MVP Nikki Nixon leads Cardinal Gibbons to 7A ladies swimming championship, first in 17 years

CARY, N.C. — Cardinal Gibbons’ ladies broke by way of for his or her first N.C. High School Athletic Association swimming and diving championship in 17 years.

The Crusaders amassed 421 factors to win the 7A title on Thursday on the Triangle Aquatic Center, which had been 153.5 forward of runner-up Marvin Ridge for his or her first championship since 2009.

It is Gibons’ fifth title, with the opposite 4 coming in consecutive years from 2006-09.

Gibbons gained seven of the 12 occasions, led by two relay wins and two double-winners.

One of these double-winners was MVP Nikki Nixon, who gained the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.

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Campbell Lange joined Nixon with wins within the 50 and 100 free.

On Wednesday at Pullen Park Aquatic Center, Gabriella Panichella of Lake Norman gained the diving championship.

Gibbons’ Abbie Sevene and Marvin Ridge’s Mae Winardi had been named NCHSAA sportsmanship winners, given to at least one athlete from each the state champion and runner-up staff.

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Individual occasions

Girls 1-Meter Diving

1. Gabriella Panichella, Lake Norman — 382.55
2. Mia Delgado, Chapel Hill — 374.25
3. Miley Cook, Weddington — 355.85

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Cardinal Gibbons — 1:43.02
2. Marvin Ridge — 1:43.16
3. Weddington — 1:47.10

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Sophia Pero, Hopewell — 1:50.54
2. Meghan Hadsell, Cardinal Gibbons — 1:52.88
3. Cam Robertson, R.J. Reynolds — 1:53.38

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Macie McCarter, Marvin Ridge — 2:03.02
2. Grace Pereira, Cardinal Gibbons — 2:03.55
3. Anna Katherine Gill, Page — 2:05.76

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Campbell Lange, Cardinal Gibbons — 23.47
2. Madison Winardi, Marvin Ridge — 23.74
3. Lauren Teague, Cox Mill — 24.08

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Nikki Nixon, Cardinal Gibbons — 52.69
2. Chandler Daigle, Cardinal Gibbons — 55.55
3. Sophia Pero, Hopewell — 55.74

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Campbell Lange, Cardinal Gibbons — 51.19
2. (tie)
   Madison Winardi, Marvin Ridge — 52.22
   Lauren Teague, Cox Mill — 52.22

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Julia Zettler, Weddington — 4:57.80
2. Anna Burns, Cary — 5:04.64
3. Meghan Hadsell, Cardinal Gibbons — 5:04.80

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Marvin Ridge — 1:35.25
2. Cardinal Gibbons — 1:36.74
3. Cary — 1:39.44

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Nikki Nixon, Cardinal Gibbons — 53.89
2. Grayson Brewster, Weddington — 54.88
3. Macie McCarter, Marvin Ridge — 55.64

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Grace Pereira, Cardinal Gibbons — 1:02.54
2. Morgan Knox, Marvin Ridge — 1:02.77
3. Abigail Burton, Reagan — 1:03.22

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Cardinal Gibbons — 3:28.16
2. Hopewell — 3:33.34
3. Heritage — 3:35.32

Top 10 Team Scores

1. Cardinal Gibbons — 421
2. Marvin Ridge — 267.5
3. Weddington — 228
4. Cary — 190.5
5. Hopewell — 128
6. Reagan — 125
7. R.J. Reynolds — 111
8. Chapel Hill — 91
9. Heritage — 88
10. West Cabarrus — 76