12 swimmers, 6 basketball teams, 3 tennis players, and 2 individual skills athletes represented Philadelphia at the 2017 Eastern Spring Sectional on Saturday, May 6th at Kutztown University. They joined athletes from Area P, Bethlehem City, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia/Montour, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northumberland/Snyder, Montgomery, and Schuylkill. The total number of athletes at this event was 1150 across six different sports! With the theme of “Under the Big Top” our athletes performed on the court and in the pool. Although there weren’t any elephants or tigers, our athletes gave wonderful performances in each of their events.
Things got started at 9:00 am with clouds looming overhead signaling a rainy day, but the rain held off, even though it pushed Opening Ceremonies indoors. Although everyone was indoors for Opening Ceremonies, the gymnasium was loud with excitement. Rebecca Konen from KutzTones, Kutztown University’s a cappella group sang the national anthem. Kutztown University’s Cheerleading team escorted athletes during the Parade of Athletes. Kutztown University President, Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson, spoke words of encouragement and pride that his school hosts the Eastern Spring Sectionals before wishing athletes the best of luck. Kutztown Dance Team performed for our athletes and it got the crowd energized for the competition that would soon follow. After their performance, the games were declared open and everyone scattered to see what the big top had in store!
After preliminary competitions, our basketball teams found out their course – and it gave them a welcomed challenge. In their final games, they were able to show off the skills they had been working on and captured a spot on the podium. In the pool, there were some close races as our athletes sprinted down the pool and paced themselves in the longer distances. On the tennis courts, one of our athletes showed off their individual skills in the forehand volley, backhand volley, forehand groundstroke, backhand groundstroke, serve – deuce court, serve ad court, and alternating strokes with movement.
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Time |
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Emmet Abdo |
25M Freestyle | :25.75 | 1st |
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50 Backstroke | 1:52.36 | 1st |
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50 Freestyle | 1:05.03 | 2nd |
Joseph Barut |
25M Freestyle | :34.89 | 3rd |
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50 Backstroke | 1:47.51 | 2nd |
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50 Freestyle | 1:22.98 | 5th |
Ian Capacio |
800 Freestyle | 13:38.45 | 2nd |
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200 Butterfly | 3:22.89 | 1st |
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200 Individual Medley | 3:16.28 | 2nd |
Kelsey Greenwald |
200 Freestyle | 4:08.45 | 1st |
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100 Freestyle | 1:59.85 | 4th |
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400 Freestyle | 8:56.19 | 1st |
Katelyn Joyce |
50 Backstroke | 1:10.80 | 2nd |
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100 Freestyle | 2:33.94 | 5th |
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100 Butterfly | DQ | |
Heather Lutts |
100 Freestyle | 2:41.91 | 2nd |
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25 Butterfly | :45.28 | 1st |
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50 Breaststroke | 1:41.47 | 1st |
Jackie Lutts |
50 Backstroke | 1:08.98 | 1st |
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100 Freestyle | 2:01.34 | 5th |
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50 Freestyle | :52.65 | 3rd |
Matthew Malyj |
100 Breaststroke | 3:37.15 | 3rd |
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25 Backstroke | :28.81 | 3rd |
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100 Freestyle | 2:14.97 | 1st |
Brian Meehan |
100 Backstroke | 2:16.17 | 3rd |
| 25 Breaststroke | :37.75 | 2nd | |
| 200 Freestyle | 4:38.69 | 3rd | |
Katie Moore |
100 Butterfly | 2:26.16 | 1st |
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200 Individual Medley | 5:04.42 | 1st |
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400 Freestyle | 10:25.23 | 1st |
Anthony Powell |
25M Freestyle | :58.47 | 2nd |
| 50 Backstroke | 2:16.00 | 1st | |
| 25 Butterfly | :46.41 | 1st |
Jason Sobrinno
Team |
Team Members |
Coaches |
Place |
Ballers |
Derrell Sutton, Brian Stulz, Charlie Zisette, Matthew Everett, Carl Irvis, Derrick Jackson, Josh Harris, Corey Sweet, Danny Charlton, Jason Bixby | Ryan Milanaik | 3rd |
Blazers |
Joshua Gaskin, Robald Atkins, Sam Fioravanti, Matt Beckman, William Strauser, Miguel Lebron, Allison Rutzier, Ernest Swanson, Danny Amrik | Walt Beckman | 2nd |
Hoops |
Michael Castillo, Aida Ortiz, James Shelton, Stanley Dluzniewski, Jonathan Naissance, Kristie Walls, Kelly Dluzniewski, David Brent Williams, Zachary Hollinger | Jon Garvey | 3rd |
Phlames |
Matthew Grabowski, Kwanted Crummy, Ryan Bogan, Vernon Mayfield, Joe Rynkiewicz, Angel Rodriguez, Luis Cotto, Mitchell Stahl | Chris Muzi | 3rd |
Phlash |
Nicole Stanley, James Fulton, Lateef Hiller, Corbin Whittington, Frank Olevsky, Nakisha Johnson, Benjamin Liken, James Trotman, Sebastian Zeiss, Trevor Thompson | Myra Ausberry | 3rd |
Rebels |
Lavar Gladden, Anthony Glannigan, Davon Clements, Demetrius LeFlore, Abdul Muhammad, Derrick Slef, Denzel McFadden, Kenneth Lamont, Michael Henderson, Christopher Ray | Will Holman | 1st |
Shawn Moton
Elijah Williams & Christopher Newton
On Saturday, April 30th, 70 athletes represented Philadelphia at the 2016 Eastern Spring Sectional held at Kutztown University. Opening Ceremonies was filled with many performances including the KutzTones, Kutztown University’s A cappella group, singing the national anthem, Special Stars cheerleading team performing their routine, and Kutztown University Dance Team performing two numbers. During Opening Ceremonies, Fran Moore, Head Coach of Special Olympics Philadelphia Aquatics lead the coaches in the Coaches’ Oath. After the conclusion of Opening Ceremonies, our Philadelphia athletes joined over 1,000 athletes from the eastern part of Pennsylvania to compete in one of the six sports offered at the Eastern Spring Sectional – Athletics, Aquatics, Basketball, Golf, Softball, and Tennis.
