Brevard’s Joshua Poche named 4A MVP; LNC repeats as boys swimming champions

CARY, N.C. — Lake Norman Charter’s boys claimed their second straight swimming championship in as many seasons.

The Knights repeated their title on Thursday within the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys swimming and diving championships, hosted by the Triangle Aquatic Center.

LNC gained final yr’s 3A title when there have been solely 4 courses and three championships. This yr’s 4A title comes as the primary within the eight-class period, which options six championships.

The Knights gained 4 occasions — all three relays plus Sawyer Landman’s win in diving on Wednesday at Pullen Aquatic Center. Lake Norman Charter’s 417 factors have been 140 forward of runner-up Carrboro.

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Brevard’s Joshua Poche was named MVP, profitable the 100 and 200 free.

Philip Johnson of East Gaston was the one different double-winner, taking the 200 IM and the breaststroke.

Individual occasions

Boys 1-Meter Diving

1. Sawyer Landman, Lake Norman Charter — 337.90
2. Max Bachelder, Carrboro — 337.40
3. Wyatt Smith, East Gaston — 200.60

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Lake Norman Charter — 1:40.41
2. Carrboro — 1:42.61
3. Central Academy — 1:44.38

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Joshua Poche, Brevard — 1:44.45
2. Alex Stinson, Lake Norman Charter — 1:45.15
3. Aaron Maiorana, Carrboro — 1:47.47

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Philip Johnson, East Gaston — 1:56.91
2. Coby Werner, Lake Norman Charter — 1:59.09
3. Collin Williams, Central Academy — 1:59.34

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Troy Spangler, Burns — 22.31
2. Dominic Wozniak, Nash Central — 22.35
3. Liam Wheeler, Eastern Wayne — 22.78

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Josh Jones, Carrboro — 52.76
2. Brian Buttrick, Burns — 54.30
3. Eric Robertson, Lake Norman Charter — 55.00

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Joshua Poche, Brevard — 47.35
2. Alex Stinson, Lake Norman Charter — 48.55
3. Joseph Bria, Central Academy — 49.39

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Aaron Maiorana, Carrboro — 4:44.33
2. Grey DeWalt, Carrboro — 4:44.53
3. Coby Werner, Lake Norman Charter — 4:58.68

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Lake Norman Charter — 1:33.94
2. First Flight — 1:35.08
3. Burns — 1:36.46

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Joseph Bria, Central Academy — 53.76
2. Josh Jones, Carrboro — 54.05
3. Neil Hart, Lake Norman Charter — 54.42

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Philip Johnson, East Gaston — 58.08
2. Collin Williams, Central Academy — 1:01.22
3. Dominic Wozniak, Nash Central — 1:01.83

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Lake Norman Charter — 3:17.86
2. Carrboro — 3:19.17
3. Central Academy — 3:33.64

Team Scores

1. Lake Norman Charter — 417
2. Carrboro — 277
3. Central Academy — 187
4. First Flight — 176
5. Burns — 151
6. East Gaston — 131
7. Brevard — 113
8. Nash Central — 106
9. Lincoln Charter — 96
10. West Stokes — 90