April 25, 2025

Santa Barbara City Claims 10th Consecutive Conference Title

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City College women's swimming and diving team extended its reign over the Western State Conference this weekend, securing its 10th straight WSC championship with a commanding 840-point performance. | ORIGINAL RELEASE / FULL RESULTS

Thursday, Day 1
The Vaqueros opened the meet with a record-breaking victory in the 200 Freestyle Relay, as Maddie Myers, Lily Carrick, Leah Rummelhoff, and Erin Otsuki touched the wall in 1:38.27, shaving nearly three-tenths of a second off the school record and beating runner-up Ventura by more than six seconds.

Carrick captured first in the 500 Free, with teammates Sofia Paez and Addie Lane finishing second and third. Otsuki claimed second in the 200 Individual Medley, while Rummelhoff won the 50 Free.

The same relay squad of Myers, Carrick, Rummelhoff, and Otsuki ended the day with a dominant win in the 400 Medley Relay, finishing more than 15 seconds ahead of the field.

Friday, Day 2
The Vaqueros opened Day 2 with another relay win in the 200 Medley, featuring the same unstoppable quartet. Carrick went on to win the 400 IM, while Paez, Jaeda Crabtree and Kennison Cota added valuable points in third, fourth, and fifth place.

Taylor Classen took third in the 100 Butterfly, and Myers and Carrick went 1-2 in the 200 Free. Cota earned first in the 100 Breaststroke, and Otsuki took second in the 100 Backstroke.

SBCC wrapped up the day with another relay gold, this time in the 800 Free Relay behind Cate Daland, Lane, Cota, and Otsuki.

Saturday, Day 3
Addie Lane and Jaeda Crabtree started the final day strong with a 1-2 finish in the 1650 Free, followed by another 1-2 from Myers and Rummelhoff in the 100 IM. Myers' time of 1:01.10 set a new school record, breaking the previous mark set in 2016.

Otsuki added a third-place finish in the 200 Back, and the Vaqueros swept the podium in the 100 Free. Myers took first in a new school-record time of 52.10, followed by Paez and Rummelhoff.

Cota added another individual title in the 200 Breast, and Classen finished third in the 200 Fly. The meet ended as it began—with a relay win—as Carrick, Paez, Rummelhoff, and Myers sealed the title with a first-place finish in the 400 Free Relay.