Rondout’s Kassian shines in OCIAA meet

Rondout Valley junior Alexandra Kassian had a big outing Saturday at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 girls swim championships.

Kassian won the 100-yard breaststroke and was second in the 100 backstroke. She made the state standard in both events, doing the breaststroke in 1:07.76 and the back in 1:00.25.

She was one of three Rondout swimmers who practiced with Kingston and shadowed the Tigers at their meets.

Local teams claimed three other individual titles. New Paltz senior April Cook won the 200 freestyle in 2:01.65. She also swam the anchor on the Huguenots’ victorious 200 free relay team with Lydia Brutvan, Megan Loughran and Zofia Trzewik-Quinn.

Also winning were Rhinebeck sophomore Brooke Pociask in the 50 free (25.05 seconds) and Highland junior Ashley Benkert in the 100 free (55.04).

Highland senior Ava Rosen also made the state cut with a second-place 59.22 in the butterfly.

The teams head to Valley Central for the Section 9 state qualifier Nov. 8-9 at Valley Central.

200 medley relay: 1. Cornwall (Jen. Pryne, Jes. Pryne, Klein, Modugno) 1:52.00; 3. New Paltz (Brutvan, Ratynski, TrzewikQuinn, Loughran) 1:57.55, 4. Highland (Av. DeMassio, An. DeMassio, Benkert, Rosen) 1:57.94, 5. Roosevelt (Jarvis, Graham, Hannon Colaizzo) 2:00.67; 6. Rhinebeck (Rakow, Jenkins, Van Wormer, Pociask) 2:01.99; 7. Wallkill (Psilopoulos, Lischinsky, Ronner, Salemo) 2:10.13; 8. Marlboro (Rivera, Greiner, Lazar, Repke) 2:16.35

200 free: 1. April Cook (NP) 2:01.65, 3. Andie Psilopoulos (Wall) 2:03.36; 4. Antonia DeMassio (High) 2:05.13; 5. Emersyn Lazar (Marl) 2:12.68; 7. Claire Lischins (Wall) 2:12.91; 8. Mckenzie Hannon (FDR) 2:14.74; 10. Kayla Cafaldo (NP) 2:16.87

200 IM: 1. Jessica Pryne (Corn) 2:07.78; 2. Ashley Benkert (High) 2:11.77; 3. Catherine Graham (FDR) 2:15.31; 5. Zofia TrzewikQuinn (NP) 2:19.60; 7. Delaney Pece (NP) 2:24.06, 8. Orla Clasby (NP) 2:24.90, 9. Morgan Hannon (FDR) 2:26.16

50 free: 1. Brooke Pociask (Rh) 25.05; 3. Megan Loughran (NP) 26.25; 5. Quinn Ratynski (NP) tie 5. Natalie Colaizzo (FDR) 26.80; 9. Maddie Harp (NP) 27.84; 10. Colleen Biskup (FDR) 28.19

100 fly: 1. Jenna Pryne (Corn) 58.41, 2. Ava Rosen (High) 59.22; 3. Brooke Pociask (Rh) 1:00.79, 5. Rowan Van Wormer (Rh) 1:03.17; 6. Lydia Brutvan (NP) 1:04.12; 8. Morgan Hannon (FDR) 1:06.55; 9. Madison Burda (NP) 1:07.25; 10. Kayla Cafaldo (NP) 1:09.36

100 free: 1. Ashley Benkert (High) 55.04; 2. Catherine Graham (FDR) 56.75; 5. Megan Loughran (NP) 58.20; 6. Ava DeMassio (High) 58.61; 8. Maddie Harp (NP) 1:01.08; 9. Charlee Domitrovits (NP) 1:02.32

500 free: 1. Jessica Pryne (Corn) 5:17.07; 2. Zofia Trzewik-Quinn (NP) 5:23.11; 4. April Cook (NP) 5:24.02; 6. Antonia DeMassie (High) 5:30.90; 7. Lauren Sanford (FDR) 5:48.79; 9. Peyton Goldleaf (NP) 5:57.78

200 free relay: 1. New Paltz (Brutvan, Loughran, Trzewik-Quinn, Cook)

1:44.84; 2. Highland (An. DeMassie, Av. DeMassie, Rosen, Benkert) 1:45.36; 5. Roosevelt (Hannon, Biskup, Jarvis, Ferragine) 2:01.72; 6. Marlboro (Lazar, Greiner, Rivera, Brand) 2:03.24; 7. Wallkill (K. Bonner, Lang, MacEntee, T. Bonner) 2:05.95; 8. Rhinebeck (Jenkins, Aierstok, Raccuia, Seldin) 2:07.31

100 back: 1. Jenna Pryne (Corn) 59.51; 2. Alexandra Kassian (RV) 1:00.25; 3. Rowan Van Wormer (Rh) 1:03.39; 4. Lydia Brutvan (NP) 1:04.23; 5. Ava Rosen (High) 1:04.33; 6. Andie Psilopoulos (Wall) 1:05.07; 7. Ava DeMassie (High) 1:05.35

100 breast: 1. Alexandra Kassian (RV) 1:07.76; 3. Quinn Ratynski (NP) 1:10.90; 4. Delaney Pece (NP) 1:13.60; 5. Orla Clasby (NP) 1:13.72; 6. Lauren Sanford (FDR) 1:14.30; 8. Isabela Cuya (High) 1:14.61; 9. Shea Jenkins (Rh) 1:17.77

400 free relay: 1. Cornwall (Jen. Pryne, Modugno, Pikarsky, Jes. Pryne) 3:38.32; 3. Roosevelt (Colaizzo, Sanford, Hannon Graham) 3:57.23; 4. New Paltz (Harp, Cook, Pece, Clasby) 3:58.25; 5. Rhinebeck (Pociask, Aierstok, Rakow, Van Wormer) 4:40.24; 6. Wallkill (Psilopoulos, Lischinsky, T. Bonner, Salemo) 4:21.34; 8. Highland (Wilson, Florese, Dunn, Cuya) 4:57.70; 9. Marlboro (LoPiccolo, Repke, Randazzo, Brand) 5:20.35