Two seniors and two relay teams took first place at the Stratford-Memorial swim meet on December 12, 2024, but the Mustangs ultimately prevailed at the dual meet.

Senior Elle Burke won both the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:59.38 and 100 yard butterfly with 1:00.11. Senior Julian Hemmer took first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.71 and won the 500 freestyle with 4:59.94.

Stratford won both the 200 freestyle relays. The Girls A Relay won with a time of 1:41.56, with junior Sophia Giesecke (26.85), Burke (24.50), junior Molly Minyard (25.43), and senior Isobel Glover (24.78). The Boys A Relay won with a time of 1:27.66, with junior Brock Hunter (21.74), senior Marin Pavlin (22.20), senior Ricky Conticello (21.81), and Hemmer (21.91).

Senior Korbin Irvine led Stratford’s divers, taking 2nd Place in the 1m competition with a score of 242.65. Sophomore Fernando Castillo finished 4th in the 1m with 140.30. In the Girls' event, junior Makayla Legaspi finished 3rd in the 1m with 151.85.

Click HERE for complete official results of the meet. Results from the relays and the swimmers who finished in the top 10 in their individual races follows.

RELAYS

Girls 200 Medley Relay

• A Relay finished 2nd (1:53.57) with Burke (back, 28.75), Giesecke (breast, 32.13), Minyard (fly, 27.77), and Glover (free, 24.92)
• B Relay finished 4th (2:04.74) with junior Elizabeth Conner (back, 32.08), junior Emmie Hanvey (breast, 36.08), junior Lillian Oteiza (fly, 29.00), and freshman Emma McLean (free, 27.58)
• C Relay finished 5th (2:10.87) with freshman Kate Homer (33.31), sophomore Audrey Bown (breast, 39.36), freshman Charlotte Moore (fly, 28.77), and junior Leah Claire Nall (free, 29.43)
• D Relay finished 7th (2:17.38) with freshman Caroline Culbertson (back, 34.87), senior Anna Craig (breast, 40.74), freshman Claire Culbertson (fly, 32.21), and sophomore Jill Hyland (29.56)

Boys 200 Medley Relay

• A Relay was 2nd (1:40.06) with sophomore Jack Robertson (back, 25.06), Conticello (breast, 27.29), junior Vince Nguyen (fly, 24.86), and sophomore Wade Hicks (free, 22.85)
• B Relay finished 4th (1:45.72) with sophomore Luke Ickes (back, 27.52), sophomore Koki Yamamoto (breast, 28.10), sophomore Christian Reyes-Torres (fly, 25.87), and senior Devon Beals (free, 24.23)
• C Relay placed 5th (1:52.93) with junior Samuel Brooks (back, 28.57), sophomore Brady Herring (breast, 33.94), sophomore Max Bednar (fly, 26.09), and senior Charlie Goodman (free, 24.33)
• D Relay finished 6th (1:56.40) with junior Gavin Rump (back, 30.51), sophomore Binh Mai (breast, 32.82), junior Charlie Moore (fly, 27.63), and sophomore Charlie Amis (free, 25.44)

Girls 200 Free Relay

• A Relay finished 1st (1:41.56) with Giesecke (26.85), Burke (24.50), Minyard (25.43), and Glover (24.78)
• B Relay placed 4th (1:51.24) with Conner (28.09), senior Hana Riley (28.91), senior Sarah Beth Roady (26.70), and Hanvey (27.54)
• C Relay was 6th (1:57.27) with Hyland (29.08), Nall (30.05), Claire Culbertson (29.79), and freshman Julia Cvetkovic (28.35)

Boys 200 Free Relay

• A Relay finished 1st (1:27.66) with Hunter (21.74), Pavlin (22.20), Conticello (21.81), and Hemmer (21.91)
• B Relay finished 3rd (1:33.53) with Ickes (24.25), Bednar (23.64), Hicks (23.06), and sophomore Saleem Hassoun (22.58)
• C Relay placed 5th (1:37.67) with Herring (25.39), Brooks (24.37), Beals (24.09), and Goodman (23.82).
• D Relay finished 7th (1:42.64) with sophomore Gabriel Fernandez (25.16), Rump (25.10), junior Delsyn Brisbin (26.83), and sophomore Carter Phillips (25.55).

