Gabriella O’Neil Eclipses 200 Free Record at Louisiana DII State Championships

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The 2019 Louisiana Division II Swimming State Championships took place on Nov. 21 at the SPAR Aquatic Center in Sulphur, La.

Saint Scholastica’s Gabriella O’Neil broke her own DII record in the 200 free, posting a time of 1:53.42 to eclipse the 1:53.74 she set last year en route to being named Meet MVP. Lee Magnet’s Riley Brown earned the accolade on the boys’ side.

Behind O’Neil’s stellar performances, Saint Scholastic earned the team title for the ninth-straight season with 455.5 points, well ahead of runner-up St. Thomas More (284). The boys of Holy Cross used impressive depth to clinch the championship crown for the second-consecutive year with a final score of 362 over Ruston (249).

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GIRLS MEET

Top 5 Team Scores:

1. Saint Scholastica – 455.5
2. St. Thomas More – 284
3. Caddo Magnet – 189
3. Academy of the Sacred Heart – 189
5. Benjamin Franklin – 186

State Champions:

Saint Scholastica’s Gabriella O’Neil – 200 free (1:53.42) **Division II Record**
Saint Scholastica’s Gabriella O’Neil – 500 free (5:11.61)
St. Thomas More’s Hannah Richard – 200 IM (2:19.78)
Caddo Magnet’s Evelyn Zhang – 50 free (25.67)
Caddo Magnet’s Evelyn Zhang – 100 back (58.27)
St. Thomas More’s Ella Balhoff – 100 fly (59.80)
Caddo Magnet’s Sophie Wiener – 100 free (54.47)
Saint Scholastica’s Claudia Oggs -100 breast (1:11.56)
Caddo Magnet’s Zhang (27.44), Hannah Waddell (33.25), Wiener (27.64), & Zoe Walker (27.81) – 4×50 medley relay (1:56.14)
Saint Scholastica’s Hope Robinson (26.73), Luci McCaleb (27.28), Frances Barousse (25.35), & O’Neil (24.49) – 4×50 free relay (1:43.85)
Saint Scholastica’s O’Neil (53.39), Olivia Tees (59.30), Robinson (58.76), & Barousse (57.00) – 4×100 free relay (3:48.45)

BOYS MEET

Top 5 Team Scores:

1. Holy Cross – 362
2. Ruston – 249
3. Lakeshore – 208
4. Patrick F. Taylor – 193
5. South Lafourche – 157

State Champions:

Holy Cross’ Carson Doll – 200 free (1:45.26)
Holy Cross’ Carson Doll – 500 free (4:48.05)
Lee Magnet’s Riley Brown – 200 IM (1:55.32)
Lee Magnet’s Riley Brown – 100 back (52.31)
Lakeshore’s Jacob Price – 50 free (21.61)
Lakeshore’s Jacob Price – 100 free (47.80)
Holy Cross’ Maximillien Caffery – 100 fly (52.61)
Ruston’s Thomas Smith – 100 breast (1:01.00)
Ruston’s Galen Turner (25.21), T. Smith (27.75), Christian Payne (25.53), & Hilton Smith (23.02) – 4×50 medley relay (1:41.51)
Patrick F. Taylor’s Christian Craig (24.35), Caden Guldry (23.45), Todd Lillie (23.82), & Jack Henderson (22.35) – 4×50 free relay (1:33.97)
Holy Cross’ Doll (47.89), Jonah Munch (50.32), Casey Miller (51.57), & Caffery (48.35) – 4×100 free relay (3:18.13)

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