Men's Swimming placed 7th at the 2023 CCCAA State Championship last weekend in East LA.  Returning All American Stash Perry (pict-L) led the Cougars with 37 individual points and posted the team's top finish with a Bronze in the 200-freestyle (1:40.66).  Perry, who also placed 5th in the 1,650-freestyle (16:24.09) and 10th in the 500-freestyle (4:42.08), holds the Cuesta record in all three events.  He should also repeat as an All American in multiple events, once the CCCAA times are merged with the NJCAA's to establish a national Top 16.  Freshman Ethan Merritt (pict-R) joined Perry as the only other Cuesta swimmer to reach the championship finals in an individual event and is another potential All American.  Merritt finished 7th in the 200-breaststroke (2:08.25) and 8th in the 100-breaststroke (:57.16). He ranks 2nd all time at Cuesta in the 100-breaststroke, behind current teammate Andrew Lopez, who was 3rd on the team with 16 points.  Lopez, who scored 40 points in 2022, enjoyed his best finish of 2023 with a 10th place in the 200-breaststroke.  Cuesta men's swimming has placed in every CCCAA State Championship since records began being kept in 1990 and the team also added ten new Cuesta All-Time Top 10 marks during the 2023 season. 

Top-16 Cuesta Scoring Finshes

3rd- Stash Perry, 200-freestyle (1:40.66)

5th- Stash Perry, 1,650-freestyle (16:24.09)

7th-Ethan Merritt, 200-breaststroke (2:08.25)

8th-Ethan Merritt, 100-breaststroke (:57.16)

10th- Stash Perry, 500-freestyle (4:38.06)

10th- Andrew Lopez, 200-breaststroke (2:09.95)

11th- Zachary O'Connor, 200-breaststroke (2:09.52)

12th- Gage Price, 200-butterfly (:2:00.04)

12th- Andrew Lopez, 200-individual medley (1:56.68)

12th- Zachary O'Connor, 400-individual medley (4:17.07)

13th- Andrew Lopez, 100-breaststroke (:58.51)

15th- Gage Price, 100-backstroke (:54.38)

16th- Ethan Perry, 200-backstroke (2:02.82)

16th- Zachary O'Connor, 100-breaststroke (:59.55)

16th- Ethan Perry, 400-individual medley (4:25.70)