SBCC registered 16 All-American marks in women’s swimming & diving in 2017. The top 16 times in each event receive All-American status from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
Addison Seale has been named SBCC’s female Athlete of the Year for the second straight year. It’s her third Athlete or Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in her two-year SBCC career.
SBCC's Alex Humann made first-team All-WSC Swimming & Diving in five swimming events and second team in the 200 medley relay. Humann, a sophomore from San Francisco, was a first-team choice in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 400 and 800 free relays.
Gina Jacobson was selected Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table and honored at Monday’s final press luncheon of the year at Harry’s Plaza Café. The award is given to the top male and female performer from all the local high schools, plus UCSB, Westmont and SBCC.
Reese Ellestad rallied SBCC from 7th to 3rd on the third leg of Saturday’s final event, the 400 free relay, and Alex Humann turned in a strong anchor leg to hold off Orange Coast and secure fourth place in the relay and in the State Women’s Swimming & Diving standings.
SBCC shattered the school record in the 800 free relay on Friday night and Gina Jacobson placed third in 3-meter diving on Day 2 of the CCCAA State Swimming & Diving Championships at East L.A. Swim Stadium.
Gina Jacobson set a new State record in the 1-meter diving on Thursday, leading SBCC to second place after the first day of the CCCAA State Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the East L.A. Swim Stadium.
Reese Ellestad won the 100 freestyle and swam an amazing anchor leg on the victorious 400 free relay on Saturday night as SBCC claimed its third straight WSC women’s swimming & diving title at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Alex Humann captured her second WSC title on Friday night and SBCC won its first relay, taking the 800 free relay by nearly 9 seconds on Day 2 of the WSC Swim & Dive Championships at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Alex Humann won a WSC title in the 500 freestyle on Thursday and SBCC took a 77-point lead after Day 1 of the WSC Swim & Dive Championships at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Gina Jacobson won the first WSC diving titles in SBCC history on Saturday and teammate Ashley Dettmann was second in both the 1- and 3-meter springboard at El Camino College.
Reese Ellestad posted seconds in the 100 back and 100 free on Saturday and swam on a pair of second-place relay teams as SBCC captured the 17th Pasadena Invitational women's swimming & diving meet.
Addison Seale won the 200 IM, took third in the 100 breast and swam on two victorious relay teams, guiding SBCC to the top after the first day of the Pasadena Invitational women’s swimming and diving meet.
Gina Jacobson and Ashley Dettmann posted a 1-2 finish for SBCC in the 1- and 3-meter diving events on Thursday on the opening day of the 17th Pasadena Invitational Swim & Dive meet.
Reese Ellestad captured the 50 and 100 freestyle on Friday and swam a leg on the victorious 400 medley relay, guiding SBCC to first place in the third and final WSC women’s swim meet at Hancock College.
Gina Jacobson of SBCC swept the 1- and 3-meter diving events for the third time this year on Friday in WSC women’s diving meet No. 3 at L.A. Pierce College.
Addison Seale and Alex Humann won two events each on Friday, leading the SBCC women’s swim team to a victory in WSC No. 2 at L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.
Gina Jacobson placed first in the 1-meter diving on Friday and second in the 3-meter on Saturday at the 39th annual Cuesta Invitational. Jacobson has six firsts and two seconds in eight events for SBCC, which is competing in diving for the first time.
Alex Humann scored 30 points on Saturday with two fourths and a second in the 400 free relay and SBCC placed sixth in the 39th annual Cuesta Invitational swimming and diving meet in San Luis Obispo.
Addison Seale won the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM on Saturday, leading SBCC to victory in WSC Swim Meet No. 1 at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.
SBCC’s Gina Jacobson dominated the competition on Friday, claiming a pair of firsts in the 1-meter and 3-meter in the second WSC diving meet at the Ventura Aquatic Center.
Addison Seale was selected as SBCC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and honored on Monday during the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Café.
SBCC sophomore Addison Seale was second and Reese Ellestad took seventh on Friday in the season-opening WSC Pentathlon swim meet at the Ventura Aquatic Center.
SBCC has selected Trish Salvatore as its new women’s diving coach and the Vaqueros are looking for divers to compete in the first year of the program in 2017.