Kingston senior qualifies for states
Robey, New Paltz quartet, FDR junior shine at sectionals
Kingston High’s Taylor Robey qualified for the state swim meet Saturday after winning the 100-yard freestyle at the Section 9 swim qualifying meet at Valley Central.
The senior will close out her career at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet Nov. 18-19 at Ithaca College. She slashed more than a quarter of a second off her time and met the state cut with a 54.34 in Thursday’s preliminaries, then took another second off with a 53.37 to win the event Saturday.
Robey nearly made it in the 50free. She hadn’t made the state standard, but was out-touched by New Paltz’s Abigail Santos and placed second eight-hundreths of a second (24.93-25.01) behind.
Santos had a big day for New Paltz. She also won the butterfly (58.77) and also made states in the 200 medley relay (second, 1:51.66) with Bella and Kaela Santos plus Morgane Kuyl, plus the 200 free relay (third, 1:41.68) with the same trio.
Kuyl qualified for a third event, making the cut with a second-place 54.17 in the 100-free behind Robey.
Roosevelt’s junior Amber Diehl also qualified for states, winning the breaststroke with a 1:05.95.
Washingtonville won the meet, edging Monroe-Woodbury 339-337. New Paltz was third overall with 282 points. Kingston’s young squad placed fifth with 186.
Winners and how Kingston swimmers fared: Team scores: Washingtonville (Wash) 339, Monroe-Woodbury (MW) 337, New Paltz (NP) 282, Newburgh 196, Kingston (K) 186, Cornwall (Corn) 160, Valley Central 153, Pine Bush 133, Minisink Valley 130, Roosevelt (FDR) 126, Highland 95, Middletown 47, Warwick 45, Rhinebeck 29, Goshen 26, Marlboro 11, Poughkeepsie 6.
200 medley relay: 1. Monroe-Woodbury 1:50.92; 8. Kingston (Amaro, Shaffer, Manley, Al. Mitchell) 1:58.24 200 free: 1. Kaitlyn Smolar (Wash) 1:55.46 200 IM: 1. Jessica Pryne (Corn) 2:07.17; 8. Al. Mitchell (K) 2:22.28; 21. Amaro (K) 2:27.33; 26. Shaffer (K) 2:30.25 50 free: 1. Abigail Santos (NP) 24.93; 2. Robey (K) 25.01; 14. Hakim (K) 26.53; 15. Wunderlich (K) 26.57; 27. Quinn (K) 27.43 Diving: 1. Kristin Lubeskie (MW) 333.40; 17. Stinmire (K) 251.00; 18. Browning (K) 249.50 100 fly: 1. Abigail Santos (NP) 58.77; 7. Manley (K) 1:01.42; 13. Peck (K) 1:05.35 100 free: 1. Taylor Robey (K) 53.37; 16. Wunderlich (K) 59.03; 18. Hakim 58.57; 26. Meyer (K) 1:00.24 500 free: 1. Kaitlyn Smolar (Wash) 5:10.10; 10. Peck (K) 5:34.22; 12. Al. Mitchell (K) 5:39.15; 25. Vertullo (K) 5:53.10; 32. Reinhardt (K) 5:59.74; 33. Meyer (K) 6:00.80 200 free relay: 1. Washingtonville 1:40.72; 5. Kingston (Hakim, Al. Mitchell, Wunderlich, Robey) 1:45.37 100 back: 1. Erica Bachiller (MW) 56.47; 11. Manley (K) 1:05.60; 15. Amaro (K) 1:06.87; 26. Quinn 1:08.36 100 breast: 1. Amber Diehl (FDR) 1:05.95; 9. Shaffer (K) 1:13.09; 12. Vertullo (K) 1:15.12; 17. Constance (K) 1:15.77; 28. Ab. Mitchell (K) 1:20.15 400 free relay: 1. Washingtonville 3:39.60; 3. Kingston (Hakim, Peck, Wunderlich, Robey) 3:46.35