Phoenix, Ariz.- On Saturday, Arizona Christian went head-to-head with their closest geographical competition in Grand Canyon and OUAZ. The men swam their way to seven personal records in freestyle races.
Edgar Betancourt led the way with another school record swim in the 500 free moving up to 44th in the NAIA national rankings. Lance Kersey, CJ Trettel, Boaz Hering, and Mark Sierra all broke at least one personal record in a freestyle race.
After the meet, Seniors Noah Froese and Mark Sierra were honored with Senior Recognition Day.
Coach Brad Hering closed his senior presentation by saying, "It is hard to compare this senior class to other great senior classes in years before, but this is a special group of student athletes who each are committed to following the Lord and all of them have been so important to this team."
Event Details
- Scores: Grand Canyon 206, Arizona Christian 39/ OUAZ 104, Arizona Christian 99
- Location: Brophy Preparatory High School, Phoenix, AZ
Top 6 Finishes/ Top 4 Relays/ NAIA Cuts/ Team Records
- 200 Medley Relay- Froese, Kadin van der Lingen, Betancourt, Trettel- 1:39.83 (4th)
- 200 Free- Betancourt- 1:46.78 (3rd)
- 200 Free- Froese- 1:49.07 (4th)
- 100 Back- van der Lingen- 56.57 (5th)
- 50 Free- Trettel- 22.82 (4th)
- 50 Free- Kersey- 23.46 (5th)
- 50 Free- Hering- 24.46 (6th)
- 100 Free- Froese- 48.67 (5th)
- 100 Free- Trettel- 50.12 (6th)
- 200 Breast- Josh Brady- 2:49.15 (1st)
- 500 Free- Betancourt- 4:50.39 (1st/ ACU record)
- 400 Free Relay- van der Lingen, Betancourt, Trettel, Froese - 3:17.24 (4th)
Assistant Coach Rob Oldach's Perspective
"The team is coming together at the right time, and it is fun to see improvements even after sickness and a challenging winter training camp. Some rest next month will really help set us up for success in our conference meet."
Next On The Schedule
In two weeks, the Firestorm will compete in the Phil Levine Invitational hosted at the Moon Valley Country Club.
