Beaumont High School coaches Adonnia Bradbury and Jessica Cadman said at the beginning of the spring sports season that they were expecting big things from their respective teams.
But could they have predicted just how well things could have gone. Their teams – Bradbury coaches the boys and girls swim teams and Cadman coaches the boys and girls track and field teams – produced four team titles and 21 individual league titles at last week’s Mountain Pass League championship tournaments.
Bradbury’s boys’ swim team won the MPL title for the second straight season and her girl’s swim team won the MPL title for the third straight season. Beaumont’s girl’s team shared the MPL team title with Woodcrest Christian and Hemet.
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In addition the Cougar produced eight new team records. Incredibly, Bilal Walker was a part of each new record. Walker set five new individual marks and swam a leg on three record setting relay events as well. Walker now owns the fastest times in the 200 IM (2:07.43), 100 fly (54.48), 50 free (21.42), and the 200 free (1:46.95).
Walker joined with Brody Wood, Nick Jenson and Landon Carr to set a new record in the 200 medley relay (1:48.04). Walker joined Homero Aguilar, Wood and Carr to set a new mark in the 200 free relay (1:30.7) and Garrett Houston, Carr, and Wood to set a new record in the 400 free relay (3:20.42).
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Individual league titles, in the boys and girls league finals, were won by: Walker (50 and 100 free), Wood (200 free and 100 breaststroke), Timothy Aaron (200 IM and 100 fly), Patrick Calderwood (500 free), Summer Gerken (100 fly and 200 IM) and Deana Mendoza (100 back).
Runner-up finishes were turned in by Briahna Hendey (200 and 500 free), Nicholas Jenson (100 fly), Miranda Chavez (100 breast), Calderwood (100 breast) and Aguilar (100 back).
And third place finishes were turned in by Kelsey Lara (200 and 500 free), Lawrence Agudo (100 back), Houston (200 free) and Mendoza (100 free).
Beaumont was just as dominant at the track and field league finals. The Cougars won the boys and girls team titles and finished the meet with 10 individual league champions.
Thrower Lindsay Ritchie won her second straight MPL title in the shot put. Ritchie set a new league mark with a winning throw of 40’7.
Tricia Cervantes and Jazmin Romero each won two league titles. Cervantes swept the hurdles events and Romero won the 800 and the 1600.
David Cox settled for second place in the 110 hurdles but set a new school record in the event.
Individual league champions included Nkese Etokudo (400), Andrew Walker (high jump), Zack Gross (3200), Caleb Wood (discus). Tara Trevino, Cervantes, Etokudo and Romero teamed up to win the 4x4 relay.
Runner-up honors went to Scott Oseguera (1600 and 3200), Keanu Kisa (100 and 200), Baylee Williams (100 and 200) as well as to the 4x1 relay team of Joye DePalatis, Zuriah Smith, Williams, and Cervantes and the 4x4 relay team of Kisa, Ryan Angel, Brad Parent and Zakk Marquez.
Third place finishers included Doug Palmer (3200), Frankie Pinchbeck (triple jump), Marquez (300 hurdles) and Angel (400).
