Morris/Sussex ladies swimming team-by-team preview capsules 2025

CHATHAM

Coach: Laura Hartnett, sixth season

Last yr: 11-0, 5-0 NJAC-American champion; 16-time Morris County champion; two-time NJSIAA Public B champion.

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Madeline Crawford, Sr. Kiera Harkins, Sr. Gloria Jeng, Sr. Sarah Thomas, Sr. Samantha Soltis, Sr. Asher Robson, Jr. Avery Loock, Jr. Jules McGrath, Jr. Emily Bohl

Newcomers: Fr. Calleigh Woo, Fr. Aubrey McCarty

Outlook: The Cougars hope to defend their trophies.

HIGH POINT/ WALLKILL VALLEY

Coaches: Brooke Martin and Sergio Rivas, fourth seasons

Last yr: 1-3

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Addison Cabrera, Sr. Faith Postma, Sr. Josephine Nardini, Sr. Mackenzie LaRue, Jr. Cara Masino, So. Rylee Bambara

Newcomers: Fr. Sofia Kattner

Outlook: The rising co-op hopes to enhance its report in its fourth season.

KINNELON

Coach: Brian Boardman, 18th season

Last yr: 5-2

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Samantha Ferretti, Sr. Alexandria Schneider, Jr. Athena Baxter, Jr. Ridhima Chauhan, Jr. Kylie Papendick, Jr. Samantha Scully, So. Greta Dilatush, So. Claire Fritz.

Newcomers: Jr. Sophia Ankner, Jr. Ella Bohan, Jr. Sage Kayden, Fr. Kayla Cluney, Fr. Isabella Cocka, Fr. Norah Papendick.

Outlook: Kinnelon expects to proceed its success.

KITTATINNY

Coach: George Soutter, twenty eighth season

Last yr: 3-1 NJAC-Freedom

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Carley Wikander, Sr. Salome Calderon, Jr. Abby Ando, Jr. Reese Berg, So. Danna Pando

Newcomers: Fr. Alexa Ando, Fr. Nancy Roy

Outlook: Kittatinny hopes to succeed regardless of low turnout.

MADISON

Coach: Wendy Munoz, second season

Last yr: 3-7

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Alexis Lee, So. Julie Fu, So. Mia Snider.

Newcomers: Fr. Julianna Duran, Fr. Isla Hughes, Fr. Aurora Klokis, Fr. Sophia Tang, Fr. Lily Schirmer.

Outlook: Madison has numerous expertise, significantly from the freshman class.

MENDHAM

Coach: Brad Klippel, fourth season

Last yr: 5-7-1

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Analise Cardullo, Sr. Mila Fedorov, Sr. Julia Tasse, Jr. Victoria Bono, Jr. Valentina Harner, Jr. Serena Mody, Jr. Makena Pajunas, Jr. Sydney Thrun.

Newcomers: Fr. Zoe Herrling, Fr. Maeve O’Neill.

Outlook: Veteran Mendham’s targets are to compete within the Morris County and NJSIAA Tournaments.

MORRIS HILLS

Coach: Melissa Montoya, third season

Last yr: 2-5

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Zoey Biddelman, Sr. Grace Daly, Sr. Linda Nichvoloda, Sr. Meghan Watt, Sr. Charlotte Witecha, So. Emily Cuvin.

Outlook: The Scarlet Knights hope to enhance.

MORRIS KNOLLS

Coach: Kyle Plucinsky, tenth season

Last yr: 5-4

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Eva Critchley, Sr. Caitlyn Estrada, Sr. Kieran Gibbons, Jr. Lily Discala, Jr. Bella Gonzalez, Jr. Emma Hayes, Jr. Annie Sheffield, So. Kirsten Behrens, So. Megan Bernstein, So. Kendall Ivancich, So. Morgan Mindrebo

Newcomers: Fr. Grace Flynn

Outlook: The deep, skilled Golden Eagles hope to make a NJSIAA Tournament run.

