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UIL state swimming, diving: SL Carroll positions itself for repeat titles

15 Dragons qualify; Highland Park, Frisco set for 4A girls duel

AUSTIN — A year after its girls and boys teams claimed the Class 5A state championships, Southlake Carroll made another statement Friday at Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.

The Dragons dominated the prelims on the first day of the UIL state meet, advancing 15 swimmers to the finals to go with six relay teams. Junior Jonathan Roberts, a member of the state championship teams in 2011 and 2012, is seeded first in Saturday’s boys 200-yard freestyle final after posting a time of 1:39.62. Roberts also took first in the boys 500 freestyle prelims.

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“I’m very pleased, it couldn’t go any better,” Roberts said. “Coming into today we’re the favorites, so if we do our work and clean up, we’ll come away with a third straight state championship.”

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The Lady Dragons’ 400 freestyle relay team, made up of Lindsay Schultz, Emily Zapinski, Alexa Baran and Rebecca Upton, finished first in the prelims with a time of 3:30.15. In 2012, Southlake Carroll won the girls championship by 67 points and the boys’ title by 128.

Keller’s Norman without peer: Keller’s Laura Norman swam two individual events in the 5A prelims, the 100 backstroke and the 200 IM. She placed first in both. Her prelim time of 55.44 in the backstroke would have been good enough to win a championship in 2012 (55.62).

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The rubber match is on: They've split the last two girls team championships. Now Highland Park and Frisco will duke it out Saturday to have the best-of-3 advantage.

“It’s a fun competition,” said Frisco senior Ryann Lawley, the backstroke swimmer on the 200 medley relay team that placed third in the prelims. “We lost to them by five when I was a freshman [2010], then won the next year [2011]. They watch us, we watch them. We know we have to catch them.”

Frisco’s girls team advanced five swimmers and three relay teams to Saturday’s finals. Highland Park also has a trio of relays in the finals, along with 10 swimmers.

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“We keep on talking about how today sets up Saturday,” said Highland Park coach Jesse Cole, who admitted he had begun to envision another state championship. “The girls are doing really well.”

The Scots won 10 consecutive girls state titles before Frisco won in 2011. Highland Park topped Magnolia West and Frisco in 2012.

Two events could swing the girls championship in 2013 — the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The Scots won the medley prelims, while Frisco finished third. Magnolia West won the freestyle relay, followed by Highland Park, with Frisco fourth.

Briefly: Fort Worth Paschal's lone swimmer, Summer Campbell, finished first in the 5A 100 butterfly prelims in 55.41. … Mansfield Legacy's Sarah Musselman placed third in the 4A preliminary 1-meter diving with a score of 335.25. … Frisco Lone Star's Cody Holland raced to first in the 4A 100 backstroke prelims with a time of 52.27.

UIL SWIMMING AND DIVING STATE MEET

Dallas-area swimmers and divers who advanced to Saturday's finals

(at Austin's Jamail Texas Swim Center)

(qualifying position in parentheses)

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(all divers advance to finals)

CLASS 5A

BOYS

200 Medley Relay: (2) SL Carroll

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200 Free: (1) Jonathan Roberts, SL Carroll; (4) Kyle Whieldon, Plano; (7) Cory Loria, Mansfield

200 IM: (3) Hayden Henry, Coppell; (4) John Remetta, SL Carroll; (7) Austin Nguyenphu, SL Carroll

50 Free: (2) Joshua Clothier, Hebron

1-Meter Diving: Bryce Klein, SL Carroll; Ryan Tipton, Mansfield; Axl Osborne, Plano; Jacob South, McKinney

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100 Fly: (2) Aaron Greene, Keller T. Creek; (7) Jake Tovey, SL Carroll

100 Free: (3) Joshua Clothier, Hebron; (8) Grayson Magruder

500 Free: (1) Jonathan Roberts, SL Carroll; (2) Blake Maczka, Rich. Pearce; (3) Connor Dobbs, SL Carroll; (6) Cory Loria, Mansfield

200 Free Relay: (4) SL Carroll; (5) Plano; (8) Keller Central

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100 Back: (1) Aaron Greene, Keller T. Creek; (7) Jake Tovey, SL Carroll

100 Breast: (6) Nicolas Bergstein, Plano East

400 Free Relay: (5) SL Carroll

GIRLS

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200 Medley Relay: (2) SL Carroll

