NM’s top swim teams dive in for Cleveland Invite

RIO RANCHO — The Cleveland Storm and the Rio Rancho Rams swim teams hit the pool at the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center Dec. 7 to compete against the state’s top teams in one of the most difficult meets of the season, the Cleveland Invite.

What makes this particular competition so difficult?

Well, besides the high quality of the opponents, the swimmers say the pool conditions are not optimal for meets.

“See how when a swimmer hits the wall to make their turn, there’s a wave that gets pushed with them,” explained RRHS captain Caleb Solis. “Now see how the water runs over the ledge, like an infinity pool? That makes it so the wave doesn’t break up, and when you make your turn, it pushes back against you.”

The pool at the Aquatic Center offers some advantages though, according to CHS swimmer Karan Hari.

“We practice here, so it’s a great pool for practice.”

Additionally, the water is kept fairly cold, which is a major benefit to swimmers, said Hari.

“Warm water makes your muscles relax and loosen,” he explained. “Cold water makes the muscles contract quickly, which helps with fast movement.”

Both schools performed well at Cleveland’s home meet, which began with Solis singing a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem.

The top performance for either school was Storm swimmer Ava Schlosser’s first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, which she completed in 25.49 seconds.

For the boys, the top finish was a tie. Rams swimmer Charlie Scott finished third in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:42.82. Storm swimmer Guha Hari also finished third, but in the 100-yard fly. His time was 1:01.33.

In the team standings, the Rams girls finished third and the Storm girls finished fourth. The Rams boys finished fifth and the Storm boys finished seventh.

{span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}CLEVELAND INVITE results{/span}

Dec. 7 @ Rio Rancho Aquatic Center

{span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}GIRLS{/span}

1 — Eldorado

2 — La Cueva

3 — Rio Rancho

4 — Cleveland

5 – Abq. High

6 — Santa Fe

7 — Valencia

8 — Socorro

9 — Hope Christian

10 — Los Lunas

11 — Magdalena Steers

12 — Del Norte

13 — Miyamura

14 — Atrisco Heritage

Rio Rancho High School

Points scored — 321

Avg. Performance — 58.0

Entries — 29

Top swims

1 Kendal Moody 50 Y Free 4th 25.49

2 Kostyn Perry 50 Y Free — 27.84

3 Kostyn Perry 50 Y Free 6th 28.04

4 Kostyn Perry 100 Y Free 5th 1:01.88

5 Yami Marquez 50 Y Back — 31.50

6 Yami Marquez 100 Y Back 3rd 1:09.10

7 Chloe Bagley 50 Y Free 13th 29.61

8 Melanie Baltz 50 Y Free 15th 29.74

9 Shannon Baiardo 100 Y Free 11th 1:05.09

10 Kendal Moody 200 Y Free 5th 2:20.63

Relays

Name Event Place Time

1 Rio Rancho 200 Y Free Relay 4th 1:53.00

2 Rio Rancho 200 Y Medley Relay 4th 2:05.54

3 Rio Rancho 400 Y Free Relay 3rd 4:22.34

4 Rio Rancho (B) 200 Y Free Relay 7th 2:03.65

5 Rio Rancho (B) 200 Y Medley Relay 7th 2:15.69

Cleveland High School

Points scored — 245

Avg. Performance — 85.4

Entries — 18

Top swims

Name Event Place Time

1 Ava Schlosser 50 Y Free 1st 25.49

2 Ava Schlosser 50 Y Back – 29.33

3 Lucia Pena 100 Y Free — 59.72

4 Lucia Pena 50 Y Free — 28.81

5 Lucia Pena 100 Y Fly 6th 1:14.02

6 Chloe Ledesma 100 Y Breast 7th 1:25.77

7 Keera McKinney 100 Y Free 15th 1:09.04

8 Hailey Wagenblast 500 Y Free 6th 6:44.83

9 Ziyah Chavez-Rodriguez 50 Y Back – 35.13

10 Keera McKinney 100 Y Free – 1:09.96

Relays

Name Event Place Time

1 Cleveland (B) 200 Y Medley Relay 3rd 2:01.42

2 Cleveland (B) 200 Y Free Relay 5th 1:53.61

3 Cleveland 200 Y Free Relay 6th 1:57.85

4 Cleveland 200 Y Medley Relay 5th 2:12.21

5 Cleveland 400 Y Free Relay 4th 4:23.93

6 Cleveland (B) 400 Y Free Relay 6th 4:55.26

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1 La Cueva

2 Eldorado

3 Hope Christian

4 Santa Fe

5 Rio Rancho

6 Albuquerque

7 Cleveland

8 Socorro

9 Los Lunas

10 Atrisco Heritage

11 Valencia

12 Del Norte

13 Miyamura

14 Magdalena

Rio Rancho High School

Points scored — 180

Avg. Performance — 60.8

Entries — 16

Top swims

Name Event Place Time

1 Xavier King 100 Y Free 5th 55.38

2 Xavier King 200 Y Free 5th 2:03.33

3 Matthew Seymour 50 Y Free – 25.85

4 Caleb Solis 100 Y Free 9th 56.79

5 Charlie Scott 500 Y Free 3rd 5:42.82

6 Caleb Solis 100 Y Breast 6th 1:11.64

7 Charlie Scott 200 Y IM 5th 2:22.78

8 Noah Bratvold 50 Y Free 16th 26.93

9 Sean Bogue 100 Y Breast 7th 1:14.03

10 Noah Bratvold 50 Y Back – 31.15

Relays

Name Event Place Time

1 Rio Rancho 200 Y Free Relay 5th 1:44.45

2 Rio Rancho 200 Y Medley Relay 7th 1:57.76

3 Rio Rancho 400 Y Free Relay 6th 4:09.05

Cleveland High School

Points scored — 172

Avg. Performance — 67.7

Entries — 19

Top swims

Name Event Place Time

1 Guha Hari 100 Y Free – 54.83

2 Dylan Schluep 50 Y Free – 25.31

3 Dylan Schluep 100 Y Free 8th 56.50

4 Guha Hari 100 Y Fly 3rd 1:01.33

5 Lucas Espinosa 200 Y IM 8th 2:26.15

6 Devin Harris 50 Y Free 22nd 28.08

7 Karan Hari 100 Y Free 18th 1:03.12

8 Diego Cavadas Comarella 100 Y Free 21st 1:04.26

9 Emilio Padilla 50 Y Free – 30.35

10 Emilio Padilla 50 Y Free 33rd 30.90

Relays

Name Event Place Time

1 Cleveland 200 Y Free Relay 4th 1:41.28

2 Cleveland 400 Y Free Relay 3rd 3:52.55

3 Cleveland 200 Y Medley Relay 8th 1:58.38

4 Cleveland (B) 200 Y Free Relay 12th 1:58.32

5 Cleveland (B) 200 Y Medley Relay 13th 2:17.51

6 Cleveland (B) 400 Y Free Relay 10th 4:54.10