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Oakton High School Swim and Dive

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com  

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu

NEWS RELEASE

February 18, 2013

Oakton Girls Swim & Dive Wins AAA State Championship Title

Fairfax, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams participated in the Virginia AAA State Championship Friday and Saturday at George Mason University. The girls placed 1st with 275 points over Yorktown (128) and McLean (119). The boys placed third with 192 points behind Robinson (218.5) and James Madison (192.5). This is the second consecutive AAA State Title for the girls’ team.

The girls had a night full of winning relays beginning with the 200yd Medley Relay placing 1^st with a time of 1:45.11, a new state record and an AAA qualifying time. Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews made up the 200yd Medley Relay team. Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn, Megan Byrnes, and Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 400yd Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:28.44, a new state record and an AAA qualifying time. Gillian Crews, Elise Bourdelais, Megan Byrnes, and Laura Branton placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle Relay with an AAC qualifying time.

Janet Hu dominated the pool with four state records. Hu placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly with a time of 52.84, a new state record and an AAA qualifying time. She also placed 1^st in the 100yd Backstroke with a new state record (53.27) and an AAA qualifying time.

Megan Byrnes placed 1^st in the 500yd Freestyle with a time of 4:49.75, a new state record and an AAA qualifying time. She also placed 2^nd in the 200yd Freestyle with an AAC qualifying time.

Philip Hu placed 1^st in the 100yd Backstroke with a new state record (49.44) and an AAA qualifying time. In the 100yd Butterfly, Hu placed 6^th.

Laura Branton placed 1^st in the 100yd Freestyle with an AAA qualifying time and 2^nd in the 50yd Freestyle with an AAC qualifying time.

Diver, Bennett Fagan, placed 8^th overall at the AAA State Boys 1m Diving Final with 347.70 points.

The boys 200yd Medley Relay team of John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Philip Hu, and Michael Ambrose placed 3^rd with an AAC qualifying time.

John Shebat, Gregory DeRosa, Michael Ambrose and Denny Nguyen placed 5^th in the 200yd Freestyle Relay.

John Shebat placed 2^nd in the 100yd Backstroke with an AAC qualifying time and 7^th in the 50yd Freestyle.

Denny Nguyen placed 6^th in the 200yd Individual Medley.

Nathan Pawlowicz placed 7^th in the 500yd Freestyle.

Gillian Crews placed 5^th in the 100yd Butterfly.

Julia Capobianco placed 7^th in the 100yd Butterfly.

Complete results from the Virginia AAA State Championship Meet can be found at www.vhsl.org/athletics.

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com    

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

February 3, 2013 

Oakton Girls Swim & Dive Wins AAA Northern Region Title 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams participated in the Virginia AAA Northern Region Championship this week at Oak Marr RECenter. The girls placed 1st with 313 points over McLean (194) and Langley (183). The boys placed third with 235 points behind James Madison (310) and Robinson (254). This is the second consecutive AAA Northern Region Title for the girls’ team. 

Junior, Janet Hu, 2012 All-Met Swimmer of The Year, broke two regional records at the meet – 100yd Freestyle (48.90) and 100yd Backstroke (52.81). Both swims qualified as Automatic All-American (AAA) times.  

Freshman, Megan Byrnes, broke the record in the 200yd Freestyle (1.50.34) with an AAC qualifying time and in the 500yd Freestyle (4:50.43) with an AAA qualifying time.  

The girls’ relays were unstoppable. Hu led the 200yd Medley Relay with Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews that placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. Byrnes was a part of the 200yd Freestyle Relay with Gillian Crews, Elise Bourdelais, and Laura Branton that placed 1^st with an AAA qualifying time of 1:36.62. Hu anchored the 400yd Freestyle Relay with Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn, and Megan Byrnes that broke the regional record with a time of 3:27.73 and an AAA qualifying time. 

Diver, Bennett Fagan, placed 10^th overall at the AAA Northern Region Boys 1m Diving Final with 317.05 points. 

Numerous Cougar swimmers placed with State qualifying times: 

In the Boys 200yd Medley Relay, Oakton’s John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Philip Hu, and Michael Ambrose placed 3^rd with an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Medley Relay, Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Freestyle, Megan Byrnes placed 1^st with a region record and an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Boys 200yd Individual Medley, Denny Nguyen and Nathan Pawlowicz placed 2^nd and 5^th respectively with a state qualifying times. 

In the Boys 50yd Freestyle, John Shebat placed 4^th with a state qualifying time. 

In the Girls 50yd Freestyle, Laura Branton and Gillian Crews places 4^th and 8^th with state qualifying times. 

In the Boys 100yd Butterfly, Philip Hu placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Girls 100yd Butterfly, Laura Branton placed 2^nd with an AAA qualifying time. Julia Capobianco and Gillian Crews placed 5^th and 6^th with state qualifying times. 

In the Girls 100yd Freestyle, Janet Hu placed 1^st with a region record and an AAA qualifying time. 

In the Boys 500yd Freestyle, Nathan Pawlowicz placed 4^th with a state qualifying time. 

In the Girls 500yd Freestyle, Megan Byrnes placed 1^st with a region record and an AAA qualifying time. 

