Magee Honored on All-Bergen Boys Team

Swimming: All-Bergen boys
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Record
First team

200 medley relay: DON BOSCO (Ryan Magee, junior; Lou Gabriele, senior; John Fatigati, junior; Michael Guerci, freshman): The Ironmen won this race for the first time at the County championships, finishing in a meet-record 1:40.24.

200 freestyle: RYAN MAGEE, Don Bosco, junior

After finishing third as a sophomore, Magee dropped his time by almost seven seconds to win his first individual County gold medal.

200 individual medley: LEO LIM, Tenafly, soph.

Lim has yet to lose an individual race to a Bergen County opponent in his high school career. He went on to win the Meet of Champions IM title, becoming the first State champion swimmer from Tenafly.

50 freestyle: TREVOR MARSHALL, Teaneck, soph.

After taking second as a freshman, Marshall set a meet record, finishing in 22.09. He finished 14th at the Meet of Champions.

100 butterfly: LEO LIM, Tenafly, sophomore

After winning the County title in the breast stroke as a freshman, Lim switched to the butterfly and grabbed his fourth individual championship. He finished third at the Meet of Champions.

100 freestyle: ANDREW MAZEN, Northern Highlands, junior

Mazen won his first individual County championship in 48.94 and set a school record.

500 freestyle: BOBBY HILZEN, Glen Rock, fresh.

Hilzen set a meet record (4:46.12) and was the point winner in USA Swimming’s Eastern Zone Select Camp in 2009.

200 freestyle relay: NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (Dylan Cummings, junior; Zach Thomas, soph.; James Langan, senior; Andrew Mazen, junior): The Highlanders edged Tenafly to take the County title, finishing in a school-record 1:32.25.

100 backstroke: AUSTIN TAYLOR, Ridgewood, sr.

Taylor’s seven County championships (three individual and four relay) are second-most since 2005. His personal best is 51.54.

100 breast stroke: ANDREW REIMON, Rutherford, junior

Reimon put together one of the best seasons of anyone, winning his first individual County championship and placing fifth at the Meet of Champions. He also was part of two relay teams that placed in the top 16 in New Jersey.

400 freestyle relay: RIDGEWOOD (Tim Healy, senior; Peter Westcott, sophomore; Edward Kim, freshman; Austin Taylor, senior): The Maroons have won this event at the County meet four consecutive years and set a meet record in 3:19.47, breaking their old mark by more than two seconds. Taylor swam a 48.1 final leg.

Coach of the year: KEITH COOK, Ridgewood: Cook led the boys to third place in the County championship and their third sectional title in the last four years.

Second team

200 medley relay: Ridgewood; 200 freestyle: Andrew Mazen, Northern Highlands; 200 individual medley: John Fatigati, Don Bosco; 50 freestyle: Kristoph Marczinkowski, Indian Hills; 100 butterfly: Austin Taylor, Ridgewood; 100 freestyle: Trevor Marshall, Teaneck; 500 freestyle: John Fatigati, Don Bosco; 200 freestyle relay: Tenafly; 100 backstroke: Ryan Magee, Don Bosco; 100 breast stroke: Sean Murphy, Indian Hills; 400 freestyle relay: Don Bosco

Honorable mention

200 medley relay: Rutherford; 200 freestyle: Tom Wolinski, Bergen Tech; 200 individual medley: Phillip Kang, Cresskill; 50 freestyle: Christian Bacchia, Leonia/Palisades Park; 100 butterfly: Phillip Kang, Cresskill; 100 freestyle: Lou Gabriele, Don Bosco; 500 freestyle: Eric Kim, Paramus; 200 freestyle relay: Rutherford; 100 backstroke: Kevin Weng, Demarest; 100 breast stroke: Lou Gabriele, Don Bosco; 400 freestyle relay: Tenafly