El Segundo senior and UCLA commit Sora Koike helped lead the team to a very close overall team title at the CIF Division 2 meet. Archive photo via Sora Koike
CIF Southern Section Division 2
- May 8, 2026
- Walnut, CA
- SCY (25 Yards)
The CIF Southern Section Division 2 meet wrapped up on Friday, and the El Segundo girls team and the Cerritos boys team walked home with the overall team titles.
Girls’ Recap
Top 3 Teams
- El Segundo — 202
- La Canada — 192
- Millikan — 155
The El Segundo girls team won two individual events and two relays to earn the overall title by just 10 points over La Canada with the whole meet coming down to the last relay and three hundredths of a second.
The first event winner for either team came in the girls 200 freestyle when La Canada senior Meredith O’Grady swam 1:47.79 to earn the win by half-a-second over El Segundo senior, and future UCLA teammate Sora Koike‘s 1:48.22.
This swim was a massive personal best for O’Grady, taking a second off the 1:48.63 mark she set at this meet last year. Koike added a bit from her best of 1:47.83, which she swam in February…