Grass Valley Meet

The Chico AquaJets finished second overall at the Grass Valley Penguin Plunge Swim Meet this past weekend. Ten teams competed at the meet, the AquaJets finished behind first place team California Capitol Aquatics of Roseville and ahead of third place team Aquasol of Plaserville. Keely Shaye Johnson won the high point trophy in the 11-12 girls age division by winning the 100 yard Individual Medley and the 50 yd backstroke; she finished second in the 50 yd butterfly and the 50 yd freestyle; and swam to third in the 200 yd back and the 100 yd fly. Madison Hopkins won the high point trophy in the 9-10 girls age group with first place finishes in the 100 yd I.M., the 50 yd back, the 50 yd fly, the 100 yd free, the 200 yd free, and the 100 yd fly; she swam to second in the 500 yd free, the 100 yd back, the 50 yd breast, and the 50 yd free. Grayson Aird won the high point trophy in the 9-10 boys age division with first place finishes in the 100 yd breast, the 100 yd I.M., the 50 yd fly, the 200 yd free, the 100 yd back, the 50 yd breast, the 100 yd fly, and the 50 yd free; he swam to second in the 50 yd back and the 500 yd free. Liam Davis won the high point award in the 7-8 boys age division with first place finishes in the 25 yd breast, the 100 yd I.M., the 50 yd back, the 50 yd fly, the 25 yd free, the 100 yd free, the 25 yd back, the 50 yd breast, and the 50 yd free; he swam to second in the 25 yd fly. Elliott Hull won the high point trophy in the six and under boys division with first place finishes in the 25 yd breast and the 25 yd free; he swam to third in the 25 yd fly.

Emily Hull won the second place high point trophy in the 7-8 girls division with a first place finish in the 50 yd breast; she earned second in the 25 yd breast; and she swam to third in the 100 yd I.M., the 50 yd back, the 25 yd back, and the 50 yd free. Cydni Aird won the third place high point trophy in the girls 13-14 age group with second place finishes in the 100 yd back and the 200 yd fly, she swam to third in the 100 yd fly. Daine Treff won the third place high point trophy in the boys 9-10 age group with third place finishes in the 50 yd back, the 500 yd free, the 100 yd back, and the 100 yd fly. Jaelyn Cornwell won the third place high point trophy in the girls 7-8 division with a second place finish in the 25 yd fly, and third place finishes in the 50 yd fly and the 100 yd free.

Daine Treff, Grant Thomas, Grayson Aird, and Parker Wood team up to win the 10 and under boys 200 yd Medley Relay. Treff, Wood, Jacob Krause, and Aird won the 200 yd freestyle relay.

High School swimmers swimming unattached with AquaJets also excelled at the meet. Cypress Lampe won the high point trophy in the girls 13-14 age division with first place finishes in the 200 yd I.M., the 100 yd free, the 500 yd free, the 200 yd free, the 100 yd fly, and the 50 yd free; she finished second in the 200 yd breast, and the 100 yd breast. Kathleen West, 15; won the 200 yd breast and the 200 yd fly; and finished second in the 100 yd free. Alexandria Barney, 16; won the 200 yd back and finished second in the 200 yd breast and the 100 yd fly. Ten year old Hayden Lampe finished first in the 100 yd breast.