Swimming Places Third at NorCals; MacArt Wins 100 Freestyle

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ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Senior AnnClaire MacArt won the 100 freestyle to lead St. Francis to a third-place finish at the 2014 NorCal Swimming Championships held at the Roseville Aquatic Center last weekend.

St. Francis finished third with 303 points, just five behind second-place Davis Senior. San Ramon won the girls event with 670 points. The Troubadours finished ahead of Woodcreek (257) and Granite Bay (228).

The Troubadours posted 16 top-16 performances, including seven in the top eight.

MacArt won the 100-yard freestyle in 52.33 and finished third in the 200y free with a time of 1:52.53. Sophomore Chloe Mitchell posted a pair of top three finishes, placing second in the 500-yard free (5:03.42) and third in the 100y backstroke (1:00.75).

Senior Maddie Johnson placed fifth in the 100y butterfly and ninth in the 200-yard individual medley. Junior Kristen Lance garnered an 11th-place finish in the 200 IM and was 14th overall in the 100y breaststroke.

St. Francis hosts Bella Vista and El Camino in the final regular season meet on Wednesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. at Jesuit High School.

Team Results

1. San Ramon 670; 2. Davis Senior 308; 3. St. Francis 303; 4. Woodcreek 257; 5. Granite Bay 228; 6. Whitney 98; 7. Lodi 75; 8. Rio Americano 62; 9. Bella Vista 32; 10. Del Oro 27; 11. Ebnicia 21; 12. Nevada Union 19; 13. Rodriguez 16; 14. Rocklin 12; Antelope 11.

Top Finishers (A & B Final Participants)

200 Yard Free – 3. AnnClaire MacArt, 1:52.53; 12. Katie McIntee, 2:10.10; 200 Yard IM – 7. Erin Crooks, 2:15.09; 9. Maddie Johnson, 2:15.19; 11. Kristen Lance, 2:17.42; 500 Yard Free – 8. Alexis Martinez, 25.63; 14. Alyssa Tambornini, 26.13; 100 Yard Fly – 5. Maddie Johnson, 1:00.15; 100 Yard Free – 1. AnnClaire MacArt, 52.33; 500 Yard Free – 2. Chloe Mitchell, 5:03.42; 100 Yard Back – 3. Chloe Mitchell, 1:00.75; 9. Tatum Roepke. 1:01.91; 100 Yard Breast – 9. Erin Crooks, 1:08.71; 14. Kristen Lance, 1:13.43.