Orange’s Abby Dease finished 2nd in the 200 yard freestyle on Wednesday night inside Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion at Duke University. Dease finished with a time of 2:06.47. She also was part of Orange’s women 200 yard medley relay team, which also included Abby Behringer, Brooke Walker and Calla Walker. The Panthers relay team finished 2nd behind a group from Chapel Hill. They qualified for regionals with a time of 1:59.76. Abby’s father Dean is the former Orange High baseball coach who won over 500 games. Her mother Jan also helps with Orange’s swimming team during workouts at the Orange County Sportsplex. Abby will now focus on the 3A Mideast Regionals, which will take place next Friday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, next to the Greensboro Coliseum.

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