By Sharon Robb
FORT LAUDERDALE, September 27, 2019—Pine Crest may have suffered its first losses of the season, but getting to race against defending state champion Jacksonville Bolles was priceless.
Pine Crest gave Bolles, the defending state 1A champion, everything it could handle before the girls lost, 111-75, and boys dropped a 100-83 decision.
Pine Crest is now 7-1 going into Saturday’s 56th annual Woodson Invitational at the host Panthers’ pool. The dual meet was not only a good tuneup for Woodson, but a great mid-season gauge for the Panthers, competing at the Class 2A level this season.
The girls’ 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relays were two of the most exciting of the meet. Bolles edged Pine Crest in the 200-yard medley relay, 1:46.44-1:46.89. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, it was Pine Crest that won a close one, 1:37.18-1:37.54 with Rachel Botting, Isabella Chambers, Riley Botting and Andrea Santander.
Santander and Julia Podkoscielny were double winners for the Panthers.
Podkoscielny won the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:03.47, bettering her previous best of 2:05.01. She also won the 100-yard backstroke in 56.83.
Santander won the 100-yard freestyle in 51.64 outsprinting Bolles’ Faith Satianchokwisan in 51.91. She also won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.11.
Sara Lin won the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:04.96, bettering her previous best of 1:05.65.
The boys’ relays were just as exciting as the girls.
In the 200-yard medley relay, Pine Crest edged Bolles, 1:36.00-1:36.63 with Elvis Kotikovski, Joshua Hanks, Will Taner and Jimmy Hart.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Pine Crest won an exciting race in 1:27.00-1:27.78 with Joshua Hanks, Jimmy Hart, Elvis Kotikovski and Will Taner.
Joshua Hanks was a double winner for the boys team. He won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.89 and 100-yard breaststroke in 58.44.
Hart won the 100-yard freestyle in a best time 47.72 bettering his previous best of 48.28. Will Taner and Elvis Kotikovski were individual winners.
Pine Crest swept the 1-meter diving events with Kaylee Greenberg and defending state champion Kevin Mendez. The Panther boys swept the top three places.
On Saturday, Pine Crest and Bolles head the field for the prestigious 56th annual Woodson Invitational. Last year Pine Crest won the combined and girls team titles and broke four meet records.
Among other teams competing in the day-long meet are Miami Belen, Gulliver Prep, Winter Park, American Heritage Plantation, Somerset, King’s Academy, Calvary Christian and NSU University School.
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS
Jacksonville Bolles 211, Pine Crest 158
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS
Jacksonville Bolles 111, Pine Crest 75
GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay:
1. Bolles A 1:46.44, 2. Pine Crest A 1:46.89 (Julia Podkoscielny, Sara Lin, Esther Lin, Rachel Botting), 3. Bolles B 1:49.20.
200-yard freestyle:
1. Andrea Santander, PC 1:53.11, 2. Leah DeGeorge, JB 1:55.05, 3. Megan McGrath, JB 1:57.42.
200-yard individual medley:
1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:03.47, 2. Sasha Ramey, JB 2:08.37, 3. Alex Breuer, JB 2:10.58.
50-yard freestyle:
1. Fresh Satianchokwisan, JB 23.86, 2. Rachel Botting, PC 24.21, 3. Emily MacDonald, JB 24.28.
1-meter diving:
1. Kaylee Greenberg, PC 249.97, 2. Annaleise, JB 236.77, 3. Kathryn Teoflo, JB 233.92.
100-yard butterfly:
1. Sasha Ramey, JB 58.66, 2. Megan McGrath, JB 1:00.19, 3. Esther Lin, PC 1:00.92.
100-yard freestyle:
1. Andrea Santander, PC 51.64, 2. Fresh Satianchokwisan, JB 51.91, 3. Rachel Botting, PC 53.53.
500-yard freestyle:
1. Leah DeGeorge, JB 5:03.33, 2. Katie Jordan, JB 5:14.53, 3. Avery Lambert, JB 5:16.94.
200-yard freestyle relay:
1. Pine Crest A 1:37.18 (Rachel Botting, Isabella Chambers, Riley Botting, Andrea Santander), 2. Bolles A 1:37.54, 3. Bolles B 1:41.52.
