Junior Nationals East: Summer McIntosh, Alex Shackell Continue Stellar Meet With Top Seeds
The 2022 U.S. Junior Nationals East continued with Day 3 from Greensboro, North Carolina.
The events for Friday’s prelims session included the men’s and women’s 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.
Here is a look at how each event turned out at Junior Nationals East:
Junior Nationals East: Women’s 400 IM
Sixteen-year-old Lilla Bognar took the top spot in the women’s 400 IM by about a second. She touched the wall in 4:12.06.
GSCY’s Emily Thompson, also 16, took the second spot in 4:13.18.
Sarasota’s Michaela Mattes, 17, has the third seed after a swim of 4:13.58.
Event 13 Women 400 Yard IM ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 4:02.51 12/9/2016 Brooke Forde, Lakeside ST Pool Record: P 4:01.57 3/19/2021 Brooke Forde, STAN-PC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Lilla Bognar 16 TG-SC 4:05.50 4:12.06 q909 r:+0.63 26.46 57.25 (30.79) 1:27.64 (30.39) 1:57.83 (30.19) 2:34.61 (36.78) 3:11.97 (37.36) 3:42.46 (30.49) 4:12.06 (29.60) 2 Emily Thompson 16 GSCY-NJ 4:10.08 4:13.18 q899 r:+0.65 26.51 57.03 (30.52) 1:28.89 (31.86) 2:00.30 (31.41) 2:36.77 (36.47) 3:14.13 (37.36) 3:44.17 (30.04) 4:13.18 (29.01) 3 Michaela Mattes 17 Sarasota Sharks- 4:14.09 4:13.58 q895 r:+0.81 27.34 57.44 (30.10) 1:29.62 (32.18) 2:01.01 (31.39) 2:38.24 (37.23) 3:15.58 (37.34) 3:45.21 (29.63) 4:13.58 (28.37) 4 Hayden Penny 16 YSSC-SC 4:12.70 4:14.31 q888 r:+0.75 27.63 58.77 (31.14) 1:30.73 (31.96) 2:02.52 (31.79) 2:39.13 (36.61) 3:15.93 (36.80) 3:45.87 (29.94) 4:14.31 (28.44) 5 Avery Klamfoth 15 SwimMAC-NC 4:14.81 4:14.41 q887 r:+0.72 27.31 58.52 (31.21) 1:30.84 (32.32) 2:02.86 (32.02) 2:38.92 (36.06) 3:14.62 (35.70) 3:45.31 (30.69) 4:14.41 (29.10) 6 Julia Podkoscie 18 PCS-FG 4:08.01 4:15.13 q880 r:+0.70 27.27 59.32 (32.05) 1:31.65 (32.33) 2:02.79 (31.14) 2:39.17 (36.38) 3:16.09 (36.92) 3:46.00 (29.91) 4:15.13 (29.13) 7 Emily Brown 16 DCST-OH 4:17.19 4:16.57 q867 r:+0.80 26.65 56.97 (30.32) 1:29.71 (32.74) 2:01.36 (31.65) 2:38.92 (37.56) 3:17.57 (38.65) 3:47.93 (30.36) 4:16.57 (28.64) 8 Sydney Sanders 18 SwimMAC-NC 4:18.49 4:16.60 q867 r:+0.77 28.01 59.27 (31.26) 1:32.12 (32.85) 2:04.43 (32.31) 2:41.02 (36.59) 3:17.52 (36.50) 3:47.79 (30.27) 4:16.60 (28.81)
Junior Nationals East: Men’s 400 IM
GAAC’s Landon D’Ariano, 17, will be in the middle of the pool for the finals in the men’s 400 IM after taking the top seed in 3:47.58.
Gwinnett’s Baylor Stanton was just behind in 3:47.74, which could be the preview of an extremely close final showdown.
Bolles’ Carter Lancaster took the third seed in 3:50.42.
