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Pope John girls second at state
By Jason McDaniel
Chronicle correspondent
Pope John XXIII was second in the Division III girls swimming and diving team standings, finishing just behind St. Thomas Episcopal. The Lady Lions scored 61 points to beat out third-place Colleyville Covenant Christian (53).
Freshman Courtney Connelly led the way, winning silver medals in two relays and gold medals in two individual events — both of which she set Division III state records in.
Connelly won the 50 free in 24.78 seconds, breaking the old mark of 25.69 set by Dallas Cambridge’s Jennifer Penley in 2003.
She also set a new mark in the 100 breast en route to gold, finishing in 1:06.64. The previous best of 1:11.09 was set by Kingwood Northeast Christian’s Jennifer Kornfield in 2002.
Connelly teamed with junior Misty Pabalan and freshmen Gabi Duhon and Isabel McCormick to finish second in the 200 medley relay (2:05.34) and 400 free relay (4:12.64).
The Lions came in fourth among Division III boys teams with 44.5 points. Junior Tom Dante won a bronze medal in the 100 free (57.17).
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