Swim & Dive

On Jan. 4, the divers of Fluvanna County High School traveled to UVA for the Ben Hair International for a district competition. Junior Lydia Reynard qualified for the state meet with a score of 265.70. The next day, it was the swim team’s turn, with the girls’ swim and dive team placing third in a meet of 12 schools, only coming behind Western Albemarle and Albemarle high schools. Meanwhile, the boys team placed 9th at the Jan. 5 meet. Notably, first-time diver Mike DiFazio placed 5th in his competition, while the team of Fefe Nardone, Caylyn McNaul, Lydia Reynard and Morgan Maupin placed 7th in the 200 Medley A.

During a meet on Jan. 9 at FUMA, the Lady Flucos’ swim team placed first among the eight schools who participated. They won with 396 points, compared to second place Clarke County’s 347 points. The boys’ swim and dive team also did well, landing 5th out of nine schools. As for individual students, Fefe Nardone qualified for states in the 100 meter Fly.

“I’m very proud,” Coach Feda Morton said about both swim teams. “[The students] are very talented swimmers and divers.” The swim team takes a break this week, with the dive team traveling to Harrisonburg for a match on Jan. 15.

Track

On Jan. 8, the Fluvanna County Track team had a meet at FUMA where they engaged in a day-long meet consisting of over 30 events. As a qualifying meet, there was no true winner among the schools, but four Fluvanna students did qualify for States. Avery Haislip and Erin Blackburn qualified in Pole Vault, Matasha Martin qualified in the 55 meter dash, and Keegan Campanelli qualified for Pole Vault, the only member of the Fluco boys’ team to do so.

Throughout the 30 events, there was several standout performances. Matasha Martin placed second in the girls’ Long Jump, and Brooklyn Duenas placed seventh in girls’ Shot Put. In the girls’ Triple Jump, students Madison Brown and Kylie Haseltine placed 4th and 12th, respectively. Fluvanna placed first in the girls’ 4×800 relay with a team consisting of Kristen Cabrera, Jackie Rodriguez, Saige Haney, and Libbey Hartung. Fluvanna placed fourth in the same event for the boys, with a team consisting of Andy Guess, Jack Rice, Keegan Campanelli, and Andrew Riddler. For the girls’ 1000 meter run, Kristen Cabrera pushed hard and won the event with a time of 3:13.34.

“It was a good meet,” Coach Tom Casto said, “and I’m proud of everyone who participated.” The track team traveled to Woodbury Forest on Jan. 12 for a meet, then to FUMA on Jan. 16 for yet another meet.

Wrestling

The Fluco wrestling team had a match at Albemarle High School on Jan. 9.  The Flucos did well for the most part, ending with a record of 3-2 with quality wins over Charlottesville, Bandit, and Spotswood High Schools.  They ended up placing 5th out of 8 teams at the match.  “Although we won some matches, I thought we could have worked a little better as a team at the match, but it was a great learning experience,” said Captain Ian Dillon ’17.

Wrestlers with standout performances included sophomore Esa Mayo-Pitts, freshman Joseph Pace, and junior Jimmy Dillahunt, all finishing 5-0.  Others that did well were Captain Ian Dillon ’17 who finished 4-1, and senior Caleb Staff who went 3-2.  “I think we are doing really well.  We continue to improve every match, which is satisfying for a coach,” said Head Coach Jordan Divine.  They are looking to bounce back and win even more their next match.  They will be off until Jan. 16 where they will have their District tournament match at Louisa County High School.