Event 14 Men 400 Yard IM ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 3:38.65 12/13/2019Carson Foster, Mason Manta Rays Pool Record: P 3:33.65 11/18/2022Leon Marchand, ASU Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Landon D'Ariano 17 GAAC-MA 3:49.23 3:47.58 q912 r:+0.66 24.12 51.59 (27.47) 1:21.27 (29.68) 1:49.98 (28.71) 2:21.95 (31.97) 2:54.49 (32.54) 3:21.72 (27.23) 3:47.58 (25.86) 2 Baylor Stanton 15 Gwinnett-GA 3:51.68 3:47.74 q911 r:+0.66 24.39 52.33 (27.94) 1:20.72 (28.39) 1:48.72 (28.00) 2:21.37 (32.65) 2:54.45 (33.08) 3:21.73 (27.28) 3:47.74 (26.01) 3 Carter Lancaste 16 Bolles-FL 3:51.08 3:50.42 q882 r:+0.68 23.67 50.89 (27.22) 1:20.27 (29.38) 1:49.15 (28.88) 2:22.53 (33.38) 2:56.55 (34.02) 3:23.95 (27.40) 3:50.42 (26.47) 4 Norvin Clontz I 15 SwimMAC-NC 3:54.67 3:51.18 q873 r:+0.78 25.58 54.22 (28.64) 1:24.04 (29.82) 1:53.28 (29.24) 2:25.91 (32.63) 2:59.22 (33.31) 3:25.81 (26.59) 3:51.18 (25.37) 5 Andrew Taylor 18 TBAC-FL 3:49.78 3:51.26 q873 r:+0.72 25.14 53.10 (27.96) 1:22.77 (29.67) 1:51.23 (28.46) 2:24.57 (33.34) 2:58.30 (33.73) 3:25.77 (27.47) 3:51.26 (25.49) 6 Will Scholtz 17 Lakeside-KY 3:48.75 3:51.32 q872 r:+0.80 25.18 54.13 (28.95) 1:23.35 (29.22) 1:52.42 (29.07) 2:24.24 (31.82) 2:56.91 (32.67) 3:24.53 (27.62) 3:51.32 (26.79) 7 Gregg Enoch 16 Carmel Swim Club 3:56.80 3:51.59 q869 r:+0.65 23.29 50.11 (26.82) 1:19.22 (29.11) 1:48.46 (29.24) 2:21.56 (33.10) 2:55.97 (34.41) 3:24.29 (28.32) 3:51.59 (27.30) 8 Amadeusz Knop 17 Sarasota Sharks- 3:53.35 3:51.64 q869 r:+0.67 24.62 52.82 (28.20) 1:21.64 (28.82) 1:49.73 (28.09) 2:23.86 (34.13) 2:58.04 (34.18) 3:25.36 (27.32) 3:51.64 (26.28)
Junior Nationals East: Women’s 100 Butterfly
Carmel’s Alex Shackell continues her stellar performance at juniors. The 16-year-old claimed the top seed in the 100 butterfly with a swim of 50.97.
Lakeside’s Charlotte Crush was next in 51.52, just ahead of Sarasota’s Summer McIntosh (51.01), who continues to turn heads in her first high-level short-course yards meet.
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 50.87 12/13/2019Claire Curzan, TAC Titans-NC Pool Record: P 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie MacNeil, MICH-MI Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Alex Shackell 16 Carmel Swim Club 51.21 50.97 q1008 r:+0.73 23.79 50.97 (27.18) 2 Charlotte Crush 14 Lakeside-KY 51.46 51.52 q985 r:+0.74 23.60 51.52 (27.92) 3 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 59.28L 51.91 q968 r:+0.77 24.04 51.91 (27.87) 4 Annie Jia 15 UDAC-MA 52.04 52.29 q952 r:+0.69 24.77 52.29 (27.52) 5 Elizabeth Tilt 18 Chatahoochee-GA 53.30 52.86 q928 r:+0.77 24.37 52.86 (28.49) 6 Morgan Carteaux 18 ENSW-SE 53.24 53.18 q915 r:+0.66 24.70 53.18 (28.48) 7 Anna Boemer 17 Solo Aquatics-NE 52.84 53.38 q907 r:+0.67 24.96 53.38 (28.42) 8 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 54.03 53.43 q905 r:+0.65 24.52 53.43 (28.91)
Junior Nationals East: Men’s 100 Butterfly
GTAC’s Scotty Buff was just ahead of Cavalier’s Thomas Heilman for the top seed in the men’s 100 butterfly.
