Congratulations to both CA swim teams on a terrific performance at the State Meet in Greensboro Monday.

The girls dominated on their way to a second consecutive State Championship. The Charger girls scored 349 points while the runner up team, Charlotte Latin, was 112 points behind at 237.  The boys finished as State Runners-Up to a very talented Charlotte Latin boys team.  

The girls started the meet at a school record setting pace, literally, in the Medley Relay with Nisma Said, Amy Chang, Charlotte Hook and Helen Chen.  Senior Ben Humphries finished his swimming career breaking school records in both of his individual events, the 100 Free and 50 Free. The 50 Free, was an 18-year-old record held by Phillip Barish – and earned Ben state champion status. Izzy Barnette reset her 100 yard Freestyle record and a multitude of Relay records fell by the wayside including the girls 200 yard Freestyle Relay (Elena Zayas, Isabella Barnette, Emma Zayas, Charlotte Hook) and 400 Yard Free Relay (Helen Chen, Emma Zayas, Nisma Said and Isabella Barnette).  However, The bittersweet moment came in the boys 200 Freestyle Relay with Will Newman, Vincent Wang, Ben Humphries and Josh Pullen.  They set a new school and STATE MEET RECORD — only to place 2^nd by .07 seconds thereby never really holding the record. 

Other Medalists of the Meet:

Eighth grader Charlotte Hook, finished 2^nd overall in BOTH of her individual events, the 200 IM and 100 Butterfly and broke the long time IM record held by Bryttany Curran.

The following placed 3^rd; Nisma Said (100 Fly),  Josh Pullen (50 Free), Jack Todd (500 Free) and Amy Chang (100 Breaststroke). Nisma also set a CA 100 yard backstroke record. 

Girls 200 Medley Relay (state champs), 200 Free Relay (2^nd place) and 400 Free Relay (3^rd place)

Boys 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay (Wang, Pullen, Todd and Humphries) finished 2^nd in both events

The CA wrestling team finished 4th at the State Tournament held this weekend, the highest team placement in CA's history.

Chapman Fitzgerald ('18), Joe McDarris ('18), Julian Sodano ('18) and Christian Sodano ('19) return home as State Champions. Also in the mix, 7th grader Henry Kopf placed 5th along with Jonathan Williams who also placed fifth overall! Congratulations to Coaches Moore, Rokuskie, Speno, Citineni and Atieh as well as all the wrestlers on a terrific season!

The boys and girls swim teams repeated as TISAC champs.

For the girls, it was their fourth consecutive title. The Medley Relay team consisting of Nisma Said, Amy Chang, Charlotte Hook and Helen Chen set a school record and broke the TISAC Conference Meet Record set back in 2004 by Cardinal Gibbons. Helen Chen (50 Free), Charlotte Hook (100 Fly) and Isabella Barnette (100 Free) all won their individual events to go along with the Medley Relay team and the 200 Freestyle Relay (Amy Chang, Emma Zayas, Isabella Barnette and Charlotte Hook). 

The boys title was their ninth in a row. The meet moved in CA's favor in the fourth event, the 50-yard Freestyle, where Josh Pullen, Will Newman and Constantin Zodl finished 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd.  The CA boys would cruise to four individual champion titles (Pullen in the 50 Free, Ben Humphries 100 Free, Jack Todd 500 Free and Kevin Chen in the 100 Back).  Additionally, Will Newman, Vincent Wang, Todd, Humphries and Pullen won the 200 Free and 400 Free relays.