Oak Harbor 2-times Marysville | Swim

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Oak Harbor's Olivia Meyer swims to third place in the 100-meter butterfly in the Wildcats' win Monday. Meyer later placed first in the 100 breaststroke.

By JIM WALLER
Whidbey News Times Sports editor
October 4, 2011 · Updated 10:08 AM 

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The Oak Harbor swim and dive team overwhelmed the two Marysville schools Monday, Oct. 3, at John Vanderzicht Pool.

The Wildcats defeated Marysville Getchell 137-44 and Marysville Pilchuck 140-39 to raise their record to 3-4. MP defeated MG 94-81.

Oak Harbor's Karina Concepcion earned a state-qualiying time while winning the 50-meter free in 28.57.

Ciara Hu captured two individual events (200 individual medley, 2:35.19; 100 butterfly, 1:09.79), and both Concepcion and Hu swam on two first-place relay teams.

Irysh Concepcion also nabbed two individual firsts (200 free, 2:34.58; 100 free, 1:08.69) and two relay wins.

Coach Amy Merkley called her team a "coachable crew" who are "really improving their times and strokes."

Oak Harbor travels to Cascade Thursday, Oct. 6, at 2:30 p.m.

Other Oak Harbor results from Monday:

First: Nicole Vogt, 400 free, 5:31.25; Olivia Meyer, 100 breast, 1:27.73; 200 medley relay, Karina Concepcion, Tricia Desquitado, Hu, Angela Johnson, 2:19.31; 200 free relay, Karina Concepcion, Irysh Concepcion, Meyer, Johnson, 2:05.33; 400 free relay, Irysh Concepcion, Therese Desquitado, Vogt, Hu, 4:48.36.

Second: Danae Nash, 200 free, 2:46.35, 400 free, 5:49.89; Johnson, 50 free, 31.58, diving, 123.45; Therese Desquitado, 100 free, 1:08.87, 100 back, 1:14.47; Tricia Desquitado, 1:31.64; 200 medley relay, Mollie Briddell, Leanne Empinado, Vogt, Therese Desquitado; 400 free relay, Empinado, Briddell, Tricia Desquitado, Meyer, 4:52.56.

Third: Tricia Desquitado, 200 free, 2:46.74; Empinado, 50 free, 33.91, 100 free, 1:15.37; Meyer, 100 fly, 1:13.93;

Karina Concepcion, 100 back, 1:14.65; Sarah Baxter, 100 breast, 1:34.56; 200 medley relay, Nash, Baxter, Jacque Villanueva, Rachelle Muzones, 2:43.22.

Fourth: Vogt, 200 IM, 2:57.06; Briddell, 100 back, 1:18.99; 200 free relay, Baxter, Carmen Moreno, Muzones, Nash, 2:35.36.

Fifth: Briddell, 200 IM, 2:58.94; Villanueva, 400 free, 7:17.06; Alli Hoffmire, 100 fly, 1:49.27.

Contact Whidbey News Times Sports editor Jim Waller at jwaller@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5060.

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