SwimMAC Carolina claimed the team title, while Justina Kozan and Hunter Armstrong each won their third event of the meet, as the Speedo Junior National Championships came to a close Saturday night at the Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University.

SwimMAC tallied 554.5 points over the five-day meet to run away with the combined team trophy. Dynamo Swim Club finished second with 461 points, followed by the Mason Manta Rays in third with 217 points. SwimMAC also claimed the men’s title with 334.5 points, while Dynamo and Long Island Aquatic Club tied for the women’s title with 221 points apiece, only one point ahead of SwimMAC’s 220.

Brea Aquatics Justina Kozan started off the final evening of racing by winning her third individual event of the meet in the women’s 200m IM. After taking the top spot in the 200m fly and 200m free earlier in the meet, she cruised to a 2:12.74 to edge Fox Valley Park District’s Leah Hayes, who came in at 2:13.06. Swim Strongsville’s Felicia Pasadyn rounded out the top three in 2:14.92.

Meanwhile, SwimMAC Carolina’s Tim Connery raced to the top of the podium in the men’s IM final, touching in 2:02.21 to get the better of Lexington Dolphins’ Zach Hils and his 2:02.51. Ansel Froass from the Mason Manta Rays grabbed third in 2:03.84.

Long Island Aquatic Club’s Sophia Karras chopped nearly 10 seconds off her lifetime best to run away with the women’s 1500m free title with a 16:39.40. Bluefish Swim Club’s Summer Smith also dropped several seconds from her personal best to take second in 16:44.16, just ahead of South Bay Aquatics’ Juli Arzave (16:45.09).

Aquabear’s James Plage built a sizeable lead right from the start and never looked back en route to the men’s 800m free title. Plage finished the swim in 8:03.84, four seconds under his personal best. Purple Valley Aquatics’ Cole Kuster had a huge swim to finish second, dropping more than 10 seconds with an 8:07.61. Brendan Driscoll, competing unattached, rounded out the podium in 8:08.35.

After posting the fastest reaction time off the blocks in the championship heat, Mason Manta Rays’ Cora Dupre held on down the stretch and just got her fingers on the touch pad first in the women’s 50m free final. Dupre stopped the clock at 25.62, only .01 in front of Western Hills Athletic Club’s Emma Wheal, the top qualifier from prelims. Lindsay Flynn from Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg was right behind the leaders in 25.65.

Canton City Schools’ Hunter Armstrong was in a class by himself in the men’s 50m free final as he touched almost half a second ahead of the field with a 22.57. It marked Armstrong’s third win of the meet as he swept the 50m free, 100m free and 100m back this week, with his backstroke win coming in meet record time. Bellevue Club Swim Team’s Matt King got to the wall second in 23.04, while Dynamo Swim Club’s Brooks Curry rounded out the top three in 23.14.

Finals of the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relays closed out the meet. In the women’s event, Dynamo Swim Club’s Rye Ulett, Alicia Henry, Tristen Ulett and Abby Pilkenton put up a 4:10.04 to take top honors. SwimMAC Carolina’s Maddy Flickinger, Grace Rainey, Ellie Vannote and Elizabeth Sowards claimed second in 4:11.54, just in front of Springfield Aquatics’ team of Casaundra Moses, Aubree Brouwer, Kate McCarville and Molly Moore (4:11.66).

The men’s medley relay final came down to the wire, with Dynamo Swim Club and Sierra Marlins Swim Team duking it out for first. Dynamo’s Brooks Curry charged home on the anchor leg to give his team the win, as Ian Grum, Quinn Harron, Cam Auerbach and Curry touched in 3:44.00 thanks to Curry’s 49.41 freestyle split. Colby Mefford, Ben Dillard, Jonah Harm and Finn O’Haimhirgin got the Sierra Marlins a second place showing with their 3:44.19. Rose Bowl Aquatics, represented by Mark McCrary, Andre Yarcan, Rafael Gu and Will Blake rounded out the top three in 3:48.86.