Bobcats surge to ninth on day two
The Saddleback men's swim and dive team is in ninth place at the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Swim Meet after their performance on day two on Friday. The Bobcats had a nice day in the pool with four top-10 finishes.
Saddleback has been getting a lot of point in relay events and it continued on Friday. The Bobcats finished seventh in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 Freestyle Relay, collecting 24 points in each event.
The top individual on the day was Jack Stevens, who finished fifth in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 50.85. It was a personal-best time for Stevens, who now has the second fastest time in program history. Stevens also finished 13th on Thursday in the 50 Freestyle.
Another with a top-10 performance at the state finals on Friday was Chase Campbell, who was seventh in the 400 Individual Medley (4:17.77). Campbell also finished in 13th place in the 100 Backstroke on Friday.
Saddleback is currently in ninth place with 101.5 points for the meet. The program's last top-10 finish was in 2009 when it finished eighth at the state meet. The highest finish in program history was in 1985 when it finished second.
The CCCAA State Swim Meet concludes on Saturday at East Los Angeles College.