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Home Page Last revised: January 10, 2012.

Team News & Announcements

  • 2011-2012 is the 24th season for BHS Swim Team (71-72-1 Co-Ed Team, 59-30 Boys Team, 87-45-2 Girls Team)

  • Girls are named Skyland Conference Raritan Division Champions for 2012

  • Boys are named Skyland Conference Raritan Division Champions for 2009-2011

  • Girls finished 9th at the 2011 Somerset County meet; Boys finished 3rd

  • Boys are semi-finalists in the 2011 North II, Division B State Playoffs

  • Jose Agnese, Mitch Colby, Robert Crane, John Lawson and Brendan McCrossan all achieve All-State recognition at the 2011 Meet of Champions!

  • Seventh season with both boys and girls teams

What's New!!

1/23/12 Bernards split coed meets and lose to Mendham
1/18/12 Bernards girls and boys lose to Watchung.  Girls are 7-2 and boys 5-4.
1/13/12 Bernards girls and boys beat Somerville.  Girls at 7-1; boys 5-3
Girls finish 7-0 in Skyland Conference Raritan Division!
1/12/12 Bernards girls and boys beat North Hunterdon.  Girls are 6-1; boys 4-3.
Watchung added to the schedule:  January 18 at Somerset Hills YMCA 8:15pm
1/10/12 Coed Tri-Meet v JFK and South Plainfield added to the schedule: January 19 at Woodbridge YMCA (4pm)
1/6/12 Bernards girls and boys beat Belvidere.  Girls are 5-1; boys 3-3.
1/5/12 Team photos will be taken on 1/31 right before Ridge meet (7:15pm)
Somerville meet on 1/13 changed to a home meet (at Somerset Hills YMCA 8:15pm)
1/4/12 Bernards girls and boys both beat Franklin.  Girls are 4-1; boys 2-3
11/25/11 Bernards alums beat Ridge alums at the 3rd Annual Alumni Meet
11/15/11 Bernards kicks off its 24th season with a roster of 38!  Alexa Rubin and Julianna St.Onge named co-captains of the girls team and Ford Atwater and Will Sisto named co-captains of the boys team.
3/8/11

Mitch Colby breaks boys team career scoring record!

3/7/11

Bernards boys named Skyland Conference - Raritan Division champions!
Bernards has 2 girls named to Skyland Conference Raritan Division 1st team; 7 boys and 3 boys relays named to 1st team, 1 boy named to 2nd team

3/6/11

Bernards breaks 6 team records at Meet of Champions!  All 5 Bernards swimmers make All-State!

Bernards Splits Pair of Coed Meets; Swims Fast at Cougar Invitational; Loses to Mendham

The Bernards girls and boys beat South Plainfield (105-92) and lost to JFK (105-111) in a rare coed tri-meet at the Woodbridge YMCA on January 19, 2012.  In a rare "triangular" meet format, points were awarded for 1st through 6th place with 7-5-4-3-2-1 points and double that for relays.  Ben Hunt was a double winner (IM and 500) and also helped Bernards sweep the 200 free relay as he combined with Tatiana Prendella, Will Sisto and Nick Patyk for the win followed 0.14 seconds later by Isabella St.Onge, Jared Lanzi, Justin Schwed, and Ford Atwater.  Tatiana also finished second in the back while Alexa Rubin (IM), Kathryn Cummings (fly) and Kelly O'Neill (breast) all posted third place finishes.  Bernards is now 71-72-1 in coed meets over the last 24 years.

Bernards then ventured down to Skilllman, New Jersey on January 20, 2012 to swim in the poorly lit Montgomery High School natatorium for the Cougar Invitational.  Despite the lack of lumens, the Bernards team had no shortage of speed as the girls won a pair of relays and had two individual champions - Lucy Grey in the 50 free and Annie Ray in the 100 breast and the boys brought home the gold medal in the 200 free relay.  Kathryn Cummings, Alexa Rubin, Lauren Cannan and Maddie Grey opened the meet with a victory in the medley relay and Shannon Phillips, Kathryn, Maddie and Tatiana Prendella closed the meet by winning the 400 free relay.  Other "top 6" finishers for Bernards were Alexa in the IM (5th), Maddie (2nd) and Lauren Crane (6th) in the 50 free, Isabella St.Onge in the fly (3rd), Fiona Dunn in the 500 (3rd), Lauren Cannan in the back (2nd), and Lucy in the breast (5th).  On the boys side, the winning 200 free relay team consisted of Jared Lanzi, Will Sisto, Ben Hunt, and Nick Patyk. Ben, Jared, Justin Schwed, and Ford Atwater were 2nd in the medley relay and Nick, Will, Ben and Justin finished 4th in the 400 free relay.  Jared also finished 5th in the IM and 6th in the backstroke.  The Bernards swim team set 36 new personal records which included swims by Grace Lobo, Emma McMasters, Tess Mistretta, Madigan Petrie, and Dillon DeSimone.

