On Wednesday, July 13, the Martinez Community Swim Team (MCST) took on the Oakwood Athletic Club Mako Sharks. In this fast-paced evening swim meet, the Otters swam away with a victory against an excellent Oakwood team.
The Otters showed their strong team work, winning 10 of 12 relay events. The young swimmers also continued to improve their individual times, with many swimmers achieving personal best times in every individual event they swam that evening. These hard working swimmers are Golnaz Aahmadieh (11), Kallie Bangert (13), Grace Barnacal (12), Casey Concepcion (12), Sara Cutright (11), Matilda Davoren (5), Krista Fail (13), Sierra Howard (14), Chiara Ke (9), Isabella Klapperich (15), Leila Leonard (9), Janelle Tria (12), Jocie Yee (12), Beau Cutright (13), Elam Bender (14), Zachary Frisbee (7), Caleb Gutierrez (11), Noah Gutierrez (8), Ethan Hussey (10), Patrick Keller (8), Holden McDonald (7), Augustin Montes (8), Logan Pfeiffer-Schwab (17), Samuel Regan (9), James Roderick (10), Bryce Silveira (8), Kyle Takamoto (10).
The Otters swam again on Saturday, July 16, against the Oakhurst Orcas. In a hard fought battle, with excellent swims put up by both teams, the Otters once again came out on top. Competition among the men was particularly tough, with the Otter men winning by only a 3 point margin over the Oakwood men: 182 to 179. Top scorers for the Otter men included Jackson Barnacal (11), Ryan Fowlar (18), Nick Wright (14), Nick Lucido (18) and Devin Purewal (11).
The Otter women finished the meet with a comfortable lead of 193 to 140. Top scorers for the women included Lizzy Atencio (17), Hayley London (15), Tatum Cue (11), Annette Cevasco (10), Ava Hansen (6) and Ana Rubio (14).
The Otters swam again on Wednesday, July 20, against local Martinez rivals, the Forest Hills Swim Team. Following that, on Saturday, July 23, the Otters will take on the Benicia Stingrays. Look for more MCST news in the Tribune following these events.
