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Baylor School won the combined girls, and boys 2022 TISCA State Swimming & Diving Championships over the weekend. This is the third consecutive year that Baylor has swept all three championships.
It is the 17th year in a row that Baylor has won the combined team title, while the girls claimed their fourth state title in a row with a victory over Girls Preparatory School. The Baylor boys won their third consecutive state title in a tough battle over McCallie.
Baylor School had some fantastic swims on Saturday, Coach Brian Gill said. Sam Flack and Josean Massucco raced to a one-two finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Flack won the TISCA State title in an Automatic All-American time of 4:25.46. Teammate Josean Massucco claimed silver finishing just behind Flack in All-American time of 4:25.77. The boys 400-yard Freestyle Relay of Caden Fritz, Josean Massucco, Sam Flack, and Drew Hitchcock blasted an All-American time of 3:03.39 to take the championship. Both the girls (Madelyn Yates, Maddie Sugden, Caroline Schenck, and Ellie Lydon) and boys (Owen Seymour, Will Taylor, Sam Flack, and Drew Hitchcock) 200-yard freestyle relays finished second to seal the state championships for the Baylor School.
Senior Charlie Han finished as the TISCA State Champion in the boys 100-meter breaststroke. His time of 56.84 earned him a NISCA All-American consideration time. Baylor continued with some great distance swims in the girls 500-yard freestyle. Lille Boggs swam to a second-place finish and an All-American consideration time of 4:56.75. Representing Signal Mountain and Baylor Swim Club athlete Avery May had an impressive swim to take third overall in the 500-yard free.
Team Scores
Combined Team Scores |
Girls Team Scores |
Boys Team Scores |
| 1.
Baylor School 604.5 |
1. Baylor School 252 |
1. Baylor School 352.5 |
| 2. Farragut High School 231 |
2. Girls Preparatory School 175 |
2. McCallie School 269.5 |
| 3. Centennial High School 21.5 |
3. Farragut High School 167 |
3. Montgomery Bell 166 |
| 4. Ensworth School 184 |
4. Harpeth Hall 164 |
4. Brentwood High School 133 |
| 5. Ravenwood High School 180 |
5. Ravenwood High School 138 |
5. Memphis University School 129 |
Coach Gill said the highlight of the meet on Friday for Baylor came from the Girls 200-yard Medley Relay of Genevieve O’Neil, Lillie Boggs, Madelyn Yates, and Caroline Schenck swimming a time of 1:43.07. They finished with a state title and a NISCA Automatic All-American time. The Baylor School boys 200-yard Medley Relay of Caden Fritz, Charlie Han, Josean Massucco, and Owen Seymour claimed second in a NISCA Automatic All-American time of 1:31.11.
Sophomore Drew Hitchcock claimed the TISCA State Title in the Boys 2oo-yard IM, recording a NISCA Automatic All-American time of 1:48.03. Teammate Sam Flack achieved All-American Consideration with a third-place finish in the 200 IM clocking a time of 1:53.53. The Baylor boys finished second and third in the 100-yard butterfly. Drew Hitchcock claimed second swimming an All-American time of 47.82, while Josean Massucco was All-American Consideration clocking a time of 49.07. In the girl’s 1-meter diving competition, Claire Ellish finished third overall with a score of 350.90, while teammate Julia Kaufman took sixth with a score of 277.00.
Other Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athletes finishing in the top 16 on Friday
Girls
Lille Boggs (2nd-500 FR, 2nd-100 BR) | Grace Burks (7th-1-meter diving) | Claire Ellish (3rd-1-meter diving) | Sarah Hollowell (15th-100 BK) | Julia Kaufman (6th-1-meter diving) | Talia Joels (15th-1-meter diving) | Ellie Lydon (16th-100 FLY) | Avery May- Signal Mountain (3rd-500 FR, 9th-200 IM) | Charlotte Murphree (15th-200 IM) | Genevieve O’Neil (4th-100 BK, 7th-100 FLY) | Caroline Schenck (10th-100 BR, 11th-100 FR) | Finley Smith (8th-100 BR) | (Madelyn Yates (5th-100 FLY, 6th-100 BK)
Boys
Lucas Chacon (13th-500 FR) | Sam Flack (1st-500 FR, 3rd-200 IM) | Caden Fritz (4th-100 FR, 100 BK) | Charlie Han (1st-100 BR, 11th-200 IM) | Drew Hitchcock (1st-200 IM, 2nd-100 FLY) | Jacob Holmes-Signal Mountain (14th-500 FR) | Josean Massucco (2dn-500 FR, 3rd-100 FLY) | Cullen Roberts (10th-100 FLY, 10th-100 BK) | Owen Seymour (6th-50 FR, 9th-100 FR) | Will Taylor (6th-100 BR, 7th-50 FR) | George Von Canon (15th-200 FR) | Luke Waldrep (9th-500 FR, 11th-200 FR) | Flynn Watson-Brown (15th-100 FR)
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