The Parkland High School swim teams swept the District 11 Championship meet for the second straight year.

The Trojan girls team won its fifth straight district team title, while the boys won its first back-to-back crowns since 2003-04, which was part of an 8-year district title streak.

Parkland won five of eight individual girls event and one relay. Sophomore Sydney LaBaugh and junior Milla Hahn both won two events in the girls meet, while sophomore Kelsey McPeek won one event.

The Trojan boys team had two individual event winners in Thomas Price and Dominic Faenza, while it also won one relay.

All of Parkland’s individual gold medalists said the team title means more to them than the individual wins.

“I care about the team so much,” said LaBaugh. “It’s such a great experience. We have so much fun at practice every day and I know how hard we train. Both teams deserve this so much.”

“We’re all such good friends inside and outside of swimming,” said Price. “We just care about each other. It’s just exciting to see teammates go best times and do things they didn’t think were possible, and get another district win.”

Hahn had the difficult task of swimming two individual events and one relay the same day. She won all three Friday.

Hahn and teammates Baylee Kish, McPeek and LaBaugh opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.16.

Hahn then won the 200 individual medley in 2:09.67 and came back two events later to take first place in the 100 butterfly in 57.68.

“I was trying to break 58 for such a long time and I finally I did,” she said.

Hahn will make her third trip to states, where she will swim six times on the first day of the meet if she gets through preliminary heats in all three.

“I think my first year I had all four events on the same day, so it was more stressful,” said Hahn, who also swam the anchor leg on Parkland’s second-place 400 freestyle relay team at districts along with LaBaugh, Farrah Hahn and Grace Zhang.

LaBaugh also had a quick turnaround for her first event, swimming the 200 freestyle just after the medley relay win. She took first place in the 200 free in 1:52.70 during Friday’s session and won her second individual gold Saturday with a 56.27-second 100 backstroke.

LaBaugh was also named girls East Penn Conference Swimmer of the Year and girls co-Swimmer of the Meet at districts.

“I am very happy,” she said after the meet. “My times I dropped and I’m just very proud of how I performed.”

McPeek earned her individual gold medal in breaststroke, where she swam a 1:04.25 to win gold.

“I was going for a 1:02. I didn’t get it but it’s OK,” she said “I still have the state meet. I think I’m going to drop time and do a lot better.”

Price, a sophomore, earned his win in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50.80.

“I was feeling good,” he said. “I knew there was some good competition and I was really excited for the race. I’m happy with how it turned out.”

Faenza, a sophomore, was looking to break 4:40 in the 500-freestyle and won the race with a 4:38.91. He took the lead about three-quarters of the way through the race and never relinquished it.

“That was my plan going into the race,” he said. “My goal for the season was to go under 4:40, so I’m pretty happy with the results.

Faenza was also part of the winning 200 freestyle relay with teammates Jacob Piccini, Eric Friday and Doug Bell.

Faenza and Price will make their first trip to the state championships for individual events after swimming on relays at last year’s state meet.

“Job’s not finished,” Faenza said. “There’s a lot bigger competition. Try to go some best times again.”

All district champion individuals and relay teams qualify automatically for the state meet. Other finishers can qualify if their times are fast enough when compared to times from other district meets across the state.

In addition to the gold medals, Parkland had several other swimmers step onto the podium with top four finishes at districts, which were held at Parkland High School.

Earning silver medals at the meet were the boys medley relay team of Gabe Krizel, Ethan Coleman, Price and Bell (1:35.39); boys 400 free relay of Piccini, Price, Pedro Teran, Faenza (3:08.54); girls 200 freestyle relay team of McPeek, Julianne Zaffiro, Kendall Davis and Baylee Kish (1:41.05); Faenza (200 free, 1:43.52); McPeek (50 free, 24.32); Piccini (100 free, 46.98); Zaffiro (500 free, 5:24.61) and Teran (backstroke, 51.48).

Finishing in third place for Parkland at district were Teran (100 free, 1:43.76); Ella Rafeld (IM, 2:18.04); Coleman (IM, 1:58.45); Price (50 free, 21.36); Kenzi Schultz (500 free, 5:24.76); Kish (backstroke, 58.74) and Krizel (backstroke, 51.87).

Trojans who earned fourth-place medals at districts include.

