There was plenty of state championship hardware to go around, but the duo of Joe Krone and Damien Bernard got flat-out greedy this weekend as they led Orange Coast to its second consecutive California Community College Athletic Association State Swimming and Diving Championship.   On the women's side, American River’s Anne Scott and Diablo Valley’s Mary Struempf both won three individual State Titles.  Scott was named the 2007 State Swimmer of the year but Streumpf led Diablo Valley to the State Team Crown.

The Pirates from Costa Mesa battled the Pirates from Ventura as the two teams grappled for the final point lead. Ventura boasted two relay wins and three individual champions, including the Meet’s Top Performance by Kneif Lohse in the 400 individual medley. Orange Coast also won a pair of relays and five individual events, including a pair of titles from both Joe Krone and Damien Bernard. Chaffey’s Akbar Nasution was named the State Swimmer of the Year after posting wins in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle events. Orange Coast Coach Anthony Iaocopeti earned State Coach of the Year honors for the second time.

Diablo Valley won the first women’s State Swimming title in 1978 and on the 30th anniversary of that win they corralled the program’s eighth title. The Vikings won the crown in impressive form and were virtually assured the title after the first day, but Sierra and Santa Rosa still put on a good show for the runner-up position. Sierra was led by Lauren Caines, who earned the Top Performance Award for the 1650 freestyle, but still needed to win the 400 free relay to beat State Coach of the Year Jill McCormick’s Santa Rosa Bear Cubs.

Men's Team Scores: 1. Orange Coast, 601; 2. Ventura, 530; 3. Diablo Valley, 333; 4. Chaffey, 258; 5. Long Beach, 216.5; 6. Golden West, 207.5; 7. West Valley, 178; 8. Sierra, 146; 9. Santa Rosa, 134; 10. Palomar, 132; 11. Grossmont, 109; 12. Cerritos, 108; 13. Cuesta, 104; 14. Pasadena, 100; 15. Mt San Antonio, 94.

Women's Team Scores: 1. Diablo Valley, 443; 2. Sierra, 336.5; 3. Santa Rosa, 325.5; 4. Orange Coast, 298; 5. Ventura, 254; 6. Saddleback, 199; 7. Chaffey, 189; 8. Fullerton, 185; 9. Modesto, 175; 10. American River, 157; 11. Riverside, 150; 12. SD Mesa, 128; 13. Golden West, 118.5; 14. El Camino, 109; 15. Chabot, 94.5.

Men's Individual Awards: State Swimmer of the Year: Akbar Nasution, Chaffey, Co-State Divers of the Year: Jordan Pollock, Sequoias and Justin Taylor, Orange Coast; Best Performance of the Meet: Kneif Lohse, Ventura (400 IM)- 4:02.81 State Swimming Coach of the Year: Anthony Iaocopeti, Orange Coast
State Diving Coach of the Year: Bryan Franzen, Orange Coast

Women's Individual Awards:  State Swimmer of the Year: Anne Scott, American River, State Diver of the Year: Nikki Burrelli, Orange Coast, est Performance of the Meet: Lauren Caines, Sierra (1650 Freestyle)- 17:21.35, State Swimming Coach of the Year: Jill McCormick, Santa Rosa

Event Winners (Women)
1 Meter Diving: 1. Tiffanie Wright LA Valley- 370.86
200 Free Relay: 1. Diablo Valley- 1:39.17
500 Freestyle 1. Lauren Caines, Sierra- 5:02.54
100 Individual Med. 1. Mary Struempf, Diablo Valley- :58.96
50 Freestyle 1. Anne Scott, American River- :23.59
400 Medley Relay 1. Diablo Valley: 4:00.37

3 Meter Diving: 1. Nikki Burrelli, Orange Coast- 389.85
200 Medley Relay: 1. Diablo Valley- 1:48.70* (New Record)
200 Individual Medley: 1. Paloma Dinkel, Riverside- 2:08.13
50 Butterfly: 1. Mary Struempf, Diablo Valley- :25.84*
200 Freestyle: 1. Anne Scott, American River- 1:50.34 (New Record)
50 Breaststroke: 1. Parisa Dana, Citrus- :31.25
50 Backstroke: 1. Christina McGowan, Diablo Valley- :27.98
800 Free Relay: 1. Diablo Valley- 7:52.44*
#1 Meter Diving: 1. Nikki Burrelli, Orange Coast- 368.30

1650 Freestyle: 1. Lauren Caines, Sierra- 17:21.35
100 Backstroke: 1. Christina McGowan, Diablo Valley- :59.08
100 Freestyle: 1. Anne Scott, American River- :50.36 (New State Record)
100 Breaststroke: 1.Parisa Dana, Citrus- 1:07.06
100 Butterfly: 1. Mary Struempf, Diablo Valley- :57.08*
400 Free Relay: 1.Sierra- 3:39.17
*Defending 2006 State Champion

Event Winners (Men)

3 Meter Diving: 1. Jordan Pollock, Sequoias- 440.05
200 Free Relay: 1. Ventura- 1:22.75
500 Freestyle: 1. Akbar Nasution, Chaffey- 5:30.54
200 Individual Med. 1. Damieln Bernard, Orange
50 Freestyle 1. Nick Lao, Pasadena- :20.79
400 Medley Relay 1. Orange Coast- 3:27.07

1 Meter Diving: 1. Justin Taylor, Orange Coast– 418.35
200 Medley Relay: 1. Orange Coast- 1:33.79*
400 Individual Medley: 1. Kneif Lohse, Ventura- 4:02.81
100 Butterfly: 1. Rafael Aponte, Ventura- :50.26
200 Freestyle: 1. Joseph Wood, Golden West- 1:39.51
100 Breaststroke: 1. Damien Bernard, Orange Coast- :57.02
100 Backstroke: 1. Joe Krone, Orange Coast- :51.21
800 Free Relay: 1. Golden West- 6:49.37*

1650 Freestyle: 1. Akbar Nasution, Chaffey- 15:45.14
200 Backstroke: 1. Joe Krone, Orange Coast- 1:52.47
100 Freestyle: 1. Brian Sullivan, Golden West & Rafael Aponte, Ventura- :45.87
200 Breaststroke: 1. Keiskue Yagi, Pasadena- 2:04.38
200 Butterfly: 1. Nikos Kostanis, Cerritos- 1:51.48
400 Free Relay: 1. Ventura- 3:02.40