In the Boys 200yd Freestyle Relay, John Shebat, Cameron Santoro, Michael Ambrose, and Denny Nguyen placed 4^th with a state qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Freestyle Relay, Gillian Crews, Elise Bourdelais, Megan Byrnes, and Laura Branton placed 1^st with an AAA qualifying time. 

In the Boys 100yd Backstroke, Philip Hu placed 1^st with a region record and an AAA qualifying time. 

In the Girls 100yd Backstroke, Janet Hu placed 1^st with a region record and an AAA qualifying time. 

In the Boys 100yd Breaststroke, Michael Pettinichi placed 14^th with a state qualifying time. 

In the Boys 400yd Freestyle Relay, Denny Nguyen, Michael Ambrose, Nathan Pawlowicz, and Philip Hu placed 5^th with a state qualifying time. 

In the Girls 400yd Freestyle Relay, Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn, Megan Byrnes, and Janet Hu placed 1^st with a region record and an AAA qualifying time. 

Complete results from the Virginia AAA Northern Regional Championship Meet can be found at www.vhsl.org/athletics. 

Oakton Swim and Dive returns to the pool for the Virginia High School League AAA State Championship Meet at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday, February 15, and Saturday, February 16. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com  

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

January 27, 2013 

Oakton Swim & Dive Wins Back-to-Back District Titles 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams won both the boys’ and girls’ Concorde District Swim & Dive Championship Saturday night at Cub Run RECenter. The girls won with 532 points over Robinson in second place with 323 points. The boys won with 464 points over Robinson (460) in second place. 

 

Oakton’s divers set the stage for an incredible night. Bennett Fagan placed 3^rd for the boys. Julia Powell and Hana Burkly placed 5^th and 6^th overall respectively. 

 

John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Philip Hu, and Gregory DeRosa placed 1^st in the 200yd Medley Relay with a state qualifying time. In the 200yd Freestyle, Nathan Pawlowicz placed 4^th with a regional qualifying time, and Michael Ambrose placed 5^th. Denny Nguyen placed 1^st in the 200yd Individual Medley with a state qualifying time, and Michael Pettinichi took 5^th place for Oakton. In the 50yd freestyle, John Shebat placed 2^nd with a state qualifying time, and Gregory DeRosa placed 6^th. In the 100yd Butterfly, Philip Hu finished 1^st and Denny Nguyen placed 3^rd, both with state qualifying times. Nathan Pawlowicz placed 1^st in the 500yd Freestyle with a state qualifying time, and Gray Liddell finished 4^th with a regional qualifying time. In the 200yd Freestyle Relay, Gregory DeRosa, Denny Nguyen, Michael Ambrose, and John Shebat finished 2^nd with a state qualifying time. Philip Hu and John Shebat took 1^st and 3^rd place respectively in the 100yd backstroke with state qualifying times. Michael Pettinichi placed 3^rd in the 100yd Breaststroke with a state qualifying time. Denny Nguyen, Michael Ambrose, Nathan Pawlowicz, and Philip Hu placed 3^rd in the 400yd Freestyle Relay with a state qualifying time. 

 

Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews took 1^st for Oakton in the 200yd Medley Relay with a state qualifying time. Megan Byrnes placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle with a state qualifying time, and Kendall Lawhorn followed in 2^nd place with a regional qualifying time. In the 200yd Individual Medley, Janet Hu took 1^st place with a state qualifying time. Laura Branton placed 2^nd in the 50yd Freestyle. Also in the 50yd Freestyle, Gillian Crews placed 4^th, and Elise Bourdelais placed 7^th both with regional qualifying times. Laura Branton and Julia Capobianco placed 1^st and 2^nd in the 100yd Butterfly with state qualifying times. Gillian Crews placed 4^th in the 100yd Butterfly with a regional qualifying time. Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 100yd Freestyle with a state qualifying time. Kendall Lawhorn took 2^nd for Oakton in the 500yd Freestyle with a regional qualifying time. Dylan Staniszewski, Madelynne Norton, and Mary Arscott placed 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th respectively in the 500yd Freestyle. In the 200yd Freestyle Relay, Gillian Crews, Elise Bourdelais, Megan Byrnes, and Laura Branton finished 1^st with a state qualifying time. Megan Byrnes placed 1^st in the 100yd Backstroke with a state qualifying time, and Julia Capobianco placed 4^th with a regional qualifying time. Melissa Shebat and Ashley Nero placed 4^th and 6^th in the 100yd Breaststroke. Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn, Megan Byrnes, and Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 400yd Freestyle Relay with a state qualifying time. 

 

Swimmers and divers with regional qualifying times/scores will advance to the AAA Northern Region Championship Meet at Oak Marr RECenter starting Tuesday, January 29^th, with boys’ diving at 5:30pm, followed by girls’ diving on Wednesday, January 30^th, at 5:30pm. Swim preliminaries will take place for boys on Thursday, January 31^st, at 5:30pm, and for girls on Friday, February 1^st. Swim finals will be held Saturday night at 5:30pm at Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton, Virginia. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com  

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

January 20, 2013 

Oakton Swim & Dive Finishes Second Consecutive Undefeated Season 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams are undefeated for the second season in a row after a win over Chantilly High School at Cub Run RECenter Friday evening. The girls won with 205 points over Chantilly’s 110. The boys won with 162 points over Chantilly’s 153. 