Farrah Hahn (200 free, 2:00.83); Michael Toth (200 free, 1:45.87 and 500 free, 4:45.42); Mazie Fleischaker (IM, 2:18.54); Piccini (50 free, 21.36); Kish (butterfly, 1:00.28); Farrah Hahn (backstroke, 58.83); and Coleman (breaststroke, 59.94).

“I could not be more proud,” said Parkland head coach Allie McPeek. “They work hard, they support each other. They do a tremendous job and I’m so proud of them. I’m so lucky and thankful for the kids and my coaching staff.”

The state championship meet will be held March 13-14 at Bucknell University.

District 11 Class 3A

Swimming Championship Results

(Includes top 8 plus all Parkland finishers)GIRLS

200 medley relay: 1. Parkland (Baylee Kish, Kelsey McPeek, Milla Hahn, Sydney LaBaugh) 1:44.16, 2. Nazareth 1:50.91, 3. Emmaus 1:53.25, 4. Liberty 1:53.92;

200 freestyle: 1. Sydney LaBaugh (P) 1:52.70, 2. Keilani Silva (Em) 1:55.31, 3. Victoria Kuteras (PME) 1:58.94, 4. Farrah Hahn (P) 2:00.83, 56. Julianne Zaffiro (P) 2:01.71, 9. Kenzi Schultz (P) 2:02.60;

200 individual medley: 1. Milla Hahn (P) 2:09.76, 2. Sydney Valvano (Na) 2:15.82, 3. Ella Rafeld (P) 2:18.04, 4. Mazie Fleischaker (P) 2:18.54, 12. Anna Khais (P) 2:30.18;

50 freestyle: 1. Anna Kirby (S) 23.65, 2. Kelsey McPeek (P) 24.32, 3. Veronica Karboski (Em) 24.56, 4. Vivian Werner (Na) 25.45, 8. Kendall Davis (P) 26.15, 9. Mckenzie Platt (P) 26.2;

100 butterfly: 1. Milla Hahn (P) 57.68, 2. Kyla Spengler (Na) 58.70, 3. Sophia Harmon (Em) 59.59, 4. Baylee Kish (P) 1:00.28, 7. Taylor Coombe (P) 1:01.98, 10. Grace Zhang (P) 1:03.99;

200 freestyle relay: 1. Emmaus (Veronica Karboski, Keilani Silva, Mabry Krause, Sriya Reddy) 1:39.01, 2. Parkland (Kelsey McPeek, Julianne Zaffiro, Kendall Davis, Baylee Kish) 1:41.05, 3. Nazareth 1:41.17, 4. Southern Lehigh 1:43.39;

100 freestyle: 1. Anna Kirby (S) 52.25, 2. Keilani Silva (Em) 53.20, 3. Victoria Kuteras (PME) 54.17, 4. Mabry Krause (Em) 54.53, 10. Kendall Davis (P) 57.09, 12. Grace Zhang (P) 57.58, 13. Mackenzie Platt (P) 57.65;

500 freestyle: 1. Natalie Cheplick (Em) 5:22.55, 2. Julianne Zaffiro (P) 5:24.61, 3. Kenzi Schultz (P) 5:34.76, 4. Cami Johnson (SL) 5:23.39, 5. Ella Rafeld (P) 5:28.83, 10. Savannah Kareha (P) 5:45.82;

100 backstroke: 1. Sydney LaBaugh (P) 56.27, 2. Kyla Spengler (Na) 58.07, 3. Baylee Kish (P) 58.74, 4. Farrah Hahn (P) 58.83, 9. Jordana Chung (P) 1:05.02;

100 breaststroke: 1. Kelsey McPeek (P) 1:04.25, 2. Gianna Cusumano (SL) 1:08.98, 3. Sophia Harmon (Em) 1:09.91, 4. Leah Onia (L) 1:10.28, 87. Mazie Fleischaker (P) 1:11.70, 9. Taylor Coombe (P) 1:13.46;

400 freestyle relay: 1. Emmaus (Veronica Karboski, Keilani Silva, Mabry Krause, Sophia Harmon) 3:36.75, 2. Parkland (Sydney LaBaugh, Farrah Hahn, Grace Zhang, Milla Hahn) 3:38.36, 3. Easton 3:51.44, 4. Stroudsburg 3:54.33.

