Long Beach City College freshman Mark Denison was named the South Coast Conference Co-Swimmer of the Year after an amazing performance at the SCC Championship finals over the weekend. Denison won three events and was a member of three first-place relay teams to help lead the Vikings to 529 team points and a second-place overall finish.
The Long Beach men totaled 18 top-three finishes as the Vikings took first place in a total of 11 events.
Denison's 60 individual points tied for the most at the meet. He took first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.74), 200-yard freestyle (1:44.44), and 100-yard freestyle (46.92).
Denison also anchored four relay teams that earned three first-place finishes as well as a second-place showing. The 400 freestyle relay team of Conor Shuey, Frankie Cervantes, Ryan Dionne, and Dennison swam 3:35.81 for first. Also taking first were the 200 medley relay team of Aaron Mowl, Shuey, Dionne, and Dennison (1:37.11) and the 200 freestyle relay team of Jack Larson, Cervantes, Dionne, and Denison (1:28.46). Also taking first place was the 400 medley relay team of Mowl, Shuey, Dionne, and Larson (3:35.81) and finishing second was the 800 freestyle relay squad of Shuey, Mowl, Cervantes, and Denison (7:15.23).
Shuey had a historic weekend for the Vikings as swam 2:08.09 in the 200-yard breaststroke to set a new LBCC school record. Shuey also won the 100 breaststroke at 59.37 and finished second in the 500 freestyle at 4:46.03.
Dionne also took gold in two events as he took first place in both the 100-yard butterfly (51.21) and 200 butterfly (1:58.20). Dionne added a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.16.
Up next for the LBCC men is the 2016 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Swimming & Diving State Championship on May 5-7 at East Los Angeles College. Qualifiers for the event will be announced later this week.
2016 South Coast Conference Championships | |||
April 21-23, 2016 @ Cerritos College | |||
TOP 3 FINISHES | |||
LBCC Men | 200 Free Relay | 1st | 1:28.46 |
Conor Shuey | 500 Free | 2nd | 4:46.03 |
Frankie Cervantes | 200 IM | 2nd | 2:04.13 |
Mark Denison | 50 Free | 1st | 21.74 |
Ryan Dionne | 50 Free | 3rd | 22.16 |
LBCC Men | 200 Medley Relay | 1st | 1:37.11 |
Ryan Dionne | 100 Butterfly | 1st | 51.21 |
Mark Denison | 200 Freestyle | 1st | 1:44.44 |
Conor Shuey | 100 Breaststroke | 1st | 59.37 |
Aaron Mowl | 100 Backstroke | 2nd | 55.05 |
LBCC Men | 800 Freestyle Relay | 2nd | 7:15.23 |
Aaron Mowl | 200 Backstroke | 3rd | 2:06.09 |
Mark Denison | 100 Freesytle | 1st | 46.92 |
Conor Shuey | 200 Breaststroke | 1st | 2:08.09*** |
Frankie Cervantes | 200 Breaststroke | 3rd | 2:15.21 |
Ryan Dionne | 200 Butterfly | 1st | 1:58.20 |
LBCC Men | 400 Freestyle Relay | 1st | 3:12.42 |
LBCC Men | 400 Medley Relay | 1st | 3:35.81 |