The meet began with the dive portion where Hana Burkly and Julia Powell took 1^st and 2^nd place for Oakton, and Bennett Fagan placed 2^nd. 

The meet continued with consistently strong swims from Oakton giving them another undefeated season. 

Parker Ramsdell, head coach of Oakton Swim, expressed pride in his winning team, "our first goal this season was to go undefeated, and we are thrilled to have accomplished that! It was a team effort and every swimmer and diver played an important role in getting us to this point.” He continued, “our goal has now changed to defending both the boys and girls Concorde Championships. With the incredible talent in our district, it will be an incredible challenge, but one we are excited and ready for." 

Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle and the 100yd Backstroke. Megan Byrnes took 1^st place for Oakton in the 200yd Individual Medley and the 500yd Freestyle. Laura Branton won the 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Freestyle. Gillian Crews placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly. Melissa Shebat took 1^st place in the 100yd Breaststroke. 

Philip Hu won the 200yd Individual Medley and the 100yd Freestyle. Denny Nguyen placed 1^st in the 500yd Freestyle and the 100yd Backstroke. Nathan Pawlowicz took 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle and the 100yd Breaststroke. 

“I couldn’t be prouder of this team, we have worked extremely hard,” said captain Ashley Nero, a senior, as she reflected on another successful season for the girls’ team, “the girls have only lost one meet in the past four years; it’s a great way for our seniors to head out.” 

Oakton will return to the pool on Friday, January 25, for the Concorde District meet at Cub Run RECenter in Chantilly, VA. Boys’ diving will begin at 10:45am, followed by girls’ diving at 2:00pm, and swimming preliminary rounds at 5:30pm. Swimming finals will take place Saturday, January 26 at 5:30pm at Cub Run RECenter. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com  

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

January 12, 2013 

Oakton Swim & Dive Rules the Pool Against Herndon to Remain Undefeated 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams continued their undefeated season with a win over Herndon High School Friday night. The girls won with a score of 197 points over Herndon’s 112. The boys won 194 to 121. 

The Cougars started off the meet by recognizing their graduating seniors. 

Following the senior recognition, Bennett Fagan, a diver for the boy’s team, took first place for Oakton with a score of 207.75 points. 

The meet continued with incredible swims across the board from Oakton. Both the boys’ and girls’ 200yd Medley Relay took 1^st place. For the girls, Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews swam, and for the boys, John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Denny Nguyen, and Michael Ambrose swam. Both 200yd Freestyle relays and 400yd Freestyle relays won as well. The girls’ 200yd Freestyle relay team consisted of Laura Branton, Megan Byrnes, Elise Bourdelais, and Janet Hu. The boys’ 200yd Freestyle relay team was made of Gregory DeRosa, JT Byrne, Chris Crapco, and Philip Hu. Laura Branton, Elise Bourdelais, Kendall Lawhorn, and Janet Hu took 1^st in the 400yd Freestyle relay. For the boys’ 400yd Freestyle relay, Nathan Pawlowicz, Michael Ambrose, Mason Hawkins, and Philip Hu won. 

Megan Byrnes placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle and the 100yd Freestyle. Janet Hu took 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly and the 100yd Backstroke. In the 200yd Individual Medley, Laura Branton took 1^st. Gillian Crews took 1^st place for Oakton in the 50yd Freestyle. Kendall Lawhorn placed 1^st in the 500yd Freestyle. 

Philip Hu finished 1^st in the 500yd Freestyle and the 100yd Backstroke. Denny Nguyen took 1^st for Oakton in the 200yd Individual Medley and the 100yd Breaststroke. In the 50yd Freestyle, Gregory DeRosa placed 1^st. Gray Liddell placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly. Michael Ambrose won the 100yd Freestyle event. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:30pm Friday, January 18, against Chantilly at Cub Run RECenter in Chantilly, VA in their last dual meet of the 2012-13 season. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com    

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

January 4, 2013 

Oakton Swim & Dive Out-Touches Westfield 

Chantilly, VA - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams competed in their fifth dual meet of the season against Westfield High School at Cub Run RECenter Friday night. The girls’ team won by a large margin with 201 points over Westfield’s 108. The boys won with 161 points beating Westfield’s 155. 

Julia Powell and Bennett Fagan dominated the dive portion of the meet, taking 1^st place for both the Oakton boys and girls. Bennett Fagan scored a regional qualifying score of 214.10 points. 

Oakton’s swims were consistently strong throughout the meet. Oakton girls and boys placed 1^st in the 200yd Medley Relay. Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Laura Branton swam for the girls. John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Philip Hu, and Gregory DeRosa swam for the boys. The Oakton girls and boys also won the 400yd Freestyle Relays. Gillian Crews, Kendall Lawhorn, Elise Bourdelais, and Megan Byrnes placed 1^st for the girls. Denny Nguyen, John Shebat, Nathan Pawlowicz, and Philip Hu swam for the boys. 

