Cambridge Takes Home a Combined Score and Girls Team Score Wins Against Wesleyan and Riverwood
On Thursday 11/16, Wesleyan hosted a tri-meet with the Bears and Riverwood in attendance. The annual tri-meet is always a great opportunity for some fast times and great competition and this year was no different. The boys team fell to Wesleyan by seven points, but beat Riverwood. The girls and combined score had the Bears at the top. The Bears also walked away with 14 state qualifying swims, one diving state qualifier, and 18 personal best swims.
Combined Team Score
Cambridge 471.5
Wesleyan 433
Riverwood 380.5
Girls Team Score
Cambridge 239.5
Riverwood 224.5
Wesleyan 194
Boys Team Score
Wesleyan 239
Cambridge 232
Riverwood 156
In the first event of the day, the boys A-medley relay (Oscar Ryzhkov, Elijah Edison, Maor Bigio, Bryson Mynatt) had to settle for second place by being out-touched at the finish to Wesleyan with a time of 152.81. The B-relay (Ryan Robertson, Pranav Kolathaya, Aneesh Ayyagari, Tate Robertson) took fifth.
The girls relay also had to settle for second with the A-relay (Ana-Clare Grann, Jamie Walsh, Audrey Lampa, Alana Drevet), but they were able to touch with a state time of 2:06.64. The B-relay (Hayden Whalen, Alexis Walkenhorst, Mihika Ayyagari, Gabby Edwards) took fifth.
In the boys 200-freestyle event, Elijah Edison took third, Tate Robertson took fifth, and Raj Malik took seventh.
For the girls, Jamie Walsh took fourth, Abby Harber took fifth, and Mihika Ayyagari took seventh.
After a bit of a rough start, Jax Jackson brought his A-game to the 200-Individual Medley and took first with a time of 2:10.64 which was a personal best and a new state qualifying time. John Murphy trailed right behind and touched in second place with a new personal best time. Bryson Mynatt took fifth with his first time in the event.
For the girls, Molly Thompson showed up big by taking second place with a new personal best time, Audrey Lampa wasn't far behind in third, and Hayden Whalen just behind that in fourth, getting the Bears back on track with points!
For the boys 50-freestyle, Gavin Schoeling took fifth with a new best time outside of the relay, Maor Bigio took 13th, Tate Robertson took 17th, Raj Malik took 19th, and Aneesh took 20th.
In the girls event, Alana Drevet took sixth, Ana-Clare Grann took 10th, Alexis Walkenhorst took 11th, Christine McVicker took 29th with a new best time, and Gabby Edwards took 31st with a new best time.
In the diving event, Brooklyn Petit took first and remains undefeated for the season! Lilah Versluis took third and got her state qualifying score and degree of difficulty! Two divers heading to state! Brandon Norfleet took second for the boys with a new best score for the season.
In the boys 100-butterfly, Maor Bigio took third, Zach Andersen took fourth, and Ryan Robertson took fifth.
The girls had a standout performance in the 100-butterfly with Jennifer Griner taking third with a state qualifying time of 1:01.31, a new personal best, and Caroline Gaines also with a state qualifying time in fifth place of 1:03.14, also a new personal best. Abby Harber took sixth, just behind Gaines.
In the boys 100-freestyle, Oscar Ryzhkov had an amazing performance by taking third with a time of 53.96, Bryson Mynatt shattered his personal best time and took seventh, and Aneesh Ayyagari also crushed his personal best time and finished in 10th.
For the girls, Ana-Clare Grann took fourth, Hayden Whalen took eighth with a new best time, Mihika Ayyagari took 11th with a substantial time drop, Gabby Edwards took 20th and Christine McVicker took 23rd.
In the 500-freestyle event, the boys and girls grabbed critical points. Jax Jackson won his second event with a state qualifying time of 5:11.17, and Gavin Schoeling was close behind in second place. Pranav Kolathaya cut almost a full minute off of his time and took fourth.
The girls followed suit and Kate Kerber grabbed a victory with a state qualifying time of 5:18.00, which was 35-second before the next finisher! Alana Drevet also had a great performance and took third, and Molly Thompson took fourth with a new best time.
In the boys 200-free relay (Jax Jackson, Zach Andersen, John Murphy, Gavin Schoeling) grabbed the win with a state qualifying time of 1:37.36, which is a new best time this season. The B-relay (Aneesh Ayyagari, Pranav Kolathaya, Tate Robertson, Ryan Robertson) took fifth.
The girls also took the win in the event (Caroline Gaines, Kate Kerber, Abby Harber, Jennifer Griner) with a new season best time of 1:45.64, which also qualified them for state. The B-relay (Jamie Walsh, Molly Thompson, Hayden Whalen, Alexis Walkenhorst) took fourth.
Elijah Edison took second in the boys 100-backstroke, followed closely by Zach Andersen in third, and Ryan Robertson in fourth.
The girls had a similar result with Caroline Gaines taking second with a new state qualifying time of 1:01.79, Jamie Walsh in third, and Audrey Lampa in fifth with a new personal best time.
In the final stretch of the meet, the boys stepped up to try to secure the points they needed. John Murphy did his part by taking first in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:12.48, which was a personal best time. Teammate Oscar Ryzhkov touched just behind Murphy with a second place finish. Pranav Kolathaya came up with a second personal best performance of the night with his sixth place finish.
The girls brought out the big guns for the last individual of the evening. Kate Kerber won ANOTHER event in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:10.76, which is a state qualifying time and a personal best. With this last event, Kate Kerber secured the coveted Iron Bear honor, which recognizes athletes that have qualified for state in all swim events. This is her second year earning this honor with her hard work, dedication, and diversity of talent. Kerber has signed to swim for Northeastern next year where she will continue her career. Jennifer Griner touched in second place, and Alexis Walkenhorst took seventh.