Team Standings (top 10)

1. Parkland 533, 2. Emmaus 382, 3. Southern Lehigh 222, 4. Nazareth 188, 5. Liberty 182, 6. Easton 168, 7. Freedom 138, 8. Stroudsburg 134, 9. Northampton 84, 10. Pocono Mountain East 82.

BOYS

200 medley relay: 1. Emmaus (Brady King, Julian Vlaeminck, Griffin Messenlehner, Joe Lyons) 1:35.17, 2. Parkland (Gabe Krizel, Ethan Coleman, Thomas Price, Doug Bell) 1:35.39, 3. Nazareth 1:35.51, 4. Liberty 1:37.61;

200 freestyle: 1. Brady King (Em) 1:43.02, 2. Dominic Faenza (P) 1:43.52, 3. Pedro Teran (P) 1:43.76, 4. Michael Toth (P) 1:45.87, 6. Quinn Conway (P) 1:47.06;

200 individual medley: 1. Jacob Brunetti (Ea) 1:57.49, 2. Graham Lovett (Em) 1:58.10, 3. Ethan Coleman (P) 1:58.45, 4. Roman Herman (Em) 1:58.74, 8. Colton Chung (P) 2:04.15, 10. Brady Willard (P) 2:07.74;

50 freestyle: 1. Griffin Messenlehner (Em) 20.78, 2. Patrick Leach (Na) 20.91, 3. Thomas Price (P) 21.36, 4. Jacob Piccini (P) 21.92, 5. Doug Bell (P) 22.09, 8. Jacob Grab (P) 22.96;

100 butterfly: 1. Thomas Price (P) 50.80, 2. Julian Vlaeminck (Em) 51.15, 3. Ian Barrey (Na) 51.73, 4. Carter Smith (Em) 52.26, 5. Eric Friday (P) 53.45, 11. Luke Stahley (P) 56.80;

200 freestyle relay: 1. Parkland (Jacob Piccini, Eric Friday, Dominic Faenza, Doug Bell) 1:26.88, 2. Nazareth 1:27.06, 3. Emmaus 1:27.41, 4. Easton 1:30.41;

100 freestyle: 1. Patrick Leach (Na) 46.82, 2. Jacob Piccini (P) 46.98, 3. Roman Herman (Em) 47.19, 5. Doug Bell (P) 49.63, 9. Eric Friday (P) 49.84, 11. Jacob Grab (P) 50.28;

500 freestyle: 1. Dominic Faenza (P) 4:38.91, 2. Brady King (Em) 4:41.15, 3. Reid Lovett (Em) 4:44.98, 4. Michael Toth (P) 4:45.42, 6. Luke Stahley (P): 53.79, 8. Liam Solomon (P) 5:05.19;

100 backstroke: 1. Griffin Messenlehner (Em) 50.56, 2. Pedro Teran (P) 51.48, 3. Gabe Krizel (P) 51.87, 4. Bryce King (Em) 53.48, 5. Quinn Conway (P) 53.94, 12. James Chu (P) 1:01.03;

100 breaststroke: 1. Adam Barlow (L) 58.26, 2. Anthony Quaranta (Na) 58.26, 3. Connor McGlynn (Na) 59.22, 4. Ethan Coleman (P) 59.94, 5. 8. Colton Chung (P) 1:01.43, 12. Brandon Stout (P) 1:04.09, 14. Brady Willard (P) 1:05.51;

400 freestyle relay: 1. Emmaus (Roman Herman, Reid Lovett, Brady King, Griffin Messenlehner) 3:07.83, 2. Parkland (Jacob Piccini, Thomas Price, Pedro Teran, Dominic Faenza) 3:08.54, 3. Easton 3:19.04, 4. Northampton 3:19.29.

Team Standings (top 10)

1. Parkland 55, 2. Emmaus 538, 3. Nazareth 236, 4. Northampton 195, 5. Easton 159, 6. Liberty 130, 7. Stroudsburg 117, 8. Freedom 91, 9. Whitehall 58, 10. East Stroudsburg South 43.

Legend

Emmaus (Em), Easton (Ea), Parkland (P), Pocono Mountain East (PME), Liberty (L), Nazareth (Na), Southern Lehigh (SL), Stroudsburg (S)