The Hawks reign supreme once again.

The Bishop Hendricken swim team got three record-shattering performances from junior Max Miranda and the Hawks’ depth paid dividends, as they held off second-place Barrington, 373-319, at the state swim meet at Brown University on Saturday.

The title marked Hendricken’s second consecutive, 29th overall and 26th in the last 27 years.

But even with all of the titles that the Hawks have amassed, it still doesn’t get old.

“No,” long-time Hendricken coach Dave Hanson said when asked if winning championships ever gets old. “It’s nerve-racking, though, let me tell you.”

And understandably so.

Barrington gave Hendricken a tough test, putting the highly-favored Hawks on their heels right away.

In the 200 medley relay to open the meet, both Barrington and Hendricken broke the previous state record, which was set in 1985, but the Eagles just edged out the Hawks. Barrington finished with a time of 1:37.70, and Hendricken came in at 1:37.98.

Although the Hawks’ team of Max Miranda, Connor Levine, Lucas Stencel and Marc Andrews couldn’t bring home top honors in the event, Hanson noted that they had nothing to be ashamed of. Barrington just simply had a great swim.

“Put it in perspective – they beat us,” Hanson said of the medley relay. “Both teams broke the state record that was set in ’85. It was Barrington’s record and all four of those kids were in the Rhode Island Aquatics Hall of Fame, so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

And Hendricken would bounce back just fine.

Alex Vessella and Dillane Wehbe finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle, before Miranda broke his first state record of the day in the 200 individual medley. The junior finished in a time of 1:49.45, which automatically qualified him for All-American status.

Stencel also placed fifth in the IM, while freshman Michael Ryan earned eighth.

The Hawks kept rolling from there too, as they continued to pile up points with tremendous depth.

Levine claimed eighth in the 50 free, while Andrews took third.

That set the stage for Miranda in the 100 fly, and he wouldn’t disappoint, again breaking a state record and earning an All-American time at 49.52.

Hendricken then placed a pair of swimmers in the 100 free and 500 free, respectively – Levine (eighth) and Andrews (fourth) in the 100 and Wehbe (seventh) and Ryan (sixth) in the 500.

The Hawks’ 200 free relay team of Levine, Andrews, Brendan Crowe and Owen Schriber followed with a second-place performance, before Stencel grabbed third in the 100 backstroke.

Hendricken failed to place a swimmer in the top eight in the 100 breaststroke, but it would end the meet with a bang.

In the final event of the day – the 400 free relay – the team of Miranda, Stencel, Vessella and Wehbe broke the state record with a winning time of 3:16.52.

The final victory secured a 54-point cushion over Barrington on the scoreboard, as Hendricken was able to hold off the field for the championship.

But while Miranda was the brightest star for Hendricken, his teammates more than pulled their own weight.

For Hanson, that was the key en route to capturing the team title.

“As good as Max is, it’s the sum of all our parts, and that’s what I told them,” Hanson said. “He wasn’t going to win the [400 free relay] by himself. It took three guys to give him the lead, and he’s not going to lose it.”

Hanson needed guys to step up to win the team title, and they certainly answered the bell.

“We had guys like Brendan Crowe swimming different events,” Hanson said. “He swam the IM and the fly for us, didn’t swim the IM or fly all year, but we needed him here to make up the points. Sam Fox, I think he took 16th in the breaststroke. He’s a senior, and I think it was the first time he’s scored at the state meet. It’s not earth-shattering, but that stuff is important. That’s the name of the game.”