Cambridge Sweeps Combined, Girls andBoys Team Scores Against Riverwood and Rivers; Kate Kerber Claims First Iron Bear Title
On Monday, November 21st, the Bears hosted Riverwood and Rivers at Cumming Aquatic Center for their annual Thanksgiving week meet. At the end of the day, the Bears claimed all three team scores.
In addition to the Bears winning the tri-meet, Kate Kerber claimed the first Iron Bear title in school history. The Iron Bear is given to athletes who qualify for state in all events. Kerber qualified in the 500-freestyle at this meet which was the last event she needed to earn the honor. She has qualified in the 200-freestyle, 200-individual medley, 50-freestyle, 100-butterfly, 100-freestyle, 500-freestyle, 100-backstroke, and 100-breaststroke. This is an incredibly difficult thing to do and shows how versatile of an athlete she is. Congratulations, Kate!
Combined
Cambridge 1261
Riverwood 677
Rivers 418
Girls
Cambridge 614
Riverwood 536
Rivers 51
Boys
Cambridge 647
Rivers 367
Riverwood 141
In the medley relay, the boys A-relay (Cale Coleman, Aaron Grann, Gavin Schoeling, Gavin Grann) took second with a state qualifying time of 1:46.70. The B-relay (Elijah Edison, Ian Grann, Matthew Harper, Yan Berezitsky) took third and the C-relay (Aneesh Ayyagari, Bryson Mynatt, Pranav Kolathaya, Grey Donner) took fourth.
In the girls event, the girls team won the event with the A-relay (Caroline Gaines, Jamie Walsh, Kate Kerber, Abby Harber) with a time of 1:57.94. The B-relay (Ana-Clare Grann, Alan Drevet, Audrey Lampa, Hayden Whalen) took third.
In the boys 200-freestyle, Gavin Grann took third, Elijah Edison took fourth, and Aneesh Ayyagari took sixth.
For the girls, Sophie Brison won the event with a state qualifying time of 1:57.14. Caroline Gaines took second also with a state qualifying time of 2:06.53.
For the boys 200-individual medley, Zach Anderson won the event with a time of 2:16.29. Aaron Grann took second with a new best time and Yan Berezitsky took third.
In the girls competition, Kate Kerber won the event with a state qualifying time of 2:15.59. Samantha Hamilton took third.
In the boys 50-freestyle, Cale Coleman shaved off even more time to improve his state qualifying time to a 22.64. Jax Jackson took fourth, John Murphy took fifth, Ryan Robertson took ninth with a new best time, Bryson Mynatt took 10th, Ian Grann took 11th, Tate Robertson took 12th, Aneesh Ayyagari took 13th, and Grey Donner took 14th with a new best time.
For the girls, Samantha Hamilton took fifth, Alana Drevet took seventh, Ana-Clare Grann took 10th, Molly Thompson took 11th, Hayden Whalen took 12th with a new best time, Abigail Marzullo took 15th, and Sela Guy took 17th.
For the boys in the 100-butterfly, Gavin Schoeling took second with a time of 58.66, and Jax Jackson took fourth with a new best time.
In the girls competition, Jamie Walsh took second with a state qualifying time of 1:04.28. Audrey Lampa took third, and Mihika Ayyagari took fourth.
In the boys 100-freestyle, Cale Coleman manages to shave more time to take third with a new best state qualifying time of 49.05. Elijah Edison took fifth with a new best time, Zach Andersen took sixth, Ryan Robertson took seventh, Bryson Mynatt took ninth with a new best time, Tate Robertson took 10th, Pranav Kolathaya took 14th with a new best time and Grey Donner took 15th with a new best time.
In the girls event, Abby Harber took third, Audrey Lampa took fifth, Hayden Whalen with a new best time, Mihika Ayyagari took 10th, and Sela Guy took 12th.
For the 500-freestyle, Gavin Grann took second, Matthew Harper took third, Pranav Kolathaya took fourth.
In the girls event, Kate Kerber wins the event with a state qualifying time of 5:18.20.
In the boys 200-freestyle relay, the A-relay (Aaron Grann, Zach Andersen, John Murphy, Jax Jackson) took second. The B-relay (Matthew Harper, Elijah Edison, Ian Grann, Yan Berezitsky) took third. The C-relay (Grey Donner, Ryan Robertson, Tate Robertson, Bryson Mynatt) took fifth.
In the girls event, the A-relay (Sophie Brison, Samantha Hamilton, Abby Harber, Caroline Gaines) won the event, with Brison swimming a state qualifying lead-off leg of the 50-free. Their time of 1:46.88 was a new season best state qualifying time. The C-relay made up of our divers (Hana El-Gazairly, Brooklyn Petit, Lilah Versluis, Karsyn Warden) took fourth and the B-relay (Abigail Marzullo, Mihika Ayyagari, Sela Guy, Molly Thompson) took fifth.
In the boys 100-backstroke, John Murphy took third, Gavin Schoeling swam a new personal best and took fourth, and Matthew Harper took fifth.
For the girls, Ana-Clare Grann took second, Abby Harber took fourth, and Abigail Marzullo took sixth with a new personal best time.
In the final individual event of the day, Aaron Grann won the boys 100-breaststroke, followed by Yan Berezitsky in second, and Ian Grann in fourth.
For the girls, Caroline Grann won the event with a state qualifying time of 1:11.74. Jamie Walsh took second, Alana Drevet took third, and Molly Thompson took sixth.
In the last relay, the boys 400-freestyle A-relay (Gavin Grann, Jax Jackson, John Murphy, Cale Coleman) took second with a state qualifying time of 3:38.64. The B-relay (Gavin Schoeling, Yan Berezitsky, Matthew Harper, Zach Andersen) took third, and the C-relay (Aneesh Ayyagari, Pranav Kolathaya, Ryan Robertson, Tate Robertson) took fifth.
For the girls, the A-relay (Kate Kerber, Samantha Hamilton, Alana Drevet, Jamie Walsh) won the event with a state qualifying time of 4:02.48. The B-relay (Hayden Whalen, Molly Thompson, Ana-Clare Grann, Audrey Lampa) took third.
Following the swim events was the diving competition. Brooklyn Petit scored 267.30 to win the event, Lilah Versluis took second with a score of 216.45, Hana El-Gazairly took third with a score of 195.05, and Karsyn Warden took fourth with a score of 144.50. Petit, Versluis and El-Gazairly all made state qualifying scores.
The Bears will resume competition on December 2nd and 3rd! Diving will be on the 2nd and swimming will be on the 3rd.
