Freshman Madison Varisco was named co swimmer of the CCCAA State Championships after taking first place in 3 events and helping the Rustlers take first in the 800 Freestyle relay. Varisco shares the title with a Diablo Valley swimmer, but she owns the state spot light on the 200 Backstroke, where she broke the CCCAA meet record. Below are the summeries of Varisco's victories at the 2015 CCCAA Championship.
Event 31: Women's 200 Backstroke: 1. Madison Varisco, Golden West, 2:02.19
*State Meet Record*
The debut of this event was a sharp victory for Varisco, who consistently swam splits slightly faster than second‐place Miranda Howell (Santa Rosa, 2:04.71). McKenna Stevulak (Las Positas) placed third in 2:04.99 while Alexa Clayfield (Orange Coast) used a blazing 30.93 final split to get fourth in 2:05.46. Varisco becomes a triple champion after wins in the 100 back and 100 butterfly.
Event 17: Women's 100 Butterfly: 1. Madison Varisco, Golden West, 56.38
Varisco came off the block strong with a 26.17 split and had the fastest final 50 as well in defeating Cuesta's Racheal Gruetzmacher (58.09, second) and prelim top seed Miranda Howell (Santa Rosa, 58.16, third).
Event 23: Women's 100 Backstroke: 1. Madison Varisco, Golden West, 56.60
Always a close race, this was no different as Varisco needed a final push in the last 10 yards to defeat Santa Rosa's Miranda Howell by .07 (56.67). It was Varisco's second win of the evening after capturing the 100 butterfly. Orange Coast's Alexa Clayfield was third (57.08).
Event 25: Women's 800 Freestyle Relay: 1. Golden West, 7:53.18 (Madison Varisco,Suzanna Gonzales, Melissa Thorn, Raney Remme)
The Rustlers have always been strong in the longer relay and did not disappoint here with a 3.60 seconds win over Orange Empire Conference rival Orange Coast (7:56.78, second). Santa Rosa placed third at 8:00.78. Naturally, GWC was the only squad that had three swimmers that broke the 2‐minute mark in their splits. OCC had the fastest individual split turned in by Rebecca Aguilar (1:53.51).
