Palo Alto moves to 5-0 in all divisions

The Palo Alto took the heat from the day and added some sizzle in the pool. All 4 teams won today over Homestead to move their record to 5-0. The Vikings showed fine speed as well as depth. It was a great all around effort from all 4 teams.

The Lady Vikes swam a great meet against Homestead winning by a final score of 141-44. The 200 Medley Relay got the day started off. Sarah Lee, Laura Cui, Margaret Wenzlau and Jennifer Chang turned in a time of 1:52.88. Double event winners included Jasmine Tosky in the 200 Free, 1:57.98, and the 100 Butterfly, 57.25. Margaret Wenzlau scored a victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:14.83. Gracie Greenwood brought home the victory in Diving with a 6 dive score of 242.35. Molly Zebker won the 500 Freestyle in a time of 5:15.74. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Jayna Wittenbrink, Jennifer Chang, Molly Zebker and Jasmine Tosky came in first with a time of 1:42.27. Megan Okada won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:02.44. Laura Cui brought home victory in the 100 Breaststroke clocking a 1:09.72. The 400 Freestyle Relay of Wittenbrink, Lee, Wenzlau and Tosky finished off the day with a win in a time of 3:44.64. The Lady Vikes swam a great meet and look to extend their unbeaten streak next week against Monta Vista.

The Varisty Boys showed great depth and speed in their 134-48 victory over Homestead. The 200 Medley Relay of Willie Lee, Byron Sanborn, DJ Fotsch and Youngkuk Lee started off the day with a win in a time of 1:44.11. Rollin Lau scored a victory in the 200 Free with a season best time of 1:49.80. Willie Lee was a double winner taking home the 200 IM in a time of, 2:03.79, and the 100 Back with a time of 55.60. Arseny Kotov also scored 2 victories with wins in the 50 Freestyle, 22.83, and the 100 Freestyle, 49.77. Andrew Liang swam a strong 100 Butterfly and won with a time of 53.26. Cole Plambeck won the diving with a 6 dive score of 217.65. Corso Rosati added a victory in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:31.40, and Byron Sanborn won the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:00.50. Both Freestyle relays added victory. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Andrew Liang, Rollin Lau, Byron Sanborn and Arseny Kotov clocked in at 1:30.18 and the 400 Freestyle Relay of Liang, Lee, Kotov and Sanborn won in a time of 3:29.37. The Viking boys will look to stay perfect next week as they take on the defending League Champion Monta Vista Matadors.

The JV Lady Vikes swam a strong meet taking victory with a score of 140-43. The Lady Vikes won all 3 relays on the day. The 200 Medley Relay of Katrina Nguyen, Chelsea Chen, Jessica Cox and Quitterie Colignon won in a time of 2:08.96. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Isabel Seife, Chelsea Chen, Rachel Vershel and Haley Mortensen won in a time of 1:54.93. And the 400 Freestyle Relay of Haley Mortenson, Quitterie Colignon, Rachel Vershel and Katrina Ngyuen clocked in at 4:03.49. Double winners on the day included Haley Mortenson in the 200 Freestyle, 2:04.42, and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:43.82. Katrina Nguyen also won twice taking the 100 Freestyle, 58.60, and the 100 Backstroke with a CCS time of 1:04.63. Rachel Vershel won the 100 IM in a time of 1:10.69, Quitterie Colignon won the 50 Freestyle with a time of 28.10, Serena Yee won the diving with a 6 dive score of 205.10 and Chelsea Chen won the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:20.25. The JV girls look to extend their winning streak next week against Monta Vista.

The JV Boys moved to 5-0 with a strong win against Homestead by a score of 117-68. The 200 Medley Relay won in a time of 1:57.19. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Sam Kelley, Matthew Abbott, Will Mendenhall and Will Conner won in a time of 1:46.08. The 400 Freestyle Relay of Omri Newman, Josh Oh, Ethan Look and Quinn Rockwell finished off the day with a time of 3:42.17. Ethan Look was a double winner in the 200 Freestyle, 2:02.56, and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:28.00. Josh Oh was also a double winner with a time of 54.99 in the 100 Freestyle and a 1:06.02 in the 100 Backstroke. Quinn Rockwell clocked a 24.63 for victory in the 50 Freestyle. Noam Hurwitz scored a 6 dive total of 200.60 to win. Omri Newman won the 50 Butterfly with a time of 27.58. The JV boys look to stay undefeated next week against Monta Vista.

The Vikings looked great on the day. They look to extend their quest for League Titles next week in a tough match at Monta Vista. Come out and cheer the Vikings on. The meet is Friday, April 8th at 3:30 pm at Monta Vista.