Eagles Compete at MIAA Boys North Sectionals

By Emily Brennan

The Mystic Valley boys swim team competed at the MIAA Division 2 Boys North Sectionals on Sunday at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Pool. The Eagles finished in eighth place with a score of 99.

Jason Yan, Thomas Sodeyama Cardoso, his brother Kevin, and Lucas Freitas kicked off the afternoon by taking 12^th place in the 200-yard medley (1:45.69). In one of the most iconic relays of the meet, Yan, Jaden Anthony, Christian Antonucci, and Kevin Sodeyama Cardoso crushed their in-season record in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:24.93 to secure a 6^th place finish. The relay team of Anthony, Antonucci, Dylan Phan, and Freitas put together a season best 200 Freestyle relay time of 1:34.11.

Finishing 5^th overall, Anthony completed the 200-yard freestyle race in 1:50.41. Lucas Santos was right behind him in 20^th place, shaving off nearly two seconds from his personal best in 1:55.99. The final Eagle swimmer to finish in the event was Dylan Phan, who followed suit with a lifetime-best of his own at 1:56.73.

Thomas Sodeyama Cardoso posted a 2:04.09 in the 200 IM, improving his lifetime best with a 9^th place finish. Yan placed 13^th with an in season best, hitting the wall at 2:05.02 and Kevin Sodeyama Cardoso broke his lifetime best of 2:06.97. After a stellar performance in the 200 IM, Yan finished 16^th in the 100-yard backstroke clocking in at 58.69.

Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso set a new personal record in the 500-yard freestyle on the way to 14th place, finishing the event in 5:12.49. In that same heat, Santos swam a 5:20.31 which was good for a 20^th place finish.

Dropping almost two seconds off his previous personal best, Antonucci managed to take 14^th place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.53.

The MIAA Boys State Tournament will take place on Sunday (Feb. 18) at 3:45 p.m. See below for a complete list of all the results from last weekend’s boys sectional swim meet.

100 Yard Free

Jaden Anthony – 12^th – 50.36

Christian Antonucci – 19^th – 51.45

500 Yard Free

Kevn Sodeyama-Cardoso – 14^th – 5:12.49

Lucas Santos – 20^th – 5:19.68

200 Yard Free Relay

Anthony, Freitas, Phan, Antonucci – 8^th – 1:34.11

100 Yard Back

Jason Yan – 16^th – 58.69

100 Yard Breast

Christian Antonucci – 14^th – 1:03.53

Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso – 19^th – 1:04.21

400 Yard Free Relay

Sodeyama-Cardoso, Anthony, Yan, Antonucci – 6^th – 3:24.93

200 Yard Medley Relay

Yan, Kevin & Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso, Freitas

200 Yard Free

Jaden Anthony – 5^th – 1:50.41

Lucas Santos – 20^th – 1:55.99

Dylan Phan – 22^nd – 1:56.73

200 Yard IM

Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso – 9^th – 2:04.09

Jason Yan – 13^th – 2:05.42

Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso – 15^th – 2:06.97

50 Yard Free

Lucas Freitas – 34^th – 23.81

100 Yard Fly

Dylan Phan – 31^st – 59.41