Janet Hu took 1^st place in the 200yd Individual Medley and in the 100yd Butterfly. Megan Byrnes won the 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Backstroke. Laura Branton placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle. Mary Arscott took 1^st place for Oakton in the 500yd Freestyle. Melissa Shebat took 1^st in the 100yd Breaststroke. 

Philip Hu swam for 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly and 100yd Backstroke. Denny Nguyen placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle and 2^nd in the 100yd Freestyle. John Shebat took 1^st in the 50yd Freestyle. Nathan Pawlowicz won the 500yd Freestyle. 

Oakton Swim & Dive will return to the pool on January 11, 2013 at 8:30pm against Herndon High School at Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton, VA. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com    

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 16, 2012 

Oakton Swim & Dive Rules the Pool with Fourth Win of the Season 

Springfield, VA - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams continued their undefeated winning streak after a win over Centreville Saturday night. The girls scored 203 points over Centreville’s 112. The boys won with 219 points with Centreville only scoring 95. 

Oakton Dive had another strong meet on Saturday. Julia Powell placed 1^st for the diving portion of the night with 152.95 points. Bennett Fagan took 2^nd on the boys’ side with 196.25 points. 

Oakton swimmers put in 110% effort the entire meet. On both the girls’ and boy’s teams the 200yd Medley Relay placed 1^st and 2^nd! Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Laura Branton, and Gillian Crews took 1^st with Jodie Koplaski, Ashley Nero, Julia Capobianco, and Kendall Lawhorn in 2^nd. Philip Hu, Nathan Pawlowicz, Denny Nguyen, and Gregory DeRosa placed 1^st. John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Gray Liddell, and Chris Crapco followed to take 2^nd. In the 200yd Freestyle Relay and the 400yd Freestyle Relay, the boys’ and girls’ both took 1^st place again. 

Laura Branton took 1^st place in the 200yd Individual Medley. Gillian Crews placed 1^st in the 50yd Freestyle. In the 100yd Butterfly, Elise Bourdelais placed 1^st. Megan Byrnes took the win in the 500yd Freestyle. Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 100yd Backstroke. In the 100yd Breaststroke, Melissa Shebat took 1^st place for the team. 

Philip Hu placed 1^st in both of his individual events – the 200yd Individual Medley an the 100yd Backstroke. Nathan Pawlowicz placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle. Michael Ambrose won the 50yd Freestyle. Denny Ngyen placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly. Mason Hawkins placed 1^st in the 100yd Freestyle. In the 500yd Freestyle, Andrew Sargent took 1^st place. Michael Pettinichi took 1^st place for the team in the 100yd breaststroke. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:30pm Friday, January 4, 2013, against Westfield at Cub Run RECenter, in Chantilly, VA. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com    

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 15, 2012 

Oakton Swim & Dive: 3-0 After Win Over Robinson 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams competed in a quad meet last night at Oak Mar RECenter, with Robinson, Langley, and James Madison. Oakton girls placed first overall and scored 201 points over Langley (188), James Madison (124), and Robinson (114). The boys came in second with 160.5 points to James Madison (208.5) with Robinson (154.5) and Langley (103.5) following. The meet was scored as a dual meet for Oakton against Robinson, resulting in Oakton’s third win of the season, leaving them undefeated. 

Freshman, Bennett Fagan scored 3^rd overall in the Boys 1m Diving with 205.8 points, his third regional qualifying score. 

Oakton had strong swims throughout the night for both the boys and the girls, but the girls dominated the meet. All three of Oakton’s girls’ relays placed 1^st Friday night. The 200yd Medley Relay team consisted of Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, and Gillian Crews. The 200yd Freestyle Relay was swam by Laura Branton, Megan Byrnes, Elise Bourdelais, and Gillian Crews. Janet Hu, Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn, and Megan Byrnes made up the 400yd Freestyle relay. 

Philip Hu placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly and 2^nd in the 200yd Freestyle overall. Denny Nguyen placed 2^nd in the 100yd Backstroke and 4^th in the 200yd Individual Medley. Nathan Pawlowicz placed 2^nd in the 500yd Freestyle. Michael Pettinichi placed 2^nd in the 100yd Breaststroke. 

Janet Hu won the 50yd Freestyle (22.88) and 100yd Freestyle (51.13). Megan Byrnes, a freshman, won her two individual events as well – 200yd Freestyle (1:56:54) and 500yd Freestyle (5:01.95). Laura Branton placed 1^st in the 100yd Butterfly and 2^nd in the 200yd Individual Medley. Julia Capobianco placed 2^nd in the 100yd Butterfly and 3^rd in 100yd Backstroke. Gillian Crews came in closely to Branton and Capobianco and scored 3^rd in the 100yd Butterfly. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:00pm Saturday, December 15, against Centreville at Audrey Moore RECenter, in Springfield, VA. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com  

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 8, 2012 

Oakton Conquers Chantilly Chargers 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams went head-to-head with Chantilly High School on Friday night at Cub Run RECenter. Both Oakton’s boys and girls won for the second week in a row, with the girls’ team scoring 195 points over Chantilly girls with 120 points. The boys scored a total of 176 points over Chantilly’s 139. 

