CAMBRIDGE — Wayland’s boys swimming and diving crew received the MIAA Division 2 state title for the second 12 months in a row on the Zesiger Sports activities and Health Heart on the MIT campus on Sunday.
The Warriors completed the meet with a crew rating of 291 factors, edging out Twin County League rival Weston, which completed with 263 factors.
“I’m simply elated proper now,” Wayland coach Mike Foley stated. “We graduated numerous seniors final 12 months and lots of people wrote us off, predicting we wouldn’t be pretty much as good. This 12 months’s seniors didn’t although. They actually rallied these troops, introduced the underclassmen alongside, and labored tougher to get right here. We had numerous younger guys who swam as we speak who didn’t final 12 months on this spot, however actually contributed. Now we have our prime line guys however numerous depth which is extraordinarily necessary.”
The Warriors received a number of occasions, together with 200-yard particular person medley, received by Kevin Jia (1:56.53), the 50-yard freestyle received by Luke Kroncke (21.69), the 100-yard freestyle additionally received by Kroncke (47.61) and the 400-yard relay (3:16.85). Wayland additionally acquired prime 4 finishes within the 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard breaststroke.
Each Wayland and Weston have dominated the Div. 2 scene traditionally, with each of them combining for the final 14 state titles. Foley was a star at Weston and was coached by his father, Peter. Flash ahead to as we speak, and Foley is teaching his son Ryan, who helped contribute to that win. Three generations of Foleys are actually cemented amongst among the greatest swimming household dynasties the state has ever seen.
“My dad was my coach again within the day at Weston, and now we now have that huge rivalry with my alma mater, however all of us get alongside and it’s simply nice to expertise one other state title with my dad being right here and Ryan as nicely,” Foley stated. “Final 12 months my older son was on that championship crew, Ryan was too however he didn’t rating any factors within the title, however this 12 months he did and helped us out. It’s simply superior.”
The youthful Foley, who contributed 4 factors from his placement within the 100 backstroke, additionally mirrored on the household lineage and the way his position has expanded with this system.
“Now we have numerous pleasure happening right here; there’s a conga line going behind me proper now,” Ryan Foley stated after his crew claimed the title. “It’s only a nice feeling. It’s a distinct feeling this 12 months now that I used to be in a position to contribute, and it’s one thing to construct off. I do know that my household has performed this earlier than, and so they have skilled the identical hardships and milestones, so it’s nice to have that kind of assist round me.”