MORRISTOWN

Coach: Joe Cecala, fourth season

Last yr: 6-3

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Gabriella Araya, Sr. Jilliane DePeralta, Sr. Orianna Jaimes-Drayer, Sr. Penelope Jameson, Sr. Samantha Lima, Sr. Adrianna Petrucci, Sr. Isabella Tapka, Sr. Lilia Ushiki, Jr. Sabrina Carr, Jr. Lucy Delatush, Jr. Juliet Feeney, Jr. Kelly Jewell, Jr. Aubrey Jordan, Jr. Katelyn Lu, Jr. Sydney Lyons, Jr. Mariah Quad, Jr. Emma Traver, So. Abigail Baccaglini, So. Emerson Osean, So. Harper Stuek.

Outlook: The Colonials hope to make a press release on the Morris County Championships and within the NJSIAA Tournament.

MORRISTOWN BEARD

Coach: Eugene Sharp, fourth season

Last yr: 10-1, 5-0 NJAC-Liberty champion

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Sophia Grella, Sr. Clare Patchett, Sr. Gabby Davis, Sr. Ellis Conroy, Jr. Catie Clark, Jr. JoAnn Lee, Jr. Whitney Robertson, So. Maya Weinmann.

Newcomers: So. Camille Keefer, So. Lilyanne Pithers, Fr. Caroline Lembrich.

Outlook: The Crimson hope to defend their NJAC-Liberty title.

MOUNT OLIVE

Coach: Melissa Grosenstein, eleventh season

Last yr: 2-4-1

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Sophia Trombley, Sr. Grace Puello, Sr. Cierra Hung, Jr. Katie Mans, Jr. Caitlin Smith, So. Mia Lyon,

Newcomers:  Fr. Sophia Pirrello, Fr. Abriella Macmillan, Fr. Aubrey Cullen, Fr. Chloe Hung.

Outlook: The Marauders hope to qualify extra swimmers for the Morris County Championships, and to make the NJSIAA Tournament as a staff.

MOUNTAIN LAKES

Coach: Dave Leshnower, thirty third season

Last yr: 7-1, 3-0 NJAC-Independence champion; NJSIAA North 1-C champion

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Delaney Maute, Sr. Sophia Scerbo, Sr. Avni Kaushal, Sr. Jeneth Whetstone, Jr. Serena Dickey, Jr. Maris Koza, Jr. Alexis Malnati, Jr. Zoe Wianecki, So. Freya Astrup, So. Lorraine Barnard, So. Leah Mills.

Newcomers: Fr. Liv Lehrer, Fr. Maya Marek, Fr. Jane Mathis, Fr. Sofia Scerbo, Fr. Gurleen Virdee, Fr. Kaitlyn Wilmot.

Outlook: The Lakers hope to defend their titles.

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NEWTON/ LENAPE VALLEY

Coach: Jessica Jacobellis, fifteenth season

Last yr: 3-1 NJAC-Freedom

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Caitlyn Neill, Sr. Madison Martell, Sr. Cailin Brennan, Sr. Sadie Cornelius, So. Savannah Becker.

Newcomers: Fr. Avery Brennan, Fr Erin Winkelman.

Outlook: NLV is aiming at an undefeated common season.

PARSIPPANY HILLS

Coach: Rachael Summa, fourth season

Last yr: 6-7

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Aliyah Bilbao la Vieja, Sr. Ayana Patel, Jr. Dhia Mistry, Jr. Mia Nunes, Jr. Lilly Panek, Jr. Aarya Bajaj, Jr. Jiya Bhadaja, Jr. Lindsay Sabatini, So. Molly Mautone, So. Saanvi Patel, So. Chelsea Wang.

Newcomers: So. Prisha Patel, Fr. Agustina Vinals, Fr. Maggie Millar, Fr. Amelia Maria Fedorak, Fr. Ria Prajapati, Fr. Samantha Serrano, Fr. Suhana Patel, Fr. Jade Li.

Outlook: Parsippany Hills hopes to enhance.

PEQUANNOCK

Coach: Casey Murphy, fifth season

Last yr: 3-6-1

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Meghan D’Aurizio, Sr. Shannon McGowan, Jr. Zoe Piroh, Jr. Amelia Murphy, Jr. Shaina Shah, Jr. Lucy White, So. Aylin Binay, So. Camilla Binay, So. Kelly Faughnan, So. Marisa Sweezy.

Newcomers: Fr. Olivianne Albert, Fr. Zophia Cook.

Outlook: An inflow of swimmers provides Pequannock new confidence.