The Cougars started off the meet with consistently solid dives. Freshman, Bennett Fagan, took 2^nd place for the boys with a region-qualifying score, and Joey Barbaris took 3^rd place. On the girls’ side, Julia Powell, also a freshman, took 1^st place with Hana Burkly in 2^nd.  

The meet continued with strong swims from Oakton. In both the boys and girls 200yd Medley Relay, Oakton placed 1^st. John Shebat, Nathan Chen, Denny Nguyen, and Gregory DeRosa swam for the boys. Megan Byrnes, Melissa Shebat, Gabriela Galvez, and Nicki Powell swam for the girls.  

Kendall Lawhorn received 1^st place in both of her individual events - 200yd Freestyle and 500yd Freestyle. Megan Byrnes also placed 1^st in her two individual events – 100yd Freestyle and 100yd Backstroke. 

Gregory DeRosa placed 1^st in 50yd Freestyle and 2^nd in 100yd Freestyle. Denny Nguyen placed 1^st in 100yd Butterfly and 2^nd in 200yd Freestyle. John Shebat scored 2^nd place in both of his individual events – 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Backstroke. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:00pm Friday, December 14, against Robinson at Oak Marr for their third meet of the season. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact: Katie Pierce, Manager kepierce2015@gmail.com    

Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach pramsdell@fcps.edu 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 1, 2012 

Oakton Starts Season Strong Defeating Herndon 

Herndon, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams started off the season with a win over Herndon High School Friday night at the Herndon Community Center. The girls won with 205 points over Herndon’s 107. The Oakton boys scored 198 points, while the Herndon boys scored 117.  

The Cougar divers began their season with consistently solid dives. Bennett Fagan and Julia Powell, both Oakton freshmen, took 1^st place for the boys and girls. Fagan also received a region-qualifying score of 213 in his first high school meet. 

Oakton swimmers dominated the pool all night long. In both the boys and girls 200yd Medley Relay, Oakton placed 1^st. Philip Hu, Michael Pettinichi, Denny Nguyen, and Nathan Pawlowicz swam for the boys. Julia Capobianco, Melissa Shebat, Gillian Crews, and Elise Bourdelais swam for the girls. In the 200yd Individual Medley, Denny Nguyen, Nathan Chen, Mason Hawkins, and Andrew Sargent took 1^st through 4^th place sweeping the event. Gillian Crews, Elise Bourdelais, Emily Krisanda, and Madelynne Norton swept the 50yd freestyle. 

Philip Hu placed 1^st in both 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Butterfly. Denny Nguyen placed first in both of his individual events as well – 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Backstroke. Michael Pettinichi placed 1^st in 100yd Breaststroke and 3^rd in 200yd Freestyle. 

Julia Capobianco received 1^st place in her two individual events – 200yd Freestyle and 100yd Butterfly. Gillian Crews placed 1^st in both the 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Freestyle. Elise Bourdelais placed 1^st in 500yd Freestyle and 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:30pm Friday, December 7, against Chantilly at Cub Run RECenter. 

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2011 - 2012 Season

 

Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

NEWS RELEASE 

February 4, 2012 

Oakton Boys and Girls Swim & Dive Teams Win AAA Northern Region Title 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams won the Virginia AAA Northern Region Championship this week at Oak Marr RECenter. The boys scored 281.5 points to finish first over Woodson (250) and Madison (217). The girls scored a winning 245 points with West Potomac (190) and Langley (181) in second and third. 

This is the first time in Oakton’s history that the girls’ team has won the region title. The boys have won the regional title three times in the past four years. It has been ten years since a school in the Northern Region held the Regional title for both boys and girls at the same time. 

Sophomore, Janet Hu, broke two regional records at the meet – 100yd Freestyle (49.52) and 100yd Backstroke (53.76). Both swims qualified as Automatic All-American (AAA) times. In addition, she brought the Cougar girls 400 freestyle relay from behind to win the race with an All-American Consideration (AAC) qualifying time of 3:30.96.  

Diver, Joe LeBerre, placed 3^rd at the Northern Region Boys Dive Finals with 461.40 points. He scored 16 points for Oakton’s overall score, and will move onto the State competition in two weeks. Cougar diver, Andy Berger placed 13^th overall. 

Numerous Cougar swimmers placed with State qualifying times: 

In the Boys 200yd Medley Relay, Oakton’s Conor Murphy, Ryan Santoro, Carter Sharer, and Denny Nguyen placed 4^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Medley Relay, Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Gillian Crews, and Ashley Doran finished 3^rd with an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Freestyle, Stephanie Hallock placed 6^th. 

In the Boys 200yd Individual Medley, Denny Nguyen placed 7^th with a State qualifying time.  

In the Boys 50yd Freestyle, Carter Sharer tied for 3^rd with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 50yd Freestyle, Laura Branton placed 3^rd          with a State qualifying time. 

In the Boys 100yd Butterfly, Philip Hu and Carter Sharer placed 3^rd and 4^th both with State qualifying times. 

In the Girls 100yd Butterfly, Laura Branton placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. Gillian Crews placed 6^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Boys 100yd Freestyle, Conor Murphy placed 6^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 100yd Freestyle, Janet Hu placed 1^st with an AAA time and a Regional record of 49.52. 

