Goldbacks finish 4th in OCIAA meet

By Mike Zummo
Posted 11/2/24

It was in their home pool, but the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were unable to capture any first-place finishes, as they took fourth place at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association …

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Goldbacks finish 4th in OCIAA meet

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It was in their home pool, but the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were unable to capture any first-place finishes, as they took fourth place at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 girls’ swimming championships on Saturday at the NFA Natatorium.

Elle Gerbes knocked her 50-yard freestyle time down by about half a second as she finished second with a time of 24.20 and went about her best time, finishing third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.56.
She teamed with Karli Smith, Vivian Piscitella and AnnMarie Martin to finish second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and teamed with Leah Walsh, Martin, and Smith to take third in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Piscitella was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke and seventh in the 50-yard freestyle. She also finished sixth in the 200-yard medley relay with Lily Lawrence, Lara Ozkovalak and Allison VanDalinda.

Martin was fifth in the 500-yard freestyle and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle.

Smith was eighth in the 50-yard freestyle and 10th in the 100-yard freestyle. VanDalinda was ninth in the 100-yard freestyle and 11th in the 200-yard freestyle. She teamed with Sofia Arias, Charlotte Perry, and Lena Piscitella to finish 10th in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Ozkovalak was ninth in the 200-yard individual medley and 13th in the 100-yard breaststroke. She knocked 10 seconds off her medley time and 4.52 seconds off her breaststroke time.

Walsh was 14th in the 100-yard butterfly and 13th in the 200-yard freestyle. Lily Lawrence was 211th in the 100-yard backstroke and 15th in the 200-yard individual medley. Perry was 12th in the 500-yard freestyle and 14th in the 200-yard freestyle.

Lena Piscitella was 15th in the 50-yard freestyle and 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Arabella Tantono was fifth in the diving event on Thursday at Washingtonville High School with an 11-degree score of 313.30.

The Pine Bush Bushmen won their seventh straight championship with 500 points.

OCIAA Division 1 Championships
Team results: 1. Pine Bush - 500; 2. Our Lady of Lourdes - 352; 3. Valley Central - 321; 4. Newburgh - 312; 5. Kingston - 242; 6. Marlboro - 149; 7. Red Hook - 140; 8. Rhinebeck - 74; 9. Onteora - 72; 10. Beacon - 64; 11. Rondout Valley - 40; 12. Spackenkill - 16.
200-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Bush (Maya Oakes, Ella Humphrey, Alanah Giannini, Sadie DeGeorge) - 1:53.85; 6. Newburgh (Lily Lawrence, Vivian Piscitella, Lara Ozkovalak, Allison VanDalinda) - 2:09.01; 10. Newburgh (Leah Walsh, Lena Piscitella, Julianna Hicks, Charlotte Perry) - 2:19.00.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Clara Samko (RV) - 1:57.67; 7. AnnMarie Martin (NFA) - 2:09.34; 11. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 2:12.64; 13. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 2:15.39; 14. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 2:27.52.
200-yard individual medley: 1. Bluebell Quested (Rhine.) - 2:18.13; 9. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 2:38.42; 15. Lily Lawrence (NFA) - 2:54.02.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Clara Samko (RV) - 23.57; 2. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 24.20; 7. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 26365; 8. Karli Smith (NFA) - 26.81; 15. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 28.24; 36. Sofia Arias (NFA) - 31.57; 40. Annabelle Mejia (NFA) - 32.87; 44. Julie LY (NFA) - 34.90; 45. Siobhan Moody (NFA) - 35.50; 47. Alyssa Embler (NFA) - 35.72; 51. Sophia Turner (NFA) - 39.37.
Diving: 1. Paige Gandolfini (PB) - 468.65; 5. Arabella Tantono (NFA) - 313.30.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Sadie DeGeorge (PB) - 1:01.75; 10. Leah Walsh (NFA) - 1:11.42; 13. Julianna Hicks (NFA) - 1:25.32.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Grace Young (Ont.) - 52.70; 3. Elle Gerbes (NFA) - 54.56;9. Allison VanDalinda (NFA) - 1:00.39; 10. Karli Smith (NFA) - 1:00.44; 36. Sofia Arias (NFA) - 1:13.98; 43. Sophia Turner (NFA) - 1:30.64.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Sadie DeGeorge (PB) – 5:24.87; 5. AnnMarie Martin (NFA) - 5:46.54; 12. Charlotte Perry (NFA) - 6:4 .04.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Our Lady of Lourdes (Alaina Kozak, Anya Fridman, Bronwyn Dwyer, Katie Skerritt) - 1:42.41; 3. Newburgh (Leah Walsh, AnnMarie Martin, Karli Smith, Elle Gerbes) - 1:47.02; 10. Newburgh (Sofia Arias, Charlotte Perry, Lena Piscitella, Allison VanDalinda) - 2;01.24.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Grace Young (Ont.) - 58.56; 11. Lily Lawrence (NFA) - 1:13.10; 15. Juliana Hicks (NFA) - 1:19.24; 18. Autumn Ramaglia (NFA) - 1:23.94; 20. Annabelle Mejia (NFA) - 1:25.53.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Ella Humphrey (PB) - 1:08.89; 4. Vivian Piscitella (NFA) - 1:14.35; 13. Lara Ozkovalak (NFA) - 1:20.10; 16. Lena Piscitella (NFA) - 1:22.41.
400-yard freestyle: 1. Our Lady of Lourdes (Alaina Kozak, Anya Fridman, Bronwyn Dwyer, Katie Skerritt) - 3:48.91; 2. Newburgh (Karli Smith, Vivian Piscitella, AnnMarie Martin, Elle Gerbes) - 3:54.81; 12. Newburgh (Autumn Ramaglia, Annabelle Mejia, Alyssa Embler, Siobhan Moody) - 5:14.78.