On January 23, 2012, Bernards lost to Mendham at the Somerset Hills YMCA.  The girls (7-3) lost by a score of 62-108 and the boys (5-5) lost 60-105.  Tatiana Prendella won the IM and also led off the winning 200 free relay along with Lucy Grey, Shannon Phillips, and Julianna St.Onge.  Runner up spots were scored by Julianna (50 and 100 free), Fiona Dunn (500), Tatiana (back), and Alexa Rubin (breast).  Tatiana, Kelly O'Neill, Lauren Cannan and Julianna also took second in the medley relay.  For the boys, Jared Lanzi swam neck and neck with his opposing Mendham swimmer for 450 yards and then gutted out a hard 50 to snatch the victory in the 500.  He then climbed out of the pool and on to the blocks to lead off the 200 free relay, and with Will Sisto, Nick Patyk, and Ford Atwater, touched first for the only other victory of the contest. With only the backstroke event to catch his breath, Jared then raced to a second place finish in ithe breast.  Ford also placed second in the 100 and 200 free as did Wesley Lui (IM) and Will (50 free).

Bernards closes out its regular dual meet season against cross-town rival Ridge on Tuesday, January 31 at the Somerset Hills YMCA at 8:15pm.

Bernards Loses to Watchung Hills

The Bernards girls and boys both evened their career record against Watchung Hills as they both lost at the Somerset Hills YMCA on January 18, 2012.  The girls evened their record at 2-2 against Watchung with a 64-106 loss and now stand at 7-2 for this season.  Tatiana Prendella won the 200 IM and the 500 free and also swam on the second place medley and 400 free relays.  Kathryn Cummings had the only other first place finish for Bernards in the fly and also swam on the same 2 runner up relays.  Joining Tatiana and Kathryn on the medley relay were Kelly O'Neill and Julianna St.Onge and on the closing free relay were Maddie Grey and Isabella St.Onge.  Isabella was also second in the 100 free and Kathryn was second in the back.

The boys are now at 1-1 overall against Watchung and lost by the identical score of 64-106.  The boys are 5-4 overall this season.  Ben Hunt (fly and 500) and Jared Lanzi (IM and breast) each won both of their individual events, while Ford Atwater (200 and 100 free) finished second and Justin Schwed (back) third in their events.  All three relays placed second as Ben, Jared, Justin and Will Sisto swam the medley, Jared, Will, Ford and Nick Patyk swam the 200 free, and Ford, Justin, Nick and Ben closed the evening out with the 400 free relay.

Bernards Girls and Boys Win 4 in a Row
Bernards Girls Clinch Skyland Conference Raritan Division Title

The Bernards girls beat Somerville 107-63 to complete an undefeated 7-0 season in the Skyland Conference Raritan Division (7-1 overall with other non-Conference Division opponents remaining).  This is the first time the Bernards girls have claimed a conference title since 2003.  The team was mentally and physically prepared to come out on top as virtually every swimmer on the team posted best times against a talented and well coached Somerville squad.  The girls showcased their depth in winning all 3 relays and securing 32 out of a maximum possible 36 points.  They also demonstrated the importance of the runner up swims as Bernards only won 3 individual events (Julianna St. Onge in the 50, Tatiana Prendella in the back and Alexa Rubin in the breast).  Bernards opened up with a 1-3 finish in the medley relay as Tatiana, Alexa, Kathryn Cummings, and Julianna finished first and Grace Lobo, Kelly O'Neill, Lauren Cannan and Lauren Crane finished third.  Then, Somerville turned up the heat and won every event except the 50 up to the 200 free relay.  Bernards was second in the 200 (Isabella St.Onge), the IM (Tatiana), the fly (Kathryn) and the 500 (Fiona) and third in the IM (Annie Ray), 50 (Lucy Grey), fly (Lauren Cannan), 100 (Maddie Grey), and 500 (Alexa).  Bernards had a 10 point lead after the 500 when the Bernards 200 free relay teams of Lauren Crane, Maddie, Lucy and Julianna and Annie, Isabella, Emma McMasters and Emma Grey went 1-2.  Bernards followed with a 1-2-4 backstroke (Tatiana, Kathryn, Lauren Cannan) and a 1-2-3 breaststroke (Alexa, Kelly, Annie) and broke the lead wide open to 38 points.  Bernards then slammed the door shut as Maddie, Kathryn, Isabella and Tatiana won the 400 free relay and Fiona, Emma Grey, Grace, and Lauren Cannan took third.

