ALL-AREA BOYS' SWIMMING & DIVING DAILY NEWS 2007 ALL-AREA TEAM.Byline: ERIK BOAL SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS Swimmers of the Year Kevin Nielsen & Nolan Koon OAKS CHRISTIAN, JUNIORS Challenging either Oaks Christian standout in an individual race was a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin endeavor, but attempting to beat the two of them in a relay race relay race Race between teams in which each team member successively covers a specified portion of the course. In track events, such as the 4 × 100-m and 4 × 400-m relays, the runner finishing one leg passes a baton to the next runner while both are running within was nearly impossible. Although Koon and Nielsen both won two Southern Section individual crowns, part of Oaks Christian's nine-title haul at the Div. III championship meet, they were at their best on the Lions' 200-yard medley med·ley n. pl. med·leys 1. An often jumbled assortment; a mixture: "That night he dreamed he was traveling in a foreign country, only it seemed to be a medley of all the countries he'd ever been to and and 400 freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. relays. With Koon and Nielsen swimming back-to-back legs, Oaks Christian finished undefeated in the 200 medley relay, including a second victory over Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. at the Southern Section Masters meet to finish ranked No. 2 in the state and 17th nationally with a mark of 1 minute, 35.17seconds. The Lions also set a program record in the 400 free relay, clocking 3:06.98 to finish second at Masters, fifth in the state and ninth nationally. Nielsen remained unbeaten in 12 career races at the Southern Section finals, adding 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly wins in Div. III to his collection of Div. IV titles. His 49.56 in the butterfly was good for a second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the at Masters, ranking him fourth in the state and 13th nationally. Nielsen also tied for second in the area and seventh in the state in the backstroke (51.47). Koon's come-from-behind victories in the 200 individual medley (1:51.80) and 100breaststroke (58.34) gave him four individual titles the past two seasons. His 200 IM mark ranked fifth in the state and 22nd nationally and his breaststroke effort was 15th-fastest in the state, finishing in the top eight in both at the Masters meet. first team BILLY BISHOP Highland, senior Bishop became Bulldogs' first male swimmer to win a Southern Section title, capturing the Div. IV crown in the 50 freestyle in 21.52 seconds, good for third in the area. He also gave the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley its first one-two finish at a division final, taking second to Quartz Hill's Daniel Colvin in the 100 free (47.45). MICHAEL BLANCHARD Oaks Christian, senior Blanchard, with seven Southern Section relay titles in his career, anchored the Lions to two wins over Mission Viejo in the 200 medley relay. Blanchard finished second in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 free in Div. III, then clocked a personal-best 21.79 in the 50 at the Masters. DEVON BORISOFF La Canada, senior Although better known for his water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. talents, the USC-bound Borisoff anchored La Canada to aDiv. II record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.92), paving the way for the Spartans to defend their team title. Borisoff clocked aprogram record 21.13 in the 50freestyle to place third in Div. II. MICHAEL CHIU CHIU Conference of Heads of Irish Universities Cleveland, senior The leader for the Cavaliers in their run to back-to-back City championships, Chiu was one of four male athletes in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to win four events and a section team title. He won his third crown in the 100 backstroke, his first in the 100 freestyle and swam on two winning relays. DANIEL COLVIN Quartz Hill, junior Became the Rebels' first individual swim champion, capturing the 100-yard freestyle title at the Div. IV finals after clocking a lifetime-best 46.74 in the prelims. Colvin held off a strong challenge from Highland's Billy Bishop to prevail in the final in 47.22. He also placed fifth in the 200 free. TONY COX
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Cox Alemany, sophomore Following Mission League titles in the 100-yard backstroke and 100butterfly, Cox placed second in Div. II in the backstroke -- recording the area's best time (51.44) -- and third at the Masters meet. Cox also clocked the third-fastest time among locals in the butterfly (51.58). KEVIN KUHN Loyola, senior The UC Santa Barbara-bound standout was a dominant figure in Div. II, winning titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and leading the Cubs to victories in the 200 and 400 free relays. Kuhn ranked fifth in the state in the 50 (20.77) and sixth in the 100 (45.69). He also won the Masters crown in the 50. JULIAN LAWRENCE La Canada, junior One of the unsung heroes in the Spartans' defense of their Div. II title, Lawrence won the 200-yard freestyle at the Royal Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. and the Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