200 Free: (5) Sammie Hashbarger, McKinney; (8) Emily Zapinski, SL Carroll

200 IM: (1) Laura Norman, Keller; (4) Madi Straight, Keller Central; (6) Bridget Pacilio, Coll. Heritage

50 Free: (2) Raena Eldridge, Rockwall; (6) Emily Gibson, SL Carroll; (7) Lindsay Schultz, SL Carroll; (8) Meagan Thompson, Mansfield

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1-Meter Diving: (1) Lauren Crown, SL Carroll; (4) Mackenzie Willborn, FM Marcus; (5) Kendra Kieser, Plano; (9) Rachel Colman, Allen

100 Fly: (1) Summer Campbell, FW Paschal; (3) Caroline Korst, Hebron; (6) Sydney Wheeler, SL Carroll; (7) Sarah Vinezeano, Allen

100 Free: (3) Sammie Hashbarger, McKinney; (5) Lindsay Schultz, SL Carroll

500 Free: (6) Rebecca Upton, SL Carroll; (8) Emily Zapinski, SL Carroll

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200 Free Relay: (2) SL Carroll

100 Back: (1) Laura Norman, Keller; (2) Caroline Korst, Hebron; (3) Raena Eldridge, Rockwall; (6) Georgia Brown, Keller Central

100 Breast: (1) Jenna Beaury, Flower Mound; (7) Andie Leenerts, Arl. Bowie

400 Free Relay: (1) SL Carroll; (7) Keller Central; (8) Allen

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CLASS 4A

BOYS

200 Medley Relay: (5) Frisco Wakeland; (7) Highland Park

200 Free: (1) Brayden Seal, Frisco Wakeland; (4) DJ Lang, Denton; (8) Samuel Kline, Frisco Wakeland

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200 IM: (2) Chase Garrott, Frisco Wakeland

50 Free: (6) Cody Holland, Frisco Lone Star; (7) Nicholas Hook, Frisco; (8) Chad Brandon, Frisco Heritage

1-Meter Diving: Mathew Phillip, Frisco Liberty; Connor Shackelford, Carr. N. Smith; Stephen Gilliland, TC Byron Nelson; Jonas Grissel; Mans. Lake Ridge

100 Free: (3) Nicholas Hook, Frisco; (4) DJ Lang, Denton

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500 Free: (2) Brayden Seal, Frisco Wakeland; (3) Blake Bunnell, Kennedale

200 Free Relay: (4) Frisco Wakeland

100 Back: (1) Cody Holland, Frisco Lone Star; (8) Anthony Milbitz, Denton

100 Breast: (1) Tommy Peterson, Frisco; (5) Alberto Bambach, Highland Park; (7) Cody Knapp, Denton

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400 Free Relay: (2) Frisco Wakeland

GIRLS

200 Medley Relay: (1) Highland Park; (3) Frisco

200 Free: (1) Annelyse Tullier, Highland Park; (2) Lauren Murski, Highland Park; (4) Lauren Jones, Frisco

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200 IM: (2) Destiny Nelson, Prosper; (3) Morgan King, Highland Park; (5) Rylee Lin, Frisco; (6) Meredith Kelly, Highland Park; (8) Lindsey Blanchard, Frisco Lone Star

50 Free: (1) Kate Boyer, Highland Park; (6) Madison Kuhn, McKinney North; (7) Hannah Gnoza, Red Oak

1-Meter Diving: (3) Sarah Musselman, Mans. Legacy; (5) Ashleigh Dehls, Frisco; (9) Lauren Burrell, Frisco Liberty; (14) Nicole Worley, TC Byron Nelson

100 Fly: (7) Meredith Kelly, Highland Park

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100 Free: (1) Kate Boyer, Highland Park

500 Free: (2) Lauren Murski, Highland Park; (4) April McDonough, Frisco; (6) Madison Yelle, Mans. Legacy; (8) Tori Fryar, Denison

200 Free Relay: (2) Highland Park; (3) Frisco

100 Back: (1) Lauren Jones, Frisco; (3) Annelyse Tullier, Highland Park

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100 Breast: (2) Destiny Nelson, Prosper; (3) Kira Schlosberg, Aledo; (6) Morgan King, Highland Park

400 Free Relay: (2) Highland Park; (4) Frisco