George Washington, Parkersburg win swimming state titles

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — George Washington and Parkersburg won high school swimming state championships on Friday from the WVU Natatorium in Morgantown.

George Washington’s boys’ team championship is the school’s second in a row and eighth in the last 10 years overall. The Patriots dominated the two-day event, finishing 87 points ahead of runner-up Parkersburg.

George Washington’s Majester Abdul-Jalil was one of the overall standouts of the event, comfortably winning individual championships in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. He was also a part of the Patriots’ win in the 200 medley relay.

Parkersburg, meanwhile, won its first girls’ swimming team championship since 2002. One of the key wins for the Big Reds in the meet came in the 200 medley relay as Mary Michael Stroble, Emma Padden and Jaden Welsh and Grace Cox combined for that top finish.

BOYS SWIMMING TEAM RESULTS TOP 10

1. George Washington, 212
2. Parkersburg, 125
3. Wheeling Park, 106
4. Bridgeport, 100.5
5. Washington, 97
6. Parkersburg South, 92
7. Hurricane, 79
8. Elkins, 68
9. Huntington, 56
10. Weir, 53

GIRLS SWIMMING TEAM RESULTS TOP 10

1. Parkersburg, 183
2. Fairmont Senior 153
3. Wheeling Park, 132
4. George Washington, 125
5. Morgantown, 122.5
6. Bridgeport, 87
7. Charleston Catholic, 84
8. University, 70
9. St. Albans, 61.5
10. Hurricane, 52