Pirates Hanging Tough at State
The Pirate men's swim team hung tough Friday, remaining in fifth place overall after day two of the three-day CCCAA State Championships at East Los Angeles College. The 200-yard medley relay team came in fifth and Nick Vallejo and Chris Sands placed fourth and seventh, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly. Joe Yamamoto scored points with a 10th place finish in the 100-yard breast stroke and Mitchell Ongstad was sixth in the 100-yard backstroke. VC's lone female competitor, Abbey Brooks, scored in her first event, the 50-yard backstroke.
May 2, 2014
SWIMMING & DIVING: The Pirate men's swim team hung tough Friday, remaining in fifth place overall after day two of the three-day CCCAA State Championships at East Los Angeles College. The 200-yard medley relay team came in fifth and Nick Vallejo and Chris Sands placed fourth and seventh, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly. Joe Yamamoto scored points with a 10th place finish in the 100-yard breast stroke and Mitchell Ongstad was sixth in the 100-yard backstroke. VC's lone female competitor, Abbey Brooks, scored in her first event, the 50-yard backstroke.
The Pirates have amassed 180 points , behind Golden West (313), Mt. San Antonio (239), Santa Rosa (227) and Orange Coast (195.5). Diablo Valley is next behind Ventura with 174 points.