The hits keeps coming for Rolling Meadows
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the records keep breaking for Rolling Meadows.
Freshman Josh Dellorto updated a mark from 2002 with his victory in the 200-yard freestyle on Friday as the host Mustangs topped Wheeling 112-74.
Dellorto finished the 200 in 1:48.54 and also won the 500 free (5:03.73), along with having legs on the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays.
Kuba Debkowski won the 50 free (22.74) for Meadows, and Jake Barson took the 100 breast (1:00.53) for Meadows.
Wheeling junior Jake Noel won the 100 fly (55.28), the 200 IM (2:01.97) and anchored the winning 400 free relay (3:24.67), while Kyle Noel won the 100 free (50.30) and 100 back (57.38).
The win improved Rolling Meadows' record against MSL East opponents to 2-0, as Milo the Mustang (Rolling Meadows' mascot) made what is believed to be his first appearance in support of the swimming team.
Palatine d. Hoffman Estates: The host Pirates stayed unbeaten in duals with a 115-70 victory thanks in part to victories in all three relays.
Pirates senior Jacob Baran edged the Hawks' Andy Hobar in a terrific race in the 200-meter free (2:07.49-2:07.76) and also had legs on the winning medley and 200 free relays.
Palatine's Oleksiy Korniychuk won both the 200 IM (2:21.96) and 100 breast (1:14.23) along with providing two winning relay legs. Other Pirates individual winners included Jordan Kalina in the 100 fly (1:03.49), Jacob Klein in the 100 free (57.17), Marcus Carter-Buckman in the 100 back (1:04.85) and Adam Smith in the 400 free (4:31.91).
Hoffman Estates senior Bartosz Widelak won the 50 free (25.63), and the Hawks got a 1-2 finish in diving from Sean Hawksworth (222.00) and Parker Cannon (200.75).
Prospect d. Buffalo Grove: Knights senior Sam Gabriel broke a team record that had stood for 15 years, winning the 100-yard backstroke in 53.87 to help power the host Knights in a 140-46 decision.
Gabriel also won the 50 free (23.12) and anchored the winning medley and freestyle relays.
Senior Michael Morikado won the 200 free and 100 fly, and sophomore Nick Partipilo won the 100 free and the 200 IM for the Knights. Isaac Ginnodo took top honors in a 1-2-3 Knights sweep of the 100 breast, and Anthony Liva (221.30) and Stephen Schmit (216.65) went 1-2 in diving.
Conant d. Schaumburg: The Cougars used a 1-2-3 diving sweep from Cole Aykroid, Cristian Gonzalez and Jackson Jahnke in a 97-89 victory over the host Saxons.
Jacob Lawson won the 200-meter free for Conant and had the freestyle leg of the winning medley relay (2:00.71) as the Cougars earned their second dual meet victory of the season.
Schaumburg won both the 200 and 400 free relays, with Tyler Gustafson anchoring both. Gustafson also won the 50 free (26.98) and the 100 free (59.07), Fabian Sandoval won the 200 IM and 100 fly and the Saxons got a 1-2 finish in the 400 free from Evan Wahlen and Christian Zielinski.