Orange County boys athlete of the week: Derek Hitchens, Northwood
Northwood senior Derek Hitchens set Orange County swimming records in the 100 freestyle at 43.79 seconds and in the 100 backstroke at 47.19 to win CIF Southern Section Division 1 titles. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
Name: Derek Hitchens
School: Northwood
Sport: Swimming
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: He set Orange County records in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the CIF-SS Division 1 championships. Hitchens, who will go to Columbia, won the 100 free in 43.79 seconds and the 100 back in 47.19 to win Division 1 titles in both events. His 100 free time broke the oldest county boys record of 43.85 set by six-time Olympian Derya Buyukuncu of Woodbridge in 1994.
