Cate’s boys and girls swim teams each finished first out of seven teams at the Foothill Tech Invitational on Thursday in Ventura.
Emi Kanda Gleeson had a historic day in the pool for the Rams, placing first and setting new school records in the 100 butterfly (1:00.01) and 100 breaststroke (1:10.97).
Sofia Wang and Jen Won also won their respective events for the Cate girls, with Wang winning the 200 IM and Won coming out on top in the 50 freestyle.
The Rams also swept the girls relays, as Tori Kim, Makalya Niu, Wang and Kanda-Gleeson captured the 200 medley relay, Kanda-Gleeson, Wang, Won and Maddie Kollock won the 200 freestyle relay, and Won, Kim, Niu and Kollock came together to take the 400 freestyle relay.
In the boys’ meet, Josiah Hansen recorded victories in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, while Wil Rivera (200 IM) and Elliot Paige (200 freestyle) took first in their individual events as well.
In relay action, Hansen, Rivera, Devon Liang and Maddox Tanaka touched first in the 200 medley relay, while Hansen, Paige, Rivera and Charlie Guo finished atop the podium in the 400 freestyle relay.
Cate will host its final home meet of the season next Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara High vs. Ventura
The Dons dropped their final Channel League dual meet of the season to the Cougars on Thursday.
Jules Horton and Elisa Hine had stellar days for the Santa Barbara High girls teams, as they each had two individual event wins and contributed to two winning relay teams.
Horton took first in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, while Hine touched first in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. They were both on the first-place 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams.
Luna Morancey registered a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle for the Dons girls.
As for the boys, Lorenzo Russell won the 100 butterfly and Oliver Kelly took second in both the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.
Laguna Blanca @ Tri-Valley League Meet
The Owls came in fourth place as a team in a meet against Tri-Valley League opponents on Thursday in Ventura.
Bennett Sullivan and Matthew Sullivan came away with first-place finishes in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, respectively.
Meanwhile, Siobhan Murphy earned second place in the 500 freestyle and third place in the 100 backstroke.
The Sullivan brothers also joined Jake Wyatt and Sam Hilton-Webster to place second in the 200 medley relay and third in the 200 freestyle relay.
Laguna Blanca will compete in the final Tri-Valley League meet next week.
