Thanks to D. Tyrell McGirt for these results from the Kenai Swim Meet. Participating schools included Colony, Homer, Kenai, Palmer, Seward, Skyview, Soldotna, Unalaska, and Wasilla.

Five boys (Donald Ballou, Lucio Howard, Kei Kawada - Captain, Gabe Kochuten, and Dylan Magnusen) and five girls (Amber Le, Delanney McConnell, Marjamae Pili, Maren Sunderland, and Amber Vernon – Captain) from UCSD  traveled to Kenai for the annual invitational swim meet September 21^st.  Each swimmer was allowed to compete in two individual events and two relay events.  Six out of ten Raiders finished in the top half of both their individual events.  Two other Raiders finished in the top half of one of their individual events.

Top Finishes

Lucio Howard, 2^ndplace, Boys 100 yard Breaststroke         

Kei Kawada, 3rd Place, Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

Other Top Finishes 

BOYS TEAM

Freestyle Relay Team,  5^th / 14 Teams

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - Donald Ballou, Lucio Howard, Kei Kawada, and Dylan Magnusen

Kei Kawada, 5^th / 17 Swimmers, Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley

Dylan Magnusen, 5^th / 17 Swimmers, Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

Donald Ballou, 7^th / 17 Swimmers, Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

Donald Ballou, 7^th / 36 Swimmers, Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

Lucio Howard, 8^th / 17 Swimmers, Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley

Dylan Magnusen, 10^th / 41 Swimmers, Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

GIRLS TEAM

Amber Le, 7^th / 21 Swimmers, Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

Maren Sunderland, 9^th / 17 Swimmers, Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

Delanney McConnell, 11^th / 39 Swimmers, Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

Maren Sunderland, 13^th / 39 Swimmers, Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

Amber Le, 15^th / 34 Swimmers, Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

Marjamae Pili, 16^th / 39 swimmers, Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

For more photos of the Swim Team, click here to go to our Facebook album.