Cape swim teams win over Easton
Cape seniors Sarah Hyde and Molly Weeks each broke school records in the girls’ 94-76 victory over previously undefeated Easton High School of Maryland Feb. 7 at the Sussex Family YMCA. Hyde destroyed her own 200 individual medley record of 2:17.13 with a time of 2:15.08, while Weeks broke the record for the 100 backstroke that was set in 2009 by Nicole Haag, with a time of 1:01.15. The Cape boys’ team defeated Easton 86-84 in another barnburner of a match.
Cape got sweet revenge over the Easton squad, which is the only team to defeat them in the last four seasons.
The 200 medley relay team of Weeks, Hyde, Amelia Nigh-Johnson and Sarah Rambo won in 1:55.78. The 100 butterfly was won by Nigh-Johnson with a time of 1:02.38. Sarah Rambo won the 100 freestyle in 58.17, while Weeks beat the field in the 500 freestyle in 5:36.82. After Weeks set the record in the 100 backstroke, Hyde won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:10.81. Cape finished the meet with a 4:02.36 win in the 400 freestyle relay with the team of Weeks, Hyde, Nigh-Johnson and Rambo.
On the boys’ side, Alec Hochrein won the 50 freestyle in 23.19. He also placed first in the 100 freestyle in 51.37. The 200 free relay team of Erik Stancofski, Will Geppert, Brent Hochrein and Alec Hochrein took top honors with a time of 1:40.33. The meet concluded with the 400 free relay team of Ryan Bixler, Josh Toback, Brent Hochrein and Alec Hochrein winning with a time of 3:33.2.
The Cape team is looking forward to the Henlopen Coference meet Saturday, Feb. 11, at Sussex Academy.
“It is going to be an exciting meet,” said Hyde. “The competition is going to be close. It’ll be a lot of fun.”
“It’s crazy. Time has flown by,” said Nigh-Johnson, a senior. “It seems like we were just freshmen.”
"The kids have been working extremely hard,” said Cape coach Bill Geppert. “I know their success in the pool during the regular season will translate into great times at conferences Saturday. They're a great group of kids. We have a wonderful coaching staff, and I know everyone will give 110 percent."
