Carpinteria freshman Jackson Melton won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke in school-record times in the Citrus Coast League finals Thursday.
The Warrior boys finished first in the team results, and the girls second.
Melton’s 2:08.07 in the 200 IM and 1:05.57 in the 100 breaststroke are also automatic CIF qualifying times.
Eli Sheaffer wasn’t far behind with a CIF consideration time in the 200 IM. Matt Lamberti and Justin Main came in first and second in the 50 and 100 free, respectively, and both earned CIF consideration for the 50 and automatic times for the 100 (51:32/54:04).
Asher Smith finished strong with a PR in both his individual events, earning a consideration time in the 100 butterfly and an auto in the 100 back (1:00:65).
Augie Sheaffer and Aiden Neuron went out strong and stayed steady to earn CIF automatic times in the 500 free (5:16:47 and 5:21:41, respectively), making it the third CIF automatic time for Sheaffer.
For the Carp girls, junior Piper Clayton had an automatic CIF qualifying time of 2:08.15 in the 200 freestyle and a deep consideration time of 5:51.38 in the 500 free.
Taylor Classen won the 200 IM with a CIF consideration time of 2:35:70 while Lilli Nemetz came in second with a CIF consideration of 2:37:46.
Altogether, seven Warrior will attend the CIF finals next Saturday, and two await to see if their consideration times got them in.
“It has been an absolute joy coaching this team, as they have a camaraderie, grit, and drive to an extent that I have not seen in my few years coaching,” Carpinteria coach Sergio Castaneda said. “… The best part is, nobody is graduating, so we get to do it all again next year!”
League Final Team Results:
Girls:
1. Nordhoff 357.5
2. Carpinteria 224.5
3. Malibu 151
4. Santa Paula 130
5. Fillmore 107
6. Hueneme 64
Boys
1. Carpinteria 296
2. Malibu 242
3. Nordhoff 183
4. Fillmore 34
5. Hueneme 23
5. Santa Paula 23