Joseph Barut |
25 M Freestyle, :34.72 | 2nd Place |
| 50 M Backstroke, 1:39.10 | 1st Place | |
| 25 M Backstroke, :47.81 | 1st Place | |
Ian Capacio |
100 M Butterfly, 1:47.91 | 1st Place |
| 200 M Individual Medley | Participation | |
| 800 M Freestyle, 12:20.22 | 3rd Place | |
Meghan Garlick |
200 M Individual Medley | Participation |
| 100 M Backstroke, 1:48.37 | 1st Place | |
| 200 M Breaststroke, 4:42.54 | 1st Place | |
Kelsey Greenewald |
200 M Freestyle, 4:01.81 | 1st Place |
| 25 M Backstroke, :28.39 | 1st Place | |
| 100 M Freestyle, 1:47.92 | 2nd Place | |
Katelyn Joyce |
50 M Butterfly, 1:37.42 | 2nd Place |
| 100 M Freestyle, 2:38.29 | 2nd Place | |
| 50 M Backstroke, 1:14.96 | 3rd Place | |
Heather Lutts |
100 M Freestyle, 2:39.53 | 3rd Place |
| 50 M Backstroke, 1:18.87 | 5th Place | |
| 25 M Butterfly, :41.29 | 1st Place | |
Jackie Lutts |
100 M Freestyle, 1:54.71 | 4th Place |
| 50 M Backstroke, 1:06.78 | 3rd Place | |
| 50 M Freestyle, :51.38 | 2nd Place | |
Matthew Malyj |
25 M Breaststroke, :31.16 | 2nd Place |
| 50 M Breaststroke | Participation | |
| 100M Freestyle, 2:13.53 | 1st Place | |
Brian Meehan |
100 M Backstroke, 2:08.16 | 4th Place |
| 400 M Freestyle, 9:26.72 | 1st Place | |
| 200 M Freestyle, 4:29.90 | 3rd Place | |
Katie Moore |
800 M Freestyle, 19:33.35 | 2nd Place |
| 100 M Individual Medley, 2:13.82 | 2nd Place | |
| 100 M Butterfly, 2:30.95 | 2nd Place | |
Jesse Rose |
100 M Butterfly, 2:34.30 | 3rd Place |
| 200 M Backstroke, 4:21.59 | 1st Place | |
| 800M Freestyle, 18:57.97 | 1st Place |
Matthew Grabowski, Clifford Johnson, Kwante Crummy, Ryan Bogan, Joe Rynkiewicz, Angel Rodriguez, Charlie Zisette, Mitchell Stahl
Lavar Gladden, Devone Clements, Nicole Stnaley, Demetrius LeFlore, Tyrone Durant, Abdul Muhammad, Frank Olevsky, Benjamin Liken, Michael Henderson, Denzel McFadden
Andrew Hooks, Matt Beckman, Sam Fioravanti, Ronald Atkins, William Strauser, Emest Swanson, Danny Amrik, Allison Rutizer
Lateef Hiller, James Fulton, Felipe Rivera, Kenny Lamont, James Trotman, Nakisha Johnson, Kyle Sheaff, Christopher Ray, Sharod King, Jonathon Watson, James Daly III, James Thorton
Vernon Mayfield, Matthew Everett, Derrell Sutton, Luis Cotto, Brian Stulz, Carl Irvis, Derrick Jackson, Josh Harris, Danny Charlton, Corey Sweet
Emmett Abdo, Michael Castillo, Stanley Dluzniewski, James Shelton, Kelly Dluziewski, Kristie Walls, David Brent Williams, Bianca Pedulla, Anthony Gross, Aida Ortiz, Carlyn Robinson
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