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Photograph by Chad Pilster
Los Gatos junior Marian Roan breezed to seconds in the 200 free and 500 free at swimming finals in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
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Crowder, Eastman are LG winners at CCS finals
By Dick Sparrer
Bobby Crowder had to be hoping for big things when he dove in for his senior season on the Los Gatos swimming season.
And there's nothing bigger for a swimmer in this area than winning a gold medal at the Central Coast Section championships.
As it turns out, though, Crowder didn't have a big season for the Wildcats this spring ... he had a very big season.
Crowder struck gold twice and silver once at the CCS championships held last weekend at the Santa Clara International Swim Center.
The talented senior won the 100-meter backstroke in 51:47, and he also helped the Wildcats to a golden performance in the 200 freestyle relay.
Crowder teamed with his brother, sophomore Richie Crowder, and seniors Rich Comeau and Brett Bannon to win the 200 free relay in 1:24.80. B. Crowder swam the anchor leg for the Cats, touching the wall for a Gatos win ahead of second-place Bellarmine.
B. Crowder was also second in the 200 individual medley in 1:52.83.
Richie Crowder also had a big day at CCS, nailing a second in the 200 free in 1:42.56 and a third in the 100 free in 46.71.
Comeau was fourth in the 50 free in 21.36 and he combined with seniors Adam Mayer and Brett Bannon and freshman Brian Williams for a sixth-place finish in the 400 free relay in 3:25.78.
Rounding out the list of LG boys who placed at the CCS finals was senior diver Nathan Sheffer, who rolled up 433.40 points to finish second overall. The diving event was held earlier in the week at Santa Clara.
Eastman wins
The older of the Crowder brothers wasn't the only Los Gatos winner at CCS, though. Sophomore Catherine Eastman breezed to a win in the 500 free in 4:57.11 for the Gatos girls.
Divers Katie Lampe and Sara Clark each placed the finals held last week at Santa Clara. Lampe, a freshman, finished sixth with 363.80 points and Clark, a junior, was seventh with 363.05 points.
League finals
The Wildcats qualified for the CCS meet with outstanding performances at the league finals held May 4 at Saratoga for teams in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
The Los Gatos boys, behind the efforts of individual champs B. Crowder, R. Crowder and Sheffer, finished a solid second behind division championship Palo Alto.
The Vikings ran away with the title, rolling up 509 points. Gatos was second at 340 with Los Altos and Gunn sharing third with 327.5 points apiece.
B. Crowder was the 100 back champ, winning the event in 52.06. He was also second in the 200 IM in 1:56.61.
R. Crowder was the big winner for the Wildcats at the league finals. The sophomore was first in both the 200 free in 1:43.86 and the 100 free in 47.09.
The Crowder brothers joined with Comeau and Bannon for wins in the 200 free relay in 1:27.27 and the 200 medley relay in 1:38.47. The foursome was also fourth in the 400 free relay in 3:26.86.
Sheffer was a league champ on the 1-meter diving board, rolling up 472.35 points to claim the crown,
Comeau supported the efforts of the individual champs with a second-place finish in the 50 free in 22.17. Bannon was fifth in the 50 in 22.71 and also seventh in the 100 butterfly in 56.45.
Williams nailed a second in the 500 free in 4:53.35. He was also sixth in the 200 free in 1:53.51 with senior Marc Walleen 12th in 1:58.05. Walleen was also 11th in the 100 back in 1:01.75.
Junior Chris Lee breezed to a third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.96
Mayer was ninth in the 200 IM in 2:10.17 with Lee 11th in 2:10.73, and Mayer added a 12th in the 100 free in 52.53.
Freshman Eric Soung picked up a 10th in the 100 back in 1:01.69 and a 14th in the 100 fly in 59.69, and junior Kevin Robinson was 14th in the 100 breast in 1:09.28.
Sophomore Frank Schonig led the effort for the boys junior varsity squad at the league finals.
Schonig was second in the 50 fly and fourth in the 200 free, and he helped the Cats to a third in the 400 free relay, teaming with freshmen Chris Kowitz, Austin Nichols and Robert Shamshoian.
An all-freshman team of Kowitz, Jake Fisher, Austin Nichols and Tyler Scales finished third in the 200 medley relay.
Freshman Chris Odell dove to a third-place finish from the 1-meter board, and Shamshoian was fourth in the 500 free with Chase Yamate 10th.
Nichols was seventh in the 100 breast with Nolan Verga 15th and Fisher 16th.
Sophomore Scott Shand was eighth in the 100 IM with Scales 16th and he was 10th in the 50 fly; Shamshoian was 10th in the 200 free with Nichols 11th; Chris Wright was 10th in the 100 free with Kowitz 11th and 12th in the 50 free with Kowitz 14th; and Scales was 11th in the 100 breast with Yamate 14th.
In girls varsity competition, Eastman was a double winner for the Wildcats, but Gatos could manage just a fifth-place finish in the team standings.
Eastman took the 200 free in 1:57.49 and the 500 free in 5:11.76. Junior Marian Roan was second to Eastman in each of the two events, clocking in at 1:57.51 in the 200 and 5:18.88 in the 500.
Freshman Gabby Hdez had a big day for the Wildcats with a second in the 100 free in 54.78 and a sixth in the 200 IM in 2:19.29.
Lampe was second in the diving event with 388.70 points and sophomore Rebecca Stein was fifth in the 50 free in 26.45 and fifth in the 100 fly in 1:05.17 with Laura Davis 10th in 1:07.20. Sophomore Kristen Gonzales added a 10th in the 100 breast in 1:15.35.
Eastman, Roan, Hdez and Davis teamed for a fourth in the 400 free relay in 3:49.92, and the four finished fifth in the 200 free relay in 1:47.65 and eighth in the 200 medley relay in 2:11.59.
Los Gatos placers in the girls junior varsity division at the league finals included:
Divers Lauren Meltzer and Allie Bonadies finished one-two to lead the Los Gatos effort in the girls junior varsity division. Meltzer was first with 181.85 points and Bonadies was second at 177.60.
Freshman Brittany Shand cruised to a win in the 100 free and also finished 10th in the 100 IM.
Monica Young pulled in with a fourth-place finish in the 100 back and was also 11th in the 50 fly.
Amy Niswonger was sixth in the 200 free with Adriana Anavitarte 13th; Jill Butler was sixth in the 50 free with Tahnee Balestrieri 16th; Anavitarte was eighth in the 500 free with Niswonger 11th and Megan Fredrickson 16th; and Fredrickson was 11th in the 100 back with Colette Hudes 12th.
Butler, Balestrieri, Fredrickson and Candice Maldanado combined for a fifth in the 200 free relay. Butler, Fredrickson, Hudes and Agata Kosmalska finished sixth in the 400 free relay and they were also eighth in the 200 medley relay.
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