AquaJets Win Penquin Plunge

AquaJets Win First Place Team at Grass Valley Meet

The Chico AquaJets won the “Penquin Plunge” High Point Meet this past weekend at Bear River High School. They finished ahead of the close second place team of California Capitol Aquatics out of Roseville and the third place team Grass Valley Penquins. The AquaJets were led by twelve year old Cydni Aird. Aird won the high point award in the 11-12 girls age group with gold medal finishes in the 100 yard freestyle, the 200 yd backstroke, the 100 yd back, the 50 yd breaststroke, and the 50 yd free; she earned silver in the 200 yd breast, the 50 yd back, the 50 yd butterfly, and the 500 yd free; she swam to bronze in the 100 yd fly. Madison Hopkins won the high point award in the 9-10 girls age group with gold medal finishes in the 100 yd fly and the 50 yd free; she swam to silver in the 50 yd fly and the 100 yd back; she earned bronze in the 200 yd free. Avery Santa Ana won the high point award in the 6 and under girls age group with gold medal finishes in the 25 yd breast and the 100 yd free; she swam to silver in the 25 yd free, the 25 yd back, and the 25 yd fly. Zachary Maxey won the 6 and under boys high point award by winning gold in the 25 yd breast, the 25 yd free, the 25 yd back, and the 25 yd fly.

AquaJets also turning in gold medal performances include Jose Cornwell, 10, in the 100 yd individual medley, 50 yd back, the 50 yd fly, and the 100 yd fly; Sean Thomas, 12, won the 200 yd breast and the 500 yd free; Jacob Krause, 8, in the 50 yd back and the 25 yd back; Daine Treff, 9, won the 500 yd free; Jamie Deas, 8, in the 50 yd fly; Gabe Bettner, 8, in the 25 yd breast;

Also swimming to top three medal finishes for the AquaJets were Grayson Aird, 9; Jon Carpenter, 10; Kassandra Graham, 13; Ryan McGuire, 13; Brenna Murray, 6; Paige Treff, 12; Harrison Wood, 7; Parker Wood, 9; and Kimberly Wright,12.

The relay team of Jessica Deas, Sydney Limberg, Jose Cornwell, and Madison Hopkins teamed up to win the 10 & under girls 200 yd medley relay. The team of Daine Treff, Jon Carpenter, Parker Wood, and Levi Logue won the boys 10 & un 200 yd medley relay. The team of Sydney Limberg, Caitlyn Krause, Jessica Deas, and Madison Hopkins won the 10 & un girls 100 yd free relay. Grayson Aird, Parker Wood, Jon Carpenter, and Daine Treff won the 10 & un boys 200 yd free relay. Paige Treff, Kate Goldblatt, Keely-Shaye Johnson, and Cydni Aird won the 11-12 girls 200 yd free.

High School swimmer, swimming unattached, Darcie Anderson won the 15-16 year old girls high point award by winning gold in 50 yd free, the 100 yd free, the 200 yd free, the 100 yd back, the 200 yd back, the 100 yd fly, the 200 yd fly, the 100 yd breast, the 200 yd breast, and the 200 yd I.M.