It was another exciting stretch for the Cornell-OLSH-Eden Christian co-op swim team (under the banner of Cornell) as they closed out section competition and competed at the MAC Championships this past Saturday.
Section Meet vs. Seton LaSalle
The co-op team had a strong showing against Seton LaSalle High School, splitting the meet in a competitive battle.
The Girls competed in a tight match-up that came down to the final relay of the meet. Despite a tremendous effort, they fell just short in a very close finish. The Girls conclude section competition with an outstanding 4–1 record, earning a 2nd place finish in the Section.
The Boys delivered a strong performance to secure the win, finishing their Section season undefeated with a perfect 4–0 record and claiming the Section title.
Both teams demonstrated depth, determination, and resilience throughout the season.
MAC Championships Recap
The team followed up section competition with an impressive day at the MAC Championships, highlighted by multiple season-best and personal-best performances.
The Girls 200 Medley Relay swam one of their fastest races of the season, finishing in 2:04.94 — just 1.94 seconds shy of a WPIAL qualifying time. The 200 Freestyle Relay posted its best time of the year at 1:53.64, narrowly missing the WPIAL cut by 3.14 seconds.
In the 400 Freestyle Relay, Moriah Kloss led off with one of her best times of the season (1:13.78). Juliet Price (1:11.58) and Elaina Cornetti (1:20.07) both recorded Personal Best times, helping power a strong overall swim.
Individually, Mira Mosca posted a season-best 200 Freestyle (2:24.31), while Grace Turko earned a Personal Best in the 50 Freestyle (27.92).
On the Boys' side, Sam Bleakley had an outstanding meet. He led off the 400 Freestyle Relay with a Personal Best time of 1:04.40, helping the relay team finish in 3:45.88 — just 0.88 seconds away from a WPIAL qualifying time.
Both the Boys and Girls teams will compete at the WPIAL Swimming Championships on February 26th and 27th.
