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This afternoon Oak Ridge won the 2017 California High School boys state champions at Clovis Olympic Swim Complex by a solid margin. Bryce Mefford picked up two top seeds in yesterday’s prelims and today he took home a state title and one runner up finish in addition to two relay victories.
Full results available here.
200 Medley Relay
Oak Ridge defended their top seed in meet record setting fashion. Bryce Mefford, Ben Dillard, Colby Mefford, and Colin Reeve touched in 1:30.08, lowering the 1:30.45 set by Northgate in 2015.
St. Francis moved up from their fourth place prelims time to second in 1:32.46 with the team of Andy Huang, Edward Tay, Andreas Nybo, and Nathan Puentes. Redwood grabbed bronze as Ethan Leqczyk, Ivan Kurakin, Victor Sowa, and Matthew Scrunton clocked a 1:32.84.
Event 4 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NATL HS REC: # 1:27.74 2/14/2014 , Baylor
L. Kaliszak, D. Tynes, S. McHugh, C. Selby
'17 AA AUTO: $ 1:33.83
'17 AA CONS: @ 1:35.43
CA ST MT REC: * 1:30.45 5/23/2015 Northgate_NCS, North
C Kirkpatrick, S Wu, M Tittle, M Bottene
1:34.84 A 17 CA ST AUTO
1:38.00 B 17 CA ST CONS
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Oak Ridge_SJS 1:30.93 1:30.08*A 40
1) Mefford, Bryce SR 2) Dillard, Ben FR
3) Mefford, Colby SO 4) Reeve, Colin SR
21.79 47.16 (25.37)
1:09.01 (21.85) 1:30.08 (21.07)
2 St Francis_CCS 1:33.83 1:32.46$A 34
1) Huang, Andy FR 2) Tay, Edward FR
3) Nybo, Andreas SR 4) Puentes, Nathan JR
23.31 49.31 (26.00)
1:11.71 (22.40) 1:32.46 (20.75)
3 Redwood_NCS 1:32.82 1:32.84$A 32
1) Lewczyk, Ethan FR 2) Kurakin, Ivan JR
3) Sowa, Victor JR 4) Scruton, Matthew SO
23.37 49.24 (25.87)
1:11.80 (22.56) 1:32.84 (21.04)
4 Aliso Niguel_SS 1:34.65 1:33.38$A 30
1) Pang, Aaron JR 2) Trichery, Nico SO
3) Slusiewicz, Sean SO 4) Smith, Tanner SO
23.71 50.05 (26.34)
1:11.84 (21.79) 1:33.38 (21.54)
5 Granite Bay_SJS 1:34.75 1:33.43$A 28
1) Richard, Spencer JR 2) Murphy, Christian SR
3) Vera, Ruben SR 4) Plastino, Michael SR
24.73 50.28 (25.55)
1:12.70 (22.42) 1:33.43 (20.73)
6 SantaMargrita_SS 1:34.86 1:34.34@A 26
1) Tu, Kevin SO 2) Qu, Alexander SR
3) Monteleone, Kyle SR 4) Rossman, AJ JR
24.09 50.22 (26.13)
1:13.63 (23.41) 1:34.34 (20.71)
7 Campolindo_NCS 1:33.37 1:34.40@A 24
1) Cruz, Max FR 2) Ayers, Samuel JR
3) Zhong, Richard JR 4) Younger, Max JR
23.38 50.20 (26.82)
1:13.23 (23.03) 1:34.40 (21.17)
8 Gunn_CCS 1:34.94 1:34.50@A 22
1) Affeld, Jonathan FR 2) Pokutta, Maximilian SR
3) Cai, Sebastian SO 4) Lincoln, Michael SR
24.70 50.10 (25.40)
1:13.87 (23.77) 1:34.50 (20.63)
200 Freestyle
Northgate’s Alexei Sancov and Bryce Mefford both destroyed the 200 freestyle meet record. Sancov was first to the 50, but Mefford led for the next 100 yards. Sancov used a 23.61 in the final 50 yards to run down Mefford who closed in a 24.35. Sancov stopped the clock in 1:34.25 while Mefford finished with a 1:34.82.
