Sports briefs: DHS swimmers set the pace against Grant

With Grant in town for a swim meet at Arroyo Pool on Wednesday, the question wasn’t if the Davis High boys and girls would prevail. It was by how much.

The answers? The Blue Devil boys crushed the Pacers 140-13, while the DHS girls posted a 103-16 victory.

For the local boys, Connor Stapleton picked up individual wins in the 100 and 200 freestyle, helped the 200 free relay squad touch first, then teamed with Bradley Nicholson, Zac Anderson and Andrew Block to capture the 200 medley relay.

Those three each had individual victories of their own as Nicholson won the 200 IM, Anderson took the 100 butterfly and Block outlasted his competition in the 500 free.

Block also was on the winning 200 free relay squad, with Wyatt Millstone and Ujifusa, and teamed with Ujifusa, Nicholson and Owen Yancher to capture the 400 free relay.

Garrett Fisk (50 free), Alex Borowsky (100 backstroke) and Graham Fullerton (100 breaststroke) completed the Devil sweep of individual events.

The Davis girls matched that effort with first-place finishes in every events, as Colby Stapleton (200 IM, 100 back) and Kim Zhu (100 free, 200 free) won two events each. Colby Stapleton added wins in the 200 medley relay (with Julianna Chan, Alyssa Alvarez and Alice Renaud) and 400 free relay (with Alvarez, Renaud and Zhu).

Renaud grabbed a victory in the 50 free, Chan prevailed in the 100 breast and Mara Dominguez touched the wall first in the 100 fly and joined forces with Monica Ferrera, Haley Blackwell and Francisca Echiburu to win the 200 free relay.

DHS boys lacrosse

The Blue Devil boys lacrosse program is hosting its annual Break the Record Night on Friday when DHS (2-2) welcomes Jesuit to Ron & Mary Brown Stadium.

That night, fans are encouraged to help the Devils set a new attendance mark as admission is free and food will be available from Tommy J’s, Jamba Juice and Peet’s Coffee. The junior varsity match begins at 5:30 p.m. and the big boys take the field at 7:30 p.m.

UCD field hockey

The Aggie program has received prestigious academic distinction by earning a 2012 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Academic Team Award and having six players on the D-I academic squad.

The team award is presented to squads that have a collective GPA of 3.0 or higher while individuals must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2012-13 school year.

Three of the six UCD players recognized are four-year honorees as seniors Kelly Dudek (civil engineering major), Amanda Marinac (communication) and Emily Mecke (environmental science and management) have earned distinction in each year of their Aggie careers.

Junior Emily Costa (managerial economics), freshman Hannah Drawbridge (undeclared) and freshman Martha Duterte (undeclared) also were honored from UCD. Costa earned the award last year as well.