THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 16, 2024 Page 15 Eagles Compete at MIAA Boys North Sectionals Freestyle relay time of 1:34.11. Finishing 5th overall, Anthony completed the 200-yard freestyle race in 1:50.41. Lucas Santos was right behind him in 20th place, shaving off nearly two seconds from his personal best in 1:55.99. The fi nal Eagle swimmer to fi nish in the event was Dylan Phan, who followed suit with a lifetime-best of his own at 1:56.73. Thomas Sodeyama Cardoso posted a 2:04.09 in the 200 IM, improving his lifetime best with a 9th place finish. Yan placed 13th with an in season best, hitting the wall at 2:05.02 and Kevin Sodeyama Cardoso broke his lifetime best of 2:06.97. After a stellar performance in the 200 IM, Yan fi nished 16th in the 100-yard backstroke clocking in at 58.69. Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso set a new personal record in the 500-yard freestyle on the way to 14th place, fi nishing the event in Eagle swimmers Jason Yan and Christian Antonucci By Emily Brennan T he Mystic Valley boys swim team competed at the MIAA Division 2 Boys North Sectionals on Sunday at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Pool. The Eagles fi nished in eighth place with a score of 99. Jason Yan, Thomas Sodeyama Cardoso, his brother Kevin, and Lucas Freitas kicked off the afternoon by taking 12th place in the 200-yard medley (1:45.69). In one of the most iconic relays of the meet, Yan, Jaden Anthony, Christian Antonucci, and Kevin Sodeyama Cardoso crushed their in-season record in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:24.93 to secure a 6th place fi nish. The relay team of Anthony, Antonucci, Dylan Phan, and Freitas put together a season best 200 100 Yard Free Jaden Anthony – 12th – 50.36 Christian Antonucci – 19th – 51.45 500 Yard Free Kevn Sodeyama-Cardoso – 14th – 5:12.49 Lucas Santos – 20th – 5:19.68 200 Yard Free Relay Anthony, Freitas, Phan, Antonucci – 8th – 1:34.11 100 Yard Back Jason Yan – 16th – 58.69 100 Yard Breast Christian Antonucci – 14th – 1:03.53 Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso – 19th – 1:04.21 400 Yard Free Relay Sodeyama-Cardoso, Anthony, Yan, Antonucci – 5:12.49. In that same heat, Santos swam a 5:20.31 which was good for a 20th place fi nish. Dropping almost two seconds off his previous personal best, Antonucci managed to take 14th place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.53. The MIAA Boys State Tournament will take place on Sunday (Feb. 18) at 3:45 p.m. See below for a complete list of all the results from last weekend's boys sectional swim meet. 6th – 3:24.93 200 Yard Medley Relay Yan, Kevin & Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso, Freitas 200 Yard Free Jaden Anthony – 5th – 1:50.41 Lucas Santos – 20th – 1:55.99 Dylan Phan – 22nd – 1:56.73 200 Yard IM Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso – 9th – 2:04.09 Jason Yan – 13th – 2:05.42 Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso – 15th – 2:06.97 50 Yard Free Lucas Freitas – 34th – 23.81 100 Yard Fly Dylan Phan – 31st – 59.41 Eagles Girls Swim Earns Highest Finish in Program History at MIAA Sectionals By Emily Brennan T he Mystic Valley girls swim team opened post-season competition at the MIAA Girls Sectional Meet on Saturday at the WPI Pool. Mystic Valley swam to their top fi nish in program history with a score of 125 points, good for 7th place overall. The girls 200 medley relay A-team of Sydney Cao, Crystal Tang, Isabella Pennachio, and Lana Albuquerque started things off swimming in 1:58.33, dropping almost a full second from the teams in season best, as the four swam to a 9th place fi nish. Sophomore Britney Nayiga swam a lifetime-best time in the 50-yard freestyle with her sixthplace fi nish (25.44). Lucia Antonucci raced to break the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.56. The previous record was held by her older sister, Sofi a Antonucci. In the last event of the day, the 400 Free Relay of Isabella Cirame, Cao, Antonucci, and ing a new school record time of 3:49.30. The 200-freestyle relay team of Albuquerque, Cirame, Antonucci, and Nayiga fi nished 5th place on the podium as the foursome clocked the second-fastest time in program history (1:43.46). In the 200-yard IM, Cirame led Lucia Antonucci at podium for 6th place fi nish in the 100 Breaststroke. Nayiga placed 5th to put themselves in the record book, clinchfour MV swimmers, placing 12th in a season best time of 2:20.50. Pennachio set a new personal best and took 19th with a time of 2:24.04, Antonucci hit the wall at 2:24.48 and Khloe Co rounded out the group, placing 29th in 2:29.45. Cirame claimed another 12thShown from left to right, 400 Freestyle Relay team of Isabella Cirame, Lucia Antonucci, Sydney Cao and Britney Nayiga. 200 Freestyle Relay Albuquerque, Cirame, Antonucci, Nayiga – 5th - 1:43.46 50 Free Britney Nayiga - 6th – 25.44 Lana Albuquerque – 13th – 26.07 200 Free Isabella Cirame – 12th – 2:20.50 Isabelle Pennachio – 19th - 2:24.04 Lucia Antonucci – 21st - 2:24.48 Khloe Co – 29th - 2:29.45 100 Fly Isabelle Pennachio – 19th - 1:05.33 Khloe Co – 32nd – 1:08.29 place fi nish in the 100 Free, putting down a lifetime-best time of 56.60. Cao followed suit, fi nishing 22nd in the event with a time of 58.00. The Eagles fi nished fi fteenth in last year's state meet and have the potential to top that result. Head Coach Andrew DiGiacomo said he is excited and “stunned by just how well the girls swam today, as we prepare for the state meet the excitement continues to build.” The MIAA Girls North State Tournament will take place on Saturday (Feb. 17) at 3:45 p.m. Results from last weekend’s sectional meet events are listed below. 200 Medley Relay Cao, Pennachio, Tang, Albuquerque – 9th – 1:58.33 100 Breast *Lucia Antonucci – 6th – 1:10.56 Britney Nayiga -9th – 1:12.69 Crystal Tang – 25th – 1:17.49 100 Free Isabella Cirame – 12th – 56.60 Sydney Cao – 22nd – 58.00 Lana Albuquerque – 26th – 58.76 400 Free Relay *Cirame, Cao, Antonucci, Nayiga – 4th - 3:49.30 *New Team Record
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