Devon Nowicki, of the Lake Orion Liquid Lightning Swim Club, won the high point trophy for the boys 10 & Under category at the State Championships, held July 31-Aug. 3 in Jenison.
Nowicki won the 50-breaststroke, the 100-breaststroke and the 200-individual medley. He also placed second in the 200-freestyle and the 50-freestyle, as well as fourth in the 50-butterfly.
Additional Liquid Lightning big finalists (top eight) included Ashley Corriveau, fourth in the senior girls 100-freestyle and seventh in the 50-freestyle; Jacob Lindquist, fourth in the 100- breaststroke and sixth in the 50-freestyle for boys 13 & 14; Courtney McClear, eighth in the 200-individual medley for girls 11 & 12; D.J. Seeds, eighth in the boys 11 & 12 200-backstroke; and 10-year-old Logan Belt, seventh in the 100-breaststroke and seventh in the 50-breaststroke.
Also scoring points (ninth through 16th) were Kristen Finney (13), Drew Fritsch (14), Haley Kornburger (12), Kevin Reale (11) and Danny Olthoff 11. The boys 10 & Under relay placed fourth (Mitchell Corriveau, Jack McClear, Belt and Nowicki).
Five swimmers from the team also attended the MegaZone meet in Indianapolis Aug. 6-10. The qualifiers included Ashley Corriveau and Jake Lindquist for the Open and 13/14 categories, and Haley Kornburger, Courtney McClear and Devon Nowicki for the 11/12 and 10 & Under categories.?
Corriveau had a second and third place finish in the 100- and 50-free events, respectively, and Nowicki had a second, third, and sixth place in his 50- and 100-breaststroke and 200-IM events. He placed in the 10 & Under relays as well.?
Coach Tom Arusso said it was the first time the club had more than two swimmers attend the Zone meet.
‘We’ve moved LOLL club psyche from qualifying for Michigan State Championships to medalling at Zones (multi-state) during this summer season,? he said.
The next session for the Liquid Lightning begins on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Information, including registration, is available at www.liquidlightning.org.