Top swimmers, teams to watch in 2010

TEAMS TO WATCH

O.C. preseason dual meet polls

BOYS

1. Capistrano Valley: Cougars return most of their Division 1 title team

2. Corona del Mar: Liao, Larson, Namba and Kim give Sea Kings a scary top four

3. Newport Harbor: Sailors relays should again be among the fastest in the section

4. El Toro: Sea View League champs got a boost with the return of Renteria

5. Edison: Tom Shields now races for Cal but Chargers still have some kick

6-10: Esperanza; Los Alamitos; Mission Viejo; Dana Hills; Villa Park

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GIRLS

1. Edison: Division 1 champs graduated a few key swimmers but are still loaded

2. University: Trojans' impressive depth makes them Division 1 contenders

3. Los Alamitos: Griffins' balanced lineup will give teams trouble in dual meets

4. Fountain Valley: Cynthia Fascella and Co. have added a standout freshman

5. Mission Viejo: Diablos will need their depth to hold off Aliso Niguel

6-10: Santa Margarita; Esperanza; El Toro; Aliso Niguel; Laguna Hills/Woodbridge

SWIMMERS TO WATCH

Boys: Matt Berry (Corona del Mar, Jr.); Ben Burnett (Katella, Sr.); John Chang (Sonora, Sr.); Alex Cisneros (Rancho Alamitos, Jr.); BJ Churnside (Villa Park, So.); Jason Dahlen (Capo Valley, Sr.); Jon Daniec (Mission Viejo, Sr); Andrew Dorne (Sage Hill Sr.); Daniel Early (JSerra, Sr.); Joe Ferretti (Los Al, Jr.); Jake Fletcher (Brea Olinda, Sr.); David Gonzalez (Dana Hills, Sr.); Spenser Goodman (Capo Valley, Sr.); David Guibord (Mater Dei, Sr.); Michael Hauss (Edison, Jr.); Brennan Jacobsen (Sonora, Jr.); Blake Kelly (Newport Harbor, Sr.); John Kim (Corona del Mar, Jr.); Garrett Larson (Corona del Mar, Jr.); Alex Lavayen (Santa Margarita, Sr.); Michael Liao (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Brett Maus (Edison, Jr.); Patrick Merlihan (Esperanza, Sr.); Alex Merrill (Los Al, Sr.); Ryo Morita (Beckman, Sr.); Jared Namba (Corona del Mar, So.); Lucas Norman (Capo Valley, Sr.); Cameron Price (St. Margaret's, Jr.); Logan Redondo (Capo Valley, So.); Brock Redondo (Capo Valley, Sr.); Russell Renteria (El Toro, Jr.); Josh Roe (Calvary Chapel, Sr.); Ikaika Sarme (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Parker Simmons (Northwood, Sr.); Josh Smith (Edison, So.); Lucas Spencer (El Modena, Sr.); Dane Stassi (Woodbridge, Sr.); Kristopher Tierney (El Modena, Sr.); Chris Wong (University, Jr.); Spencer Wollkind (Tesoro, Sr.); Gen Yamamoto (Irvine, Jr.); Zachary Yong (University, Fr.); Tyler Weissman (Mission Viejo, Sr.)

Girls: Ashlyn Acosta (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Melissa Bates (Mater Dei, Sr.); Genevieve Bradford (Woodbridge, So.); Margaret Burton (University, Fr.); Nikki Chang (Sonora, So.); Jaclyn Chavez (El Dorado, Sr.); Dayae Choi (Woodbridge, So.); Julia Crowley (Laguna Hills, Jr.); Jaime Dang (Fountain Valley, Fr.); Alex Delaney (Santa Margarita, Sr.); Kaley Dodson (Los Al, Sr.); Casey Duckworth (Newport Harbor, Fr.); Kelsey Engel (El Toro, Sr.); Olivia Evans (Tesoro, Jr.); Cynthia Fascella (Fountain Valley, Sr.); Aya Fujimura (Woodbridge, Sr.); Megan Gehrich (Santa Margarita, So.); Alli Gillespie (Edison, Jr.); Alex Huynen (Fountain Valley, Sr.); Silken Jones (San Clemente, Jr.); Michele Kee (Troy, Sr.); Melanie Klaren (Aliso Niguel, Jr.); Kate Klippert (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Angela Lee (University, Sr.); Cheyenne Low (University, Fr.); Colleen McCall (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Michaela Merlihan (Esperanza, Fr.); Camille Merwin (Aliso Niguel, Sr.); Casey Mims (JSerra, Jr.); Chelsea Morris (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Ellie Morrissey (Edison, So.); Sarah Moss (Edison, Jr. Harley Owens (Edison, Jr.); Soleil Phan (Beckman, Sr.); Lauren Parrett (University, Sr.); Katie Polich (Northwood, Jr.); Nicole Proulx (Canyon, Jr.); Megan Rankin (University, So.); Stephanie Schlobohm (Aliso Niguel, So.); Alyssa Schrader (Villa Park, Sr.); Morgan Sprosty (Northwood Sr.); Samantha Taylor (Capo Valley, Sr.); Madison Tedesco (Villa Park, So.); Rosalie Thiessen (University, Sr.); Cindy Tran (Edison, Sr.); Rheanna Vaughn (Aliso Niguel, Sr.); Brooke Wanser (Saddleback Valley Christian, So.); Danielle Warde (Edison, Sr.); Dari Watkins (Los Al, Jr.); Shelby Webber (Fountain Valley, Jr.); Courtney Wilde (Laguna Hills, Jr.)

Divers: Samantha Adams (Mission Viejo, So.); Mark Anderson (El Toro, Fr.); Allison Casareto (Troy, Jr.); Izzy Choquehuanca (Santa Margarita, So.); Sydney Czaus (Los Alamitos, So.); Cameron Dehn (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Kyle Kolar (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Haley McNamara (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Clay Pinckney (Newport Harbor, Jr.); Kahley Rowell (Santa Margarita, Sr.); Jessica Warren (St. Margaret's, Jr.)

IMPORTANT DATES

Millikan Southern Section boys relays (March 20); Millikan SS girls relays/Mission Viejo Invite (March 27); Corona del Mar, Loyola at Capistrano Valley boys (March 25); Newport Harbor at Corona del Mar (April 15); Edison at University (April 17); CIF-SS swim finals (May 13-15); CIF-SS Masters (May 18)