GOLD gets Second at Senior State!

JoAnna Woodward

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