Girls 400 Free Relay

• A Relay finished 3rd (4:06.07) with Oteiza (1:02.82), Roady (1:00.11), Riley (1:02.32), and Charlotte Moore (1:00.82)
• B Relay finished 5th (4:26.03) with Bown (1:11.59), McLean (59.41), Cvetkovic (1:11.97), and Homer (1:03.06)

Boys 400 Free Relay

• A Relay placed 2nd (3:22.33) with Hunter (48.76), Pavlin (51.52), Nguyen (52.06), and Hemmer (49.99)
• B Relay finished 4th (3:36.47) with Hassoun (52.09), Reyes-Torres (55.39), Fernandez (54.87), and Yamamoto (54.12)
• D Relay placed 6th (3:55.69) with Phillips (58.10), freshman Walter Coffey (1:00.45), junior Diego Oliver (1:01.11)
• C Relay finished 7th (4:01.24) with Amis (58.47), Brisbin (1:00.93), Charlie Moore (58.32), and Mai (1:03.52)

INDIVIDUAL FINISHES

Girls Top-10

• Burke: 1st 200 free (1:59.38), 1st 100 fly (1:00.11)
• Giesecke: 2nd 200 free (2:00.83), 2nd 100 breast (1:10.82)
• Roady: 2nd 200 IM (2:22.14), 4th 100 back (1:06.66)
• Minyard: 2nd 500 free (5:35.75), 4th 200 free (2:04.09)
• Glover: 3rd 200 IM (2:24.00), 4th 500 free (5:47.00)
• Conner: 4th 100 free (1:01.62), 7th 50 free (28.05)
• Charlotte Moore: 4th 100 fly (1:11.54), 7th 200 IM (2:36.71)
• Hanvey: 5th 50 free (27.40), 5th 100 back (1:12.18)
• Bown: 5th 100 breast (1:27.65), 8th 100 free (1:05.25)
• McLean: 5th 100 fly (1:13.28)
• Riley: 6th 200 free (2:11.54), 6th 500 free (5:54.50)
• Cvetkovic: 6th 100 free (1:03.30), 6th 100 back (1:15.95)
• Oteiza: 6th 50 free (27.92), 7th 100 free (1:04.97)
• Craig: 6th 100 breast (1:29.41)
• Claire Culbertson: 8th 100 fly (1:20.36), 10th 50 free (29.73)

Boys Top-10

• Hemmer: 1st 200 free (1:45.71), 1st 500 free (4:59.94)
• Yamamoto: 2nd 100 fly (56.58), 3rd 500 free (5:03.01)
• Conticello: 2nd 50 free (22.73), 4th 100 breast (1:05.68)
• Hunter: 2nd 100 free (48.97), 4th 200 free (1:52.20)
• Robertson: 2nd 100 back (54.16)
• Nguyen: 3rd 100 fly (56.96), 4th 200 IM (2:06.37)
• Hassoun: 3rd 200 IM (2:03.72), 5th 100 free (50.74)
• Pavlin: 4th 100 free (50.10), 4th 100 back (1:00.76)
• Bednar: 4th 50 free (23.58), 8th 100 back (1:12.30)
• Hicks: 5th 50 free (23.59), 6th 100 breast (1:10.63)
• Goodman: 5th 200 free (1:59.04), 7th 100 free (53.65)
• Fernandez: 5th 100 fly (1:02.21), 7th 200 IM (2:17.33)
• Reyes-Torres: 5th 200 IM (2:15.20), 8th 100 breast (1:12.38)
• Ickes: 6th 100 back (1:03.55), 7th 50 free (24.30)
• Mai: 6th 500 free (6:27.12), 7th 100 breast (1:12.18)
• Beals: 7th 200 free (2:10.31), 9th 100 free (54.51)
• Brooks: 7th 100 fly (1:04.04), 9th 50 free (24.68)
• Herring: 8th 50 free (24.67), 10th 100 free (55.02)

Next up: Stratford will compete in the prelims/finals Polar Plunge Meet at the Cy Fair Natatorium on January 10-11, 2025. Go Big Green!