Tollway Tussle 2024: Jesuit 141 – Highland Park 45

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As Highland Park slips back down to 5A, Jesuit swimming and diving athletes looked forward to another round at the Tollway Tussle. On Thursday, November 7, Jesuit Swimming and Diving defeated Highland Park 141-45 at the Gull. Their seasonal record increased to 3-0, adding up to a total of 13-0 since their most previous loss in the 2022-23 Season. While this continues to be an annual rivalry, many Jesuit swimmers who also participate in club swimming maintain great friendships while training with fellow HP club swimmers. Getting to compete against their club teammates added a sense of friendly rivalry to the competition and made the meet a very enjoyable experience for these swimmers.

“It was so much fun to compete together and pull out a win against a school rival.” -Peter Hasik ’27

Notable Swims

200 Medley Relay

This race came down to the wire between Jesuit and HP. Jesuit’s “A” Relay (1:40.76) of Flyn Hughes ’25 (Back), Jonah Ruhl ’27 (Breast), Luke Lary ’26 (Fly), and Sam Kennington ’26 (Free) out-touched HP’s “A” Relay (1:42.37) by around a second and a half. In third would be Jesuit’s “B” Relay, clocking a 1:48.16.

Swimmers in the water waiting for the “Take your marks…” from the officials in the 200 Medley Relay (credit: Don Chamblee).

100 Fly

Jesuit’s three-headed dragon made a return for this race, claiming the 1st, 3rd, and 4th place spots in this event. Luke Lary would take the win with a 53.75, and following behind was a close race for second between HP’s Nathan Chan (54.63) in second, Drew Shippey ’27 (54.78) in third, and Flyn Hughes (55.10) in fourth.

500 Free

In this event, out of seven total swimmers, the four fastest were all Rangers. Sebastian Suwanda ’26 won with a 5:01.62, Grant Wilton ’27 took second with a 5:12.38, JP McCosker ’27 took third with a 5:20.27, and Michael Tobin ’27 took fourth with a 5:26.02.

200 Free Relay

This event would be won by the Rangers’ “A” Relay (Ruhl, Suwanda, Lary, Kennington) with a time of 1:29.23, all with swift 50 free splits under 23 seconds. In second was HP’s “A” Relay at a 1:37.99, and closely behind in third was Jesuit’s “B” Relay (Porter Pope ’28Peter Hasik ’27Michael Hasenfratz ’25, McCosker) at a 1:39.71.

Javi Ruiz ’28 swimming the breaststroke portion of the 200 IM (credit: Don Chamblee).

100 Breast

This race was competitive for first and second between Grant Wilton and HP’s Winston McKenzie, Wilton getting the gold with a 1:05.59. In third would be Oliver Miller ’25 with a time of 1:09.01.

“I enjoyed the vigor of our team spirit and the practice we went through to get to this point.” -JP McCosker ’27

Diving

Although HP would take the win in the six rounds of 1-meter diving, the next four divers behind them were all Rangers. In first was HP’s Nathan Harris with a score of 165.80, and following closely behind were Koby Broad ’28 and Wills Blosser ’26 with scores of 141.65 and 127.35, respectively.

Swimmers diving into the pool at the beginning of their race (credit: Don Chamblee).

Looking Ahead to the End of 2024

St. Mark’s – 11/19 @ The Gull

TISCA – 11/22-11/23 @ LISD Westside Aquatic Center

Greenhill, Parish, Cistercian Quad Meet – 12/3 @ The Gull

2nd Annual Jesuit Alumni Meet – 12/20 @ The Gull

Tune into The Roundup for more Swimming and Diving coverage!

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