Bearcats Finish 5th at Sectionals

Gresham, Oregon

11 athletes from Bearcat Swim Club competed at the Western Sectional Championship at Mt. Hood Community College July 20 - July 24. The Bearcats sent its largest team in history to compete and they surely didn't disappoint. Highlights include: 12 team records set, an eight year old Oregon Swimming relay record was broken and held shortly, the club sent its first male swimmer (Kyle Wicks) to a final swim at night, the club was represented with both "A" and "B" relays. The biggest highlight was our women's team finish. The Bearcat women placed 5th overall, improving two spots from last year’s team finish.

Women - Team Rankings
1. Colorado Stars, 583
2. University of Denver Hilltoppers, 435
3. King Aquatic Club, 307
4. Mount Hood Aquatics, 210
5. Bearcat Swim Club, 208
6. Lake Oswego Swim Club, 174
7. North Jeffco Swim Team, 157
8. RallySport Aquatic Club, 146
9. Wyoming Aquatics, 140
10. Corvallis Aquatic Team, 129

Top Individual and Relay Finishes from Bearcats

Women Open 800 Free:
5. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 9:04.19L; 34. Emma Dow, BRSC, 9:25.53L; 70. Sammi
Mischkot, BRSC, 9:47.89L
Men Open 800 Free:
60. Eamon Ford, BRSC, 9:13.42L
Women Open 200 Free:
4. A 'BRSC' (Tori S. Simenec, Crystal R. Kibby, Mackenzie J. Rumrill, Amber
BOUCHER), 1:47.45; 43. B 'BRSC' (Carol J. Herz, Sammi I. Mischkot, Allie
RASMUSSEN, Emma K. Dow), 1:55.16
Women Open 100 Free:
7. Amber Boucher, BRSC, 57.96L
Women Open 200 Breast:
14. Crystal Kibby, BRSC, 2:42.75L
Women Open 200 Fly:
10. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 2:20.54L
Women Open 200 Medley:
8. A 'BRSC' (Sammi I. Mischkot, Crystal R. Kibby, Tori S. Simenec, Amber
BOUCHER), 2:01.48; 35. B 'BRSC' (Mackenzie J. Rumrill, Emma K. Dow, Natascha
MANGAN, Carol J. Herz), 2:07.12
Women Open 200 Free:
3. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 2:02.66L; 17. Amber Boucher, BRSC, 2:07.27L
Women Open 400 IM:
24. Crystal Kibby, BRSC, 5:15.73L
Women Open 800 Free:
5. A 'BRSC' (Emma K. Dow, Mackenzie J. Rumrill, Amber BOUCHER, Tori S.
Simenec), 8:33.42; 35. B 'BRSC' (Crystal R. Kibby, Sammi I. Mischkot, Allie
RASMUSSEN, Carol J. Herz), 9:07.43
Men Open 100 Breast:
29. Kyle Wicks, BRSC, 1:09.38L
Women Open 100 Fly:
4. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 1:02.43L; 18. Amber Boucher, BRSC, 1:03.89L
Women Open 400 Free:
5. A 'BRSC' (Amber BOUCHER, Crystal R. Kibby, Mackenzie J. Rumrill, Tori S.
Simenec), 3:57.69; 45. B 'BRSC' (Emma K. Dow, Sammi I. Mischkot, Carol J.
Herz, Allie RASMUSSEN), 4:13.05
Women Open 200 IM:
9. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 2:21.53L
Women Open 1500 Free:
20. Emma Dow, BRSC, 18:00.00L
Women Open 50 Free:
10. Tori Simenec, BRSC, 26.79L; 12. Amber Boucher, BRSC, 26.96L
Women Open 400 Medley:
11. A 'BRSC' (Tori S. Simenec, Emma K. Dow, Amber BOUCHER, Mackenzie J.
Rumrill), 4:27.83; 28. B 'BRSC' (Sammi I. Mischkot, Crystal R. Kibby, Natascha
MANGAN, Allie RASMUSSEN), 4:34.77