The 10 Bernards boys won by a score of 104-51 as an injured Somerville squad showed up with a roster of only 7 boys.  4 boys took all the individual events by taking 2 each.  Ford Atwater (200 and 500), Will Sisto (50 and 100) Ben Hunt (fly and back) and Jared Lanzi (IM and breast) each won their respective events and along with Justin Schwed (medley and 400 free) and Nick Patyk (200 and 400 free) won all 3 relays as well.  Nick was also second in the 200, Ben Ferrara was second in the IM and Justin was second in the fly.  The boys ended their run in the Skyland Conference at 5-2 and are now 5-3 overall.

Bernards Wins Again - Girls Remain Undefeated in Conference Division

The Bernards girls are now 6-0 in the Skyland Conference Raritan Division with a 96-74 win over previously unbeated North Hunterdon at the Raritan Valley Community College pool on January 11, 2012.  Bernards has one conference division opponent left - Somerville - whom they will swim in 2 days.  The Bernards girls made a statement by sweeping the opening medley relay as Tatiana Prendella, Alexa Rubin, Kathryn Cummings and Julianna St.Onge came in first and Fiona Dunn, Kelly O'Neill, Lauren Cannan and Lauren Crane touched out North's relay by 0.3 seconds.  Bernards never relinquished the lead and displayed excellent depth by winning 5 of the 8 individual events and in each of them, placing 1-3-4 or 1-3-5.  Julianna, Lauren Crane, and Lucy Grey finished 1-3-4 in the 50 and Kathryn, Lauren Cannan, and Julianna did the same in the fly.  The girls continued to display their all-around versatility with 1-3-5 finishes in the individual medley (Tatiana, Annie Ray, Emma Grey), the backstroke (Tatiana, Kathryn, Lauren Cannan) and the breaststroke (Alexa, Kelly O'Neill, Annie).  Shannon Phillips grabbed two second place finishes in the 100 and 200 free and Fiona Dunn secured two third place swims in the 200 and 500 Free.  Bernards was second in both freestyle relays as Lauren Crane, Maddie Grey, Julianna, and Lucy Grey swam the 200 and Lucy, Maddie, Kathryn and Tatiana swam a very exciting 400 free relay to seal the victory.

The boys improved to 4-3 with an impressive 95-73 showing with a 10 man squad.  While North took the medley relay, Bernards came back and won every other event except the 100 free and even managed to sweep the 200 free with a 1-2-3 finish by Ford Atwater, Nick Patyk, and Wes Lui.  Ford also won the 500 free and swam on the winning 200 and 400 free relays.  Jared Lanzi won the IM and breaststroke, Ben Hunt won the fly and backstroke and Will Sisto took the 50 free.  Ford swam with Jared, Nick, and Will on the winning 200 free relay and with Nick, Justin Schwed and Ben on the victorious 400 free relay.  Justin was also second in the back and Dillon DeSimone finished second in the breast.  Dillon, Wes, Sina Gounili and Ben Ferrara also scored points on the third place 400 free relay.

Bernards Beats Belvidere

The Bernards girls and boys continued their winning ways in 2012 with convincing wins over Belvidere at the Somerset Hills YMCA on January 6, 2012.  The girls won every event as 8 different girls took the 8 individual events in a 128-36 outcome.  Isabella St.Onge won the 200 free, Tatiana Prendella the IM, Lauren Crane the 50, Lauren Cannan the fly, Maddie Grey the 100, Fiona Dunn the 500, Kathryn Cummings the back, and Alexa Rubin the breast.  Kathryn, Alexa, Lauren Cannan and Maddie touched first in the medley relay while Lauren Cannan, Alexa, Lucy Grey and Tatiana won the 200 free relay and Ariana Fazelat, Katie Hildebrandt, Allison Lukascko, and Shannon Phillips sealed the meet with a victory in the 400 free relay.  The girls swept 5 events.  Completing the sweeps were Leigha Banks and Emma McMasters in the 200 free, Julianna St.Onge and Katie in the 50 free,  Lucy and Shannon in the 100 free, Grace Lobo and Madigan Petrie in the back and Kelly O'Neill and Annie Ray in the breast.  The girls are now 5-1.

