GOLD gets Second at Senior State!
Our Senior Team swam well against a stacked Phoenix team, here is the breakdown!
Senior 2
Congratulations to all of the S2 Senior State swimmers. This was an incredibly competitive meet and it was impressive to see how many swimmers got best times after a great Dutchman two weeks earlier. Good luck to our Sectional swimmers and great job S2 on a fantastic season! Here are the best times from the meet:
Hannah Aguila - BT in the 200 BK, 400 IM, and 200 FL
Evan Beck - BT in the 500 FR
Bruss Bowman - BT in the 200 BK (3 sec drop), 100 BK, and 200 FL (12 sec drop)
Andres Esparza - BT in the 200 Fr and 50 FR (new Sectional cut!)
Aidan Feirstein - BT in the 100 FL, 400 IM (3 sec drop) and 200 FL (2 sec drop)
Faith Fletcher - BT in the 400 IM
Dylan George - 100% BT, 3 sec drop in the 200 BK
Benjamin Hames - BT in the 1000 FR
Ryan Munoz - BT in the 100 FL, 200 BK, and 50 FR
Isabella Ricciardi - BT in the 200 BK and 400 IM
Sophie Root - BT in the 1000 FR
Lawrence Wen - BT in the 50 FR
Senior 1
Gold Medal swam well at the Senior State Meet. The team placed second overall, with a fourth place finish in men, and a third place finish in women. The women placed 10 points out of first.
The top female scorers were Ailani Ika, Paige Downey, and Lorin Tobler, Clare Luken, and Cali Watts. The top male scorers were Trey Hesser, Jason Sugihara, Reed Lucero, and Colin Campbell.
-The women won the 200 medley relay with a team of Haley Mueller, Cali Watts, Sophia Jahn, and Lorin Tobler-
The top races included:
Women
500 free
Paige Downey tied for first, and Ellie Kayser was third, and Clare Luken was fourth, and Ava Elliott was fifth.
400 IM
Paige Downey was second, Ailani Ika was third, and Ava Elliott was fifth and Abby Raclaw was eighth.
100 breast
Cali Watts-third place with a best time in finals
200 breast
Ailani Ika-fourth place in finals with a best time.
Men
Trey Hesser- second places in the 200 and 500 free with best times in finals
Reed Lucero-second place in 200 breast final with a best time in finals
Other top four finishers:
Clare Luken-200 and 500 free
Sophia Jahn-100 fly
Haley Mueller-100 back
Colin Campbell-200 IM
New Sectional or Future Times
Joe Luken-1000 and 1650 Sectionals
Alex George-1000 and 1650 Sectionals
Ailani Ika-400 IM Futures
Ellie Kayser-200 fly, 400 IM, and 100 free Sectionals
Sophia Jahn-200 free Futures
Ava Elliott-500 free Futures
Jason Sugiahara-500 free and 200 breast Futures
Sydney Prentice-500 free Sectionals
Jaida Lippy-500 free Sectionals
Grant Kellis-200 back Sectionals
Other Top Performances:
Women
Cali Watts-best time in 100 breast and 100 fly
Paige Downey best time in 500 free and 400 IM and 200 IM
Ailani Ika best times in 200 breast and 400 IM and 100 back.
Ellie Kayser best times in 400 IM, 200 fly and 100 free with new Sectional times
Lorin Tobler-best time in 200 back
Sydney Marinello-best time in the 100 free
Abby Raclaw-best times in 200 IM and 200 free and 500 free and 100 fly
Sydney Prentice-best times in 200 fly, 200 free, and 500 free
Jaida Lippy-best times in 100 back,200 back, and 500 free
Caroline Grimsley-best times 200 free, 200 IM, and 500 free
Ariel Beltran-best times in 200 breast and 100 fly
Sophia Jahn-best time in 200 free and a Futures time
Ava Elliott-Best time in 500 free and a Futures time
Men
Reed Lucero-best times in 200 breast, 100 back, 200 back
Ryne Davenport-best times in 100 and 200 back and 50 back
Jason Sugihara-best times in 500 free, 50 free, 200 IM, 200 breast, 100 back
Colorado Stanley-best time in 1000 free and 500 free
Joe Luken-New Sectional times in the 1000 free and 1650 free. Best times in 100 and 200 back.
Karson Leavitt-best times in 200 breast and 400 IM
Grant Kellis-best times in 100 free, 50 free, 500 free 200 back and 100 back
Trey Hesser-best times in 100 back, 500 free, 200 free, 200 fly, 100 free
Jake Herrera-best times in 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 back and 200 breast
Tommy Henstein-best times in 200 back and 100 fly
Alex George-New Sectional times in the 1000 and 1650. Best times in 200 breast and 400IM
Colin Campbell-best times in 200 fly and 500 free
Finn Crawford-Best time in 100 fly
Cedric Brooking-Best time in 200 breast and 200 IM and 200 back