The Northampton varsity swim and dive team honored their seniors this Tuesday night during a home meet against Dieruff High School.

The dual meet gave the team another win and offered time to honor the graduating swimmers and divers from the class of 2025.

Coach Cullen Mentzell led Northampton in honoring their senior swimmers and divers as he focused his comments on newcomers to this sport. He told the crowd of Northampton parents, family, and friends that of the 16 graduating seniors on the swim and dive team this season, all of the divers and all but 4 of the senior swimmers started in this sport in high school.

Mentzell spoke of his appreciation for the experienced swimmers who brought leadership and expertise to the team and highlighted the senior newcomers, saying, “I’ve been impressed by the courage they have shown to not only get out there and try something new but to excel at it.”

The senior swimmers started the meet off strong, with the relay team of seniors Olivia Kuhns, Gabriella Oswald, Ava Aluisio, and Allison Lindenmoyer placing first in the girls’ 200-yard medley relay. In the first individual event of the meet for the girls, senior Toni Bubier placed first in the girls’ 200-yard freestyle, with senior Ava Keenan finishing close behind in second. Bubier also placed first in the girls’ 500-yard freestyle, and Keenan grabbed a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Kuhns placed first in the girls’ 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle events. Lindenmoyer was first to the wall in the girls’ 100-yard butterfly and placed third in the girls’ 200-yard individual medley event. Oswald secured a first-place win in the girl’s 100-yard breaststroke event and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle. Senior Mya Cruz placed third in the girls’ 500-yard freestyle, 5th in the 100-yard backstroke and joined underclassmen teammates Amelia Sommons, Megan Layton, and Elizabeth Sponsler for a second-place finish in the girls’ 200-yard medley relay. Seniors Keenan and Bubier joined underclassmen teammates Sophia Pina and Megan Layton for a first-place finish in the girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay, and the girls’ team ended the night with a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with the all-senior team of Bubier, Cruz, Kuhns and Keenan.

For the boys, seniors Ethan Brobst, Aiden Kuntz, and Tony Namy joined underclassmen teammate Nate Scheirer for a third-place finish in the boys’ 200-yard medley relay. Brobst also placed first in the 200-yard individual medley and second in the boys’ 500-yard freestyle. Kuntz secured a first-place win in the boys’ 100-yard breaststroke and placed third in the boys’ 50 freestyle. Namy came in fifth in the boys’ 50 freestyle and joined underclassmen teammates Jaxson Sandt, Gavin Schoenberger, and Tobias Scott for a third-place finish in the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay. The boys finished the evening with seniors Brobst and Kuntz joining underclassmen teammates Josiah Hippert and Nicholas Isaac for a first-place finish in the boys’ 400-yard freestyle relay.

The Northampton senior divers showed their strength in the 1-meter diving events, with senior Bella Kish placing first with a district qualifying score of 177.9 for the girls’ team. Senior diving teammates Allison Unangst placed second and senior Sara Houck placed third in the dive event. For the boys, seniors Alex and Andrew Szeplaki took first and second place, both with district championship qualifying scores of 209.2 and 183.85 respectively.

Coach Mentzell summed up a great showing and a great senior season for these Northampton athletes with one overall comment: “We have appreciated how they came in, gave it their all, and learned something new, so as they leave us,” Mentzell continued, “that is probably one of the best skills we can leave them with.”