STAC BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING: OWEGO SPLASHES PAST NORWICH, 79-72 (January 7, 2026)

Tioga County Sports Report
NORWICH — Magavin Allen was a triple winner while Vincent Kneller and Eric Schrader won two events apiece as Owego defeated Norwich, 79-72, in STAC boys swimming and diving action here Tuesday.

Allen posted individual wins in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:16.8, winning by more than 11 seconds, and the 100 butterfly, clocking 59.6 seconds.

He was also first in the 200 medley relay with Kneller, Schrader and Javan Belokur, posting a time of 2:00.62.

That same quartet placed second in the 200 freestyle relay. Its time of 1:43.48 was just 57/100ths of second behind the Purple Tornado group.

Schrader’s individual win came in the 500 free, where his time of 5:32.86 edged out Norwich’s Amon Oliver by 72/100ths of a second. He was also the runner-up in the 50 free with a time of 25.26 seconds.

Kneller claimed an individual victory in the 100 breaststroke (1:23.05), where he and teammate Tobin Reynolds’ 1-2 finish clinched the meet for the River Hawks. Reynolds’ time was 1:27.96. Kneller was also third in the 200 IM with a personal best time of 2:48.28.

Owego’s Padraig Allen won the 100 backstroke in 1:16.93 with teammate Stephen Gilmore grabbing the runner-up spot in 1:24.54.

Gilmore was also third in the 100 free with a personal record of 1:01.71

Javan Belokur touched the wall second in the 100 free (:59.39) and the 200 free (2:13.48).

Padraig Allen, Henry Schultz Larsson, Reynolds and Gilmore finished third in the 200 free relay in 2:11.43, and Dom Scherrer joined Padraig Allen, Reynolds and Gilmore to take third in the 400 free relay in 5:11 .96.

Owego (3-0) heads to Greene on Friday, then competes in the Wolverine Invite at Waverly on Saturday.

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IN PHOTO: Magavin Allen. … TCSR STOCK PHOTO.

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