Women's Swim Team Defend Their Title, Win State Championships Again
SRJC Women's Swimming & Diving Team successfully defended their 2008 title by winning their sixth California Community College State title last weekend in Long Beach. This is their fourth state title in six years. The women were down by 30 points after the first day, down by 1 point after the second day, and took the lead over Big 8 Conference rival, Sierra, on the third day to . Highlights from the meet included the women winning four of the five relays and setting two new State Records in the 400 and 200 medley relays. Relay members Allie Stuhre (backstroke), Kate Mounday (breaststroke), Heather Cramer (butterfly), and Allie King (freestyle) were recognized with the Women's Performance of the Meet Awarad after crushing the former state record in the 400 Medley by over four seconds. Freshman Kate Mounday, also set a new state record in the prelims in the 50 butterfly with a time of 25.51, and although she swam even faster in the finals (25.45), she finished second to the former record holder, who reclaimed that title. The cubs finished their record breaking season undefeated. Jill McCormick was honored as Co-Coach of the Year along with Scott Decker from Sierra (who's team led until the final day).
SRJC Men's Swimming & Diving Teams brought home a 2nd place finish from the State Championship Meet, matching SRJC's previous best finish in 2004. The team's overall depth with representatives in every event, strong relay performances, along with sophomore's Walter Gault's title swim in the 100 Breaststroke, allowed the cubs to come to the top among a very deep and close battle for 2nd place along with powerhouse teams such as: Ventura, Golden West, Palomar, and Diablo Valley. The only team to beat the cubs this year was the eventual state champ, Orange Coast. The leadership of sophomore captains Tyler Hannis, David Hernandez, and Kieffer Holmes, kept SRJC focused and in the hunt throughout the meet.
The 1st Annual Bear Cub Athletic Trust Golf Ball Drop was held on Saturday May 3rd, 2009. Onita Pellegrini was the grand prize winner with Ball #63 dropping closest to the target. Nancy Hyde-Ball #13, Kay Johnson-Ball #46, and Dave Denize-Ball #84 finished 2nd-4th respectively. The Bear Cub Athletic Trust would like to thank all participants for supporting the SRJC PE, Dance and Athletics Program. Information on the 2nd Annual BCAT Golf Ball Drop will be available online next spring.
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