Andover’s girls swim and dive team finished second at the MIAA North Sectional Championships on Sunday, Nov. 8, scoring 260 points at Boston University.
According to the Boston Globe’s meet coverage, Belmont edged the Golden Warriors by six points for the championship. Acton-Boxborough placed third with 253.
Olivia Landers earned two individual victories for Andover. The meet results list her winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:57.27, finishing 5.51 seconds ahead of Lexington’s Saina Joshi. Landers also won the 100-yard freestyle in 53.66 seconds.
Emilia Hukkanen added a victory in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:11.73. Teammate Maggie Stoddard placed third in that event in 2:15.60 and second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.30.
Andover also captured the 200-yard medley relay in 1:53.46, edging Acton-Boxborough by 0.33 seconds.
On the boys’ side, Andover scored 188 points to finish third behind Methuen and Billerica.
Qualifying swimmers now turn to the state championship. The MIAA’s official schedule lists the meet for Sunday, Nov. 15, at MIT, beginning at 4:15 p.m. Spectator doors open at 3:30 p.m.
