Upper Perkiomen repeats at district swim meet

Mason Cassel won two events and was named the Class AA boys' outstanding swimmer and Upper Perkiomen won its second straight team title at the District 1 championships Friday at LaSalle University.

The senior took the 100 freestyle in 48.52 seconds and anchored the winning 4x400 freestyle. Jason Mercando, Hunter Peck, and Kyle Himmelwright rounded out the team.

Robert Bantley of Upper Dublin was Class AAA's outstanding boys' swimmer, and the Cardinals won the team title.

Sarah Hitchens of Villa Maria was the outstanding girls' swimmer in AA, and the Hurricanes won the team title. She won the 50 free, 100 free, and led off the winning 400 free relay.

West Chester East's Christina Leander won the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke and was AAA's outstanding swimmer, and North Penn won the team title.

CLASS AA BOYS

100 freestyle: 1, Mason Cassel, Upper Perkiomen, 48.52; 2, Keith Weaver, Springfield (Montco), 49.27; 3, Anthony Gazzillo, Pottstown, 50.81. 500 freestyle: 1, Ondrej Maxian, New Hope-Solebury, 4:50.85; 2, Danny Giampietro, Springfield (Montco), 4:57.14; 3, Jason Mercando, Upper Perkiomen, 5:04.92. 100 backstroke: 1, Michael Knaus, Devon Prep, 53.79; 2, Morgan Schreiber, Pottsgrove, 54.57; 3, Kyle Himmelwright, Upper Perkiomen, 54.97. 100 breaststroke: 1, Iain Smith, Upper Moreland, 1:00.40; 2, Quinn Perlstein, Upper Perkiomen, 1:02.28; 3, Tyler Chamberlin, Springfield (Montco), 1:04.46. 4x400 freestyle: 1, Upper Perkiomen (Jason Mercando, Hunter Peck, Kyle Himmelwright, Mason Cassel), 3:16.62; 2, Springfield (Montco); 3:19.60. 3, Upper Moreland, 3:28.14.

Class AAA BOYS

100 freestyle: 1, Robert Bantley, Upper Dublin, 46.02. 2, Michael Jensen, Upper Dublin, 46.32. 3, Brandon McCredie, CR North, 46.92. 500 freestyle: 1, Thanas Kountroubis, North Penn, 4:36.46. 2, Christopher Devlin, Upper Dublin, 4:36.73. 3, Connor Hart, Haverford, 4:39.74. 100 backstroke: 1, Michael Thomas, Hatboro-Horsham, 50.75; 2, Matt Brinton, Avon Grove, 50.83; 3, Eric Jensen, Upper Dublin, 51.74. 100 breaststroke: 1, Ben Service, Bayard Rustin, 57.68. 2, Ryan Hausler, Avon Grove, 58.15. 3,Cooper Tollen, Upper Dublin, 58.28 4x400 freestyle relay: 1, Upper Dublin (Michael Jensen, Ian Flynn, Eric Jensen, Robert Bantley), 3:03.89. 2, Council Rock North, 3:07.19; 3, North Penn, 3:09.69.

CLASS AA GIRLS

100 freestyle: 1, Alexa Fabri, Villa Joseph Marie, 52.19; 2, Molly O'Brien, Villa Maria, 53.59; 3, Emily Messina, VillaJosephMarie, 54.30. 500 freestyle: 1, Madison Oster, Octorara, 5:08.84; 2, Grace Kowal, Nazareth Academy, 5:09.04; 3, Mary Harrington, Nazareth Academy, 5:10.68; 4, Anna Hakes, Upper Moreland, 5:16.80. 100 backstroke: 1, Sarah Hitchens, Villa Maria, 55.56; 2, Emily Cornell, Villa Maria, 57.89; 3, Amber Saint Clair, Upper Moreland, 59.97. 100 breaststroke: 1, Allie Szekely, Gwynedd Mercy, 1:04.74; 2, Olivia Tierney, Villa Maria, 1:06.51; 3, Rachel Munger, Springfield (Montco), 1:06.93. 4x400 freestyle: 1, Villa Maria (Sarah Hitchens, Molly O'Brien, Lauren Law, Julie Dobson), 3:31.38; 2, Nazareth Academy 3:41.29; 3, Springfield (Montco), 3:42.39.

CLASS AAA GIRLS

100 freestyle: 1, Mackenzie Hornibrook, Unionville, 51.01. 2, Emily Kosten, North Penn, 51.24. 3, Hannah Zurmuhl, Pennridge, 51.93. 500 freestyle: 1, Tommie Dillione, CR North, 4:57.46. 2, Tara Rogers, North Penn, 4:58.33. 3, Laureana Zrada, Souderton, 5:04.60. 100 backstroke: 1, Christina Leander, WC East, 54.79. 2, Maddie Hart, Haverford, 56.23. 3, Alyssa Santangelo, Souderton, 57.63. 100 breaststroke: 1, Lauren Early, Garnet Valley, 1:05.03. 2, Hannah Wittman, CB East, 1:05.18. 3, Ellie O'Brien, CB East, 1:05.80. 4x400 freestyle: 1, North Penn (Tara Rogers, Olivia DiStefano, Erin O'Neill, Emily Kosten ), 3:29.33; 2, Conestoga, 3:32.52; 3, Unionville, 3:33.05.