100-yard backstroke:
1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 56.83, 2. Adair Sand, JB 59.74, 3. Faith Khoo, JB 1:00.60.
100-yard breaststroke:
1. Sara Lin, PC 1:04.96, 2. Carly Schwab, JB 1:06.32, 3. Jessie Strong, JB 1:07.27.
400-yard freestyle relay:
1. Bolles A 3:31.81, 2. Pine Crest A 3:34.50 (Julia Podkoscielny, Isabella Chambers, Riley Botting, Andrea Santander), 3. Bolles B 3:42.68.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS
Jacksonville Bolles 100, Pine Crest 83
BOYS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay:
1. Pine Crest A 1:36.00 (Elvis Kotikovski, Joshua Hanks, Will Taner, Jimmy Hart), 2. Bolles A 1:36.63, 3. Billes B 1:42.03.
200-yard freestyle:
1. Rafael Ponce De Leon, JB 1:46.52, 2. Jacob Pishko, JB 1:46.86, 3. Louie Body VI 1:54.10.
200-yard individual medley:
1. Joshua Hanks, PC 1:54.89, 2. David Walton, JB 2:02.34, 3. Nicholas Lee, JB 2:04.76.
50-yard freestyle:
1. Ansen Meyer, JB 22.33, 2. Bianti Danaj, JB 23.28, 3. Danis Khizriev, JB 23.41.
1-meter diving:
1. Kevin Mendez, PC 313.05, 2. Allen Levitis, PC 237.59, 3. Danyal Ghadiali, PC 202.73.
100-yard butterfly:
1. Will Taner, PC 52.21, 2. Jackson Kirk JB 52.89, 3. Will Heck, JB 55.77.
100-yard freestyle:
1. Jimmy Hart, PC 47.72, 2. Nicholas Lee, JB 50.45, 3. Tomohiro Nozaki, JB 50.83.
500-yard freestyle:
1. Rafael Ponce De Leon, JB 4:40.31, 2. Jacob Pishko, JB 4:48.44, 3. Harry Herrera, JB 5:16.17.
200-yard freestyle relay:
1. Pine Crest A 1:27.00 (Joshua Hanks, Jimmy Hart, Elvis Kotikovski, Will Taner), 2. Bolles A 1:27.78, 3. Bolles B 1:33.63.
100-yard backstroke:
1. Elvis Kotikovski, PC 55.41, 2. David Walton, JB 55.55, 3. Louie Body VI, JB 56.96.
100-yard breaststroke:
1. Joshua Hanks, PC 58.44, 2. Ansen Meyer, JB 1:00.37, 3. Jack Hattery, JB 1:01.00.
400-yard freestyle relay:
1. Pine Crest A 3:15.17 (Jimmy Hart, Elvis Kotikovski, Luc Ferrara, Will Taner), 2. Bolles A 3:18.28, 3. Bolles B 3:23.73.
2018 WOODSON RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Pine Crest 602.5, 2. St. Andrew’s 505.5, 3. Bolles 481, 4. Berkeley Prep 266.5, 5. Winter Park 200, 6. NSU University School 163, 7. Boca Raton 156, 8. American Heritage Plantation 96.5, 9. King’s Academy 96, 10. Calvary Christian 36, 11. South Florida Heat 35, 12. tie, Franklin Academy, Westminster Academy 23, 14. Cooper City 11, 15. Suncoast 5, 16. Somerset 4.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Pine Crest 371.5, 2. St Andrew’s 236.5, 3. Bolles 200, 4. Winter Park 110, 5. NSU University School 96, 6. Boca Raton 91, 7. Berkeley Prep 75.5, 8. Calvary Christian 75, 9. American Heritage Plantation 35.5, 10. South Florida Heat 35, 11. King’s Academy 29, 12. Westminter Academy 15, 13. Franklin Academy 6, 14. Somerset 4.
GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:45.81 (Julia Podkoscielny, Sara Lin, Esther Lin, Hanna Elks Smith), 2. St. Andrew’s 1:46.39, 3. Bolles 1:48.37
200-yard freestyle: 1. Emily Trieschmann, SA 1:51.69, 2. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 1:53.05, 3. Aspen Gersper, SA 1:53.99.
