Summit swim and dive faces prime competitors at REX Coaches Invite

This previous weekend, the Summit High School swim and dive workforce competed at some of the aggressive regular-season meets of the 12 months, the REX Coaches Invite. 

Unlike earlier meets earlier this season, the REX Coaches Invite required groups and athletes to qualify. Summit earned spots within the meet with a number of qualifying relays and particular person performances.

The meet formally started on the website of the Class 4A state swim and dive meet — Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton  — on Friday, Dec. 19, with prelims. 

Summit wasted no time entering into the illustrious pool, competing within the first contested occasion on the meet — the 200-yard medley relay. Senior Lydia Peterson led off the relay with the backstroke. Peterson swam her 50-yard portion in a time of 33.69 seconds earlier than junior Adah Wiese took to the water for the breaststroke leg.

Wiese cut up a time of 37.55, permitting freshman Leah Noble to spring from the pool deck for the butterfly leg. Noble swam spectacularly on her part of the relay, recording a time of 32.79 seconds. 

Senior Andy Milata then introduced the relay house together with her freestyle leg. Milata completed her 50-yard portion in a time of 27.66 seconds, stopping the clock for the relay workforce at 2:11.69.

The time was not sufficient for Summit to advance to the ultimate on Saturday, Dec. 20. Summit took fiftieth total within the occasion with Horizon High School following in 51st with a time of two:12.35. The occasion was ultimately gained by Cherry Creek High School in a time of ​​1:46.10.

Summit was additionally in a position to compete within the 400-yard freestyle relay. As one of many workforce’s most premier occasions, the Tigers plunged into the water with confidence in its health and talents to carry out. 

Noble cut up 1:02.50 on the primary leg earlier than Peterson got here again with a 1:04.33 on the second. Wiese and senior Izzy Rolfe manned the ultimate legs for the relay workforce. Wiese recorded a time of 1:09.04, and Rolfe rocketed to a cut up of 56.99 seconds.

Summit completed the relay in a complete time of 4:12.86 to take 51st within the occasion. The time was not ok for the workforce to advance to the ultimate. The occasion was gained by Cherry Creek in a time of three:36.75.

Rolfe was the only real Tiger to compete in a person occasion on the REX Coaches Invite. Rolfe competed in 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races, qualifying for the 4A state swim and dive meet in each.

In the shorter of the 2 races, Rolfe posted a time of 26.07 seconds. The efficiency was sufficient for Rolfe to tie for forty fourth place with Cherry Creek High School freshman Stella Schladetzky. 

Rolfe didn’t make the ultimate within the 50-yard freestyle, however did end within the prime 40% of the 120-athlete discipline. Grandview High School’s Makenna Dyk gained the occasion in a time of 23.95 seconds.

Rolfe was additionally in a position to place prime 50 within the 100-yard freestyle race. The gifted swimmer recorded a time of 57.44 to take forty eighth out of 78 athletes. Jenna Fernstrom of Cherry Creek High School gained the race in 51.74 seconds.

Since Summit was not in a position to make a closing, the workforce didn’t rating any factors and therefore weren’t included within the 4A workforce scores. Broomfield was the highest 4A workforce with a complete of 376 factors with Regis Jesuit profitable the 5A competitors with 706 factors.

Summit will return from winter break to compete within the second half of its common season schedule. The 4A state swim and dive meet is scheduled to happen Feb. 12-13.