Special to the Leader & Times

The Lady Redskin swim team traveled to Garden City and delivered a strong performance, finishing second overall with contributions across all events. The team showed great improvement from returning swimmers while also gaining valuable experience for many new athletes. Key relay finishes included a 3rd place finish in the 200 medley relay (Alexis Ugalde, Jordyn Myers, Yaretxi Delacruz, Layla Piedra) and a 3rd place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (Alexis Ugalde, Layla Piedra, Lyla Anderson, Nathalie Ortega), along with a 4th place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (Nathalie Ortega, Jordyn Myers, Daniyelle Mendoza, Alexis Ugalde).

Liberal demonstrated excellent depth throughout the meet, especially in the 50 freestyle and relay events, where numerous exhibition swims provided opportunities for growth and development.

Top individual performances included Lyla Anderson’s 2nd place finish in the 500 freestyle and Jordyn Myers’ 3rd place finish in the 100 breaststroke, while Nathalie Ortega contributed consistently across multiple events and relays.

Significant time improvements were recorded by Alea Diaz (-12.29) and Aaliyah Cadena (-5.60) in the 100 freestyle, along with Myers in the breaststroke (-6.35).

Overall, the team continues to show strong progress, competitive relay performances, and increasing depth that will be important as the season moves forward.  We will be back on the road Tuesday, April 7, to The Great Bend Invitational.

Event 1 – 200 Yard Medley Relay (7 teams); 3rd Place – 2:53.69

Alexis Ugalde, Jordyn Myers, Yaretxi Delacruz, Layla Piedra

Event 2 – 200 Yard Freestyle (10 swimmers)

5th – Marilyn Ochoa – 3:39.78

6th – Naomi Lizarraga – 3:42.32

7th – Gisell Martinez – 3:44.38

Event 3 – 200 Yard IM (4 swimmers)

3rd – Nathalie Ortega – 3:18.57

Event 4 – 50 Yard Freestyle (78 swimmers)

Scoring

5th – Alexis Ugalde – 32.45

7th – Layla Piedra – 35.36

8th – Jordyn Myers – 37.30

Event 7 – 100 Yard Freestyle (17 swimmers)

6th – Aaliyah Cadena – 1:29.92 (Seed: 1:35.52, -5.60)

9th – Alea Diaz – 1:37.08 (Seed: 1:49.37, -12.29)

11th – Ana Chitic – 1:42.80 (Seed: 1:45.57, -2.77)

Event 8 – 500 Yard Freestyle (4 swimmers)

2nd – Lyla Anderson – 9:17.02

Event 9 – 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (15 teams)

4th Place – 2:22.52

Nathalie Ortega, Jordyn Myers, Daniyelle Mendoza, Alexis Ugalde

5th Place – 2:43.08

Yaretxi Delacruz, Aaliyah Cadena, Kayla Cordova, Alea Diaz

Event 10 – 100 Yard Backstroke (12 swimmers)

4th – Nathalie Ortega – 1:32.53 (Seed: 1:33.22, -0.69)

7th – Arselia Perea – 1:55.28

Event 11 – 100 Yard Breaststroke (9 swimmers)

3rd – Jordyn Myers – 1:38.69 (Seed: 1:45.04, -6.35)

5th – Valeria Mera – 1:47.22

6th – Layla Piedra – 2:08.95

Event 12 – 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (12 teams)

3rd Place – 5:18.46

Alexis Ugalde, Layla Piedra, Lyla Anderson, Nathalie Ortega

5th Place – 6:13.75

Daniyelle Mendoza, Aaliyah Cadena, Kayla Cordova, Valeria Mera