BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--Members of the CSU Bakersfield Men's and Women's Swimming teams are having a successful offseason. A total of eight CSUB swimmers have qualified for the 2011 ConcoPhillips National Championships which will be held Aug. 2-7 at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center.
The Roadrunners scheduled to compete are;
| Swimmer |
Event (s)
|
Qualifying Time |
Jake Priest
|
200 IM, 400 IM |
Made the cuts with times set at 2011 MPSF Championships |
| Chris Pipes |
100 Free
|
:51.62 LC - made cut while winning the CA state title |
Peter Bardessono
|
100 Back |
:58.23 LC - made cut while getting second at the state meet |
Brian Martinez
|
400 Free Relay
400 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay
|
|
Dan Wickensheimer
|
400 Medley Relay
|
Butterfly leg |
| Mark Silvius |
400 Free Relay |
|
| Rachel McCall |
100 Breast
|
Made cut with time set during 2010 Triton Classic |
| Stephanie Donnelly |
400 Medley Relay
|
|
Hansen's Roadrunner Aquatics Club won the CA / NV state sectional championship during the weekend of July 15-17.The 400 free relay of Silvius, Martinez, Pipes, Bardessono broke the state record and won the state title while swimming last weekend.
"We should go into the meet with a very high ranking," said CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen. "Jake was the only qualifier last Summer. To go to the meet one year later with eight people is a big jump for us. This will help our recruiting in a big way. This will be one of the fastest meets in the world - everyone's goal at this meet is to either make a team and get Olympic trial cut."
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