SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - The Bakersfield College swim teams delivered a strong performance at the WSC #1 meet held at Cuesta College, competing against Cuesta, Allan Hancock, Santa Barbara City College, and College of the Canyons. The Renegade women secured a 3rd-place overall finish, while the men's team excelled with a 2nd-place overall standing.
Women's Highlights
The women's relay teams put together solid performances, with the 200 Free Relay team (Brooklyn Palmer, Ava Steward, Charlotte Champlin, Emily Ellis) finishing 3rd and the 200 Medley Relay team (Audrey Vickers, Emily Ellis, Zoe Neri, Grace Arreola) taking 4th.
Several Renegade women earned top-five individual finishes:
- Brooklyn Palmer led the way with a 3rd-place finish in the 50 Free and a 4th-place finish in the 100 Free.
- Audrey Vickers placed 4th in the grueling 1650 Free.
- Grace Arreola (1650 Free), Charlotte Champlin (100 Backstroke), Emily Ellis (200 Breaststroke), and Zoe Neri (100 Fly) all placed 5th in their respective events.
Men's Highlights
The BC men's team dominated the relay events, winning both the 200 Medley Relay (David Hernandez, Cody Hart, Emi Ibarra, Dawson Hoff) and 200 Free Relay (Dawson Hoff, David Hernandez, Emi Ibarra, Cody Hart).
Individually, BC swimmers secured multiple first-place finishes:
- Cody Hart sprinted to victory in both the 50 Free and 100 Free.
- Dawson Hoff was unstoppable in the backstroke, winning both the 200 Backstroke and 100 Backstroke.
- Emi Ibarra claimed the top spot in the 100 Fly and 200 Free.
Other notable performances included:
- Aydan Carballo (2nd in 200 IM, 2nd in 1650 Free)
- David Hernandez (2nd in 200 Backstroke, 2nd in 100 Backstroke)
- Youssef Farouk (3rd in 100 Backstroke, 4th in 200 Back, 4th in 100 Breaststroke, 5th in 200 IM)
- Nicolas Lira (2nd in 200 Free, 5th in 100 Free)
Full results can be found here.
The Renegades will travel to Mt. SAC this weekend for a two day meet.