The Menlo-Atherton boys’ swim team wound up having to share the PAL Bay Division dual-meet title with Burlingame after the Bears’ lost a big lead with three events remaining and finished in an 85-85 deadlock with the host Panthers on Thursday. M-A and Burlingame each finished the regular season with 6-0-1 records.
M-A finished one-two in the 200 free relay and took an 18-point lead into the 100 back. Burlingame, however, stormed back with 1-2-4 finishes in both the 100 back and 100 breast to cut the Bears’ lead to just two points heading into the final 400 free relay. Burlingame won the relay in 3:17.18, but M-A finished second and third to secure the needed points for a tie.
PAL Bay Division
Menlo-Atherton 85, at Burlingame 85
All races in yards 200 medley relay – Burlingame (Tan, Pease, Yeager, Bakar) 1:43.75; 200 free – Williams (MA) 1:54.54; 200 IM – Tan (B) 2:02.39; 50 free – Wilder (MA) 22.57; 100 fly – Yeager (B) 55.40; 100 free – Wilder (MA) 50.37; 500 free – Popovic (B) 4:58.31; 200 free relay – Menlo-Atherton (Williams, Gow, Bassin, Wilder) 1:33.24; 100 back – Tan (B) 54.66; 100 breast – Popovic (B) 1:06.36; 400 free relay – Burlingame (Popovic, Pease, Bakar, Tan) 3:17.18. Records: Menlo-Atherton 6-0-1; Burlingame 6-0-1
posted by Palo Alto Online on Apr 27, 2012 at 10:27 am