Sobrato’s Jarod Hatch finished third with a 1:36.87.
Event 6 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
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NATL HS REC: # 1:33.26 5/14/2016 Grant Shoults, Rancho Santa Mar
'17 AA AUTO: $ 1:38.91
'17 AA CONS: @ 1:40.53
CA ST MT REC: * 1:36.65 5/21/2016 Alex Liang, Palo Alto_CCS
1:39.92 A 17 CA ST AUTO
1:43.92 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Sancov, Alexei JR Northgate_NCS 1:37.35 1:34.25*A 20
22.28 46.48 (24.20)
1:10.64 (24.16) 1:34.25 (23.61)
2 Mefford, Bryce SR Oak Ridge_SJS 1:37.14 1:34.82*A 17
22.52 46.43 (23.91)
1:10.47 (24.04) 1:34.82 (24.35)
3 Hatch, Jarod SR Sobrato_CCS 1:38.35 1:36.87$A 16
22.70 47.08 (24.38)
1:12.11 (25.03) 1:36.87 (24.76)
4 Lincoln, Michae SR Gunn_CCS 1:38.21 1:37.23$A 15
23.35 47.92 (24.57)
1:12.33 (24.41) 1:37.23 (24.90)
5 Cheney, Teagan SR SanRamonVlly_NCS 1:38.44 1:38.41$A 14
23.18 48.38 (25.20)
1:13.78 (25.40) 1:38.41 (24.63)
6 Wallace, Domini SR LaJollaHS_SD 1:38.87 1:38.45$A 13
23.00 48.07 (25.07)
1:13.67 (25.60) 1:38.45 (24.78)
7 Hauss, Graham SR Clovis_CE 1:38.76 1:38.73$A 12
23.24 48.31 (25.07)
1:13.66 (25.35) 1:38.73 (25.07)
8 Lee, Tim JR Vanden_SJS 1:38.90 1:39.86@A 11
23.51 48.82 (25.31)
1:14.52 (25.70) 1:39.86 (25.34)
200 IM
Palo Alto’s Alex Liang used a 30.97 breaststroke leg to power to the win in the 200 IM. The junior finished with a 1:46.68. Amador Valley’s Chris Jhong raced to a 1:47.34 for runner up honors. Will Roberts of Jesuit placed third with a 1:50.12.
Event 8 Boys 200 Yard IM
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NATL HS REC: # 1:41.39 2011 David Nolan, Hershey PA
'17 AA AUTO: $ 1:50.01
'17 AA CONS: @ 1:52.28
CA ST MT REC: * 1:45.81 5/23/2015 Xiangfei Xie, Saratoga_CCS
1:52.40 A 17 CA ST AUTO
1:56.40 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Liang, Alex JR Palo Alto_CCS 1:49.10 1:46.68$A 20
23.42 49.98 (26.56)
1:20.95 (30.97) 1:46.68 (25.73)
2 Jhong, Chris JR AmadorValley_NCS 1:49.17 1:47.34$A 17
23.79 50.59 (26.80)
1:21.89 (31.30) 1:47.34 (25.45)
3 Roberts, Will JR Jesuit_SJS 1:50.01 1:50.12@A 16
23.85 51.37 (27.52)
1:23.43 (32.06) 1:50.12 (26.69)
4 Nguyen, Austin SR Del Norte_SD 1:50.63 1:50.23@A 15
23.93 51.90 (27.97)
1:23.57 (31.67) 1:50.23 (26.66)
5 Blaul, Henry JR York_CCS 1:50.99 1:50.55@A 14
24.55 52.85 (28.30)
1:24.07 (31.22) 1:50.55 (26.48)
6 Seale, Parker SR LaJollaHS_SD 1:51.44 1:50.95@A 13
24.59 52.80 (28.21)
1:24.77 (31.97) 1:50.95 (26.18)
7 Pokutta, Maximi SR Gunn_CCS 1:50.96 1:51.10@A 12
24.52 53.39 (28.87)
1:24.11 (30.72) 1:51.10 (26.99)
8 Liu, Hayden JR Crespi_SS 1:50.82 1:51.22@A 11
24.28 51.82 (27.54)
1:25.14 (33.32) 1:51.22 (26.08)
50 Freestyle
Nathaniel Cunnan of Terra Linda and Tenny Chong of Arcadia tied for the top seed yesterday, both touching in 20.54. Today, Chong went faster, swimming a 20.29 to win the event. Mater Dei’s Christian Hockenbury posted a 20.36 for second.
