51Âþ» swimming was the 10th-place team at Monday’s NCISAA Division I state meet with the biggest points for the Greenies coming in the relays.
John Barton ’25 (100-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle) and Davis Mohorn '24 (100-yard breaststroke) advanced out of the morning preliminaries to swim in Monday afternoon's finals. Those two made up one half of the 400-yard freestyle relay that placed seventh in 3:34.38, and also included Jake Landis ‘25 and Spencer Thompson ‘26.
The medley relay came in eighth place (1:48.85) and was made up of Davis, John, Jake, and Tyler Thompson ‘24. Finally, the Greenies were able to finish 10th in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:42.51) with a team made up of Tyler, Leo Lagutin ‘24, Vovi Lagutin ‘23, and Alex Jarrett ‘26.
In all, 51Âþ» had nine qualifiers for this year's state meet. The team will only lose two seniors to graduation - Vovi and Campbell Vernon '23.
NCISAA Division I State Championship Meet
Monday at Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary
Team scores
1. Charlotte Latin 393.5; 2. Cary Academy 326; 3. Ravenscroft 251; 4. Durham Academy 217; 5. Charlotte Country Day 207; 6. Charlotte Providence Day 176; 7. Cannon School 142; 8. Charlotte Christian 102; 9. High Point Wesleyan Christian 77; 10. 51Âþ» 75; 11. North Raleigh Christian 48; 12. Carmel Christian 46.5; 13. Covenant Day 42; Rabun Gap (Ga.) 23.
Individual results (51Âþ» swimmers)
Finals
Medley relay: 8. Jake Landis, Davis Mohorn, John Barton, and Tyler Thompson 1:48.85; 200-yard freestyle: 11. John Barton 1:49.81; 100-yard butterfly: 13. John Barton 54.14; 100-yard breaststroke: 12. Davis Mohorn 1:06.37; 200-yard freestyle relay: 10. Leo Lagutin, Vovi Lagutin, Alex Jarrett, and Tyler Thompson 1:42.51; 7. 400-yard freestyle relay: 7. John Barton, Jake Landis, Davis Mohorn, and Spencer Thompson 3:34.38.
Preliminaries results (51Âþ» swimmers)
200-yard freestyle: 13. John Barton 1:53.23; 50-yard freestyle: 30. Davis Mohorn 24.82; 34. Tyler Thompson 25.04; 36. Leo Lagutin 25.99; 100-yard butterfly: 13. John Barton 53.94; 24. Spencer Thompson 1:03.68; 27. Myles Murphy 1:07.92; 100-yard freestyle: 24. Jake Landis 54.22; 27. Spencer Thompson 55.19; 33. Tyler Thompson 56.61; 100-yard backstroke: 20. Jake Landis 1:03.02; 32. Leo Lagutin 1:10.91; 100-yard breaststroke: 12. Davis Mohorn 1:06.37; 13. Davis Mohorn 1:07.79; 31. Alex Jarrett 1:16.58; 34. Bradley Campbell 1:17.31.