Ellestad posts two firsts; Vaqueros stretch WSC win streak to 54

Reese Ellestad, left, won the 50 and 100 freestyle in WSC No. 3. She also swam the backstroke on the victorious 400 medley relay. (Photo by Lauren Lazaro)
Reese Ellestad, left, won the 50 and 100 freestyle in WSC No. 3. She also swam the backstroke on the victorious 400 medley relay. (Photo by Lauren Lazaro)

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.

Ellestad, a sophomore from San Diego, clocked a season-best 25.25 in the 50 free, beating Cuesta's Katie White by 38 hundredths of a second. She also claimed the 100-yard freestyle in a season-best 55.91, edging White by 0.60 seconds.

The two-time defending WSC champion Vaqueros won the five-team meet with 125 points. Hancock was second with 93 points, one better than Cuesta.

The Vaqueros improved to 13-0 overall and 13-0 in the conference. They've reeled off 54 straight WSC victories since dropping their first-ever meet to Bakersfield on Feb. 27, 2015.

Santa Barbara won the meet-opening 400 medley relay in 4:19.18 with a team of Ellestad, Addison Seale, Serafina Chavez and Alex Humann.

Humann recorded a pair of seconds in the 200 free (2:04.48) and 500 free (5:35.76).

"I was really pleased with how we performed today," said coach Chuckie Roth. "It was a competitive meet and Reese swam two great races, plus the relay win."

Seale was third in the 200 breast (2:36.68) and swam on two winning relay teams. The Vaqueros captured the meet-ending 400 free relay in 3:56.68 with a team of Anna Manfreda, Halie Johnson, Mackenzie Richards and Seale.

Chavez was second in the 200 butterfly (2:34.37) and fourth in the 400 IM (5:25.73). Johnson took third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free. Manfreda was third in the 200 back (2:29.95) and sixth in the 400 IM.

The Vaqueros will compete in swimming and diving at the prestigious Pasadena Invitational on April 7-8.