Records Fall for JCC in Day 2 of Regionals

Records Fall for JCC in Day 2 of Regionals
ROCHESTER, NY - Jamestown Community College continued its record-breaking performance on Day 2 of the Region 3 championships at Monroe Community College.
 
The Jayhawks once again jumped out to a fast start by winning the by winning the women's 200 free relay. The team of Madison Kramer, Anna Jones, Hayley Dawson, and Paiden Wittmeyer clocked a time almost 14 seconds faster than second place. JCC was also on top of the 50-yard backstroke, with Wittmeyer earning another gold, and teammate Shalynn Owens captured bronze for the ladies. In the 200-yard free, Stacey Blackler was just off the pace of first place, earning a second for the South African. It was a clean sweep of the top two spots in the 400 individual medley, with Dawson and Jones earning first and second, respectively. Kramer kept her winning ways going in the 100 butterfly, taking first by almost four seconds. Fellow Jayhawk Wittmeyer took home third in the event. Switching back to relay, Ella Fosberg, Lindsey Spitz, Kramer, and Wittmeyer took the top spot in the 400-yard medley.

On the men's side, the relay team of Maxim Johnson, Toby Gifford, Lukas Baer, and Brady Lindstrom claimed a third-place finish in the 200-yard free. They were less than a half of a second off the first-place pace. In the 100-yard butterfly, Johnson was able to win by over seven seconds ahead of the runner-up. Jamestown had four podium finishers in the 200-yard freestyle, Lukas Baer took fourth, Colton Schuman fifth, and Randall Hall sixth. In the 50-yard backstroke, Rinat Kalimullin earned a fifth-place finish at 35.56. Going back to men's relays, Lindstrom, Gifford, Johnson, and Baer grabbed bronze in the 400-yard medley.

Lastly, from the morning session was diving, where Ashlynn Swan has etched her name in the program record books as she keeps dominating the women's 1-meter diving. Her score of 210.40 was over ten points better than second place. Shalynn Owens grabbed fourth place in the event with a score of 148.00.

Jumping back in the waters with the evening sessions, the JCC Jayhawks stayed near the top of the podium in most events. In the 100-yard individual medley, it was a second and third for Wittmeyer and Blackler, who finished just four-hundredths of a second between each other. Fosberg came back and won the distance race of 500-yard freestyle by over eight seconds. Spitz stayed undefeated in her events by claiming the 100-yard breaststroke by over four seconds. Dawson and Jones captured the top two spots in the 200-yard butterfly, with Hayley taking first and Anna taking second. A new regional record was set in the women's 100-yard backstroke with Madison Kramer's 1:00:76, which was almost 28 seconds better than her closest competition. Another school record fell in the 200 medley relay when Kramer, Spitz, Wittmeyer, and Jones won by over 30 seconds.

After two days of competition, the JCC ladies are in first place with 468 points, 222 points ahead of their closest competition.

Finishing up the men's events, Brady Lindstrom set a new school record in the 100 IM with a 57.54 swim. Toby Gifford came in fifth in the event. Lindstrom also took first in the 100-yard breaststroke. Fellow Jayhawks Gifford and Hall were fifth and eighth. Maxim Johnson kept his winning ways going in the 200-yard butterfly, edging second place by over three seconds. In the distance swim of 500-yard free, Schuman earned a fifth for the Jayhawks. It was another fifth in the 100-yard backstroke, with Kalimullin doing the damage. The relay team of Lindstrom, Gifford, Johnson, and Kalimullin captured a second in the 200-yard medley relay.

After day two for the men, JCC sits in third with a score of 322.5. The Jayhawks are just 2.5 points behind Erie Community College for second place.

"Today was another terrific day with lots of podiums and records. Kids are swimming tough and fighting for these regional titles. I truly am super proud of the energy they keep coming with. The swims are getting better because of the grit each kid is coming with. After a long day, I feel we are focused on the finish line and to finish what we set out to do," said head coach Todd Conklin.

The JCC men and women will be back in the water tomorrow, Sunday, February 18th, for session four at 10:00 AM.

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