WORCESTER – The Kansas City Chiefs are not the only team building towards a dynasty this weekend.

Concord-Carlisle posted back-to-back victories in the North Sectionals of the Swimming and Diving Tournament at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Aquatic Center with an impressive triumph over the field.

After Westford Academy dominated the pool for six straight North Sectional titles, the Patriots have now captured two in a row and outpaced the field by more than 100 points with a total of 377.5.

“This is a special team right here. Last season, we snuck in at the four-free relay by a few points, but this is a really special team,” said Patriots head coach Matt Goldberg. “Just a phenomenal group of girls, good people, and amazing athletes. This has been a really fun season.”

Concord-Carlisle were led by the efforts of senior Alana Leen with first-place finishes in the 200 individual medley (2.07.09) and 100 backstroke (57.32). Freshman Elisabeth Reiling matched Leen with two solo first-place podium visits in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.78 as well as the 100 freestyle (53.70).

The Patriots came 0.07 seconds away from sweeping the relays as the 200 medley team of Lorelei Hogan, Lydia Mossi, Bella Newbern, and Maya Particelli took second place in the first event of the competition.

Later on in the event, Leen and Reiling also combined efforts with 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay victories. Bea Turrettini and Reese Phillips helped the four-pack to a 1:39.68 finish in the 200 free, which is now a school record, while Tess Ward swapped spots with Phillips to complete the near sweep in the 400.

Maisey O’Donnell followed suit with her teammates with back-to-back 1-meter diving titles with a score of 449.05. O’Donnell also finished first in 2023 as a sophomore and has a chance at a three-peat next season for the Patriots.

“This year was really stressful for me because there was some really good competition, so I was really happy,” said O’Donnell. “I think there was more pressure since I won last year then if I didn’t win this year, so it was a little more stressful in that sense, but I really enjoyed it. We won for the second time ever and I think it’s really great for the team, we’ve been on a winning streak, and just overall doing really well.”

Weston placed second with 274 points while Wayland (242), Newton South (229), and last-season’s second-place finisher, Lincoln-Sudbury (214), rounded out the top five team finishes.

Caitlin Lacey paced the second-place Wildcats, scoring in four events with a second-place finish as the first leg in the 200 freestyle relay with Keila Jalinous, Margaret Liu and Sadie Nelson.

Lacey was in multiple events she does not usually compete in, but it was by design in Weston.

“At sectionals, we try to get every senior into a swim and relays, trying to have fun one last time as a team before states next week. Really trying to get everyone pumped up and ready to go in whatever events they want,” said Lacey, who admitted she was excited about swimming the 100 freestyle where the senior swimmer impressed with a fifth-place finish at 54.99 for 14 points. “I was pretty excited about (the 100 free) but I got thrown into the 200 IM and that’s not my favorite but that’s OK. It’s all about having fun for us, it’s super exciting having fun with my fellow seniors in one last meet.”

For Concord-Carlisle, 21 girls qualified, competed, and placed in this event for the Patriots – most in the school’s history – and Goldberg feels like this is just the beginning.

“I feel like we were struck by lightning this year. A lot of really talented swimmers but huge depth and that’s a lot of kids, and most of those girls got on the scoreboard. It is just really a deep team and this was an all-around effort,” Goldberg said.

Marblehead’s Brinleigh Callahan celebrates after winning her heat while competing in the 200-yard freestyle during the North Sectionals swim meet in Worcester. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)