Record-Breaking Night in the Pool Highlights Busy Tuesday for Chelsea Athletics Tuesday was packed with action across Chelsea Athletics, highlighted by a dominant double-dual sweep and historic diving mark in the pool, an impressive tennis victory over Saline, solid team running at the SEC White Jamboree, and a hard-fought battle on the volleyball court. --- Girls Swim & Dive Chelsea swept a Tuesday triangular meet at home, rolling past both opponents with decisive dual-meet victories over Tecumseh (133-45) and Holt (122-60). The night was headlined by a historic performance on the diving board, where senior Anna McAllister broke the Chelsea six-dive school record with an outstanding first-place total of 275.50 points. Adri Yado placed second with 218.15 points to seal a 1-2 Bulldog finish. Chelsea also controlled the swimming events from start to finish, sweeping all three relays. The 200 medley relay team of Brooke Paddock, Madeline Roebuck, Taylor Atwood, and Ruby Jackson opened the night with a winning time of 2:04.04. Later, McAllister, Jackson, Paddock, and Abbey Barston touched first in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:50.31, while Roebuck, Sophia Burgess, Milaina Adams, and Paddock took the 400 freestyle relay in 4:15.15. Individually, Jackson picked up a sprint double by winning the 50 freestyle (25.93) and 100 freestyle (58.16). Adams earned a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:19.99), while Roebuck edged out teammate Paddock to take the 500 freestyle in 5:48.25. Burgess brought home a victory in the 100 backstroke (1:09.82), and Emmaline Snyder touched first in the 100 breaststroke at 1:22.56. --- Boys Tennis Chelsea earned an impressive non-conference victory Tuesday, defeating SEC Red rival Saline 6-2. Dawson Holm highlighted the afternoon with his sharpest performance of the season at singles, cruising to a 6-0, 6-2 win. --- Boys Cross Country Navigating the hilly terrain and wooded trails of Heritage Park in Adrian—including the infamous "Big Bertha" hill—the Chelsea boys placed second at the SEC White Jamboree #2. Pinckney captured the team title with 29 points, followed by Chelsea in second with 62 points, finishing ahead of Tecumseh (72), Adrian (101), Ypsilanti Community (128), and Ypsilanti Lincoln (137). The finish keeps Chelsea in second place in the overall SEC White standings through two jamborees. Wyeth Angus set the pace for the Bulldogs, running near the front the entire race to claim second overall in 16:44.0. Sam Clifton turned in a strong sixth-place finish in 17:15.0, followed by Owen Thorburn in 12th (17:43.1), Preston Vasas in 23rd (18:49.0), and George Fredenberg in 25th (18:54.7) to round out the team score. Charlie Fredenberg (32nd, 19:30.5) and Gabe Siler (33rd, 19:33.7) rounded out the varsity seven. Elliott Armstrong (20:22.0), Landen Coder (20:46.0), Brandon Mowrer (22:24.1), Braedyn Borener (22:57.7), Hunter Wyss (23:27.8), and Thomas Means (35:52.9) also competed for the Bulldogs. --- Girls Cross Country The Chelsea girls also took on the challenging layout at Heritage Park, finishing fifth overall in the SEC White Jamboree #2 team standings. Zora Ziolkowski led the way with a seventh-place individual finish, crossing the line in 21:28.7. --- Volleyball Chelsea volleyball dropped a competitive SEC White match to Adrian in four sets (19-25, 25-18, 21-25, 22-25). Adrian claimed the opening set before Chelsea responded with a strong second set, evening the match at 1-1. The Maples edged out a tightly contested third set and held off a late Bulldog rally in the fourth to secure the win. Melayna Minyard led Chelsea with 10 kills and 11 service points. Sloane Steele posted eight kills and nine service points, while Phia Stanavich matched at the net with eight kills and six service points. "I was frustrated with our overall performance tonight, especially with the way we came out and played," said Chelsea head coach Erin Dillon. "But I do think there were moments that we had some really positive things that we can really emphasize and focus on moving forward as we prepare for our match next Tuesday."