  M-W's Fairclough wins 100 backstroke at state swim meet
Monroe-Woodbury senior Morgan Fairclough proved she is the
state’s fastest in the 100 backstroke, taking first place at the
state meet at Ithaca College on Saturday, finishing in 55.94
seconds.  Her Monroe-Woodbury teammate, Taylor Stalnaker, placed
fourth in 57.14.  Fairclough and Stalnaker, along with Claudia
Kolakowski and Emily McGurk, placed second in the 200 medley
relay with a time of 1:48.23.  Brittany Friese, a senior at
Newburgh Free Academy, could not defend her three straight state
titles in both the 200 and 500 freestyle events.  Friese was
second in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:50.53. Niskayuna’s
Kina Zhou set a meet record in the 200 with a time of 1:48.30.
In the 500, Friese placed third with a time of 4:57.51.
Clarence of Section 6 set state records in both the 200 and 400
freestyle relays.  State meet  at Ithaca College  200 medley
relay: 1. Clarence (Maddie Jacumski, Dorotka Tou, Victoria
Butler, Dina Rommel) 1:47.20; 2. Monr