Dylan Delaney of La Costa Canyon swam a 20.49 for third. Cunnan tied yesterday’s 20.54, which put him fifth today.
Event 10 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
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NATL HS REC: # 19.43 2010 Vladimir Morozov, Torrance CA
'17 AA AUTO: $ 20.69
'17 AA CONS: @ 21.00
CA ST MT REC: * 19.90 5/23/2015 Albert Gwo, Los Altos_CCS
21.07 A 17 CA ST AUTO
21.69 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Chong, Tenny SR Arcadia_SS 20.54 20.29$A 20
2 Hockenbury, Chr SR Mater Dei_SS 20.80 20.36$A 17
3 Delaney, Dylan JR La Costa Cnyn_SD 20.66 20.49$A 16
4 Santana, Brenda SR Univ City_SD 20.81 20.50$A 15
5 Cunnan, Nathani SR Terra Linda_NCS 20.54 20.54$A 14
6 Slusiewicz, Sea SO Aliso Niguel_SS 20.76 20.56$A 13
7 Penvenne, Galen JR San LuisObspo_SS 20.66 20.60$A 12
8 Finello, Thomas JR Viewpoint_SS 20.60 20.63$A 11
100 Butterfly
After coming up short in the 200 freestyle, Bryce Mefford earned a top finish in the 100 butterfly. He led a trio of seniors into the wall and got there first in 46.85. Jarod Hatch of Sobrato (47.42) finished second and Brendan Santana (47.57) rounded out the podium.
Event 12 Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
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NATL HS REC: # 45.52 11/8/2013 Joseph Schooling, Bolles FL
'17 AA AUTO: $ 49.23
'17 AA CONS: @ 50.16
CA ST MT REC: * 46.75 5/23/2015 Xiangfei Xie, Saratoga_CCS
49.58 A 17 CA ST AUTO
52.08 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Mefford, Bryce SR Oak Ridge_SJS 47.09 46.85$A 20
21.55 46.85 (25.30)
2 Hatch, Jarod SR Sobrato_CCS 48.55 47.42$A 17
22.52 47.42 (24.90)
3 Santana, Brenda SR Univ City_SD 47.64 47.57$A 16
22.08 47.57 (25.49)
4 Hu, Ethan FR Harker_CCS 48.34 47.86$A 15
22.27 47.86 (25.59)
5 Mullin, Jacob SR SouthPasadena_SS 48.77 48.35$A 14
22.88 48.35 (25.47)
6 Yates, Nathan JR Bellarmine_CCS 49.16 48.90$A 13
22.93 48.90 (25.97)
7 Kulik, Brandon JR La Costa Cnyn_SD 49.37 49.06$A 12
23.07 49.06 (25.99)
8 Ding, Nick JR Yorba Linda_SS 49.32 49.31@A 11
23.54 49.31 (25.77)
100 Freestyle
Chong won his second event of the night with a 44.24, dropping over a second from prelims. Cunnan dropped just shy of a second to take silver in 44.79. Also shaving off nearly a second from his performance yesterday was Hockenbury in 44.81.
