Western Zone Recap; Day 1

From Coach Martin -

Great start for the Alaska Zone Team as all four 400 freestyle relays scored on the first day of competition.
 
Dakota Isaak, Sammy Burke, Emmie Jennings and Ciera Kelly dropped 15 seconds from their seed time to jump up to sixth place.
 
Janelle Stacy, Olivia Bowen, Emilee Johnson and Jordyn Caldwell improved 10 seconds for a bronze in the 15-16 age group.  Kendra Standley, Meghan O’Leary, Cori West and Tessa Hasbrouck followed that swim with their own bronze in the 18 & Under division.
 
Phillip Martinez, Abel Aulbach (12!), Tyler Mickelson and Ryan O’Leary added a 5th in the 18&Under men’s division with their own 10 second drop.
 
Individually, Cori West raced to a silver in the 17-18 1500 meter swim, improving from her sixth place seed.