2025 Christiansburg Sectionals: Northern KY Continues to Dominate the Competition on Day 2
03/29/2025 05:56 AM
By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
2025 Speedo Sectionals – Christiansburg, Virginia
- March 27-30, 2025
- Christiansburg Aquatic Center – Christiansburg, VA
- SCY (25 yards); Prelims/Finals
- Results on Meet Mobile "2022 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series"
- Day 1 Recap |
The Northern Kentucky Clippers showed off their depth on day 2 of the Christiansburg Sectionals, racking up points to maintain a significant lead over the competition on both the girls' and boys' side of racing.
Leading the charge for the Clippers was Chase Knopf, who won the boys 400 IM in 3:51.46. The Louisville commit knocked 2.53 off of his previous best time, set just a few months ago in December. His performance saw him blast into the wall over eight seconds ahead of runner-up William Hartig (3:59.86); the pair were the only two in the field to go sub-4:00.
Knopf also took 2nd in the 200 free, posting a lifetime best time of 1:39.21, and helped his team to a runner-up finish in the 800 free relay (6:51.72) behind Lancaster Aquatic Club.
Lancaster's Trevor Olson picked up two more victories on Friday, prevailing in the 200 free and 800 free relay, to bring his total win count to three thus far.
Olson won the 200 in 1:37.11, just .22 off of his lifetime best, while he was joined by teammates Samuel Kieffer, John Moll and Brody Reber to post a time of 6:49.40 in the relay.
On the girls's side, Sadie Hartig turned in a series of top performances for the Clippers. Hartig, committed to swim for the Air Force Academy next season, took home the title in the 400 IM in 4:24.53, shaving .39 off her personal best.
Hartig also recorded two runner-up performances; she took 2nd in the 200 free (1:51.19) and helped her team to a 2nd-place finish in the 800 free relay (7:38.04).
Other top performers included Cumberland Valley Aquatic Club's Ava Buhrman, who won the 200 free in 1:48.37 and was runner-up in the 100 breast in 1:02.95, and Northern Kentucky's Abigail Carnes, who dropped over six seconds to take 3rd in the 400 IM (4:29.08) and mark her first time under 4:30.
Day 2 Event Winners
- Women 200 Free: Ava Buhrman (CVAC) – 1:48.37
- Men 200 Free: Trevor Olson (LAC) – 1:37.11
- Women 100 Breast: Camryn Schwartz – 1:02.70
- Men 100 Breast: Joseph Gardner (MPAC) – 54.53
- Women 100 Fly:Anna Shnowske (757) – 53.76
- Men 100 Fly: Malcolm McKenzie (UN) – 48.99
- Women 400 IM: Sadie Hartig (CLPR) – 4:24.53
- Men 400 IM: Chase Knopf (CLPR) – 3:51.46
- Women 800 Free Relay: H2okie Aquatics (Jillian Wiersema, Leah Santos, Evelyn Grim and Caroline Linkous) – 7:34.51
- Men 800 Free Relay: Lancaster Aquatic Club (Samuel Kieffer, John Moll, Trevor Olson and Brody Reber) – 6:49.40
Team Scores Through Day 2
Girls Top 5:
- Northern KY Clippers Swimming – 172
- Lancaster Aquatic Club – 115
- 757 Swim – 103
- Rockville Montgomery Club – 72
- Wilmington Aquatic Club – 70
Boys Top 5:
- Northern KY Clippers Swimming – 173
- Lancaster Aquatic Club – 111
- Machine Aquatics – 84
- Columbia Aquatics Association – 64
- 757 Swim – 59
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