Event 14 Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
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NATL HS REC: # 42.34 2011 David Nolan, Hershey PA
'17 AA AUTO: $ 45.14
'17 AA CONS: @ 45.86
CA ST MT REC: * 43.50 5/20/2016 Maxime Rooney, Granada_NCS
46.13 A 17 CA ST AUTO
47.63 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Chong, Tenny SR Arcadia_SS 45.56 44.24$A 20
21.47 44.24 (22.77)
2 Cunnan, Nathani SR Terra Linda_NCS 45.75 44.79$A 17
21.86 44.79 (22.93)
3 Hockenbury, Chr SR Mater Dei_SS 45.74 44.81$A 16
21.83 44.81 (22.98)
4 Chiun, Felix SR Monta Vista_CCS 45.12 45.07$A 15
21.72 45.07 (23.35)
5 Lee, Tim JR Vanden_SJS 44.82 45.12$A 14
21.84 45.12 (23.28)
6 Cheney, Teagan SR SanRamonVlly_NCS 44.88 45.31@A 13
21.75 45.31 (23.56)
7 Seale, Parker SR LaJollaHS_SD 45.59 45.49@A 12
21.97 45.49 (23.52)
8 Halphide, Nick JR Newport Harbr_SS 45.99 45.88 A 11
21.87 45.88 (24.01)
500 Freestyle
The 500 freestyle state meet record fell as not one but two swimmers were under the 4:23.41 set by Liang last year. Liang cleared his old time, stopping the clock in 4:21.89 today. Foothill’s Calvin David beat him to the wall, touching in 4:21.66. Calvin held the lead for the whole race, ahead by nearly two seconds with 100 yards to go.
Lleyton Plattell of Amador Valley earned third. The freshman touched in 4:27.00.
Event 16 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
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NATL HS REC: # 4:12.87 5/14/2016 Grant Shoults, Rancho Santa Mar
'17 AA AUTO: $ 4:29.69
'17 AA CONS: @ 4:34.26
CA ST MT REC: * 4:23.41 5/21/2016 Alex Liang, Palo Alto_CCS
4:34.19 A 17 CA ST AUTO
4:46.19 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 David, Calvin SO Foothill_NCS 4:25.04 4:21.66*A 20
24.30 50.73 (26.43)
1:17.44 (26.71) 1:43.69 (26.25)
2:09.74 (26.05) 2:36.20 (26.46)
3:02.60 (26.40) 3:28.89 (26.29)
3:55.41 (26.52) 4:21.66 (26.25)
2 Liang, Alex JR Palo Alto_CCS 4:24.42 4:21.89*A 17
24.14 50.63 (26.49)
1:17.43 (26.80) 1:44.27 (26.84)
2:11.14 (26.87) 2:37.94 (26.80)
3:04.35 (26.41) 3:30.47 (26.12)
3:56.39 (25.92) 4:21.89 (25.50)
3 Plattel, Lleyto FR AmadorValley_NCS 4:24.79 4:27.00$A 16
24.37 50.95 (26.58)
1:18.07 (27.12) 1:45.14 (27.07)
2:12.53 (27.39) 2:39.76 (27.23)
3:06.95 (27.19) 3:34.06 (27.11)
4:00.96 (26.90) 4:27.00 (26.04)
4 Lincoln, Michae SR Gunn_CCS 4:26.35 4:27.33$A 15
24.52 50.68 (26.16)
1:17.68 (27.00) 1:44.92 (27.24)
2:12.18 (27.26) 2:39.57 (27.39)
3:07.21 (27.64) 3:34.15 (26.94)
4:01.08 (26.93) 4:27.33 (26.25)
5 Kurakin, Ivan JR Redwood_NCS 4:27.04 4:28.02$A 14
24.67 51.16 (26.49)
1:18.13 (26.97) 1:45.38 (27.25)
2:12.82 (27.44) 2:40.36 (27.54)
3:07.99 (27.63) 3:35.52 (27.53)
4:02.40 (26.88) 4:28.02 (25.62)
6 Jhong, Chris JR AmadorValley_NCS 4:25.45 4:28.11$A 13
24.65 51.33 (26.68)
1:18.44 (27.11) 1:45.45 (27.01)
2:12.79 (27.34) 2:40.00 (27.21)
3:07.11 (27.11) 3:34.48 (27.37)
4:01.42 (26.94) 4:28.11 (26.69)
7 Wang, David JR Diamond Bar_SS 4:27.02 4:28.72$A 12
24.83 51.87 (27.04)
1:19.25 (27.38) 1:46.67 (27.42)
2:14.22 (27.55) 2:41.80 (27.58)
3:09.06 (27.26) 3:36.00 (26.94)
4:02.49 (26.49) 4:28.72 (26.23)
8 Lu, Tyler SO Quarry Lane_NCS 4:28.94 4:29.25$A 11
24.92 51.70 (26.78)
1:18.98 (27.28) 1:46.40 (27.42)
2:13.85 (27.45) 2:41.11 (27.26)
3:08.32 (27.21) 3:35.65 (27.33)
4:02.79 (27.14) 4:29.25 (26.46)
200 Freestyle Relay
Oak Ridge and Northgate cleared the 1:23.12 meet record. Bryce Mefford, Evan McCormick, Reeve, and Leon Kassiananko were to the wall in 1:22.74 to take the title for Oak Ridge. Mefford led off in a 19.90, a time that would have won the 50 freestyle and tied the state record.