The boys evened their record at 3-3 with a 104-47 victory.  Ben Hunt won the IM and the fly and Ford Atwater (200), Jared Lanzi (50), Will Sisto (100 free), and Jonathan Bacci (back) each took their events.  All 3 relays also grabbed the top spot as Jonathan, Jared, Ben and Will won the medley, Jared, Will, Nick Patyk and Ford the 200 free relay and Ford, Nick, Wes Lui, and Ben the 400 free relay.  The boys also swept the IM behind Ben with Wes taking 2nd and Austin Mistretta finishing 3rd.

Bernards Sinks Franklin

The Bernards girls and boys began the new year by defeating Franklin in the Rutgers College Avenue 4-lane pool on January 4.  The girls won every event except the 100 free as they posted a score of 68-26 while the boys won 57-37 and captured all but 3 events.

The girls improved their season record to 4-1 as Kathryn Cummings won the IM and the fly and also swam on the winning medley and 400 free relays.  Bernards had five other individual winners as Leigha Banks (200 free), Isabella St. Onge (50 free), Alexa Rubin (500 free), Grace Lobo (back) and Kelly O'Neill (breast) each touched the wall first in their events.  Tatiana Prendella swam on all 3 winning relays - the medley relay with Kathryn, Alexa and Lauren Cannan; the 200 free relay with Maddie Grey, Leigha, and Emma McMasters and the 400 free relay with Kathryn, Isabella, and Allison Lukacsko.

The boys posted their second win of the season behind the quadruple gold medal performance of Ford Atwater, who took both freestyle sprints and swam on the first place medley and 200 free relays. Ben Hunt also won two events (IM and 500) and swam the fly leg on the medley relay.  Justin Schwed posted a couple of gutsy, come-from-behind swims including a winning 100 fly race and Jared Lanzi completed the individual victories in the breaststroke.  Jonathan Bacci and Jared joined Ben and Ford on the winning medley relay and Jared, Nick Patyk and Will Sisto teamed up with Ford on the 200 free relay.

Bernards Girls and Boys Split Again

The Bernards girls team posted another convincing win with a 110.5 to 59.5 score against Warren Hills on December 21 at the Somerset Hills YMCA.  The girls improved their record to 3-1 while the boys dropped to 1-3 with a 65.5 to 100.5 loss.  Tatiana Prendella was a quadruple winner as she won the 200 free and the 100 fly and also led off the winning medley relay and anchored the closing 400 free relay.  Tatiana was joined by triple winner Kathryn Cummings, double winner Julianna St.Onge and Alexa Rubin on the medley relay and by triple winner Isabella St.Onge, Kathryn and Julianna on the 400 free relay.  Isabella, Maddie Grey, Lucy Grey and Lauren Crane won the 200 free relay.  Second place finishes were recorded by Alexa (breast), Fiona Dunn (500) and Annie Ray (200 IM). The girls swept two events as Isabella, Lucy and Maddie went 1-2-3 in the 100 free and Kathryn, Lauren Cannan and Grace Lobo did the same in the backstroke.

The boys, with a partial roster due to illnesses, fell for the first time to Warren Hills but Ben Hunt managed to grab two first place swims in the 200 and 500 free.  Jared Lanzi finished second in the IM and breast, Ford Atwater was second in the 100 free and Austin Mistretta grabbed the runner spot in the backstroke.

Bernards Girls and Boys Split Against Phillipsburg

The girls remained undefeated against Phillipsburg with a convincing 132-29 score while the boys dropped a close one (73-92) for their first ever loss against the Skyland Conference foe on December 14 at the Somerset Hills YMCA.  Bernards faced a very strong Somerset County team in Pingry on December 15 as both teams lost.  The girls are now 2-1 while the boys are 1-2.

Bernards Opens Season With Win Over Voorhees

The Bernards boys and girls both won their first dual meets of the season against Voorhees at the Somerset Hills YMCA on December 7, 2011.  The girls improved their record to 4-2 against Voorhees with a 103-34 victory while the boys continued their unbeaten streak at 4-0 (Voorhees has had a boys team only since 2008) with a score of 73-61.  Tatiana Prendella continued her winning ways by taking her two individual events (100 free and 100 back) and also led off the winning 200 medley relay with Alexa Rubin, Kathryn Cummings and Julianna St.Onge.  Kathryn also won the 100 fly and Julianna took the 50 free while Alexa (IM), Kathryn (back) and Julianna (100 free) also recorded 2nd place points.  Isabella St. Onge won the 200 free and Fiona Dunn was first in the 500 free. Lauren Crane, Grace Lobo, Lucy Grey and Maddie Grey also posted a convincing victory in the 200 free relay and the team of Annie Ray, Shannon Phillips, Emma Grey and Katie Hildebrandt were 3rd.  Other 2nd place finishes were recorded by Maddie (50 free), Lauren Cannan (fly), Leigha Banks (500) and the medley relay squad of Fiona, Kelly O'Neill, Lauren Cannan and Maddie.

