LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The high school swim team made up of swimmers from Kelseyville High School and Clear Lake High School competed against St. Vincent High School on Thursday in Petaluma.  

The girls’ team won by a large margin and the boys, missing one swimmer, lost another close one – by just two points.  

The girls won every race except one with Rudnick, Fricker and Hanson winning both their races and Merodio and English finishing first in each of their races.

According to Coach Agustin Merodio, “We formed a new relay team for this meet made up of Kaylie Williams, Kim English, Noe Urquiza and Amelia Tejeda. They did a great job and finished just 2 seconds behind the first-place team in the 200 Free Relay. They were swimming together for the first time, but they swam strong and helped the team secure another victory.”  

The well-established relay team of Sarah Merodio, Lauren Rudnick, Allison Hanson and Liz Fricker scored another victory in the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.  

“This is the relay team to watch for in the championships,” said Merodio. “They have only been beat once and are improving their times at every meet.”

The boys were outnumbered but still clocked some first-place finishes. Connor Disney extended his winning streak in the 200 Free and the 100 Free events. Andres Tejeda won the 50 Free event and Owen Lawler won the 100 Breast.  

The relay team of Tejeda, Lawler, Disney and Peterson won both the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay.

Merodio added, “Our team is motivated to win and is working hard in practice to improve their times.  We worry about our future – given the uncertainty surrounding the Westshore Pool – but the swimmers are keeping a positive attitude and their efforts are rewarded by their victories at the meets.”