THE TIMES 1996 SPRING ALL-COUNTY TEAMS

WENDY O’BRIEN

50 freestyle, 100 freestyle

Irvine, Sr.

O’Brien, who will be attending California this fall, was a double winner at Division I and II finals three consecutive years. Her winning time in the 50 (23.66) and 100 free (51.58) were the fastest times in the county this season.

KATIE LOWES

200 freestyle

El Toro, Sr.

Lowes finished her high school career by finishing second at the Southern Section Division I finals in a county-best time of 1:52.17.

CARLY COX

500 freestyle

Capistrano Valley, Sr.

Cox could not challenge nationally ranked Rebecca Gilman of Ventura Buena but still turned in a 5:01.37 to take fifth at Division I finals.

AMANDA BEARD

200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke

Irvine, Fr.

Though Beard is known for her breaststroke, she also excelled in the individual medley, finishing third at Division I finals in a county-best 2:04.56. Her 100 breaststroke victory in 1:01.79 set a division record.

MEGHAN CASILLAN

100 backstroke

Huntington Beach, So.

Casillan came on strong near the end of the season and finished third at the Division I finals with a county-best time of 58.08.

JESSAMYN MILLER

100 butterfly

Mater Dei, So.

A top breaststroker, Miller also proved formidable in the butterfly, taking third at Division I finals in 57.98 and posting the county’s fastest time.

KRISTEN MARQUIS

Diving

Santa Margarita, Fr.

One of the top age-group divers in the nation, Marquis had little trouble winning her first Division I diving championship with 509.30 points.

SCOTT HINMAN

Coach of the Year

Irvine

With his team finishing second at Division I finals, Hinman was able to pull strong performances from a young team that included Amanda Beard.

200 freestyle relay

Mission Viejo

After a slow start, the Diablos came on hard at Division I finals to edge Fountain Valley and win in 1:41.42.

400 freestyle relay

Irvine

Despite having an Olympian and the fastest freestyle sprinter in the county on the team, Irvine finished second to Ventura Buena at Division I finals in 3:36.07.

200 medley relay

El Toro

El Toro was nipped by Ventura Buena and took second in 1:48.14 at Division I finals. The Chargers finished 0.08 behind Buena.

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THE SECOND TEAM

Katrina Lam

50 freestyle

Woodbridge, Jr.

Best time: 24.70. Lam finished second behind Wendy O’Brien at Division I finals.

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Katie Lowes

100 freestyle

El Toro, Sr

Best time: 51.93. Despite a sore shoulder, Lowes still took second at Division I finals.

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Ari Garner

200 freestyle

San Clemente, Sr

Best time: 1:54.65. Her winning time at Foothill Games was the second fastest in the county.

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Allyson Brown

500 freestyle

Esperanza, Jr.

Best time: 5:02.10. Finished sixth behind Carly Cox at Division I finals.

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Summir Case

100 backstroke

El Toro, Jr.

Best time: 58.58. Her prelim time was a shade faster than her final time at Division I finals.

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Amber Wines

100 breaststroke

Santa Ana Valley, Sr.

Best time: 1:02.74. At the Foothill Games, she recorded the county’s second-fastest time.

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Kristi Rietzel

100 butterfly

Marina, Sr.

Best time: 58.48. Finished fourth at Division I finals.

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Nicole Dotts

200 indiv. medley

Fountain Valley, Jr.

Best time: 2:07.32. Dotts finished sixth at Division I finals.

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200 freestyle relay

Fountain Valley

Best time: 1:41.69. VinessaTjoa (Sr.), Lindsay Ortega (Jr.), Jennifer McCoy (So.) and Grace Wang (Sr.). Finished just a few tenths behind first-place Mission Viejo at Division I finals.

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400 freestyle relay

El Toro

Best time: 3:37.18. Ashley Pyka (Fr.), Lara Reaves (Fr.), Katie Simmons (Sr.) and Katie Lowes (Sr.). With two freshmen and two seniors, they finished fourth at Division I finals.

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200 medley relay

Irvine

Best time: 1:49.82. Amy Aldinger (Jr.), Amanda Beard (Fr.), Heidi Kraus (Fr.) and Wendy O’Brien (Sr.). Finished third behind El Toro at Division I finals.

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Erika Fleming

Diving

Troy, Sr.

Score: 468.60. Fleming just edged J.P. Palmer of Chino Hills Ayala to win Division II title.