Las Positas Swimmers Earn National/State Recognition

Las Positas College swimmers Samantha Dorn and Ashley Sand earned All-American Recognitions in two events apiece.

Dorn was ranked 10th nationally in the 1650 freestyle and 16th in the 500 freestyle, with the top 16 in the country earning All-American accolades. Sand was ninth in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.

Five Las Positas women earned All-State individual honors, and five LPC women’s relay teams also made All-State. The All-State individuals were Dorn (4th, 1650 freestyle; 10th, 500 freestyle); Sand (fourth, 100 breaststroke; fourth, 200 breaststroke, 12th, 200 IM); Sarah Thompson (16th, 500 freestyle; 16th, 400 IM); Gabrielle Benavidez (15th, 1650 freestyle); and Kendalyn Cox (14th, 200 freestyle).

The Hawks’ All-State women's relay teams included:

200 Medley Relay, 15th (Dorn, Sand, Thompson, Cox).

400 Medley Relay, 15th (Dorn, Sand, Thompson, Cox).

200 Freestyle Relay, 15th (Cox, Thompson, Sand, Benavidez).

400 Freestyle Relay, 16th (Cox, Thompson, Benavidez, Sand).

800 Freestyle Relay, 10th (Thompson, Benavidez, Dorn, Cox).

MEN’S SWIMMING

Three Las Positas men’s swimmers earned All-State accolades, topped by Ross Brown, who was 13th in the 500 Freestyle; 16th in the 400 Individual Medley; and 16th in the 200 Backstroke. Francois Moufarrej was 12th in the 50 Freestyle and 10th in the 100 Breaststroke; and Cade Venables was 16th in 1-Meter Diving.

All five Hawks’ relay teams made All-State:

200 Medley Relay, 15th (Brown, Moufarrej, Ryan Clark, Zach Perry).

400 Medley Relay, 14th (Brown, Moufarrej, Perry, Kyle Young).

200 Freestyle Relay, 14th (Moufarrej, Perry, Brown, Liam Randhawa).

400 Freestyle Relay, 16th (Brown, Perry, Young, Moufarrej).

800 Freestyle Relay, ninth (Brown, Perry, Young, Moufarrej).