In the Boys 500yd Freestyle, Brian Phillips placed 5^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Boys 200yd Freestyle Relay, Ryan Santoro, Gregory DeRosa, Denny Nguyen, and Philip Hu placed 5^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 200yd Freestyle Relay, Laura Branton, Ashley Doran, Stephanie Hallock, and Gillian Crews placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. 

In the Boys 100yd Backstroke, Philip Hu placed 2^nd with an AAC qualifying time. Conor Murphy and Denny Nguyen placed 7^th and 8^th both with State qualifying times. 

In the Girls 100yd Backstroke, Janet Hu placed 1^st with and an AAA and a Regional record of 53.76. 

In the Boys 100yd Breaststroke, Ryan Santoro placed 11^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 100yd Breaststroke, Melissa Shebat placed 14^th with a State qualifying time. 

In the Boys 400yd Freestyle Relay, Carter Sharer, Conor Murphy, Brian Phillips, and Philip Hu placed 1^st with a State qualifying time. 

In the Girls 400yd Freestyle Relay, Laura Branton, Stephanie Hallock, Kendall Lawhorn, and Janet Hu placed 1^st with an AAC qualifying time. 

Complete results from the Virginia AAA Northern Regional Championship Meet can be found at www.vhsl.org/athletics. 

Oakton Swim and Dive returns to the pool for the Virginia High School League AAA State Championship Meet at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday, February 17, and Saturday, February 18. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

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January 28, 2012 

Oakton Swim & Dive Wins Concorde District 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams took the Concorde District Title at Cub Run Recreation Center on Saturday night. The Oakton Cougars scored a winning 483 points for the girls with Chantilly (371.5) in second and Westfield (334.5) in third place. For the boys Oakton scored 506 points to take the win with Chantilly (412) and Westfield (332.5) coming in second and third. 

"This weekend was a great accomplishment for our entire team,” said, Parker Ramsdell, Oakton’s Head Swim Coach. “Our divers put us in a great position, with all four boys and all four girls scoring points, highlighted by Joe LeBerre's All-American Consideration performance.”  

Diver, Joe LeBerre, placed 2^nd for the boys with 473.5 points and an AAC performance, and Andy Berger placed sixth with 276.3 points. Both LeBerre and Berger will move onto the AAA Northern Region Championship Meet at Oak Marr. No girls placed in the top 6^th, but two of Oakton’s girls placed in the top 10 – Hana Burkly placed 8^th and Grace Wagner placed 10^th.  

Coach Ramsdell added, “winning the district meet was one of our goals at the start of the season and I am so proud of all of our swimmers for their dedication. Numerous swims stood out, including Denny Nguyen's late charge in the 200 IM, Madelynne Norton's come back in the 500 free, and Philip Hu's anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay, along with so many other remarkable races and time drops. Our team spirit was out of this world and helped inspire many of our swimmers to best times. If we continue to swim with this intensity, we will have a great chance next weekend at Regionals." 

Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Gillian Crews, and Ashley Doran set the Concorde District record for the 200yd Medley Relay with a time of 1:48.36, an AAC qualifying time. Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 200yd Individual Medley also meeting the AAA cut. Laura Branton placed 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle with a Region qualifying time. Gillian Crews, who placed 4^th, and Stephanie Hallock, who placed 7^th, also swam Region qualifying times. Gillian Crews, Julia Capobianco, and Gabriela Galvez placed 2^nd-4^th in 100yd Butterfly all with Region qualifying times. Laura Branton placed 2^nd again in the 100yd Freestyle with a State qualifying time. Kendall Lawhorn placed 4^th in 500yd Freestyle with a Region qualifying time. Laura Branton, Ashley Doran, Stephanie Hallock, and Gillian Crews placed 3^rd in the 200yd Freestyle Relay with a State qualifying time. Janet Hu set the District record for the 100yd Backstroke with a time of 55.17 and an AAA qualifying time. Melissa Shebat placed 5^th in the 100yd Breaststroke with a Region qualifying time. Laura Branton, Stephanie Hallock, Kendall Lawhorn, and Janet Hu placed 1^st in the 400yd Freestyle Relay with a State qualifying time. 

Conor Murphy, Ryan Santoro, Carter Sharer, and Denny Nguyen placed 1^st in the 200yd Medley Relay with a State qualifying time. Philip Hu placed 2^nd in the 200yd Freestyle with a State qualifying time, and Brian Phillips placed 4^th with a Region qualifying time. Denny Nguyen placed 2^nd in the 200yd Individual Medley with a State qualifying time. Nathan Pawlowictz placed 4^th in the 200yd Individual Medley with a Region qualifying time. Carter Sharer placed 3^rd in the 50yd Freestyle with a State qualifying time, and Ryan Santoro placed 5^th with a Region qualifying time. Philip Hu placed 1^st in 100yd Butterfly with an AAC qualifying time. Carter Sharer and Conor Murphy took 1^st and 2^nd in the 100yd Freestyle both with State qualifying times. Brian Phillips placed 2^nd in the 500yd Freestyle with a State qualifying time. Nathan Pawlowictz placed 4^th with a Region qualifying time. Ryan Santoro, Gregory DeRosa, Denny Nguyen, and Philip Hu placed 1^st in the 200yd Freestyle Relay with a State qualifying time. Conor Murphy placed 1^st in the 100yd Backstroke with a State qualifying time. Ryan Santoro and Denny Nguyen placed 3^rd and 4^th in the 100yd Breaststroke both with Region qualifying times.  

