Columbus North High School

December 18, 2024 - Columbus North hosted Columbus East to begin Winter Rivalry Week and the two schools split the two dual meets. Columbus North won the girls division 137-42, with the Olympians taking the boys meet 113-71. Prior to the start of the meet, the Bull Dogs recognized the program’s nine seniors, including Max Andrews, Nicole Brault, Kara Buntin, Swarali Ghadge, Matelyn Handlon, Marylin Silva, Kristin Waite, Nicolas Bowers, and Diego Catero Tapia. Top finishers for the Bull Dogs in the girls division included 200 yd medley relay: Mridula Muthukumaran, Cora Tregoning, Sanaa Kulkarni, Brooklyn Pendleton - 1st 200 yd freestyle: Max Andrews - 2nd 200 yd individual medley: Muthukumaran - 1st 50 yd freestyle: Pendleton - 1st 1m diving: Kristin Waite - 1st 100 yd butterfly: Muthukumaran - 1st 100 yd freestyle: Kanav Mehta - 1st 500 yd freestyle: Tregoning - 1st 200 yd freestyle relay: Muthukumaran, Kulkarni, Advika Badve, Pendleton - 1st 100 yd backstroke: Mehta - 1st 100 yd breaststroke: Badve - 1st 400 yd freestyle relay: Caroline Crawford, Adyasha Panda, Nandini Kondhare, Andrews - 1st Top finishers for the Bull Dogs in the boys division included 200 yd medley relay: Aarush Mahato, Nicolas Bowers, Diego Cotero Tapia, Eli McIntier - 2nd 200 yd freestyle: Cotero Tapia - 2nd 200 yd individual medley: Mahato - 2nd 50 yd freestyle: Bowers - 2nd 1m diving: Dagan Kleffman - 2nd 100 yd butterfly: Cotero Tapia - 2nd 100 yd freestyle: Luis Valerdi - 2nd 500 yd freestyle: Eli Varchenko - 2nd 200 yd freestyle relay: Cotero Tapia, Mahato, McIntier, Bowers - 2nd 100 yd backstroke: Isaac Niewedde - 3rd 100 yd breaststroke: Bowers - 2nd 400 yd freestyle relay: McIntier, Hudson Clock, Niewedde, Varchenko - 2nd The Dogs will be back in the pool on Saturday at Bedford North Lawrence. Photo: Brooklyn Pendleton was first in the 50 yard freestyle and was part of two winning relays as the Bull Dogs beat Columbus East on Tuesday evening 137-42