CIF Sac-Joaquin Part Championship
- April 23-Might 3, 2024
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Outcomes on MeetMobile: “2024 CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION”
Women Staff Scores
- Davis – 321
- St. Francis – 286
- Oak Ridge – 182
- Granite Bay – 177
- Del Oro – 157
Whitney junior Jada Duncan blasted a brand new part document en path to the 50-yard freestyle title on the CIF Sac-Joaquin Championships final week in Elk Grove, California.
Duncan sprinted to victory in 22.64, taking virtually a tenth of a second off her greatest 50 free time from 2022 (22.71). Within the course of, the UCLA commit erased the Sac-Joaquin part document of twenty-two.68 set by Amalie Fackenthal in 2018. Duncan heads into this weekend’s CIF State Championships as the highest seed within the 50 free, simply .01 seconds forward of Santa Margarita junior Gracyn Aquino (22.65), the defending state champion. She positioned 2nd within the 50 free on the 2022 CIF State Championships earlier than skipping final yr’s meet.
Duncan additionally gained the 100 butterfly in 53.60, inside half a second of her personal-best 53.12 from 2022. She repeated in each occasions after successful the 50 free (23.00) and 100 fly (53.38) final yr. Duncan added a lifetime greatest within the 50 again together with her 25.26 leadoff on Whitney’s Eighth-place 200 medley relay.
The opposite double winner among the many women was St. Mary’s senior Kaydence Bispo, who swept the 100 free (49.78) and 200 free (1:48.77). The San Diego State commit set lifetime bests in each occasions, placing an finish to a few lengthy plateaus within the course of. Bispo dropped virtually a second off her previous-best 100 free time (50.60) from 2022 and greater than two seconds off her previous-best 200 free time (1:51.28) from 2022. She’s seeded third within the 100 free and fifth within the 200 free for her first CIF State Championships this weekend.
Davis senior Ava Portello defended her 500 free title with a successful time of 4:53.89, powering her squad to a 3rd consecutive part title with 321 factors forward of St. Francis (286). The Rice commit gained final yr in 4:55.25 and has been as quick as 4:49.62 in March. Portello positioned 2nd within the 200 free (1:49.23) behind Bispo, a couple of second off her greatest time from March (1:48.04). She additionally contributed freestyle relay splits of 23.19 and 49.96 anchoring Davis’ victorious 200 free relay (1:36.13) and 400 free relay (3:29.23), respectively. Portello is seeded third within the 500 free at CIF States this weekend.
Runner-up St. Francis bought some clutch performances out of senior Grace Mering and junior Erica Jaffe to remain inside hanging distance of Davis. Mering triumphed within the 200 IM (2:04.21), only a hundredth of a second forward of Davis junior Ella Ackerman (2:04.22) and barely off her greatest time from November (2:02.94). Mering, a San Diego State commit, additionally positioned 2nd within the 100 again (56.97) behind Jaffe (56.62). They mixed their skills on Davis’s victorious 200 medley relay (1:45.53), the place Mering led off with a 26.68 backstroke leg and Jaffe cut up 25.38 swimming fly.
The lone freshman champion was Lodi’s Rebecca Welsh, who claimed the 100 breast crown in 1:03.25. She was inside a number of tenths of her personal-best 1:02.96 from November.
Boys Recap
Staff Scores
- Davis – 355.5
- Granite Bay – 316
- Jesuit – 290
- Oak Ridge – 191
- St. Mary’s – 179
Jesuit juniors Emi Zamudio and Brady Calkins every collected two particular person wins, however it wasn’t sufficient to elevate their group to a 3rd consecutive part title on the CIF Sac-Joaquin Championships final week.
Zamudio swept the 200 free (1:37.68) and 500 free (4:26.72) whereas Calkins gained the 200 IM (1:48.98) and 100 again (48.79) — all in greatest instances. Zamudio dropped greater than a second within the 200 free and greater than 4 seconds within the 500 free whereas Calkins dropped greater than a second within the 200 IM and nearly a tenth within the 100 again. Zamudio’s 500 free victory was a hard-fought win in opposition to Rio Americano’s Charlie Franz (4:26.94), who beat him by two seconds final yr.
It was the Davis boys as an alternative who rose to seize the part crown behind 100 breast champion Remo Mann (55.06), who dropped greater than half a second off his previous-best 55.77 from final Might’s runner-up end at this meet.
Davis held off a late push from Granite Bay, who bought an enormous effort out of sophomore Brody Chandler. The dash specialist clinched the 50 free victory in 20.60, shaving .05 seconds off his greatest time from December, whereas additionally incomes a runner-up end within the 100 free (44.71). He additionally led off Davis’s successful freestyle relays with momentum-shifting instances of 20.78 and 44.99.
Saint Mary’s senior Nate Rasmussen held off Chandler for the 100 free title in 44.54, however he was even faster main off his 400 free relay in a personal-best 44.44. His greatest time heading into the meet stood at 45.24 from final Might. Rasmussen additionally positioned third within the 200 free (1:37.89), taking virtually a second off his previous-best 1:38.80 from final Might.
The opposite particular person champion among the many boys was Angelo Rodriguez sophomore Brandon Ha, who cruised to the 100 fly win in 48.48. He knocked virtually half a second off his previous-best 48.82 from 2022. Ha added a 4th-place end within the 200 IM (1:50.40), decreasing his lifetime greatest from final Might by greater than two seconds.