Swimmers and divers with Region qualifying times/scores will advance to the AAA Northern Region Championship Meet at Oak Marr starting Tuesday, January 31^st with girls’ diving, followed by boys’ diving on Wednesday, February 1^st. Swim preliminaries will take place for girls on Thursday, February 2^nd and for boys on Friday, February 3^rd. Swim finals will be held Saturday night at 5:30pm at Oak Marr. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

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January 20, 2012 

Oakton Swims a Perfect 7-0 Season 

Springfield, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams took to the water in the last dual meet of the season against Robinson Friday night at Audrey Moore RECenter. The Oakton Cougars beat Robinson for the third time this season. The boys won 190 - 125, and the girls won 190 – 124, resulting in an undefeated season for the Oakton Cougars with seven wins. 

Denny Nguyen took 1^st for the team in 100yd Backstroke and 2^nd in 100yd Butterfly. Philip Hu finished 1^st in 200yd Individual Medley. Carter Sharer placed 1^st in 50yd Freestyle. Conor Murphy finished 1^st in 100yd Freestyle. Brian Phillips placed 1^st in 500yd Freestyle. Ricky Menendez placed 1^st in 100yd Breaststroke. 

Ashley Doran placed 1^st in 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Backstroke. Janet Hu finished 1^st in 100yd Butterfly. Kendall Lawhorn took 1^st in 500yd Freestyle. Laura Branton finished 1^st in 100yd Breaststroke. 

“We worked so hard this year as a team, and we all were so close. A lot of credit goes to our new coaches. They were so supportive and wanted us to succeed and brought a lot of spirit to the team,” said Melissa Shebat, a junior on the team. “I really think we are going to do amazing in the post season!”  

Oakton’s dive team continued to be a consistently strong force, as Joe LeBerre placed 2^nd, and Andy Berger took 4^th for the boys. 

Oakton returns to the pool for the Concorde District Meet next weekend, January 27^th and 28^th, at Cub Run 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

NEWS RELEASE 

January 13, 2012 

Oakton Sweeps Robinson for a 6-0 Season 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams went head to head with Robinson Secondary for the second time this season Friday night at Cub Run Recreation Center. Oakton’s boys and girls both had a strong meet, staying undefeated. The boys won 202 - 113, and the girls won 192 - 123. 

The meet started off with Senior Recognition Night. Dr. Banbury, Oakton High School’s principal, and Pat Full, Oakton’s Athletic Directory, were on deck to pay tribute to the team’s 20 graduating seniors.  

Cheryl Meltz, head dive coach, shared her thoughts on the night, “we got to pay tribute to our 20 wonderful senior swimmers and divers who have done so much for our team over the last 4 years. We will definitely miss their contributions to the team after they graduate. We are excited to have both our boys and girls' teams undefeated going into our last dual meet. We are hoping to finish up the season undefeated in our last dual meet next weekend and then look forward to an amazing championship season.” 

Oakton dive had another week of strong performances off the board, as Joe LeBerre took second for the boys.  

Philip Hu placed 1^st in both 200yd Freestyle and 500yd Freestyle. Carter Sharer also took 1^st in two events - 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Butterfly. Conor Murphy finished 1^st in 100yd Backstroke and 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle. 

Janet Hu finished 1^st in 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Freestyle. Julia Capobianco placed 1^st in 100yd Butterfly and 100yd Backstroke.  

Oakton will return to the pool for the last meet of the regular season at 8:30 pm Friday, January 20, against Robinson Secondary at Audrey Moore.  

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954

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January 6, 2012

Oakton Out-Touches Chantilly

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams took to the water against Chantilly High School Friday night at Oak Marr Recreation Center. Oakton’s boys and girls fought to the finish, and held tight to their undefeated record this season. The boys won 160 - 155, and the girls won 177 - 135.

Oakton dive had another week of great performances. Joe LeBerre took 1^st for the team.

The meet continued with close swims across the board. The little things like coming in 6^th rather than 7^th, or 4^th rather than 5^th gave the Oakton teams the win.

Stephanie Hallock, one of the team’s captains, said, “It was a really close meet - closer than we had anticipated, but we pulled through in the end. If we keep up the hard work, there's a definite possibility of an undefeated season and a shot for the State title.”

Philip Hu placed 1^st in both of his individual events – 100yd Butterfly and 100yd Backstroke. Conor Murphy placed 1^st in 50yd Freestyle and 2^nd in 100yd Freestyle. Ryan Santoro finished 1^st in 100yd Breaststroke and 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle.

Janet Hu placed 1^st in 200yd Freestyle and in 100yd Butterfly. Laura Branton finished first in 50yd Freestyle and in 100yd freestyle.

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:30 pm Friday, January 13, against Robinson Secondary at Cub Run.

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 17, 2011 

Oakton Remains Undefeated After Win Over Centreville 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams went up against Centreville Saturday night at Oak Marr Recreation Center. Oakton’s boys and girls both won again staying undefeated this season. The boys won 239 - 76, and the girls won 226 - 86. 

