Scranton Prep had large day at Shartle Invitational – Scranton Times-Tribune

Scranton Prep’s gifted group of swimmers had a rewarding weekend on the Ernie Shartle Invitational and are making ready for a robust end to the common season forward of the vital championship meets.

Eva Kaszuba, a returning All-Region choice, set a meet report within the 100-yard breaststroke on the Shartle meet. Her profitable time of 1 minute, 6.12 seconds additionally established a pool report at Tunkhannock High School.

A dual-sport athlete within the winter who additionally excels at basketball, Kaszuba’s efficiency ranks her 14th general within the state for the occasion based mostly on information on paswimming.com.

Last season, Kaszuba received an eighth-place medal on the PIAA Class 2A championships within the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.93.

She additionally had a season-best time for the 50 free with a time of 26.23 because the leadoff swimmer for the 200 medley relay.

Rebecca Oakes, final season’s Times-Tribune Female Swimmer of the Year, received the 100 fly in a time of 57.41 and the 100 freestyle in 54.52.

Her profitable time and effort within the 100 fly ranked her 14th within the state.

Last season, Oakes received a seventh-place medal on the state meet within the 100 fly with a time of 59.02. She additionally completed tenth within the 100 free with a time of 54.00.

Ella Schofield received the 200 particular person medley with a time of two:14.12 and was second to Kaszuba within the 100 breaststroke (1:08.32). Last season, she received silver medals within the 200 IM (2:20.60) and the 100 breaststroke (1:10.40) on the Les Richards Championships.

This week, Scranton Prep (4-0) has a tri-meet in opposition to Wallenpaupack and Dunmore on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Scranton.

The Classics are considered one of three undefeated groups within the Lackawanna League. Abington Heights (5-0) and Delaware Valley (5-0) share first place.

Record setters

Scranton Prep senior Lukas Iannone, who’s headed to The College of the Holy Cross, had a record-setting day on the Shartle.

He received the 100 backstroke in a time of 53.21. That beat the report of 53.62 beforehand held by Lakeland’s Peter Kawash, who received the PIAA Class 2A championship in 2021.

Iannone’s time ranked twenty second general within the state for the occasion.

Abington Heights had a pair of record-setters on the Shartle.

Jason Casper, a senior and final season’s Times-Tribune Male Swimmer of the Year, edged Iannone within the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.97, and he broke the meet report within the 500 free with a time of 4:52.40, profitable by practically 13 seconds. Dallas’ Tommy Doran held the earlier mark (4:53.93), set in 2022.

Derek Williams tied the meet report of 21.83 within the 50 free when he completed simply forward of Tunkhannock’s Kyle Kozloski (21.84) within the tightest race of the meet. Dallas graduate Maddoe Watkins shares the report along with his profitable time of 21.83 in 2022.

Casper and Williams teamed with Charles Voytek and Geoff Stanton to interrupt a 30-year-old Abington Heights faculty report within the 200 medley relay on the Shartle Invitational with a time of 1:39.07.

The Abington Heights boys workforce is undefeated at 5-0 this season and shares first place with Delaware Valley. Scranton Prep is 4-0.

Abington Heights has a meet at Elk Lake (2-3) on Tuesday.

Getting going

West Scranton senior Roy Ayala had a robust week.

In a twin meet, Ayala set a pool report on the West Scranton Intermediate School within the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.17. At the Shartle Invitational, he earned a gold medal within the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.44 to rank him twenty second general within the state for the occasion.

Ayala additionally received the 200 IM with a time of two:00. 39. He completed greater than six seconds forward of Abington Heights’ Geoff Stanton.

Last season, Ayala received silver medals within the 100 breaststroke (59.17) and the 200 IM (1:57.53) on the District 2-4 Class 3A subregional championship meet. Because Williamsport’s Evan Summers, who competes as a District 4 athlete, received each races, Ayala earned the District 2 titles.

West Scranton will host Valley View on Wednesday.

School mark

Elk Lake’s 200 medley relay workforce of Brynn Warriner, Avery Kerr, Chelsea Grosvenor, and Alayna Stang set a college report with a time of two:03.78 for a fourth-place end within the 200 medley relay on the Shartle Invitational.

That workforce additionally completed second within the 400 free relay with a time of 4:02.25. Hazleton Area received the race in 4:01.69.

Warriner had a profitable day for the Lady Warriors. She received the 50 free in 25.50, completed second within the 100 free (55.29).