Vienna — The Oakton Otters, battling heavy rains and thunder delays, dominated the boards in their last two dual

meets, bringing their winning record to 2 and 1.

In their second meet of the season (July 5), the Otter divers defeated Sleepy Hollow with a final score of 49 to 21. Five Otter divers placed first in their respective categories: Finn MacStravic in Freshman Boys with a score of 59.6; Christina Angelicchio in Junior Girls with a score of 86.5; Jon Anthony Montel in Junior Boys with a score of 87.1; Katie Vaughan in Intermediate Girls with a score of 152.95; and Spencer Dearman in Intermediate Boys with a score of 150.25.

The Otters also swept the categories of Freshman Boys (Landon Nelson, second; and Zac Lee, third); Junior Girls (Kalina Montel, second); Junior Boys (Nico Shuster, second; and Max Messina, third); Intermediate Girls (Claire Newberry, second; and Gillian MacStravic,

third); and Intermediate Boys (Josh Shipley, second; and Blaise Wuest, third). The other Otter divers who placed were: Samantha Shuster (Freshman Girls, third); Molly Kenefick (Senior Girls, third); and Liam Klopfenstein (Senior Boys, second).

In their third meet of the season (July 11 and 13), the Otter divers fought until the end, beating Chesterbrook by one point, with a final score of 36 to 35. Four Otter divers placed first in their respective categories: Katie Vaughan in Junior Girls with a score of 140.95; Molly Estes in Intermediate Girls with a score of 128.35; Sarah Gurley in Senior Girls with a score of 217.75; and Liam Klopfenstein in Senior Boys with a score of 161.25. The other Otter divers who placed were: Megan Shipley (Freshman Girls, second); Samantha Shuster (Freshman Girls, third). Leo Estes (Freshman Boys, second); Kalina Montel (Junior Girls, third); Jon Anthony Montel (Junior Boys, third); Molly Kenefick (Intermediate Girls, second); Blaise Wuest (Intermediate Boys, second); and Josh Shipley (Intermediate Boys, third).

The Otters’ fourth dual meet is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2017, against Hayfield at home.