events to earn 9
All of the above athletes reside in
Denville. Courtney Good from Jefferson earned 3rdth in the
200 Breast, a 7th in the 100 Back and a 9th in
the 100 Free. From Florham Park, Chrissy Wisolmerski scored a 2nd
Place in the W13-14 200 Breast, slashing 7.95 seconds for a 3:22.15.
She also cut 8.51 in her 100 Fly for a 1:27.29. Sister Amanda earned
5th in the W11-12 200 Back. Leanne Zaug cut time in her
W13-14 100 Free to finish 4th in 1:00.58 and came in 6th
in the 50 Free. Place in
the W13-14 100 Fly with a time of 1:15.36, a 5
The Last Chance Meet held Feb 24-25,
enabled swimmers a late season opportunity to earn Silver or Gold
status times, enabling them entry into the championship meets held in
March. Sixteen 11 and older athletes competed for the Morris County
Swim Club, which is accepting registrations for their 9-Week Spring
Training Program. View mcscnj.com for more information.
Wyer & Krajkowski Capture Fort Dix Medals
Ryan Wyer and Ted Krajkowski swam to
seven Top 3 finishes at the Jersey Storm Meet at Fort Dix Feb 24-25.
Wyer, from Montville, earned three 1st Place medals,
including the M13-14 200 Breast in 2:56.29, breaking 3 minutes with
an improvement of 5.70 seconds. Wyer’s other 1st Place
medals came in the 200IM with a time of 2:35.34 and 50 Free in 27.81.
Wyer also captured two 2nd Place medals in the 100 Free in
1:01.73 an improvement of 1.21 and 200 Back in 2:38.24, better by
2.57. His other events were also Best Times with a 1:27.60 100 Breast
and a 16.73 improvement in the 100 Fly to finish in 1:16.99.
From Mt Tabor, Krajkowski earned a 2nd
Place medal in the M13-14 100 Back in 1:18.96 an improvement of 1.82
seconds. He charged to a 3rd Place medal in the 100 Free
with a time of 1:02.81, better by 1.49.
Both athletes compete for the Morris
County Swim Club, which is accepting registrations for their 9-Week
Spring Training Program. View mcscnj.com for more information.
Pullis Continues Search for Gold at Fort Dix
Garrett Pullis earned two 1st
Place medals and Gold Times at the Jersey Storm Last Chance Meet held
at Fort Dix. The Gold Times qualify Pullis for the NJ Swimming Junior
Olympics in March. He took 1st in the M13-14 100 Back in
1:03.62 and 200 Breast in 2:35.15, both better by more than 2 ½
seconds. Pullis, though just moving to the older 13-14 age group, has
earned 12 Gold Times for the March championships. He will attempt to
earn his 13th Gold in the 1000 Free at the Silver Champs
meet at Rutgers in March.
Anna Baccaglini slashed time in 4 of
her events and earned two 1st Place finishes. Baccaglini
scored a 1st in the W11-12 100 Back with a time of
1:20.23, 2.89 better and the 50 Back with a 37.83, a 1.95
improvement. She also placed 4th in two events, the 100
Free in 1:11.90 and 100 Fly in 1:31.45. Baccaglini swam to two 5th
Places, with a 4.48 improvement in the 100IM for a 1:22.05 and 50
Free time of 32.65.
Brian Stiles Followed up Baccaglini
with 3 Best Times and a 1st Place of his own. Stiles
finished 1st in the M11-12 200 Fly in 3:02.01 and earned
2nd Place in the 50 Breast in 41.61. He captured three 3rd
Place finishes with a 1:01.92 100 Free, 3:119.48 200 Breast and
1:21.19 100 Fly. Stiles also came in 4th in the 50 Fly in
34.29 and 5th in the 100 Fly.
Alyssa Wagner also joined in on the 1st
Place finishers. She scored her 1st Place and best finish
of the year in the W13-14 200 Breast with a 3:06.26, an improvement
of 3.79. The time was within 4 tenths of a second of a Silver Time.
She’ll have one more chance to earn Silver at the Bronze
Championships, also in March at Rutgers. Wagner also placed 6th
in the 100 Back, 7th in the 50 Free and 9th in
the 100 Free.
Nicole Harris swam to two 3rd
Place finishes at Fort Dix. She improved her W13-14 100 Back time in
a 3rd Place finish time of 1:10.34, moving to within 3.1
seconds of Gold status. Her other 3rd came in the 200IM,
with a time of 2:36.88 and picked up a 6th in the 100 Fly
and two 8th’s in the 50 & 100 Free.
Jessica Stiles earned a 3rd
Place, finishing the W11-12 100 Fly in 1:28.56. Stiles also earned
7th Place in 2 events, the 50 Free and 50 Fly. Andrew
Strelec picked up two 9thth Place in the M11-12 50
Back and 50 Fly. Place finishes. He pushed hard
in his last two events to earn 9
All of the above athletes reside in
Denville. Courtney Good from Jefferson earned 3rdth in the
200 Breast, a 7th in the 100 Back and a 9th in
the 100 Free. Place in
the W13-14 100 Fly with a time of 1:15.36, a 5
Wisolmerski Gets Best Marks at Fort Dix
Chrissy Wisolmerski from Florham Park
set new personal Best Times at the late season meet held at Fort Dix
Feb 24-25. She scored a 2nd Place in the W13-14 200
Breast, slashing 7.95 seconds for a 3:22.15. She also cut 8.51 in her
100 Fly for a 1:27.29, dropped 4.57 in the 100 Back for a 1:26.55 and
cut .8 in the 50 Free for a 34.78
Sister Amanda earned 5th in
the W11-12 200 Back. Leanne Zaug cut time in her W13-14 100 Free to
finish 4th in 1:00.58 and came in 6th in the 50
Free.
Ahlmeyer Continues Gold Quest at
Fort Dix
Matt Ahlmeyer of Morris Plains took
advantage of a late season meet to earn a Gold Time and eight Top 7
finishes at the Last Chance Meet at Fort Dix February 24-25. The Gold
Time qualified the swimmer for entry in the NJ Swimming Short Course
Junior Olympics to be held in March at Rutgers University.
Ahlmeyer charged the finish in the
M11-12 100 Fly in a time of 1:12.68, earning the Gold and 1st
Place in the event. His times was 4 seconds faster than his previous
mark. Ahlmeyer also posted two 2nd Place finishes in
individual medley events. He posted a 1:17.99 in the 100IM and a
2:39.96 in the 200IM. He earned a 3rd in the 50 Fly with a
33.12 and a 4th in the 50 Free in 30.87. Ahlymeyer dropped
time in his 100 Free, with a 6th Place in 1:06.74, 1.15
better. He also had a 6th in the 50 Breast and a 7th
in the 100 Breast.
From Morris Township, Amanda Caffrey
swam to her best finish of the year with a 6thth Place.
She also earned 5th in the 100 Fly in 1:14.55 and a 7th
in the 100 Free in 1:05.60. Place in
the W11-12 200 Free in a time of 3:10.05, 5 seconds faster than her
previous mark. She also cut 2.66 from her 100IM time with a 1:29.93.
Jackie Viotto posted a Best Time in the 13-14 age bracket with a 1.40
improvement in the 100 Back in 1:17.41 for a 5
Sixteen 11 and older athletes competed
for the Morris County Swim Club, which is accepting registrations for
their 9-Week Spring Training Program. View mcscnj.com for more
information.
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