Sancov, Zach Ledesma, Connor Seip, and Andrew Rodriguez posted a 1:22.93 for silver for Northgate. Newport Harbor’s Reece Hemmens, Max Sandberg, Jason Grew, and Nick Halphide (1:23.40) finished third.
Event 18 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NATL HS REC: # 1:19.27 2012 , Bolle
R. Murphy, J. Schooling, S. Condorelli, E. Goossen
'17 AA AUTO: $ 1:24.95
'17 AA CONS: @ 1:26.28
CA ST MT REC: * 1:23.12 5/21/2016 Clovis High School, Clovi
G Hauss, J Rolih, J Serpa, Z Koch
1:26.32 A 17 CA ST AUTO
1:28.99 B 17 CA ST CONS
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Oak Ridge_SJS 1:23.34 1:22.74*A 40
1) Mefford, Bryce SR 2) McCormick, Evan FR
3) Reeve, Colin SR 4) Kassianenko, Leon SR
19.90 40.99 (21.09)
1:01.80 (20.81) 1:22.74 (20.94)
2 Northgate_NCS 1:23.92 1:22.93*A 34
1) Sancov, Alexei JR 2) Ledesma, Zach SO
3) Seip, Connor SO 4) Rodriguez, Andrew SO
20.35 41.38 (21.03)
1:02.61 (21.23) 1:22.93 (20.32)
3 Newport Harbr_SS 1:24.38 1:23.40$A 32
1) Hemmens, Reece SR 2) Sandberg, Max JR
3) Grew, Jason JR 4) Halphide, Nick JR
20.97 41.61 (20.64)
1:03.09 (21.48) 1:23.40 (20.31)
4 Terra Linda_NCS 1:24.17 1:24.02$A 30
1) Cunnan, Nathaniel SR 2) Turner, Lomax SR
3) Lechner, Kevin JR 4) Foehr, Reece SO
20.71 41.66 (20.95)
1:02.58 (20.92) 1:24.02 (21.44)
5 SanRamonVlly_NCS 1:24.56 1:24.16$A 28
1) Daily, Spencer JR 2) Muaddi, Matthew FR
3) Taibl, Carl SR 4) Cheney, Teagan SR
21.23 42.37 (21.14)
1:03.52 (21.15) 1:24.16 (20.64)
6 Mater Dei_SS 1:24.87 1:24.31$A 26
1) Hockenbury, Christian SR 2) Haddad, Cooper FR
3) McManigal, Connor SO 4) Stapelberg, Myles SR
20.39 41.17 (20.78)
1:02.54 (21.37) 1:24.31 (21.77)
7 Del Norte_SD 1:24.72 1:24.67$A 24
1) Nguyen, Austin SR 2) Freeman, Joshua
3) Sauter, Jacob JR 4) Humbert, Dorian JR
21.22 42.90 (21.68)
1:03.81 (20.91) 1:24.67 (20.86)
8 La Costa Cnyn_SD 1:24.86 1:24.72$A 22
1) Delaney, Dylan JR 2) Kulik, Brandon JR
3) Tice, Aaron 4) Pozenyakov, Phillip
20.58 41.37 (20.79)
1:03.35 (21.98) 1:24.72 (21.37)
100 Backstroke
Jonah Cooper of Foothill won the 100 backstroke in record setting fashion. The sophomore swam a 47.34. McClatchy’s Gianluca Urlando held his second seed with a 48.19. South Pasadena’s Jacob Mullin (48.90) earned silver.
