Riverside, Santa Clara Take 12-13 Finals

The Riverside Aquettes topped the field in solo, duet and trio, while the Santa Clara Aquamaids took the team title in the 12-13 final events at the 2004 Esynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.

Aquettes Paige Ramsey, Lauren Nicholson and Kristie Austin kicked off the night taking gold in the trio competition with a composite score of 69.857. Santa Clara’s Miho Ikai, Javaneh Nikbakht, Audrey Tseng finished a close second at 69.337. Ramsey later added duet gold with partner Devon Thrasher scoring a 71.921. Santa Clara’s Wendy Lu and Nadia Rais finished second with a 69.818.

Thrasher also took solo gold scoring a composite 71.719. The Pirouettes of Texas’ mary Killman placed second with a 70.040 followed by Lauren Nicholson of Riverside with a 69.902.

Santa Clara closed out the night winning the team competition. The Aquamaids edged Riverside to take the team competition. They scored a 69.655 to the Aquettes’ 69.505. Swimming for Santa Clara was Hallie Barnes, Miho Ikai, Wendy Lu, Javaneh Nikbakht, Nadia Rais, Audrey Tseng, Catherine Wellman, and Khadija Zanotto.

Competition continues Tuesday with 14-15 solos at 7:40 a.m. followed by 14-15 duet prelims at 11:35 a.m.

12-13 Solo Final Composite
1, Devon Thrasher, Riverside (Calif.), 71.719. 2, Mary Killman, Pirouettes of Texas, 70.040. 3, Lauren Nicholson, Riverside (Calif.), 69.902. 4, Kellie Stump, Walnut Creek (Calif.), 69.159. 5, Morgan Thomas, Santa Clara (Calif.), 68.655. 6. Kelsey Smith, New Canaan (Conn.), 68.635. 7, Javaneh Nikbakht, Santa Clara (Calif.), 68.385. 8, Liane Lovitt, Seattle Synchro (Wash.), 67.862.

12-13 Duet Final Composite
1, Paige Ramsey, Devon Thrasher, Riverside (Calif.), 71.921. 2, Wendy Lu, Nadia Rais, Santa Clara (Calif.), 69.818. 3, Claire Evans, Mary Killman, Pirouettes of Texas, 69.757. 4, Nicole Grant, Ashley Taylor, Southern Nevada Desert, 68.397. 5, Kellie Stump, Brigitte Braun, Walnut Creek (Calif.), 68.300. 6, Liane Lovitt, Leigh Haldeman, Seattle Synchro (Wash.), 67.820. 7, Madison Crocker, Megan Hansley, New Canaan (Conn.), 67.626. 8, Miriam Boetticher, Claire Rudder, Walnut Creek (Calif.), 66.909.

12-13 Trio Final Composite
1, Paige Ramsey, Lauren Nicholson, Kristie Austin, Riverside (Calif.), 69.857. 2, Miho Ikai, Javaneh Nikbakht, Audrey Tseng, Santa Clara (Calif.), 69.337. 3, Madison Crocker, Megan Hansley, Kelsey Smith, New Canaan (Conn.), 68.296. 4, Kayley Colville, Camila Guevara, Khadija Zanotto, Santa Clara (Calif.), 68.281. 5, Hallie Barnes, Cameron Hempstead, Catherine Wellman, Santa Clara (Calif.), 67.905. 6, Brigitte Braun, Miriam Boetticher, Claire Rudder, Walnut Creek (Calif.), 67.197. 7, Hayley King, Allison Schlak, Emily Wailes, Tallahassee (Fla.), 65.923. 8, Katherine Brown, Marina Hoffman, Olivia Kamisher, New Canaan (Conn.), 65.333.

12-13 Team Final Composite
1, Santa Clara (Calif.), 69.655. 2, Riverside (Calif.), 69.505. 3, Walnut Creek (Calif.), 67.710. 4, New Canaan (Conn.), 66.217. 5, Seattle Synchro (Wash.), 65.751. 6, Santa Clara (Calif.), 65.583. 7, Scottsdale Synchro (Ariz.), 64.530. 8, Cincinnati (Ohio), 64.055.

14-15 Trio Semi-Finals
1, Alex Stensby, Cristina Mundy, Amy Horbund, Riverside (Calif.), 77.500. 2, Ashley Bennett, Amanda Cook, Brittney Miller, Riverside (Calif.), 74.333. 3, Kristen Dawe, Lydia Sieber, Iliana Torres, Cincinnati (Ohio), 73.167. 4, Sherry Keller, Allison Keller, Molly Wingo, Sacramento (Calif.), 72.667. 5, Katie Armes, Asumi Ohgushi, Anya Szumowski, MAC Synchro (Ore.), 72.000. 6, Liana Litsky, Robin Pirik, Rachel Woods, Columbus Coralinas (Ohio), 71.667. 7, Corey Friedrich, Cleo Desmedt, Anna Straubinger, Tallahassee (Fla.), 71.167. 8, Shea Thompson, Mikayla Francese, Sarah Schuttler, Indy Synchro (Ind.), 71.000.