Thu. May 2nd, 2024

The Tyrone Area boys and girls swim teams both split in meets last night against Cambria Heights and Bellefonte.
The Tyrone Boys defeated Cambria Heights 53 to 41 and lost to Bellefonte by a 59 to 35 margin. The girls also defeated Cambria Heights by a 55 to 39 count while losing to Bellefonte 63 to 30.
Philip Kreckel scored an overall win in the 50 freestyle with a time of 0.24.44. Ethan Nulton came up a winner in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2.00.03.
Tyrone Area Boys finished second in the 200 medley relay and Nulton placed second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.28. Dustin Elder placed second in the 500 freestyle. Tyrone boys finished second in the 200 free relay. The boys also had a second-place finish in the 400 free relay with a time of 4.23.54.
For the Tyrone Area girls, Brittany Day came up a winner in the 50 freestyle with a time of 0.27.69. Salena Bradigan took second in the 200 yd. freestyle with a time of 2.28.64. She was also second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 1:06.90. Chynna Beisel had a second place finish in the 500 yd. freestyle. The Tyrone girls were also an overall second in the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay.
The above results reflect Tyrone’s overall finishes among the three teams. Both the boys and girls teams are now 2 and 1 on the season.
Boys
Tyrone 53, Cambria Heights, 41
Bellefonte 59, Tyrone 35
200 medley relay: 1, Bellefonte (O’Donald, E. Benson, Higgins, Grasser), 1:50:81; 2, Tyrone, 1:56.00; 3, Cambria Heights, 2:09.53. 200 freestyle: 1, Nulton, T, 2:00.03; 2 O’Donald, B, 2:01.65; 3, Vescovi, CH, 2:17.09. 200 IM: 1, E. Benson, B, 2:13.87; 2, Mincemoyer, B, 2:26.16; 3, Elder, T, 2:30.79. 50 freestyle: 1, Kreckel, T, 0:24:44; 2, D. Cunningham, CH, 0:24.53; 3, Higgins, B, 0:24.68. 100 butterfly: 1, G. Benson, B, 0:58.06; 2, Nulton, T, 1:01.28; 3, Beach, CH, 1:07.26. 100 freestyle: 1, O’Donald, B, 0:54.09; 2, Higgins, B, 0:55.83; 3, Kreckel, T, 0:57.24. 500 freestyle: 1, E. Benson, B, 5:25:58; 2, Elder, T, 5:44.45; 3, Vescovi, CH, 6:44.42. 200 free relay; 1, Bellefonte (G. Benson, Higgins, E. Benson, O’Donald), 1:39.24; 2, Tyrone, 1:45.76; 3, Cambria Heights, 1:50.89. 100 backstroke: 1, Grasser, B, 1:10.80; 2. Mincemoyer, B, 1:11.10; 3, Gonzalez, CH, 1:19.80. 100 breaststroke: 1, G. Benson, B, 1:11.68; 2, Closson, T, 121.14; 3, Burkett, B, 1:25.12. 400 free relay: 1, Bellefonte (Grasser, Burkett, Mincemoyer, G. Benson), 4:10.70; 2, Tyrone, 4:23.54; 3, Cambria Heights, 4:24.26.
Girls
Tyrone 55, Cambria Heights, 39
Bellefonte 63, Tyrone, 30
200 medley relay: 1, Bellefonte, (Schnars, B. Rockey, A. Rockey, Lorenzo), 2:06.59; 2, Bellefonte, 2:10.04; 3, Tyrone, 2:18.74. 200 freestyle: 1, Hoffman, B, 2:13.52; 2, Bradigan, T, 2:28.64; 3, Lorenzo, B, 2:30.06. 200 IM: 1, Mincemoyer, B, 2.33.47; 2, A. Rockey, B, 2:38.05; 3, Pearson, T, 2:47.19. 50 freestyle: 1, Day, T, 0:27.69; 2, Rupert, B, 0.27.73; 3, Earnest, CH, 0.27.77. 100 butterfly: 1, Wilt, B, 1:05.18; 2, Mincemoyer, B, 1:02.37; 2, Bradigan, T, 1:06.90; 3, Cowfer, T, 1:09.39. 500 freestyle: 1, B. Rockey, B, 6:19.06; 2, Beisel, T, 6:30.05; 3, Earnest, CH, 6:38.23. 200 free relay: 1, Bellefonte (Scordato, Rupert, Schnars, Wilt), 1:48.71; 2. Tyrone, 2:02.36; 3, Cambria Heights, 2.03.66. 100 backstroke: 1, Schnars, B, 1:06.14; 2, A. Rockey, B, 1:09.96; 3, Beach, CH, 1:13.41. 100 breastroke: 1, Wilt, B, 1:09.99; 2, Scordato, B, 1:18.10; 3, Brisban, T, 1:32.34. 400 free relay: 1, Cambria Heights (Kline, Carrol, Parronish, Stasko), 4:58.18; 2, Tyrone, 5:02.25; 3, Bellefonte, 5.09.77.

By Rick