IMAGES: No. 5 Trinity Hall Wins Thrilling Non-Public, South Girls Swimming Title

Tied at 62 heading into the final three events, No. 7 Our Lady of Mercy won two of the three final events, however, No. 5 Trinity Hall outscored OLMA 25-21 over those same three events to claim the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Swimming Non-Public, South Championship, 87-82.

Lauren Hanus and Reese Biggie led the Monarchs.  Hanus took top honors in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke, while Biggie tied for first place in the 100-yard freestyle and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle for Trinity Hall.

Ella Cummins, Gia DiLeonardo, and Rhiannon Stanker all had two first place, individual finished for the Villagers.  Cummins finished in first in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, DiLeonardo took top honors in the 50-yard freestyle, while tying for first in the 100-yard freestyle, and Stanker placed first in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke.

With the win, Trinity Hall advances to take on Pingry in the NJSIAA Girls Swimming Non-Public State Championship on Sunday at the Rutgers Aquatics Center at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center in Piscataway at 11:00 a.m.