By CHS Swim Team
The Cavegirls swim team earned 96 points to place fifth out of 11 teams at the Pecos Invitational, while the Cavemen, after collecting 112 points, placed sixth out of 10. The meet took place on Saturday, November 16.
Just 14 CHS athletes competed at Pecos. Due to different eligibility rules in Texas, Carlsbad’s eighth graders were ineligible to compete. Although unable to swim, they still attended the meet in support of their teams. Several other Cavemen and Cavegirl athletes were also unable to compete because of illness or injury,
For the meet, head coach Samantha Segura pulled her own version of a hat trick by having her swimmers choose their individual events. They did so by drawing them out of a hat.
Swimmers can get comfortable swimming their signature events or distances. This can lead to stagnation or a lack of confidence in unfamiliar events.
“I wanted to exercise a fun way for our swimmers to push themselves, to swim events or distances they normally would not choose,” said Segura. “The goal was to prove to each swimmer that they could swim a variety of events. Hopefully, they enjoyed the challenge and maybe even uncovered a hidden talent!”
Senior Mason Dhenin was the only swimmer to qualify for the state championships in an individual event in Pecos. Dhenin earned his third state qualifying time of the season in the 200 Yard IM (Individual Medley), finishing in third place with a time of 2:14.62.
The Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, featuring Freshman Benjamin Jang, Junior Samuel Vega, Sophomore Kason Longbine, and Mason Dhenin, also made the cut for the state championship, finishing in fifth place with a time of 3:45.07.
The CHS Swim teams will be idle for the next two weeks. On Saturday, December 7, they’ll travel to Hobbs to compete in the Bob Reid Invitational.
Cavemen Pecos Results:
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay- 4th place (Samuel Vega, Constantine Gonzales, Benjamin Jang, Mason Dhenin), 1:53.73.
Boys 200 Yard IM (Individual Medley)- 3rd place, Mason Dhenin, 2:14.62; 9th place, Constantine Gonzales, 2:34.84; 15th place, Moses Mendoza, 2:50.80; 16th place, Santiago Gallardo, 3:21.98.
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: 9th place, Benjamin Jang, 24.69; 10th place, Kason Longbine, 26.28; 11th place, Samuel Vega, 26,70; 20th place, Santiago Gallardo, 28.74.
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: 4th place, Benjamin Jang, 1:01.13.
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: 6th place, Kason Longbine, 5:57.73; 9th place, Constantine Gonzales, 6:21.17.
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: 3rd place, Samuel Vega, 1:02.21; 14th place, Moses Mendoza, 1:13.23.
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: 6th place, Mason Dhenin, 1:12.26.
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 5th place (Benjamin Jang, Samuel Vega, Kason Longbine, Mason Dhenin), 3:45.07.
Cavegirls Pecos Results:
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: 6th place (Taitum Lindsey, Julia Comer, Olivia Jang, Tiny Martinz), 2:15.99.
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: 4th place, Olivia Jang, 2:10.69; 15th place, Julia Comer, 2:34.12; 18th place, Jade Burgess, 2:42.30.
Girls 200 Yard IM: 10th place, Chloe Noel, 2:59.97.
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: 6th place, Olivia Jang, 28.35; 24th place, Chloe Noel, 33.17; 43rd place, Jeannette Gonzales, 39.88.
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: 8th place, Tiny Martinez, 1:16.04.
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: 7th place, Taitum Lindsey, 1:05.98.
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle: 7th place, Jade Burgess, 7:09.71.
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: 8th place, Taitum Lindsey, 1:15.92; 20th place, Jeannette Gonzales, 1:54.87.
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: 7th place, Tiny Martinez, 1:25.03; 11th place, Julia Comer, 1:28.56.
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 4th place (Chloe Noel, Tiny Martinez, Taitum Lindsey, Olivia Jang), 4:24.67.
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