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100m backstroke at the UIL state championship
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Vandegrift junior Aaron Gordon comes home with the silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the UIL state championships February 23-24 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Overall the boys finished 5th and the girls finished 10th.
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Gordon also placed 9th in the 100m butterfly, and 5th as part of the 200m medley relay, and 4th with the 400m freestyle relay.
Other state finishes:
Gabriel Aleman 50 free – 11th
Danny Bishop 100 free – 10th, 200 free – 9th
Hannah Seal 100 free – 7th, 200 free – 9th
Boys 200 Medley (Aaron Gordon, Nethaniel Mester, Danny Bishop, Gabriel Aleman) – 5th
Boys 400 free Relay (Danny Bishop, AaronGordon, Jack Ritter, Gabriel Aleman) – 4th
Girls 200 Medley (Jamie Borick, Liza Pozhenko, Emme Spevak, Alex Orris) – 14th
Girls 200 free Relay (Sydney Borick, Alex Orris, Jamie Borick, Hannah Seal) – 9th
Girls 400 free Relay (Alex Orris, Liza Pozhenko, Sydney Borick, Hannah Seal) – 5th
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