Breaking CCHS records, boys swimming takes 5th at MIAA State Championships
Acton-Carlisle boys swimmers all contributed with record-setting individual and relay team performances.
Acton-Carlisle boys swimmers all contributed at Sunday’s MIAA Division 1 Championships at MIT, with record-setting individual and relay team performances en route to a fifth-place finish overall.
- Big day: Brandon Monaghan set a school record in the 50-yard freestyle at 21.05, securing second place; he also clocked in at 53.30 in the 100 backstroke, locking in fourth place and breaking the school record he had set two weeks earlier. The 200 medley relay team (Monaghan, Presley Rodgers, Andrew Hodges, and Cole Scafidi) kicked off the day with a second-place finish, breaking the school record for the third time this season at 1.37.45. That same quartet capped off the day by securing fourth place in the 400 medley relay.
- Unsung heroes: Hodges placed 11th in the 50 freestyle, and Scafidi and Rodgers tied for 13th place in the 200 individual medley. Charlie Gamber placed ninth in 200 freestyle. Harry Gamber and Scafidi dropped significant time in the 500 freestyle, placing 11th and 12th respectively. Rodgers had a best time in the 100 breaststroke, placing ninth. Caden Watson, Lochlan Mowat, and Fox Anderson all finished the season strong.
