THE TIMES 1994 SPRING ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : All-County Boys’ Swimming and Diving

Names: AHMAD FILSOOF (Jr.), RUSSELL ROWLANDS (Jr.), BRAD KAUP (Sr.), ANDY DAVIS (Sr.)

Event: 200 Freestyle Relay

School: Mission Viejo

They were able to hold off Villa Park to finish first in the Division I final, winning in 1:26.08 and helping the Diablos take the division title.

Names: DAWSON HUGHES (Jr.), DERYA BUYUKUNCU (Sr.), ANDREW LAZENBY (Sr.), JUSTIN STEINHOUSER (Jr.)

Event: 400 Freestyle Relay

School: Woodbridge

It was in this Division I final race that Buyukuncu broke Mission Viejo Eric Diehl’s 1991 section record with a lead-off swim of 43.85.

Names: DAWSON HUGHES (Jr.), DERYA BUYUKUNCU (Sr.), ANDREW LAZENBY (Sr.), TUNCH DOKER (Sr.)

Event: 200 Medley Relay

School: Woodbridge

One of two Woodbridge relay teams to win a Division I title, it finished in 1:35.90, nearly two seconds ahead of second-place Mission Viejo.

Name: DERYA BUYUKUNCU

Event: 50 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke

School/Year: Woodbridge, Sr.

Broke three records at Division I finals, including his national mark in the 100 backstroke. His 50 free time of 20.27 was .16 seconds shy of the national record.

Name: BART SIKORA

Event: 100 Butterfly, 500 Freestyle

School/Year: Mission Viejo, Sr.

He quietly did his job for the Diablos in the Division I finals, winning the fly in 50.11 and the free in 4.27.70. He swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay team.

Name: TIM HANEY

Event: 200 Individual Medley

School/Year: Los Alamitos, So.

Haney’s time of 1:50.36 in the Division III finals was faster than those posted by Buyukuncu and Sikora, who until then had the county’s fastest times this season.

Name: JASON LEZAK

Event: 100 Freestyle

School/Year: Irvine, Sr.

After taking second in the 50 free in the Division I finals, he came back in the 100 free with a personal-best time of 45.68 seconds to defeat the defending champion.

Name: MATT CORNUE

Event: 200 Freestyle

School/Year: Villa Park, Sr.

Although Harvard-bound Cornue’s time was slower than his time last year in the Division I finals, he managed to swim a 1:40.46 to edge Woodbridge’s Dawson Hughes.

Name: DAVID KATZ

Event: 100 Breaststroke

School/Year: Foothill, Jr.

Though he finished second in the Division I finals to Steve Messner of Redlands, his 58.62 in the 100 breaststroke was the county’s top time in any division final.

Name: TYCE ROUTSON

Event: Diving

School/Year: El Toro, Sr.

Routson, who will compete for Miami next year, finished his final prep season in style by scoring 604.95 in the finals to set a Southern Section Division I record.

The Second Team

Name: Jason Lezak

Event: 50 Freestyle

School/Year: Irvine, Sr.

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Time: 20.87. In another time or place, he probably would have been top gun in the 50 free.

Name: Matt Cornue

Event: 100 Freestyle

School/Year: Villa Park, Sr.

Time: 46.18. A flip-flop of last year, when he won the 100 and came in second in the 200.

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Name: Dawson Hughes

Event: 200 Freestyle

School/Year: Woodbridge, Jr.

Time: 1:40.58. Battled Cornue for first place, finishing about a tenth of a second behind.

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Name: Tim Haney

Event: 500 Freestyle

School/Year: Los Alamitos, So.

Time: 4:29.34. The surprising sophomore will undoubtedly be the one to beat in ’95.

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Name: Blaine Morgan

Event: 100 Backstroke

School/Year: Marina, Jr.

Time: 51.47. In a race that was really for second, he proved he was county’s second best.

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Name: Ian Pyka

Event: 100 Breaststroke

School/Year: El Toro, Sr.

Time: 58.55. Had county’s fastest time in prelims, but was disappointing in the finals.

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Name: Mark Kwok

Event: 100 Butterfly

School/Year: Laguna Hills, Jr.

Time: 50.41. With Buyukuncu and Sikora graduating, he could be county’s kingpin in ’95.

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Name: Mark Kwok

Event: 200 Indiv. Medley

School/Year: Laguna Hills, Jr.

Time: 1:51.44. Finishing as Division III swimmer of the meet was a fitting end to his season.

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Names/Year: Danny Tognazzini (So.), Brian Pharris (So.), Kevin Bobzien (Sr.) and Matt Cornue (Sr.).

Event: 200 Freestyle Relay

School: Villa Park

Time: 1:26.25. Danny Tognazzini (So.), Brian Pharris (So.), Kevin Bobzien (Sr.) and Matt Cornue (Sr.). Finished just .2 seconds behind first-place Mission Viejo in the finals.

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Names/Year: Ahmad Filsoof (Jr.), Andy Davis (Sr.), Karl Hyross (So.) and Bart Sikora (Sr.).

Event: 400 Freestyle Relay

School: Mission Viejo

Time: 3:10.56. Ahmad Filsoof (Jr.), Andy Davis (Sr.), Karl Hyross (So.) and Bart Sikora (Sr.). Finished runner-up to Woodbridge, but edged Marina, the defending Division I champion.

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Names/Year: Karl Hyross (So.), Breno Noguiera (Jr.), Brad Kaup (Sr.) and Bart Sikora (Sr.).

Event: 200 Medley Relay

School: Mission Viejo

Time: 1:37.09. Karl Hyross (So.), Breno Noguiera (Jr.), Brad Kaup (Sr.) and Bart Sikora (Sr.). Though second to Woodbridge, they beat archrival El Toro by more than a second.

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Name: Jeff Nichols

Event: Diving

School/Year: Laguna Hills, Sr.

Score: 547.90. He took Division III title by more than 100 points ahead of the runner-up.