IAN IAN Interactive Affiliate Network IAN i am nothing IAN Instrumentation & Automation News IAN Ianuarius (Latin: January) IAN Instituto Agronomico Nacional (Paraguay) IAN Incident Area Network MIRISOLA La Canada, junior Became the third La Canada swimmer in as many years to win a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . II individual crown, capturing the 200 IM in 1:52.21. Mirisola, second in the area in the 100 backstroke (51.47), led off the Spartans' record-setting effort in the 200 medley relay, contributing to another team title. ANDREW MULLER Mul·ler , Hermann Joseph 1890-1967. American geneticist. He won a 1946 Nobel Prize for the study of the hereditary effect of x-rays on genes. Mül·ler , Johannes Peter 1801-1858. Loyola, junior Muller rebounded from a serious ankle injury the week of Mission League finals to win the Div. II title in the 200 freestyle (1:42.11), place second in the 500 free (4:36.25) and contribute to two winning relays to help the Cubs to a runner-up finish Noun 1. runner-up finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) second-place finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the behind La Canada at the division final. CHRIS WEBER Chris Weber is a rock musician born in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1966. He was a founding member of Hollywood Rose along with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin. Rose and Stradlin would later form Guns N' Roses. Hart, sophomore The catalyst in the Indians' run to an 11th straight Foothill title, Weber captured league crowns in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. At the Div. II final, he clocked a personal-best 58.64 in the breaststroke, then posted a lifetime-best 1:55.87 in the 200 IM at the Masters meet. newcomer of the year KONRAD ANTONIUK Hart, freshman As if competing in high school swimming's long-distance events weren't enough for Antoniuk, he also split time during the spring running the 3,200 meters for the Indians' track and field team. The Polish phenom phe·nom n. Slang A phenomenon, especially a remarkable or outstanding person. demonstrated he was worthy of going the distance no matter the arena, winning the 500-yard freestyle at the Foothill League swim finals, then competing in the league track meet the following day. Antoniuk placed third in Div. II (4:37.42) and fifth at the Masters meet in the 500 freestyle, ranking as the second-fastest freshman nationally. He was second among all ninth-graders in Southern California in the 200 free (1:45.32) following a 14th-place swim at Masters. diver diver, general term used to refer to many diving birds, e.g., the loon, the grebe, and some ducks, auks, and penguins. of the year JOHN GEYER La Canada, sophomore Becoming the first freshman in program history to win a diving title was a tough act to follow, but Geyer made it look all too easy. The two-time All-American added to his legacy by becoming the first male aquatics athlete in school history to capture back-to-back championships, recording a dominant victory at the Div. II finals with 546.80 points, an improvement of nearly 100 points from his debut campaign. Geyer followed a week later with an impressive performance at the Masters meet, leading with two rounds remaining before finishing second to Mission Viejo senior Taylor Dehn (350.25) with 328.95 points, an improvement from last year's sixth-place effort. coach of the year KEVIN MANN Loyola After two years of finishing behind Harvard-Westlake, the fourth-year coach not only guided the Cubs to the Mission League title, but to a runner-up finish at the Div. II final. Although Kevin Kuhn and Andrew Muller combined to win three individual titles, Mann's work with the Cubs' seven other scoring swimmers was crucial in the team's best finish at the Southern Section finals since 2000. Mann set the bar high from the beginning of the season and his athletes responded, as several water polo players This is a list of water polo players: Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
CAPTION(S): 15 photos, 3 boxes Photo: (1) Kevin Nielsen & Nolan Koon Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (2) BILLY BISHOP (3) MICHAEL BLANCHARD (4) DEVON BORISOFF (5) MICHAEL CHIU (6) DANIEL COLVIN (7) TONY COX (8) KEVIN KUHN (9) JULIAN LAWRENCE (10) IAN MIRISOLA (11) ANDREW MULLER (12) CHRIS WEBER (13) KONRAD ANTONIUK (14) JOHN GEYER (15) KEVIN MANN Box: (1) second team (2) honorable mention (3) top 10 |
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