LODI, Calif. – The St. Francis swimming team advanced six swimmers in a combined six events and all three relays at the Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming Championships at Tokay High School. The finals will be contested on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

Senior Chloe Mitchell had the top finish on the day, placing fourth in the 500 free with a time of 5:01.60. She also qualified in the 200 free (1:52.84). Katie McIntee was fifth in the 100 free and ninth in the 200 free, while classmate Emily Peters finished fifth in the 50 free (24.49).

Taylor Koewler was the top finisher in the butterfly, touching 13^th in 59.23 in the 100 fly, and 200 IM (2:14.82). Junior Elizabeth Fugit was 21^st in the 100 back (1:00.41) and senior Laila Akhavi was 21^st in the 100 breast (1:11.27)

St. Francis advanced all three relays with both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays making the top final.

Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming

200 Free Relay – 9, St. Francis, 1:53.26. 200 Free – 6, Chloe Mitchell, 1:52.84; 9. Katie McIntee, 1:54.15. 200 IM – 20, Taylor Koewler, 2:14.82; 27. Caroline Urkov, 2:29.02. 50 Free – 5, Emily Peters, 24.49; 21. Fiona Dodson, 25.50; 29, Samantha Gates, 25.96. 100 Fly - 13, Taylor Koewler, 59.23; 16. Tatum Roepke, 59.40; 20. Elizabeth Fugit, 1:00.11; 27, Sally Ferguson, 1:02.05. 100 Free – 5, Katie McIntee, 52.47; 14, Emily Peters, 54.26; 28, Samantha Gates, 56.42; 46, Ally Tambornini, 58.36. 500 Free – 4, Chloe Mitchell, 5:01.60; 15, McKenna Peterson, 5:24.02. 200 Free Relay – 7, St. Francis, 1:41.14. 100 Back – 21, Fugit, 1:00.41; 23, Roepke, 1:01.37; 25, Fiona Dodson, 1:01.75. 100 Breast – 21, Laila Akhavi, 1:11.17; 28, Makenna Schwarz, 1:13.68; 32, Kayla Wehner, 1:14.10. 400 Free Relay – 5, St. Francis, 3:42.21.