IRVINE, Calif. – The Alaska Nanook swim team wrapped-up the 2021 PCSC Championships on Friday, Apr. 16 with 512 team points, good enough for a seventh-place finish. The Nanooks have officially concluded their season.
Erika Kakazu and
Shannon McCallum led the way for the Nanooks in the 200-yard backstroke as Kakazu finished 17
th and McCallum finished in 22
nd place. Kakazu posted a 2:14.37, dropping 5.80 seconds off of her seeding time. McCallum dropped 1.19 seconds off of her seeding time. In the 100-yard freestyle,
Oda Bygdnes led the way for Alaska, finishing in 13
th place with a time of 53.64. The senior dropped 1.19 seconds off of her seeding time.
Whitney McArthur was the next Nanook to hit the finish line, racing to a time of 54.97.
Lainey Lioi checked in next, finishing in 28
th place with a time of 55.59.
Kyleigh McArthur, Jasmine Cheung and Cassie Erdman rounded out the 100 free for Alaska with finishing times and spots of 57.45 (34
th), 1:00.75 (44
th) and 1:02.52 (47
th), respectively.
Caroline McCormick picked up a top-10 finish, grabbing 10
th place with a time of 2:33.54 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Tori Shoemaker was just behind in 14
th place, racing in a time of 2:35.92. In the 200-yard butterfly,
Gabrielle Davy led the way, placing 14
th with a time of 2:16.60. Just behind was
Mesa Moran with a time of 2:23.65 in 17
th. Jasmine Cheung checked in with a 19
th place finish and time of 2:37.37.
In the 1000-yard freestyle,
Tori Shoemaker picked up a top-three finish, finishing third place with a time of 10:46.61. She was able to drop 33.20 seconds off of her initial seeding time.
Taryn Aho joined Shoemaker in the top-10, finishing 10
th with a time of 11:17.35. She was able to knock-off 24.15 seconds from her seeding time. The final event of the day was the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Nanooks finished in eighth place, finishing with a time of 3:40.47, taking off 8.78 seconds from their seeding time.
Coaches Quotes
Very proud of how we finished up the meet. We had another medalist in Tori Shoemaker in the 1000-yard freestyle and had many great swims to close out the season. Our ladies did an incredible job adjusting through the many challenges of the meet and going and fighting hard through every second of every race. Proud of our conference to pull off a championship meet during these times. Huge shout-out to all who have supported our student-athletes during this time and gave us tools to be successful in and out of the pool.
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