Women’s Swimming put together amazing performances from the opening event to the record-shattering finale as they captured the program’s first Regional Championship. Senior captain Angela Algee and junior Allie Magrino collected three gold medals apiece as the Panthers came from behind late and outdistanced runner-up Gainesville Buchholz, 299-254 for the crown. DP saved its best race for last as the 400 freestyle relay team of Cindy Cheng, Emily Kliewer, Allie Magrino and Angela Algee obliterated the previous school record with a gold medal and All-America Consideration time of 3:31.21, lopping over a second and a half off the old mark in 1998. The Panthers’ winning time is also the top seed at next week’s State Championship. DP also started off the meet in gold medal fashion in the 200 medley relay as Cindy Cheng, Blake Broullire, Emily Kliewer and Allie Magrino touched the wall in 1:51.93. Angela Algee won back-to back individual gold medals in the 50 freestyle (24.13) and 100 butterfly (All-America Consideration 55.51) and Allie Magrino won her first individual Regional gold in the 200 individual medley in 2:09.25, edging the silver medalist by one hundredth of a second and the bronze medalist by two hundredths of a second! Sophomore Emily Kliewer placed fourth in the 200 IM (2:10.29) while sophomore Sunny Zhu was 12th at 2:15.58 and senior captain Heather MacNeil placed 15th at 2:19.83. Emily Kliewer also earned the bronze medal in the 100 fly with a time of 58.42. In the 200 freestyle, junior Cindy Cheng set a personal best time of 1:53.56 for the silver medal and sophomore Rikki Price placed ninth at 1:58.08. DP picked up major points when Cindy Cheng set another personal record with a silver medal time of 57.97 in the 100 backstroke while Allie Magrino took home the bronze in 58.73. The 200 freestyle relay team of Rikki Price, Sunny Zhu, Blake Broullire and Angela Algee brought home the bronze medal in 1:40.27 and in the 100 breaststroke, Heather MacNeil placed sixth (1:09.68), Sunny Zhu seventh (1:09.82) and Blake Broullire 12th (1:13.11). Based on Regional Championship results around the state, qualifying for next Friday’s State Championship (with seeds in parentheses) are the 400 free relay team (1), 200 medley relay team (7), 200 free relay team (6), Angela Algee in the 50 free (2) and 100 fly (2), Allie Magrino in the 200 IM (6) and 100 back (7), Cindy Cheng in the 100 back (4) and 200 free (11), Emily Kliewer in the 200 IM (10) and 100 fly (11), Heather MacNeil in the 100 breast (21) and Sunny Zhu in the 100 breast (22).
Men’s Swimming earned the runner-up trophy at the 2012 Regional Championship. Ian Perkins already crushed the school record in the 200 freestyle (1:42.62) during the preliminary heats and the senior captain solidified his claim in the finals with a gold medal-winning time of 1:42.88. Junior Ian Supra collected DP’s second gold medal with a tremendous finish in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall in 47.85, just seven hundredths of a second ahead of Ian Perkins, who took the bronze medal in 47.92. The most exciting event of the night was its last, the 400 freestyle relay. Ian Perkins, junior John Meisenheimer, Ian Supra and sophomore Evan Staton had set their sights on the school record all year long and the Regional Championship was the perfect setting to do it. After earning the top seed in the preliminary heat, DP was shrouded on either side by Seminole and Timber Creek and from start to finish, it was anyone’s race. At the end, the Panthers brought home the silver medal but not before shattering the school record in 3:12.84, over a second faster than the mark set last year by Perkins, Supra, Austin Olivares and Jack Orchard. DP’s 200 freestyle relay team of Ian Perkins, Eduardo Macias, Ian Supra and Evan Staton also captured the silver medal in 1:28.82. In the 50 Freestyle, Evan Staton earned the bronze medal in 21.83 with Ian Supra placing sixth in 22:01. Staton picked up his second bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time of 1:00.06. John Meisenheimer placed fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:49.10) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:46.23) and the 200 medley relay team of senior Chris Ohe, sophomore Gabe Baytan, John Meisenheimer and Eduardo Macias placed fifth as well in 1:42.76. Chris Ohe finished seventh in the 100 backstroke (55.96) and 16th in the 500 freestyle (5:09.45). Senior captain Evan Olivares placed 13th in the 100 fly (57.41), sophomore Ryan Messinger was 14th in the 200 IM (2:10.23), Eduardo Macias placed 14th in the 100 freestyle (50.88) and 15th in the 200 freestyle (1:54.62), Gabe Baytan took 14th in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.61) and sophomore Anshul Devnani placed 15th in the 100 back at 1:00.26. Qualifying for next Friday’s State Championship meet at the Aquatic Center, with their seeds in parentheses, are the following: the 200 medley relay team (16), Ian Perkins in the 200 freestyle (4) and 100 freestyle (12), John Meisenheimer in the 500 freestyle (18) and the 200 freestyle (21), Evan Staton in the 50 freestyle (12) and 100 breaststroke (7), Ian Supra in the 100 freestyle (10) and the 50 freestyle (15), the 200 freestyle relay (6) and the 400 freestyle relay (6).
Last Friday, Eric Harrell rushed for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on a career-high 27 carries and the DP defense forced three turnovers in a 27-14 victory over host Freedom. DP (10-0) earned their third undefeated regular season in four years, captured their fifth consecutive District Championship and their fifth straight Metro West Conference title. Deionte Gaines racked up 114 all-purpose yards, including a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown that gave the Panthers a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter that proved insurmountable.
At the Cross Country District Championships, Senior Bridget Blake ran her fastest time of the season at 17:47 and senior teammate Amber Johnson shattered her own personal record in 18:19 to finish first and second, respectively, As a team, Dr. Phillips placed second and subsequently earned another trip to the Regional Championship next week in Gainesville. Junior Sierra Middleton continues to work her way back to form with a 20:34 finish, good for 11th place, while junior Maddie Dolengoswki set her new personal record at 21:54 to place 22nd. Senior Abbey Baron crossed the line in 25th place with a time of 22:06 to finish the scoring for DP with Melissa Lore (22:11) and Annika Sison (24:30) completing the Panther contingent. Junior Adam Lawrence ran a personal record 17:02 to place tenth individually as Men’s Cross Country placed fourth at the District Championship.