Buff got to the wall in 45.66, while Heilman cruised in at 45.99, setting up an exciting final.
Will Modglin took the third spot in 46.63 and also could be a factor in finals.
Event 16 Men 100 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 45.46 12/11/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale AC Pool Record: P 44.24 3/26/2021 Ryan Hoffer, CAL-PC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Scotty Buff 18 GTAC-OH 45.40 45.66 q995 r:+0.68 21.45 45.66 (24.21) 2 Thomas Heilman 15 Cavalier Aquatic 45.81 45.99 q978 r:+0.68 21.79 45.99 (24.20) 3 Will Modglin 18 ZSC-IN 47.41 46.63 q945 r:+0.65 21.73 46.63 (24.90) 4 Roman Jones 17 Fainwood-Scotch- 46.30 46.74 q939 r:+0.68 21.49 46.74 (25.25) 5 Ben Irwin 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 48.16 47.02 q925 r:+0.61 21.55 47.02 (25.47) 6 Lucca Battaglin 17 East Carolina-NC 47.35 47.12 q920 r:+0.65 21.83 47.12 (25.29) 7 Dylan Smiley 17 MCDA-FG 47.12 47.18 q917 r:+0.61 22.06 47.18 (25.12) 8 Chase Swearinge 17 New Albany-OH 47.12 47.23 q914 r:+0.61 22.07 47.23 (25.16)
Junior Nationals East: Women’s 200 Free
Sarasota’s Summer McIntosh, Canada’s teen sensation, is at it again. After already swimming the butterfly, she claimed the top spot in the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:43.33, just six hundredths of a second off the meet record.
Erika Pelaez took the second spot in 1:46.05, while Sarasota’s Addison Dauicki was third at 1;47.09 and Gator’s Lillie Nesty was fourth at 1:47.46.
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 1:43.27 12/7/2018 Regan Smith, Riptide-MN Pool Record: P 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:54.79L 1:43.33 q996 r:+0.81 24.27 50.47 (26.20) 1:17.12 (26.65) 1:43.33 (26.21) 2 Erika Pelaez 16 EA-FG 2:02.10L 1:46.05 q918 r:+0.68 24.64 51.34 (26.70) 1:18.52 (27.18) 1:46.05 (27.53) 3 Addison Sauicki 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:45.38 1:47.09 q889 r:+0.68 24.94 52.85 (27.91) 1:19.95 (27.10) 1:47.09 (27.14) 4 Lillie Nesty 16 Gator Swim Club- 1:46.65 1:47.46 q879 r:+0.77 24.88 52.49 (27.61) 1:20.09 (27.60) 1:47.46 (27.37) 5 Lynsey Bowen 15 Carmel Swim Club 1:48.15 1:47.48 q878 r:+0.85 24.95 52.08 (27.13) 1:19.98 (27.90) 1:47.48 (27.50) 6 Kennedi Dobson 15 Eastern Express- 1:48.30 1:48.08 q862 r:+0.74 25.16 52.75 (27.59) 1:20.46 (27.71) 1:48.08 (27.62) 7 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 1:47.09 1:48.18 q859 r:+0.70 25.24 52.69 (27.45) 1:20.42 (27.73) 1:48.18 (27.76) 8 Summer Cardwell 18 TBAC-FL 1:46.36 1:48.25 q857 r:+0.78 25.11 52.58 (27.47) 1:20.68 (28.10) 1:48.25 (27.57)
Junior Nationals East: Men’s 200 Free
Kaii Winkler was nearly a second faster then the field in the prelims of the men’s 200 free to earn the top seed in finals. He got to the wall in 1:34.63.
Jersey Wahoos’ Henry McFadden took the second spot in 1:35.22, followed by SwimAtlanta’s Tristan DenBrok (1:35.45) and Daniel Diehl (1:35.38).