POPE JOHN

Coach: Michael Pacholarz, second season

Last yr: 3-5; third, Sussex County Championships; third, Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Maria Schabel, Sr. Natalia Kuznar, Sr. Madelyn Ball, Sr. Bella Bucur, Sr. Olivia Cilli, Sr. Isabella Evicci, Jr. Grace Bohen, So. Madison Kraus, So. Rosemilee Smith.

Newcomers: So. Isabella Cherichella, So. Cali Hartnett, So. Fallon Kaiser.

Outlook: The Lions count on to progress.

ROXBURY

Coach: Thomas Gervasio, ninth season

Last yr: 1-8

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Camille Costa, Sr. Olivia Fadden, Sr. Grace Hill, Sr. Sophie Sanders, Jr. Maya Anikiej, So. Victoria Bozentka.

Newcomers: Sr. Emily Rowe, Jr. Susana Albarado, So. Camila Vergara, Fr. Mackenzie Giancomaro, Fr. Maia Iwaniuk, Fr. Bless Jeudy-Anorjuste, Fr. Necola Kratt.

Outlook: The Gaels hope new swimmers will step up and fill roles.

SPARTA/ JEFFERSON

Coaches: Rachel Koenig and Patrick Chodkiewicz, fourth seasons

Last yr: 4-2

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Maureen Gaines, Jr. Makayla Conklin, Jr. Mia Fischetti, Jr. Ava Papageorge, So. Emma Muller, So. Ava Anderson.

Newcomers: Penelope Biehler, Madison Castle, Eve Wilkinson.

Outlook: The fourth-year co-op hopes to compete within the NJAC-National.

ST. ELIZABETH

Coach: Greg Yarnall, thirty second season

Last yr: 6-1

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Samantha Donnelly, Sr. Lucienne Ostromogilsky, Sr. Kylie Rafferty, Jr. Brynn Patarozzi, Jr. Catherine Denney, Jr. Sofia Klock, Jr. Evelynn Leung, Jr. Ella Picciano, Jr. Josephine Speace, So. Melina Krikos, So. Emma MacDonald, So. Riya Mathew, So. Pauline Meilhac, So. Anna Profaci, So. Vivienne Rios, So. Meghan Rish, So. Grace Virgili.

Newcomers: Sr. Julia Calderaro, Sr. Emily Muir, Jr. Sophia D’Auria, Jr. Grace Walsh, Jr. Noelle Sameth, So. Emma Dougherty, So. Lila Vanderhoef, Fr. Madison Kehoe, Fr. Samantha Brady, Fr. Ana Sielski, Fr. Ava Fleming, Fr. Isabella Monticello.

Outlook: With almost 30 swimmers, that is probably the most important St. Elizabeth swim staff ever.

VERNON

Coach: Jen Shirhall, 18th season

Last yr: 4-3, 3-1 NJAC-Freedom co-champion

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Carly Amorosi, Sr. Gabi Cefaloni, Sr. Julie Evanick, Sr. Rylee Keenan, Sr. Maureen Lovett, Sr. Juliette Miller, Jr. Alex Kovacs.

Newcomers: Fr. Alicia Kovacs, Fr. Isabella Kuzicki, Fr. Juliet Schwarz.

Outlook: With 15 swimmers returning, Vernon expects to choose up the place it left off final winter.

VILLA WALSH

Coach: Brad Callahan, second season

Last yr: 0-7

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Cameron Shull, Sr. Sierra Warjanka, Jr. Annie Rionda, Jr. Lauren Petrie, So. Lauren Doss

Newcomers: Sr. Alexa Perez, So. Chloe Sheuerman, Fr. Lauren Dischinger, Fr. Mila Chevallier, Fr. Catherine Azares

Outlook: With 10 swimmers, Villa Walsh has considerably extra depth than final winter.

WEST MORRIS

Coach: Samantha Beatrice, eighth season

Last yr: 11-2, 5-0 NJAC-National champion; NJSIAA North 2-C champion

Returning letter-winners: Sr. Jillian Weinberger, Jr. Carleigh Mosser, Jr. Madison Candura, So. Abigail Czinkota, So. Elisa Porebski, So. Avery Rapel.

Newcomers: Fr. Lyla Weth, Fr. Adelia Matos.

Outlook: West Morris hopes to defend its division and sectional titles.