Madison Women Three-peat; Men Finish Second in Northern Region

Congratulations to the men's and women's teams on a thrilling meet tonight at the Northern Region Championships. The women won their third-consecutive title edging out Yorktown by a score of 298 - 294.5. The men made a strong charge that fell just short, losing to Oakton by a score of 302.5 - 300. Both teams move on to States in two weeks where they will face strong in the battle for state championships.

There were a number of notable new school records, region records and All-American performances this weekend that deserve recognition:

1. The men's 200 medley relay (Michael Hynes, Kyle Wu, Louis Tucker, and Ben Shroeder) set a school record and earned All-American consideration status, finishing 3rd in the event.
2. The women's 200 medley relay (Darby Galbraith, Anna Keating, Maggie Shi, and Anna Sullivan) also earned All-American consideration status while finishing 3rd.
3. Anna Keating had two automatic All-American times again this week, both in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Her time in the breaststroke broke her own school and Northern Region records by more than a second!
4. Alexandra Dicks posted another All-American consideration time in the 50 freestyle. 
5. Sam Duncan won the Northern Region title in the dive competition in convincing fashion, while also posting another All-American consideration score.
6. Maddy Grosz finished second in the dive competition and once again earned All-American consideration.
7. The women's 200 freestyle relay (Alexandra Dicks, Morgan Howat, Anna Keating, and Elizabeth Kuhlkin) posted another automatic All-American time in setting a new Northern Region record (shared with Oakton).
8. Kyle Wu set a new school and Northern Region record in the 100 breaststroke. His time qualifies him for All-American consideration and was only 0.03 seconds off of an automatic cut.
9. The men's 400 freestyle relay (Cole Dyson, Michael Hynes, Patrick Kuhlkin, and Kyle Wu dropped 2.5 seconds to post an All-American consideration time. Their time was less than 1 second slower than the current school record, which was set by 3 All-Americans back in 2009!
10. The women's 400 freestyle relay (Alexandra Dicks, Darby Galbraith, Anna Sullivan, and Elizabeth Kuhlkin) dropped nearly 7 seconds from their time last week on their way to finishing 3rd. Their time earned All-American consideration and helped ensure the team's victory.