SOUTHERN SECTION SWIMMING RELAYS: HART RALLIES IN FINAL EVENT, TIES FOR THIRD SOPHOMORE COMES THROUGH IN RELAY.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News LONG BEACH - The fate of the Hart of Newhall girls' swim team in Saturday night's Southern Section Relays rested on the not-so-broad shoulders of three freshmen and a sophomore. Fortunately for coach Gina McCarthy, that sophomore was Molly Rogers, the only member of the Indians who had previously competed in the Belmont Plaza pool in a high-profile high school competition. Rogers, who helped Quartz Hill win the Southern Section Div. IV title last season before transferring to Hart - a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . I program - over the summer, was the anchor on Hart's 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 relay team. And with the Indians needing at least a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) 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 winner is the team with the in the final event to have a chance at a top-three finish in the frosh/soph team competition, Rogers rallied Hart from fifth place entering her freestyle leg to finish third in 1 minute 57.32 seconds, ahead of Aliso Niguel (1:58.12). Rogers, who teamed with Rachael Krager, Katie Oakey and Kate Pellymounter on the final relay, helped Hart move into a third-place tie in the relays-only competition with Aliso Niguel, each team finishing with 44 points. After the third-place plaque was initially awarded to Aliso Niguel, the decision was reversed when the head-to-head tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie revealed that Hart had beaten Aliso Niguel in three of five races, including two of the final three. When the information was delivered by the meet's public-address announcer, it sparked a celebration by the Indians, who had six athletes on their varsity roster swimming in the frosh/soph competition - as did several other teams Saturday - because they were age-eligible. ``I just wanted to beat the people next to us,'' said Rogers, who helped Hart move from a tie for fourth with Long Beach Wilson into the third-place tie, trailing Tesoro of Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Santa Margarita Santa Margarita ("Saint Margaret") may refer to:
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 in the medley relay (1:56.41) propelled the Vaqueros into second overall with 48 points. ``I think being on my (club) team and having been in this pool before really helped me,'' Rogers added. ``I didn't think about (the team standings), I just knew I had to swim fast. It was (a) fun (race).'' Hart entered the next-to-last event - the 400 freestyle relay - in fourth place, trailing Tesoro, which won six of the seven relays, Aliso Niguel and Irvine. But the Indians knew it would be an uphill climb to record a top-three finish with Aliso Niguel competing in the 400 freestyle relay and Hart waiting on the pool deck after failing to qualify in Thursday's prelims. Aliso Niguel kept Hart in contention after being disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. - the only disqualification dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion n. 1. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified. 2. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army. in the entire frosh/soph competition - keeping the Wolverines and Irvine two points ahead of Hart entering the medley relay. Krager, Oakey and Pellymounter kept Hart close on the first three legs, allowing Rogers to make up a 1.42-second deficit and hold off Aliso Niguel. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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