ISCA SUMMER BLAST RECAP

CITY OF MASON MANTA RAYS PLACE 6^TH AT ISCA SENIOR SUMMER BLAST

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47 ATHLETES EARNED 5^TH PLACE OVER THE 5 DAY MEET IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL. THE MANTA RAY MEN AND WOMEN EACH EARNED 5^TH PLACE RESPECTIVE OF THEIR GENDER.

CHECK OUT THESE MEET HIGHLIGHTS!

• RAYS Relays Shine – 22 of 34 relays placed in the top 10 & 6 relays earned podium finishes
• The Manta Rays scored at total of 397.5 points, just 2 points behind a top 5 team finish.  
• Several RAYS athletes got their first taste of international competition, competing against teams from Canada & Jamacia

Top 3 Relay Performances:

• 1^st Place 16&U Boys 200 A Medley Relay: Chase Dillon, Evan Preissler, Ethan Fang, Brady Campbell
• 2^nd Place 16&U Boys 400 Free Relay A: Chase Dillon, Robert Karulf, Tyler Houpt, Ethan Fang
• 2^nd Place 16&U Girls 200 Free Relay A: Taylor Bacher, Chloe Wall, Julia Shafer, Caroline Ramirez
• 2^nd Place 16&U Girls 200 Medley Relay A: Samantha Crum, Katelyn Smittle, Kaitlyn Weitz, Taylor Bacher
• 2^nd Place 16&U Boys 200 Free Relay A: Chase Dillon, Ethan Fang, Tyler Houpt, Brady Campbell
• 3^rd Place Open Girls 400 Free Relay A: Katelyn Smittle, Julia Shafer, Grier Gordon, Taylor Bacher

Top 8 Individual Finishers

• Taylor Bacher: 2^nd 200 Free, 400 Free, 3^rd 800 Free, 4^th 100 Free, 200 IM, 5^th 50 Free, 6^th 200 Fly, 8^th 100 Fly
• Chase Dillon: 3^rd 50 Free, 5^th 50 Back
• Ethan Fang: 3^rd 200 Fly, 6^th 100 Fly, 200 IM, 7^th 200 IM, 400 IM,
• Robert Karulf: 4^th 200 Back, 400 IM
• Evan Preissler: 4^th 50 Breast
• Max Christensen: 4^th 400 IM, 6^th 200 Breast,
• Tyler Houpt: 5^th 1500 Free, 400 IM, 6^th 200 Fly
• Samantha Crum: 6^th 50 Back
• Chloe Wall: 6^th 400 IM,
• Katelyn Smittle: 7^th 200 IM, 8^th 1500 Free
• Julia Shafer: 8^th 100 Free
• Kaitlyn Weitz: 8^th 50 Fly
• Lillian Paley: 8^th 200 Breast
• William Taylor: 8^th 200 Free