Oakton dive continues to have strong performances week to week. Joe LeBerre and Andy Berger placed 1^st and 2^nd for the boys, and Lauren Johnson, Grace Wagner, and Hana Burkly took 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd for the girls. Oakton’s head dive coach, Cheryl Meltz, described the divers improvements. She said, “Joe LeBerre continues to dominate, Andy Berger is improving, and the girls are doing better and better each week. As a whole, we are continuing to improve, and we’re working to put together our district list.” 

The meet continued with another week of strong swims from both the Oakton boys and girls. Oakton boys placed first in every event. The boys also swept in four events: 200yd Freestyle, 200yd Individual Medley, 500yd Freestyle, and 100yd Breaststroke. The girls swept in three events: 200yd Freestyle, 500yd Freestyle, and 100yd Backstroke. 

Philip Hu placed 1^st in both of his individual events - 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Freestyle. Carter Sharer took 1^st in 100yd Butterfly and 100yd Breaststroke. Denny Nguyen finished first in 500yd Freestyle and in 100yd Backstroke. 

Janet Hu took 1^st in 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Freestyle. Laura Branton finished 1^st in 100yd Butterfly and 500yd Freestyle.  

“Everyone stepped up and performed well tonight,” said a proud and excited Nicole Abdullah, one of Oakton’s swim captains. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 6:00 pm Friday, January 6, against Chantilly High School at Oak Marr.  

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive  

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

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December 16, 2011 

Oakton Dominates the Pool Against Herndon 

Oakton, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams went head to head with Herndon High School on Friday night at Oak Marr Recreation Center. Both Oakton’s boys and girls won for the third week in a row. The score for the boys was 194.5 - 120.5, and the score for girls was 213 – 99. 

The Cougars had another strong week of dives with Lauren Johnson taking a 1st place for the girls and Joe LeBerre placing 1^st for the boys. Andy Berger, dive captain, expressed his excitement after the win. He said: “Oakton dive did extremely well tonight. We have a very young team this season and they keep setting the bar higher and higher each meet, which is very impressive. We plan to keep up the hard work throughout the season into districts and beyond. I’m so grateful to be captain this year.” 

The meet continued with strong swims from Oakton. In both the boys and girls 200yd Medley Relay, Oakton placed 1^st. Conor Murphy, Ryan Santoro, Philip Hu, and Gregory DeRosa swam for the boys. Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Gillian Crews, and Kendall Lawhorn swam for the girls. In the 500yd Freestyle Oakton’s girls finished 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th. 

Janet Hu received 1^st place in both of her individual events - 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Backstroke. Dylan Staniszewski placed 1^st in 200yd Freestyle and 2^nd in 100yd Freestyle. 

Carter Sharer placed 1^st in both 200yd Freestyle and 100yd Freestyle. Conor Murphy placed 1^st in 50yd Freestyle and 100yd Backstroke. Philip Hu also placed 1^st in two events - 500yd Freestyle and 100yd Breaststroke. Denny Nguyen received 1^st in 200yd Individual Medley and 2^nd in 100yd Freestyle.  

“Oakton really did a nice job across the board,” said Parker Ramsdell, Oakton’s head swim coach. 

Oakton will return to the pool at 8:30 pm Saturday, December 17, against Centerville at Oak Marr. 

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Oakton High School Swim and Dive 

2900 Sutton Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 

Contact:  Parker Ramsdell, Head Coach (703) 944 - 4954 

NEWS RELEASE 

December 9, 2011 

Oakton Swim & Dive Crushes Westfield to Go 2 - 0 

Chantilly, VA  - Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim and Drive teams took to the water against Westfield High School Friday night at Cub Run Recreation Center. The Oakton Cougars crushed the Westfield Bulldogs despite missing numerous swimmers. Boys won 194 - 121, and the girls won 218 - 94. 

Oakton’s divers got the team off to a strong start with another week of solid dives. The positive energy created by Oakton dive pumped up the swimmers to dominate the pool and get the win. 

The Cougars, in total, were missing 12 swimmers due to the Tom Dolan and Winter Classic meets, but the team came together to succeed and win the meet against Westfield. Oakton finished hard in every race and was able to rack up some extra points by out-touching Westfield. Oakton’s Head Swim Coach, Parker Ramsdell, said “the depth of the team really showed tonight, as swim after swim kids stepped up, dropped time, and displayed they were prepared to win.” 

The highlights of the meet came mostly from the freshmen on the team as they stepped up to fill the shoes of missing upperclassmen. In his first time swimming the 100yd Butterfly, Jimmy Bailey received 3^rd Place. Matt Skinner also came to break 1:00 in 100yd Backstroke Friday night. 

The girls swam exceptionally well as in the 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Butterfly they finished 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th. Kendall Lawhorn, a sophomore, finished first in both the 200yd Individual Medley and 100yd Freestyle with great drops in time. 

Next weekend the Cougars take to the water two teams. On Friday at 8:30PM Oakton will go up against Herndon at Oak Marr Recreation Center, and on Saturday at 8:30PM Oakton will go head-to-head with Centerville at Oak Marr. 

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