The Lady Tiger swim team capped a great spring season at the
Sonoma County League Championships on Saturday at the Ridgway Swim
Center in Santa Rosa, narrowly out-pointing unbeaten Windsor,
306-293 to forge a co-championship.
The ladies, who had lost a close decision to the Jaguars in a
dual-meet last month, turned in a performance for the ages with a
string of great efforts by their top swimmers.
“The girls all really worked well together at the meet,” said
veteran Analy coach Lehla Irwin, who guided the team to its first
girls title since 2006. “Our depth has been the strength of the
team and it all came together on Saturday.”
Freshman phenom Rebecca Baxley led the charge, recording
individual wins in both the 200 IM and the 100-Backstroke. Her
clocking of 57.48 in the 100-Backstroke shattered an 11 year-old
meet record. Baxley also swam a leg on the winning varsity
200-Meter Relay team that included Alyssa Smith, Corine Vierra, and
Ashley Boyle.
The Analy boys squad finished sixth at the SCL meet, led by
individual winner freshman Nate Kuhn, who struck gold in the
500-Freestyle and took second in the 200-Freestyle. Nick Johnson
captured second in the 100-Breaststroke and took third in the 200
IM.
El Molino was not without its stars at the SCL meet, as
Christine Lewis captured an individual title in the
100-Breaststroke and took third in the 50-Freestyle.
NCS qualifiers
The West County will be well-represented at this weekend’s North
Coast Section meet in Concord with Analy’s Baxley (100-Backstroke,
200 IM), Kuhn 500-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle), Johnson
(100-Breaststroke, 200 IM), and Alyssa Smith 100-Butterfly) all
entered in individual events.
In addition, the Analy girls 200-Freestyle Relay team of Boyle,
Smith, Emily Alameida, and Baxley, and the 400-Freestyle Relay team
of Boyle, Smith, Alameida, and Vierra will compete, along with the
200-Medley Relay team of Vierra, Smith , Boyle, and Baxley.
The Analy boys 200-Medley Relay team of Kuhn, Johnson, Gabe
Horrell, and Michael Behler have also qualified for NCS.
El Molino will send diving brothers Robert and Daniel Coxon to
NCS to compete in the 1-Meter Diving competition.
The top varsity West County finishers from the SCL
Championships
Varsity girls team results
Analy 306, Windsor 293, St. Vincent 140, Petaluma 131,
Casa Grande 124, Sonoma 81, Healdsburg 78, El Molino
69
Girls individual results
200 Medley Relay
1st – Analy, 1:56.60 (Rebecca Baxley, Alyssa Smith, Corine
Vierra, Ashley Boyle), 2nd – Petaluma. 2:03.50, 3rd – St. Vincent,
2:03.79
200 IM
1st – Rebecca Baxley (A) 2:07.32, 2nd – Jessica Ampuero (W)
2:10.78, 3rd- Reid Whaley (CG) 2:17.33
50 Freestyle
1st – Haley Cahill (P) 25.44, 2nd – Ashley Boyle (A) 26.07, 3rd
– Christine Lewis (EM) 26.53
100 Butterfly
1st – Jessica Ampuero (W) 58.52, 2nd- Alyssa Smith (A)
1:03.29
100 Freestyle
1st – Cahill (P) 54.85, 2nd – Boyle (A) 57.67
200 Freestyle Relay
1st – Windsor, 1:44, 2nd – Analy, 1:45.28 (Boyle, Smith,
Alameida, Baxley)
100 Backstroke
1st – Baxley (A) 57.48 (meet record)
100 Breaststroke
1st – Christine Lewis (EM) 1:14.66, 2nd – Ari Sturr (A) 1:15.27,
3rd – Vierra (A) 1:18.26
400 Freestyle Relay
1st – Windsor, 3:50.24 (Davis, Craig, Clark-Warren, Ampuero),
2nd – St. Vincent, 4:09.62, 3rd – Analy, 4:11.85
SCL Championships (May 15 at Ridgway Swim
Center)
Overall team results- Windsor 545, Analy 428, Healdsburg 313,
Casa Grande 312, Petaluma 309, Sonoma 228, St, Vincent 163, El
Molino 117
Varsity boys team results
Windsor 252, Healdsburg 235, Casa Grande 188, Petaluma
178, Sonoma 147, Analy 122, El Molino 48, St, Vincent
23
Boys individual results (top 3 only)
200 Medley Relay
1st – Windsor, 1:45:04, 2nd – Analy 1:47.53
200 Freestyle
1st – Evan Vizcarra (P) 1:45.90, 2nd – Nate Kuhn (A) 1:46.90
200 IM
1st – Sam Haley (W) 1:58.10, 3rd – Nick Johnson (A) 2:06.58
500 Freestyle
1st – Nate Kuhn (A) 4:49.20
100 Breaststroke
1st – Xu (CG) 1:01.78, 2nd – Johnson (A) 1:02.02.
