The Lane Line Sept.

24th

Vol. 2016 / Issue 5

MRHS Swim & Dive

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Upcoming Events
September 26
Yoga 3:30-4:30, S&D 5-7

Recap of last Week:

September 27
Mountain Ridge took on Mountain Pointe in the King &
Queen of the Mountain meet in the first of three straight
home meets. The Boys won 96-90 and the girls won 97-86 for
their first wins of the season.

Yoga 3:30-4:30, S&D 5-7

September 28
Yoga 3:30-4:30, S&D 5-7

The Ridge boys took 1st in the 200 medley (Matt Pedersen,
Cole Truitt, Jake Ogden & Peter Lam) & 200 free relays (Matt
Pedersen, Joe Zanin, Tyler DeMers & Jason Horn). Tyler DeMers
took 1st in the 200 free & 100 fly. Tyler, Cole Truitt and Jason
Horn swept the 100 fly going 1-2-3. Cole claimed the fast man
in the pool title with his win in the 50 free. Jake Ogden won the
500 free and 100 back. Jaylen Galbaldon placed 2nd in dive
and can be seen flipping thought the air in the picture below.
1st

The Ridge ladies took

in the 200 medley (Kelly Church,
Hope Gombar, Holli Johnson, Abby Baker) and 400 free relays
(Abby Baker, Kelly Church, Ashley Spartz & Holli Johnson). Kelly
Church took first in the 200 IM & 100 free. Abby Baker claimed
the fastest women in the pool title with her win in the 50 free.
Holli Johnson won the 100 fly and 500 free. Ashley Spartz won
the 100 back. The diving trio of Jordan Sieglitz, Jenna
Rybarczyk (picture below) & Jerrika Wade went 1-2-3 again.

September 29
Ridge Vs Horizon
4:00-6:00 bus leaves @ 2:30
Babbo Night
September 30
No School / No Practice
October 1
High School Classic
Bus leaves @ 5:45 am

Important
Announcement
Sign up for The Race for the
Cure ASAP!!!!

Flagstaff Extreme: bus leaves

@ 6:30 am. Bring your waiver

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The POD Relays & Events

The MRHS had their annual POD Relays & Activities and mid-season
party. Cash Money Aquatics took first in the relays beating out The
DeMermaids. Jerrikas Jelly Fishies and The Manditees tied for 3rd.
Peters Punmkin Eaters and Hollis Hippos rounded out the bottom
two. The DeMermaids won the Human Scavenger Hunt event. In
the biggest event of the day, The Belly Flop contest, it was too
close to call at the pool. Ashley Spartz was the heavy favorite and
looked ready to defend her belly flop title from last year. No one
has ever gone back to back, or should we say belly to belly. The
Ogdens, brother Jake and sister Kaylee looked to see if their
summer training in Europe paid off. Ryan Plutowski took a season
off from soccer to train for this very event. Newcomers Olivia
Hansen and Brayton Joyner were just happy to be there. The
judges had to go back to the video to take a better look. The
judges looked at entry angle, hang time and arm & leg extension.
The winner of the 2016 Belly Flop Contest is: Ryan Plutowski. All your
training and sacrifice paid off. Ashley Spartz placed 2nd in the
closest finish in belly flop history losing by only .0000001 points. The
siblings Jake and Kaylee tool 3rd and 4th with Olivia Hansen and
Brayton Joyner rounding out the bottom two.

In the Community
October 9
Race for the Cure
Sign up today to join the
MRHS swim & dive Race for
the Cure team on Sunday
October 9th
Click here to Join
October 15

Mountain Ridge Vs Horizon @ Cactus

Special Olympics

The Mountain Lions will be travelling home for their second straight
home meet vs Horizon. Come out and cheer on your swim & dive
team. The meet starts at 4 pm and should be done by 6 pm. After
the meet, join the team at Babbo on 67th and the 101 for their
weekly team dinner. Hope to see you at the pool and at Babbo.

Two volunteer spots left.

Email Coach Marsden if you
want to help. Bus leaves @
6:30 am and we should
return around 5 pm.
Breakfast & lunch are
included.

High School Classic Invitation Meet

Entries for the High School Classic are completed and turned in.
We will be leaving Ridge @ 5:45 am and should be returning
around 5:30 pm. We will be traveling to the University of Arizona
and swimming & diving at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center. Its a
fun day and a great meet to get State qualifying swim times and
dive scores. Once you have completed your events, you may
check out and enjoy all that Tucson has to offer.

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Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help time and record scores for
the meet this Thursday at Cactus. Please email coach Marsden if
you would like to volunteer. We will not be able to start the meet
until we get enough timers. Thank you for your support.
Susan G Komen: Race for the Cure
We currently only have 9 athletes signed up for the race. Please
log on and sign up for the Race for the Cure today. Its okay if you
sign up with a different team, just as long as you sign up. Please let
Coach Marsden know if you sign up with a different team and he
will check you as going. Hope to see you there.
On Sunday Ocober 9th, the Mountain Ridge Swim & Dive team will
be participating in the 2016 Race for the Cure in Downtown
Phoenix. Participants can carpool downtown by meeting at Ridge
@ 6 am or meet the team down there. Please sign up today by
clicking the RACE FOR THE CURE link or search Mountain Ridge
High School Swim & Dive Team when signing up. Coach Marsden,
Mandy, Peter L, Tyler, Carlos, Jason, Ashley, Cody, Hope, Mrs.
Gombar & Sam have already signed up. Who will be next? He
have already raised almost $1000.

Dont Forget

Volunteer
Race for the Cure
Babbo Night
Meet @ Cactus 4-6
Flagstaff Waiver

Invitational Meets
Invitational Meets are where athletes can get qualifying times and
scores for the AZ State Meet. Divers dive in front of a full judging
panel and swimmers will get timed by a touch pads and/or
electronic timing systems.

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Current 2016 POD Games Rankings

1st Cash Money Aquatics (49)
2nd DeMermaids (47)
3rd Madnitees (41)
4th Jerrikas Jelly Fishies (39)
5th Peters Pumkin Eaters (37)
6th Hollis Hippos (19)
Scoring based on attendance, time/score improvement, POD Game Relays, Team cheer, POD
day events, Belly Flop, cheering on your fellow athletes, cash bribes.
***Bonus Points will be added in at the conclusion of the POD Games***

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