CIF State Meet: Santa Margarita Girls, Northwood Boys Capture 1st Titles

CIF State Meet: Santa Margarita Girls, Northwood Boys Capture 1st Titles

The Santa Margarita girls and Northwood boys teams each won state titles at the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday in Fresno, CA.

May 20, 2018 by John Boothe
CIF State Meet: Santa Margarita Girls, Northwood Boys Capture 1st Titles

On a weekend that saw 13 California state meet records go down, the Santa Margarita girls and Northwood boys swimming and diving teams ensured there was a changing of the guard at the fourth annual CIF State Championships on Saturday evening at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex in Fresno.

Both Santa Margarita and Northwood earned their first state team titles at the meet, with the Eagles girls compiling a record 266.5 points—over 100 points more than the runner-up—and the Timberwolves boys tallying 157 for a tight seven-point margin of victory.

Last year’s champions, the Monte Vista girls and Oak Ridge boys, each finished in second place, while the Saint Francis girls (118.5 points) and Bellarmine boys (145) rounded out the team podiums in third.

A day after five records were broken in prelims, the Davis girls got the finals off to a scorching start in the 200-yard medley with a new all-time state meet mark of 1:41.31. Santa Margarita responded with a pair of record-breaking relay performances of its own: 1:32.44 in the 200-yard freestyle and 3:19.56 in the 400-yard freestyle.

Meanwhile, in individual competition, three girls swimmers each captured a pair of titles. Granada’s Miranda Heckman earned her second straight state title in the 200-yard freestyle and third consecutive in the 500-yard free. 

Country Day’s Amalie Fackenthal captured back-to-back titles in both the 50-yard freestyle, tying her state record of 22.45, and 100-yard freestyle, setting a new state record of 48.43. Monte Vista’s Zoie Hartman notched a new state record in the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.66 and also took home the 200-yard individual medley crown.

In the boys relays, Bellarmine set a new meet record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:22.34 and added a victory in the 400-yard freestyle, while Oak Ridge continued its reign as 200-yard medley champion for the third straight year with a final time of 1:31.32. 

Individually, Alexei Sancov of Northgate repeated as the 200-yard freestyle champion with a new meet record of 1:34.13. Calvary Chapel’s Andrew Koustik also added his name to the state record books with a final time of 4:19.14 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Foothill’s Jonah Cooper won his second consecutive state title in the 100-yard backstroke—following a state meet record swim of 46.62 in prelims—and Oak Ridge’s Ben Dillard notched a new state record in the boys 100-yard breaststroke with a final time of 53.96.

—A CIF press release contributed to this report

BOYS TEAM RESULTS

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS

1. Northwood, 157
2. Oak Ridge, 150
3. Bellarmine, 145
3. San Ramon Valley, 145
5. La Costa Canyon, 101
6. Crespi, 94
7. Loyola, 87
8. Northgate, 83
9. Jesuit, 76
10. Junipero Serra, 75

1. Santa Margarita, 266.5
2. Monte Vista, 159
3. Saint Francis, 118.5
4. Rio Americano, 104
5. Davis, 101
6. Country Day, 100
7. Acalanes, 99
8. Clovis West, 97
9. Gunn, 84
10. Palo Alto, 76.5

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NEW CALIFORNIA STATE MEET RECORDS

GIRLS 

200-Yard Medley Relay
1:41.31 — Davis High School: Z. Cosgrove, N. Bercutt, M. Motekaitis, C. Hargadon (May 19)

50-Yard Freestyle Paralympic
30.29 — Grace Lockwood, Patrick Henry (May 19)

100-Yard Freestyle
48.43  — Amalie Fackenthal, Country Day (May 19)

100-Yard Freestyle Paralympic
1:05.70 — Grace Lockwood, Patrick Henry (May 19)

200-Yard Freestyle Relay
1:32.44 — Santa Margarita: A. Delgado, M. Hoffmann, M. Degn, S. Shelton

100-Yard Breaststroke
59.66 — Zoie Hartman, Monte Vista (May 19)

BOYS

200-Yard Freestyle
1:34.13 — Alexei Sancov, Northgate (May 19)

50-Yard Freestyle Paralympic
25.10 — David Dove, Liberty (May 19)

100-Yard Freestyle Paralympic
56.64 — David Dove, Liberty (May 19)

500-Yard Freestyle
4:19.14 — Andrew Koustik, Calvary Christian (May 19)

200-Yard Freestyle Relay
1:22.34 — Bellarmine College Prep: N Yates, E Ngbemeneh, K Sichak, M Saunders 

100-Yard Backstroke
46.62 — Jonah Cooper, Foothill (May 18, prelims)
(47.08 in May 19 finals for 1st place)

100-Yard Breaststroke
53.96 — Ben Dillard, Oak Ridge (May 19)