CAZENOVIA – One trait the Cicero-North Syracuse and Fayetteville-Manlius boys swim programs share is having to go elsewhere for home meets. And in the Hornets’ case, it will have to search again after the 2022-23 season because of the planned closure of Cazenovia College.
For now, though, that venue is open, and the Northstars would flourish in it during Tuesady night’s meet, prevailing 100-85 over the reigning Section III Class A champion Hornets.
Rebounding from a season-opening loss to Fulton on Dec. 6, C-NS saw Jacob Griffin, in the 100-yard backstroke, set a school record with a time of 56.78 seconds as none of his competitors would break the one-minute mark.
Prior to that, Griffin had gone 2:13.81 in the 200 individual medley and, with Donavan Medina, Joey Swenton and Connor Burke, went 1:47.65 in the 200 medley relay to pull away from F-M’s 1:55.15.
Caden Griffin had a big meet, too, starting with a victory in the 50 freestyle where he went 23.34 seconds, well clear of the Hornets’ Derick Wang (24.69) and the field.
Completing a sprint sweep, Caden pulled away to win the 100 freestyle in 51.75 seconds and, with Medina, Anthony Gabrielli and Jacob Griffin, claimed the 400 freestyle relay in 3:49.16.
Swenton emerged in this meet, too, whether it was taking the 100 butterfly in 59.24 seconds to Gabrielli’s second-place 1:03.64 or winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.46 to beat Medina’s 1:12.43.
Burke would claim a close 500 freestyle in 5:46.42 to the 5:47.86 from the Hornets’ Ben Mathews. Nathan Oronski earned 242.35 points in diving ahead of Carter Canastra’s 214.55 as, in the 200 freestyle relay, Griffin, Gabrielli, Swenton and Burke prevailed in 1:38.31.
