Clarke Wins Three Occasions as Leopards Open SCIAC Motion

REDLANDS, CA — Jordan Clarke led the Leopards with three wins because the University of La Verne swim and dive workforce opened SCIAC motion Friday on the University of Redlands.

Clarke, only a freshman, continued to shine in her younger Leopard profession with dominant performances in a variety of swims. She gained the 1000 free with a mark of 11:47.06 and rotated two occasions later to snag a win within the 50 breaststroke with a time of 32.60. She got here again within the second half of the meet to indicate her versatility by successful the 50 butterfly in 28.67.

Fellow freshman newcomer Sydney Yamamoto took first within the 500 freestyle with a drop of seven seconds from her swim final week. She additionally had a team-leading time of 58.35 within the 100 free and completed simply behind Jordan Clarke within the 50 Breaststroke in 35.21.

Junior Neve Dagdagan added a first-place end within the 100 backstroke in a season better of 1:03.05, second within the 50 backstroke with 29.44, and third within the 50 free with 27.14. Junior Lily Florez took second within the 100 fly with a 1:05.48 and second within the 50 fly with 29.43.

“We saw improvement this weekend at the first SCIAC meet of the season. Leading the pack were freshmen Jordan and Sydney and seniors Shaun [Concepcion] and Jaden [Feliciano], all of whom scored incredibly well in both individual and relay events,” stated University of La Verne swim and dive head coach Pat Skehan.

For the boys, the return of diver Shaun Concepcion led to a 1-2 end with him and Milton Guitierrez on the 1-meter board.

Jaden Feliciano continued to be a dominant issue with three second-place finishes within the 200 free (1:53.42, a five-second enchancment from final week), 50 free (23.11), and 500 free (5:14.74). Jaden was chased to the end by teammate Gabriel Graceffa, who completed third within the 500 free in 5:15.44.

“The team made some huge corrections and improvements top to bottom this week. Everyone swam the most events they could at a meet with a quick timeline. I believe this will help make the team better racers. I’m really happy with our energy and improvements, and I’m looking forward to the Winter Invite in a few weeks,” stated Skehan.

The Leopards return to motion this Saturday, November 15, with a tri-meet towards Occidental and Pomona-Pitzer. The meet will start at 10 a.m. at Occidental.