200-yard individual medley: 1. Andrea Santander, PC 2:02.00; 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:05.09, 3. Paige MacEachern, BR 2:05.74.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Rachel Botting, PC 23.99, 2. tie Lucy Miller, SA 24.47 and Hanna Elks Smith, PC 24.47.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 56.45, 2. Amanda Kopas, NSUUS 57.67, 3. Madelyn Rippo, SA 58.38.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Andrea Santander, PC 50.56, 2. Rachel Botting, PC 51.78, 3. Adair Sand, JB 52.10.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Emily Trieschmann, SA 4:59.03, 2. Mariangela Cincotti, NSUUS 5:03.97, 3. Ella Martinez, BR 5:04.38, 14. Alexis Christensen, NSUUS 5:19.84.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.88 (Andrea Santander, Rachel Botting, Hanna Elks Smith, Alexandra Meszaros), 2. St. Andrew’s 1:36.26, 3. Bolles 1:39.47.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 56.28, 2. Faith Khoo, JB 58.53, 3. Aspen Gersper, SA 58.78.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Shayna Fetes, SA 1:04.24, 2. Riley Botting, PC 1:05.28, 3. Sara Lin, PC 1:05.67.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:27.40 (Alexandra Meszaros, Rachel Botting, Julia Podkoscielny, Andrea Santander), 2. St. Andrew’s 3:31.27, 3. Bolles 3:34.49.
1-meter diving: 1. Ishani Singh, PC 484.90, 2. Amy Wotovich, BERK 482.80, 3. Nicole Stambo, BERK 481.05.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Bolles 281, 2. St. Andrew’s 269, 3. Pine Crest 231, 4. Berkeley Prep 191, 5. Winter Park 90, 6. tie, NSU University School, King’s Academy 67, 8. Boca Raton 65, 9. American Heritage Plantation 61, 10. Franklin Academy 17, 11. Cooper City 11, 12. tie, Calvary Christian, Westminster Academy 8, 14. Suncoast 5.
BOYS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.49 (Elvis Kotikovski, Matthew Petreski, Jacob Silberman, Joshua Hanks), 2. St. Andrew’s 1:37.48, 3. Bolles 1:37.71.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Tom Piza, SA 1:41.98, 2. Rafael Ponce de Leon, JB 1:42.20, 3. Tyler Roberton, BERK 1:45.87.
200-yard individual medley: 1. Joshua Hanks, PC 1:54.12, 2. Paul DeGrado, JB 1:57.65, 3. Christopher Dieffenthaller, BERK 1:58.72.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Tiago Pereira, SA 21.95, 2. Ryan Nordheim, SA 22.06, 3. Ethan Thomas, JB 22.47.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Nicholas Vale, PC 50.20, 2. Joshua Balbi, SA 50.44, 3. Joshua Zuchowski, KA 51.52, 8. Juan Colmenares, FRAN 55.79.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Tom Piza, SA 47.20, 2. Logan Ingerick, BERK 47.76, 3. Ethan Thomas, JB 48.33.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Rafael Ponce de Leon, JB 4:37.59, 2. Daniel Escobar, AHP 4:38.17, 3. Mason Edmund, BERK 4:43.82, 13. Nicolas Rossi, AHP 5:02.79, 17. Aldo Zepeda, FRA 5:27.42.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Andrew’s 1:26.91 (Tiago Pereira, Ryan Nordheim, Zachary Moore, Tom Piza), 2. Pine Crest 1:27.82, 3. Bolles 1:27.99
100-yard backstroke: 1. Joshua Balbi, SA 51.03, 2. Elvis Kotikovski, PC 51.97, 3. Nicholas Vale, PC 52.92.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Paul DeGrado, JB 56.89, 2. Joshua Zuchowski, KA 58.57, 3. Joshua Hanks, PC 58.61.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Andrew’s 3:09.81 (Tom Piza, Zachary Moore, John Hollowell, Joshua Balbi), 2. Bolles 3:11.59, 3. Pine Crest 3:12.79.
1-meter diving: 1. Kevin Mendez, PC 482.50, 2. Denny Gulia-Janovski, PC 467.80, 3. Jack Patton, SA 445.75, 4. Tyler Flowers, CC 391.05.
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