Sangren Qualifies for State in Swim Victory Over Waverly

: By Joyce Mulcahy Jones; Sports; | Jan 10, 2008 |

On January 3, 2008, the Lansing Boys' Varsity Swim Team recorded another win by defeating Waverly, 102-82. Jake Sangren (All-American Senior) posted a new Lansing pool record of 1:01.37 in the 100 breaststroke; this was a state qualifying time. Jake has now qualified for the state meet in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke and the 100 breaststroke. He also placed first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.05 and was part of the winning 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams.

When asked about this win, Coach Brian Vaughan stated, "The team practiced consistently over the holiday break and it showed." Assistant Coach Reed Dewey said that he thought the team swam well, especially Clement Towner and Casey Hagin. He also felt that Jake Sangren did well in his individual events, especially after swimming in both "on the heels of a relay swim." The pool record in the 100 breaststroke was set by Hans Roser in 2007 with a time of 1:01.78. Coach Dewey added that, as much as he loves Hans Roser, it was good to see Jake take down his pool record in the event. He stated, "rivaling Hans in the 100 Breaststroke is quite a feat, considering Hans is the Section IV record holder."

The team cruised to victories in other events - Clement Towner (freshman) in the 100 backstroke; Casey Hagin (sophomore) in the 200 individual medley; Ari Darlow (junior) in the 500 freestyle; Dan Ravas (junior) in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. The team also had important 2nd and 3rd place finishes that contributed important points to this win. Pat Rodgers came in 2nd place in diving; the team also had solid dives from Josh Tull and Mike Coles.

The official results are as follows: