WMA girls' swimming wins Division III New England title
March 6,
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Senior captains Mia Konstantakos of Hampden (left) and Ivy Durepo pose with the New England Prep School Athletic Council Division III trophy. Photo courtesy of Bill Wells
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WILBRAHAM – Just like last season, the Wilbraham & Monson Academy (WMA) girls' swimming team saved its best for last, claiming the New England Prep School Athletic Council Division III title at the championship meet on March 2 at the Canterbury School.
Led by senior Ivy Durepo of Petersham, the 11-member Titan team out-distanced the field by 30 points to win the Division III crown for the second year in a row.
"With only 11 girls competing on this New England team, and only 10 qualified for individual swims, we knew that winning our second team title would be difficult," WMA coach Dan Moran said. "We had a saying on the team that everybody counts, and this was a full team effort. From our superstars to our 11th girl, everyone scored points or helped out relays. This one was really special because it was so close and required so much preparation."
Durepo won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke (school record), and also swam on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay with Palmer's Maddy McCloskey, Granby's Lili Brook and Wilbraham's Christina Felchner. The 200-yard medley relay team of Durepo, Hampden's Mia Konstantakos, Wilbraham's Meg Harrington and Brook placed second.
McCloskey also won an individual title, touching first in the 200-yard freestyle. She placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, and swam on the third place 400-yard freestyle relay team with Harrington, Konstantakos and Felchner. Felchner was the runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle, and Konstantakos took third in the 100 backstroke.
On the boys' side, senior Kevin Lambert of Granby was named the league's Most Valuable Swimmer. Lambert, who led the boys' to a fourth place finish at the New England meet, won the 200-yard freestyle and was the runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly. He was also on the second place 400-yard freestyle relay team, which registered a school record with Ludlow's Austin Fabbo, Longmeadow's Zachary Meunier and Ian Robinson, and the third place 200-yard medley relay team with Fabbo, Garfield Ding and Robinson.
Robinson also had a great meet, taking second in the 100-yard freestyle and third in the 50-yard freestyle. Ding captured third in the 100-yard breaststroke, and teamed with Phil Antonacci, Fabbo and Meunier for a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
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