NORTH PENN HIGH SCHOOL

UNDEFEATED BOYS SWIM TEAM 2003

Suburban One League Champion, District One Champion

PIAA AAAA STATE TEAM CHAMPION

Head Coach: Brian Faikish

Assistant Coach: Brian Daly; Diving Coach: Sue McDonald

Captains: Carter Hayes, Jeff Chiang, Brett Kratz, Nick Fanslau

One More Time

The 2002-2003 North Penn Swimming and Diving team, led by Coach Brian Faikish and assistant coaches Brian Daly and Sue McDonald, kept the tradition alive this season by extending their national record dual meet winning streak to 228 consecutive wins dating back to 1986.  In addition to this monumental feat, the Knights won the Suburban One League Championship, as well as the District One Championship for the 15^th straight year.  The highlight of the season happened in March when the team captured the PIAA State Championship, the 5^th PIAA State Championship in the past seven years.

The depth of the boys’ team has always been a key factor to their success.  “Every year we have underclassman step it up and swim faster than anyone expected,” commented Senior Captain Brett Kratz, “This season was no different”.  In total, the Knights qualified seventeen swimmers for the District meet and advanced eleven onto the state meet.

Although underclassman helped provide a great deal of depth, the seniors of the team shined when called upon.  Along with Kratz, fellow seniors Brennan Lodge, Jeff Chiang, Nick Fanslau, Carter Hayes, and Jake Taylor helped carry the team throughout the season and into the District and State meets.  “The seniors as a whole drove me to do my best and always led by example,” said Junior Mike Kerr.

One of the many other key components for the Knights was the strength of their divers.  Coached by Sue McDonald, the foursome of Senior Todd Gibson, Juniors Brendan Detweiler and Ryan Gengler and sophomore Josh Myers battled for the top three dual meet spots all year long.  The fierce competition between these talented divers brought out the best of them in the District meet when Meyers advanced to states with his third place finish and Gibson and Detweiler finished in the top 12.

At the PIAA Championship meet, the Knights domination continued. All three relays took gold and strong individual performances from seniors Brett Kratz and Nick Fanslau; juniors Mike Kerr, Brad Oglevee, Matt Bauer, Chris Salamone and Dan McKeever and sophomores Adam Reynolds and Josh Myers insured the title for the team, the first since 2000.

All-Americans: Matt Bauer, Nick Fanslau, Carter Hayes, Mike Kerr, Brett Kratz, Brad Oglevee, Adam Reynolds, Jake Taylor

PIAA All State: Matt Bauer, Nick Fanslau, Carter Hayes, Mike Kerr, Brett Kratz, Dan McKeever,  Josh Myers, Brad Oglevee, Adam Reynolds, Chris Salomone, Jake Taylor

2002-03 Results from PIAA Districts and States

District One Championship:

Mike Kerr                    1^st 200 Medley Relay; 6^th 200 Individual Medley; 3^rd 100 Backstroke

Nick Fanslau               1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 200 Individual Medley; 1^st 100 Breaststroke

Brad Oglevee              1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 200 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 2^nd 100 Butterfly

Brett Kratz                  1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 200 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 50 Freestyle; 1^st 100 Freestyle

Carter Hayes               1^st 200 Free Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 4^th 500 Freestyle;  7^th 200 Freestyle

Jake Taylor                  1^st 200 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay

Matt Bauer                  2^nd 100 Breaststroke;  3^rd 200 Individual Medley

Chris Salomone           2^nd 500 Freestyle;  5^th 200 Freestyle

Dan McKeever            5^th 500 Freestyle;  12^th 200 Freestyle

Adam Reynolds          3^rd 100 Breaststroke;  8^th place 500 Freestyle

Brennan Lodge           7^th 100 Backstroke;  12^th 200 Individual Medley

Jeff Chiang                 5^th 100 Breaststroke

Adam Parrott              9^th 100 Butterfly

Josh Myers                  3^rd Diving

Brendan Detweiler      9^th Diving

Todd Gibson               10^th Diving

 

PIAA State Championship:

Mike Kerr                    1^st 200 Medley Relay; 9^th 100 Backstroke

Nick Fanslau               1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 2^nd  200 Individual Medley; 2^nd 100 Breaststroke

Brad Oglevee              1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 200 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 7^th 100 Butterfly

Brett Kratz                  1^st 200 Medley Relay; 1^st 200 Freestyle Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay; 2^nd 50 Freestyle

Carter Hayes               1^st 200 Free Relay; 1^st 400 Freestyle Relay

Jake Taylor                  1^st 200 Freestyle Relay

Matt Bauer                  12^th  200 Individual Medley

Chris Salomone           8^th 500 Freestyle

Dan McKeever            11^th 500 Freestyle

Adam Reynolds          3^rd 100 Breaststroke

Josh Myers                  4^th  Diving