Homecoming weekend at York was a fine opportunity for the York Girls Swim and Dive Team to strut their stuff against several high quality area opponents at York Aquatic Center Saturday.

The Dukes Varsity Swim Team finished second to St. Ignatius in the nine-team meet by a score of 370 – 312. Defending Champ Deerfield HS from last year’s Invite was a distant third with 221. Other schools rounding out the field at the Invite in order of finish were Addison Trail-Willowbrook 146, Chicago Latin 99.5, Riverside-Brookfield 87, Crystal Lake 84, Maine West 42.5 and Hinsdale South 30.

At the York Invite, the top two individual event York results were:

• 200 freestyle: senior Shannon Sullivan 3^rd – 1:55.53, sophomore Alison Brodt 7^th - 2:05.35
• 50 freestyle: sophomore Jessica Woolfe 5^th – 25.80, junior Perri Brinkmeier 8^th - 26.86
• 200 medley: freshman Paula Nolte 3^rd -  2:19.14, junior Kirsten Rasnic 9^th – 2:29.23
• Diving: sophomore Leah Young 3^rd
• 100 butterfly: sophomore Sam Marlott 5^th - 1:05.32, senior Kelly Dunbar 9^th - 1:09.29
• 100 freestyle: junior Hannah Nolte 3^rd 55.24, senior Carly Redmond 5^th – 57.73
• 500 freestyle: Brodt 6^th - 5:37.41, senior Anna Pankau 7^th – 5:40.89
• 100 backstroke:  junior Hannah Nolte 3^rd – 1:02.65, Woolfe 5^th – 1:03.82
• 100 breaststroke: freshman Paula Nolte 1^st -  1:09.87, junior Juliana Reinhofer 3^rd - 1:13.73

York’s relay teams were equally impressive: 

York’s 200 freestyle relay posted a winning time of 1:41.46. York 1^st – Woolfe (25.79), H. Nolte (25.22), Brinkmeier (26.36), Sullivan (24.09); and York also took 7^th – Brodt, Dunbar, senior Jessica Sacksteder and sophomore Paige Jaeger.

York’s relay teams got the home Invite off to an impressive start with a second place time 1:54.14 in the 200 medley relay by H. Nolte (29.13), P. Nolte (31.79), Sullivan (27.76) and Woolfe (25.46).

York also placed 7^th in the 200 medley relay: Brinkmeier, Reinhofer, Redmond and Sacksteder.

The meet ended with a 400 freestyle relay team coming in third behind St. Ignatius: Sullivan (53.33), P. Nolte (57.93), Marlott (57.93), Brinkmeier (57.64) 3:47.83; and York 7^th: Jaeger, Brodt, Pankau and Redmond.

York continues West Suburban Conference Silver action Thursday hosting Glenbard West.