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 1:33.40 12/9/2016 Drew Kibler, Carmel Swim Club Pool Record: P 1:31.96 11/18/2022Grant D House, ASU Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Kaii Winkler 16 EA-FG 1:34.18 1:34.63 q932 r:+0.64 21.90 46.54 (24.64) 1:10.44 (23.90) 1:34.63 (24.19) 2 Henry McFadden 17 Jersey Wahoos-MA 1:35.80 1:35.22 q915 r:+0.69 22.34 46.59 (24.25) 1:10.91 (24.32) 1:35.22 (24.31) 3 Tristan DenBrok 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:36.72 1:35.45 q909 r:+0.70 22.52 47.16 (24.64) 1:11.56 (24.40) 1:35.45 (23.89) 4 Daniel Diehl 17 CUY-MD 1:33.68 1:35.48 q908 r:+0.70 22.21 46.91 (24.70) 1:11.40 (24.49) 1:35.48 (24.08) 5 Brendan Whitfie 18 LY-VA 1:36.78 1:36.05 q892 r:+0.71 22.15 46.63 (24.48) 1:11.30 (24.67) 1:36.05 (24.75) 6 Aaron Shackell 18 Carmel Swim Club 1:37.54 1:36.22 q887 r:+0.68 22.35 47.06 (24.71) 1:11.86 (24.80) 1:36.22 (24.36) 7 Sean Sullivan 18 Carmel Swim Club 1:37.29 1:36.24 q887 r:+0.62 22.35 46.98 (24.63) 1:11.29 (24.31) 1:36.24 (24.95) 8 Noah Dyer 17 Machine-PV 1:37.71 1:36.66 q875 r:+0.65 22.75 47.06 (24.31) 1:11.79 (24.73) 1:36.66 (24.87) ----------------------------------------------------------
Junior Nationals East: Women’s 100 Breaststroke
SwimAtlanta’s Katie Christopher, 16, earned the top seed in the 100 breaststroke with a sim of 1:00.50.
Mason Manta Rays’ Addie Robillard took the second seed in 1:00.71, followed by SwimMac’s Grace Rainey (1:00.80) and Carmel’s Molly Sweeney (1:00.82), setting up an interesting final.
Event 19 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 58.19 12/8/2017 Alexandra Walsh, Nashville Aquati Pool Record: P 57.23 3/19/2021 Sophie Hansson, NCSU-NC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Katie Christoph 16 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:00.81 1:00.50 q940 r:+0.68 28.68 1:00.50 (31.82) 2 Addie Robillard 15 Mason Manta Rays 1:01.44 1:00.71 q932 r:+0.70 28.67 1:00.71 (32.04) 3 Grace Rainey 18 SwimMAC-NC 1:00.14 1:00.80 q929 r:+0.79 28.84 1:00.80 (31.96) 4 Molly Sweeney 15 Carmel Swim Club 1:01.42 1:00.82 q928 r:+0.67 28.61 1:00.82 (32.21) 5 Elle Scott 15 NOVA of Virginia 1:01.17 1:00.99 q922 r:+0.74 28.56 1:00.99 (32.43) 6 Avery Klamfoth 15 SwimMAC-NC 1:01.66 1:01.18 q916 r:+0.73 29.14 1:01.18 (32.04) 7 Samantha Armand 17 TAC Titans-NC 1:00.61 1:01.83 q892 r:+0.65 29.54 1:01.83 (32.29) 8 Gracie Weyant 17 Sarasota Sharks- 1:01.68 1:02.20 q879 r:+0.72 29.59 1:02.20 (32.61)
Junior Nationals East: Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Brasen Walker, 17, put together a fast race in the men’s 100 breaststroke co claim the top seed in 53.74.
Lakeside’s Will Scholtz, 17, was just behind at 53.96 to take the second seed, while Bolles’ Will Heck, 18, was third in 53.97.
