California Interscholastic Federation: Sac-Joaquin Section High School State Championships

By Sarah Eckersley

LODI, California, May 12. KARLEE Bispo of Downey single-handedly highlighted the 2008 California Sac-Joaquin Section Championships, being the only record-breaking winner of two individual events and setting the national high school record in the 200 freestyle.

Team Scores
Rio Americano crowned the list of women's competitors, scoring 280 points. Granite Bay took the runner-up spot, accumulating 261 points, while Davis came in third-place (176).

On the men's side, Jesuit took first-place, scoring 285.5 points, while Rio Americano placed second (233.5). The third-place finisher was Granite Bay (205).

Women's Individual Results
Bispo, a Swimming World six-star recruit who is heading to the University of Texas next year, breezed past the competition in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.14. She sliced 2.76 seconds off her 2006 meet record time of 1:47.90 and set the national high school record.

The result was similar in the 100 freestyle. Bispo captured her second win – and record – of the day with a time of 48.75. She shaved 1.09 seconds off her 2006 meet record time of 49.84. Her split of 23.52 would have won the 50 freestyle.

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El Dorado took two out of the three relays. The El Dorado team started off the day by winning the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:50.00. They also won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:40.43.

Sammi Mcintire of Bella Vista won the diving competition with a score of 467.20. Molly Kearney from El Camino took second (445.95) while Hannah Prigge of Whitney placed third (402.30).

Men's Individual Results
David Laflamme of Beyer was the only dual event winner on the men's side. He started the day off with a win in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.47.

In the 100 butterfly, Laflamme was back in action. He flew past his competitors with a quick 49.16, which fell just .39 seconds off the 2006 record of David Seiler from Placer.

Jesuit and Rio Americano went head-to-head in the relay events. Although Jesuit won the meet, Rio Americano took two of the three relays. The Rio Americano team won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:27.45. They also closed out the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay (3:10.83).

Elliott Adams of Granite Bay had a gold-medal finish in the men's diving competition with a score of 471.90 while Hunter Smith of Kennedy took second (433.20). Brad Briggman of Casa Roble came in third-place (418.40).

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