West Scranton senior Roy Ayala had the best 100-yard breaststroke race of his career and qualified for the B final at the PIAA Class 3A Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium.

Ayala posted a time of 56.97 seconds in the preliminary heats. That far surpassed his District 2 time and school mark of 58.20. It was also the 11th fastest swim of the morning races and put him in the consolation final.

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Williamsport junior Evan Summers, who beat Ayala at the District 2-4 Class 3A subregional, had the fastest qualifying time of 53.77.

The boys’ evening session starts at 4:30 p.m. The girls’ finals are at 7 p.m.

Abington Heights senior Jason Casper wrapped up his individual-event career by finishing 25th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:46.59. Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Cinco Perez had the top qualifying time of 4:27.05.

Abington Heights’ Derek Williams finished 31st in the 100 free with a time of 48.87. Upper St. Clair senior Nazar Zoukovski had the top qualifying time of 44.80. Upper Dublin’s Brady Manser, the 50 free champion, was disqualified.

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Abington Heights senior Geoff Stanton finished 31st in the 100 backstroke. He had a time of 55.74. Unionville’s Grant Fleming was the top qualifier with a time of 47.84.

Girls

The season wrapped up in the morning qualifying session for the girls at the state meet.

Hazleton Area’s Lia Ochs had a time of 5:12.61, which improved on her District 2 time of 5:14.39, and she placed 25th in the 500 freestyle. North Allegheny senior Claire Bacu had the top qualifying time of 4:55.06.

Tunkhannock freshman Kaitlyn Keown finished 29th in the 100 backstroke. She had a time of 1:01.36. Fox Chapel’s Delaney O’Toole clocked a top time of 54.46.

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Abington Heights sophomore Hadley Pallman finished 30th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.28. State College senior Molly Workman posted the fastest time for the event with a 49.13.

Abington Heights sophomore Katie Giermanski finished 30th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:12.71. Kelsey McPeek of Parkland had the fastest qualifying time of 1:02.65.

Pallman and Giermanski joined Gianna Vachino and Ella Bannon on the Lady Comets’ 400 free relay team that finished 30th with a time of 3:50.40. State College had the top qualifying time of 3:25.83.