Charlotte Catholic women, Lake Norman men win NCHSAA 3-A swimming and diving crowns
February 17, 2009 North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL - Christine McDonough led Charlotte Catholic a convincing margin of victory in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A swimming and diving championships on Saturday at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Charlotte Catholic earned the women¹s team title by a whopping 145 points over second-place Waxhaw Marvin Ridge, tallying 396 points to 253 for the runners-up. Waynesville Tuscola was third with 219, followed by Lake Norman (200) and Pfafftown Ronald Reagan (174).
A total of 32 schools scored in the women¹s meet.
McDonough was the Most Valuable Performer in the women¹s meet. She won first in the 100 breast and established a new NCHSAA 3-A state record while achieving an All-American automatic time.
On the men¹s side, Lake Norman captured the team title with 229 points to 155.5 for Charlotte Catholic. Marvin Ridge was third with 149, with Tuscola seven points back in fourth at 142 and Northwest Cabarrus fifth with 135 points.
Forty schools tallied points in the men¹s competition.
Tanner Lowman from East Rowan was the MVP of the men¹s meet, earning a pair of first place finishes in the 200 individual medley and 100 breast. In the breaststroke event, he achieved an All-American automatic time and established a new all-classification state record, breaking a 17-year-old mark set in 1992 by Ian Johnson of South Mecklenburg. |
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