Event 20 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 52.21 12/11/2015Michael Andrew, Indie Swimming Pool Record: P 50.18 3/26/2021 Max McHugh, MINN-MN Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Brasen Walker 17 RSA-NC 54.91 53.74 q925 r:+0.63 25.25 53.74 (28.49) 2 Will Scholtz 17 Lakeside-KY 53.61 53.96 q916 r:+0.72 25.15 53.96 (28.81) 3 Will Heck 18 Bolles-FL 52.38 53.97 q916 r:+0.68 25.18 53.97 (28.79) 4 Alex Ochsenbein 18 KYA-KY 55.17 54.16 q908 r:+0.68 25.49 54.16 (28.67) 5 Ethan Schwab 17 BBD-MI 54.28 54.23 q905 r:+0.69 25.44 54.23 (28.79) 6 Juan Mora 18 MERC-MA 54.64 54.56 q891 r:+0.66 25.58 54.56 (28.98) 7 Wyatt Porch 16 Bolles-FL 53.97 54.61 q889 r:+0.65 25.82 54.61 (28.79) 8 Jay Gerloff 17 Old Dominion-VA 56.35 54.73 q884 r:+0.61 25.82 54.73 (28.91)
Junior Nationals East: Women’s 100 Backstroke
Fourteen-year-old Charlotte Crush crushed her prelims in the 100 backstroke. The Lakeside swimmer got to the wall in 51.28, just a couple of tenths off of the national age group record for 13-14 (51.03).
Carmel’s Berit Berglund, 17, took the second spot in 51.95.
Erika Pelaez, doing a double, took the third seed in 52.19.
Event 21 Women 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 50.58 12/6/2018 Regan Smith, Riptide Pool Record: P 49.74 3/19/2021 Katherine Berkoff, NCSU-NC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Charlotte Crush 14 Lakeside-KY 51.96 51.28 q1057 r:+0.65 24.69 51.28 (26.59) 2 Berit Berglund 17 Carmel Swim Club 51.32 51.95 q1025 r:+0.60 25.12 51.95 (26.83) 3 Erika Pelaez 16 EA-FG 51.78 52.19 q1013 r:+0.74 25.44 52.19 (26.75) 4 Clare Logan 16 Fainwood-Scotch- 53.15 53.57 q948 r:+0.87 25.52 53.57 (28.05) 5 Catie Choate 18 Dynamo-GA 53.35 53.66 q944 r:+0.76 26.08 53.66 (27.58) 6 Carly Meeting 18 New Albany-OH 52.91 53.67 q943 r:+0.88 26.11 53.67 (27.56) 7 Jade Castro 18 NLAC-MA 54.33 53.70 q942 r:+0.85 25.98 53.70 (27.72) 8 Lila Higgo 15 Bolles-FL 54.39 53.76 q939 r:+0.92 26.01 53.76 (27.75)
Junior Nationals East: Men’s 100 Backstroke
Will Moglin completed his morning double with a top seed in the 100 backstroke. He got to the wall in 45.92.
SwimAtlanta’s Ben Irwin took the second spot in 46.31, followed by New Albany’s Hudson Williams (46.34) and Daniel Diehl (46.40), also finishing his morning double.
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== SC Juniors: M 45.58 12/11/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale AC Pool Record: P 44.04 2/28/2020 Coleman Stewart, NCSU-NC Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Will Modglin 18 ZSC-IN 45.90 45.92 q1011 r:+0.91 22.34 45.92 (23.58) 2 Ben Irwin 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 47.34 46.31 q992 r:+0.91 22.11 46.31 (24.20) 3 Hudson Williams 17 New Albany-OH 46.88 46.34 q990 r:+0.61 22.45 46.34 (23.89) 4 Daniel Diehl 17 CUY-MD 46.84 46.40 q987 r:+0.67 22.47 46.40 (23.93) 5 Jonny Marshall 18 FAST-LE 46.74 46.66 q974 r:+0.99 22.53 46.66 (24.13) 6 Scotty Buff 18 GTAC-OH 45.89 46.71 q971 r:+0.89 22.43 46.71 (24.28) 7 Caleb Maldari 17 SwimMAC-NC 47.31 46.95 q959 r:+0.76 22.88 46.95 (24.07) 8 Nolan Dunkel 17 Arlington-PV 47.39 47.02 q956 r:+0.85 22.70 47.02 (24.32)