Collegiate School, Saint Christopher Continue VISAA Dominance
It was business as usual at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Schools state championships this weekend. Two Richmond schools, Saint Christopher’s (sixth straight boys) and The Collegiate School (five straight girls), brought home hardware with dominating performances at The Collegiate School Aquatic Center in Richmond, the pool which saw nine American records set at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
The Collegiate girls swept all three relays and the Saints captured two. Each set one state record in the process. The Cougar quartet of Valentina Linkonis, Savannah Harris, Jasper Jones and Emory DeGuenther captured the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.70 while St. Christopher’s boys (Matthew Matthews, Edward Johnson, Ryan Smith and Ben Franks) sailed to a 1:32.69 finish in the 200 medley relay…