Logan Noguchi Sets 100 Fly Meet Record, Lifts Torrey Pines to CIF San Diego Title

2023 CIF San Diego Section Championship

• May 1-6, 2023
• Granite Hills High School
  • El Cajon, CA
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results on MeetMobile: “CIF – San Diego Section – Division II – 2023” and “CIF San Diego Section Div I Championship 2023”

Torrey Pines junior Logan Noguchi continued his record-breaking ways at the CIF San Diego Division I Championships this weekend, taking down the meet record in the 100-yard butterfly while also helping set another standard in the 200 medley relay.

The Princeton commit clocked a personal-best 47.50 in the 100 fly, lowering the previous meet record of 47.72 set by Torrey Pines’ Stephan Lukashev in 2019. Noguchi dropped .07 seconds off his lifetime best from last October.

Noguchi also pulled off a three-peat in the 100 back (48.46), though he missed his own meet record from last year by a tenth of a second. His best time in the event is a 48.18 from last November. He owns the meet record in the 200 IM as well with a 1:48.55 last year. At last year’s CIF State Championships, he placed fourth in the 200 IM (1:48.55) and sixth in the 100 back (48.74).

Noguchi also led off Torrey Pines’ 200 medley relay with a 22.12 backstroke split, helping the quartet break the school’s own meet record from 2019 (1:32.43) with a 1:31.91. His leadoff split marked a new personal best, shaving .21 seconds off his previous best from last November.

Torrey Pines cruised to the team title with 401 points, well ahead of runner-up Canyon Crest (268).

DI Boys’ Team Scores

1. Torrey Pines – 401
2. Canyon Crest – 268
3. Del Norte – 262
4. Granite Hills – 165
5. Eastlake – 143

Canyon Crest was led by senior Andrew Ko, who triumphed in the 100 breast with a time of 55.13. He was a little over half a second off his own meet record of 54.53 from last year.

Third-place Del Norte finished just six points behind Canyon Crest. Sophomore Julien Rousseau claimed a pair of individual titles in the 200 free (1:39.26) and 500 free (4:28.15). He dropped half a second in the 200 free while missing his best time in the 500 free by a few seconds.

On the girls’ side of the Division I meet, sophomore Cassidy Allison captured individual titles in the 100 fly (54.90) and 200 IM (2:02.54) to lead San Marcos to a team victory. It was her first time sub-55 in the 100 fly and she also dropped more than a full second in the 200 IM. Last year as a freshman, Allison topped the podium in the 100 fly (55.59) and 100 back (57.28).

Bonita Vista junior Sarah Hardin joined Allison as a double individual champion after winning the 100 free (51.15) and 200 free (1:51.44). She dropped over half a second off her personal-best 100 free time to go back-to-back in the event. Hardin was only about a tenth off her best time in the 200 free.

Runner-up Del Norte was led by senior Allie Byrne, a Fresno State commit who dropped over two seconds in the 100 breast to win the title in 1:02.78. Her previous-best time heading into this meet was a 1:04.95 from March.

The highlight of the meet may have come in the 200 free relay, where Torrey Pines (1:36.59) crushed a 14-year-old meet record (1:37.77) posted by Eastlake back in 2009. Sophomore Sophie Kelley (25.21), freshman Katerina Weitfeldt (23.67), freshman Aya Ferguson (24.04), and junior Rachel Yang (23.67) combined for the final time. Three of the four members of Torrey Pine’s record-breaking quartet are underclassmen, and all four will be returning next season.

DI Girls’ Team Scores

1. San Marcos – 337
2. Del Norte – 224
3. Torrey Pines – 218.5
4. Canyon Crest – 201.5
5. Carlsbad – 150

Division II Recap

A trio of Cal commits made some serious noise at the CIF San Diego Division II Championships on Thursday.

After not competing last year following a bout with COVID-19, Coronado senior Samuel Quarles returned with meet records in the 100 free (43.65) and 200 free (1:36.77). The Cal commit broke his own marks of 43.86 and 1:37.02 in the 100 free and 200 free, respectively. His lifetime bests in the events are 43.64 and 1:36.27 from December.

University City senior Kathryn Hazle blazed a 1:58.69 in the 200 IM to lower her own meet record of 1:59.63 from last year. She added a victory in the 500 free (4:46.67) to make it three in a row for the fellow future Bear.

La Jolla junior Arielle Brotman remains unbeaten in individual events at this meet after winning two titles for the third year in a row. This time around, the Cal commit switched from the 200 IM to the 100 fly (53.92) while maintaining her dominance of the 100 breast (1:02.53).

Sage Creek senior Keirlyn Mullica also picked up a pair of individual titles with wins in the 100 free (52.00) and 100 back (56.13). The University of Richmond commit dropped .24 seconds in the 100 free and .34 seconds in the 100 back to help her squad claim fourth place in the standings.

DII Girls’ Team Scores

1. Mt. Carmel – 282
2. UCHS – 251
3. Cathedral Catholic – 233
4. Sage Creek – 211
5. La Jolla – 134

Back on the boys side, Cathedral Catholic junior Ken Eckel threw down best times in the 200 IM (1:52.04) and 100 breast (56.44) en route to titles in both events. The wins helped lift Cathedral Catholic to the team title with 318 points over La Jolla’s 283.5. Eckel’s previous best times stood at 1:52.20 and 57.10 in the 200 IM and 100 breast, respectively.

Classical senior Austin Lathrop also earned multiple first-place finishes with victories in the 100 fly (48.81) and 100 back (49.35). The UCSD commit dropped over a second off his previous-best 100 back time from December while barely missing his best time in the 100 fly (48.78).

DII Boys’ Team Scores

1. Cathedral Catholic – 318
2. La Jolla – 283.5
3. La Costa Canyon – 187
4. Classical Academy – 173
5. Sage Creek – 152