The boys were led by Ben Hunt who won the 200 and 500 and also swam fly on the opening medley relay with Jonathan Bacci (back), Jared Lanzi (breast) and Nick Patyk (free).  Jonathan was the only other first place finisher, taking the back, as Bernards placed 2nd in almost every event swum.  Ford Atwater was 2nd in the 100 and 200 free, and Justin Schwed scored runner points in the fly and the 500.  Jared (IM) and Nick (50) were 2nd in their individual events and combined forces with Ford and Will Sisto to come in 2nd the 200 free relay.  Just as the last individual event was about to step up on the blocks, the power went out in the Y and everyone had to clear the pool.  The coaches stuck around long enough to agree that the scores, as they stood with only the 100 breast and 400 free relays remaining, would represent the final scores for the season opening Skyland Conference duel in the pool.

Bernards Finishes in 4th place at the Big Blue Invitational

The Bernards boys and girls both finished in 4th place at the Big Blue Invitational meet on December 3 at the Pingry School.  Bernards finished behind Pingry, Summit and Hunterdon Central but managed to post several outstanding swims as nearly every Bernards swimmers scored points.  Leading the way for Bernards was freshman Tatiana Prendella who finished in first place in both of her individual events - the 100 free and 100 back.  Tatiana also led off the 3rd place medley relay and also anchored the 7th place 400 free relay.  Joining Tatiana on the medley relay were Alexa Rubin, Lauren Cannan and Julianna St.Onge and on the 400 free relay were Fiona Dunn, Maddie Grey and Kathryn Cummings.  Alexa posted a 4th place finish in the 100 breast and a 12th place in the 200 IM.  The breaststroke was a big event for the girls team as Kelly O'Neill placed 7th, Leigha Banks was 9th, Annie Ray 10th, and Lucy Grey 12th.  Leigha also placed 5th in the 400 free, ahead of Ariana Fazelat who finished 8th and Lucy also snuck in another 12th place finish in the 50 free.  Several other girls scored in 2 individual events as Isabella St.Onge was 9th in the 200 and 6th in the 100, Kathryn was 10th in the fly and 4th in the back, and Lauren was 12th in the fly and 9th in the back.  Finishing the individual scoring for Bernards was Fiona in the 200 (12th) and Julianna in the 50 (8th). Madigan Petrie, Allison Lukacsko, Katie Hildebrandt, Emma Grey, Grace Lobo, Shannon Phillips, Nicole Friend, Emma McMasters, and Katie Byrnes all scored in the relay events.

The boys were led by Jared Lanzi who finished 9th in the breast and Ford Atwater (50 free) and Justin Schwed (fly) - each with an 11th place in their individual events.  The boys' highest relay finish was an 8th place in the 200 free relay (Ford, Nick Patyk, Jared Lanzi and Will Sisto). Will was joined by Wesley Lui, Dillon DeSimone and Sina Gounili on the 9th place 400 free relay and more 9th place relay points came from the 200 free relay team of Dillon, Justin, Sina and Austin Mistretta.  The remaining points for the boys team came from the medley relay as Jonathan Bacci, Jared, Wesley and Ford finished in 10th place and Austin, Dillon, Ben Ferrara and Sina came in 11th.

Bernards Retains the Turkey Trophy at the 3rd Annual Alumni Meet!

The Bernards and Ridge swim teams and guest alumni faced off at the 3rd Annual Alumni meet on November 25 at the Somerset Hills YMCA.  The Bernards alums gave the Mountaineers the boost they needed to retain their Thanksgiving bragging rights.  15 alums appeared for Bernards and all but 3 of them suited up and swam on some fiercely competitive relays.   Almost the entire boys class of 2011 (Chris Banks, Mitch Colby, Robert Crane, Thomas Kostelak, Joe Kubeck, John Lawson, Brendan McCrossan) swam, as did Matt Sisto and Justin Meyers ('10), Jenna Meyers ('08), and Russel Kostelak and Brendan Lawson ('07).  It was reported that Yvette Gong ('10), Mary deMarrais ('09) and Eric English ('07) made an appearance, but were not seen in the pool!

Bernards Swim Team to Work With Special Olympics Athletes

The Bernards swim team will be working with the local Special Olympics swim team at the Somerset Hills YMCA throughout the season.  The Bernards swimmers will assist in coaching the swim team, helping them with their stroke technique and participating in fun, yet competitive relay races.  This will be a great opportunity for the Bernards swimmers to serve their community while sharing their talents with a great group of local athletes.

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