Event 20 Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
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NATL HS REC: # 45.34 2012 Ryan Murphy, Bolles FL
'17 AA AUTO: $ 49.74
'17 AA CONS: @ 51.01
CA ST MT REC: * 47.34 5/20/2017 Jonah Cooper, Foothill_NCS
50.56 A 17 CA ST AUTO
53.06 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Cooper, Jonah SO Foothill_NCS 47.57 47.34*A 20
23.46 47.34 (23.88)
2 Urlando, Gianlu FR CK McClatchy_SJS 48.53 48.19$A 17
22.94 48.19 (25.25)
3 Mullin, Jacob SR SouthPasadena_SS 50.14 48.90$A 16
23.81 48.90 (25.09)
4 Yates, Nathan JR Bellarmine_CCS 49.06 49.06$A 15
23.98 49.06 (25.08)
5 Lewczyk, Ethan FR Redwood_NCS 49.09 49.10$A 14
23.84 49.10 (25.26)
6 Wallace, Domini SR LaJollaHS_SD 49.98 49.38$A 13
23.87 49.38 (25.51)
7 Torrez, James JR La Salle_SS 50.21 49.40$A 12
24.23 49.40 (25.17)
8 Trieu, Ethan SR Los Osos_SS 50.03 50.25@A 11
24.20 50.25 (26.05)
100 Breaststroke
J Gregori’s Andrew Britton won the 100 breaststroke by a narrow margin with a 54.94. Ty Wells of Ripon (55.18) was second. Gunn’s Maxime Pokutta earned bronze in 55.43.
Event 22 Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NATL HS REC: # 52.65 2/26/2016 Chandler Bray, Avon High School
'17 AA AUTO: $ 56.09
'17 AA CONS: @ 57.39
CA ST MT REC: * 54.72 5/20/2016 Hank Poppe, San Ramon_NCS
57.44 A 17 CA ST AUTO
59.94 B 17 CA ST CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Britton, Andrew JR J_gregori_sjs 55.19 54.94$A 20
25.59 54.94 (29.35)
2 Wells, Ty JR Ripon_SJS 54.87 55.18$A 17
26.09 55.18 (29.09)
3 Pokutta, Maximi SR Gunn_CCS 56.02 55.43$A 16
26.23 55.43 (29.20)
4 Blaul, Henry JR York_CCS 55.34 55.48$A 15
25.89 55.48 (29.59)
5 Ward, Sean JR La Serna_SS 55.92 55.51$A 14
26.05 55.51 (29.46)
6 Nguyen, Austin SR Del Norte_SD 55.94 55.80$A 13
26.20 55.80 (29.60)
7 Xu, Michael SO The Bishop's_SD 56.25 56.03$A 12
26.55 56.03 (29.48)
8 Zhang, Lyon SR MissionSJS_NCS 56.51 56.30@A 11
26.60 56.30 (29.70)
400 Freestyle Relay
Northgate won the meet’s final relay in 3:02.92. Crespi took second in 3:03.53 and San Ramon Valley finished third with a 3:04.85.
Names and splits were unavailable on Meet Mobile and Live results did not have results at the time of this posting.
Team Scores
Ultimately, Oak Ridge took home the state title with 165 points. Northgate finished second with 97, just ahead of Henry M Gunn with 94 and Redwood with 93.
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Way to go Bryce?