WALNUT — Bo Zheng gingerly climbed from the pool after surging late to capture the 200-yard freestyle. The Anaheim Discovery Christian swimmer wanted to protect his sore arm for a grueling race.
Valencia’s girls competed in three relays and four individual events but still challenged for a CIF-SS runner-up plaque despite the small lineup.
The CIF-SS Division 4 championships required plenty of grit from Zheng and the Tigers, and both responded Thursday at Mt. SAC.
Valencia’s girls 200-yard freestyle relay, from left, of Abigail Hernandez, Samantha Kwan, Josephine Binondo and Kendra Moyer captured the CIF-SS Division 4 title with a time of 1:47.69 at Mt. SAC on Thursday. It was Valencia’s first CIF girls relay title in school history. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG Bo Zheng of Anaheim Discover Christian wins the 200 yard freestyle race during during the CIF-SS Division 4 swimming finals at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) Show Caption1 of 2Valencia’s girls 200-yard freestyle relay, from left, of Abigail Hernandez, Samantha Kwan, Josephine Binondo and Kendra Moyer captured the CIF-SS Division 4 title with a time of 1:47.69 at Mt. SAC on Thursday. It was Valencia’s first CIF girls relay title in school history. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG ExpandZheng swept the 200 and 500 freestyles while Valencia placed third in the team competition — just three points out of second — to highlight Orange County efforts in the division.
With 50 yards left in the 200 free, Zheng rallied from third place to out-touch Canyon of Canyon Country’s Blake Van Vooren by almost three-tenths of a second to win in 1 minute, 42.23 seconds.
Zheng returned in the 500 free and won another close race to defend his Division 4 title. He edged FAST club teammate Yves Pan of Fairmont Prep by about seven-tenths of a second to finish in 4:40.17.
“I just wanted to win,” Zheng said after the 500. “Tomorrow, I still need to go to the doctor.”
Pan, a junior, took second to Zheng for the second consecutive year. He touched in 4:40.85 while Pacifica Christian freshman Ryan Ham placed third at 4:48.74.
Valencia entered the meet-ending 400 free relay in second place in team points behind Aquinas and ahead of Torrance.
The Tigers’ consolation relay dropped almost six seconds in moving up one place from its seeding to third but the Empire League champion placed third overall in points.
Valencia tallied 152 points to take third behind Aquinas (155) and champion Torrance (170).
“We’re very proud,” Tigers coach Kiley Kendall said. “We didn’t think we were going to be there at all (in the end).”
Valencia highlighted its meet by winning the 200 free relay. The team of freshman Abigail Hernandez, sophomore Samantha Kwan, junior Josephine Binondo and freshman Kendra Moyer clocked a time of 1:47.69 to become the first Tigers’ girls relay to claim a section title.
Valencia’s medley relay placed third with a 2:01.81.
Ocean View senior Morgan Carles took third in the 100 free (53.11) and second in the backstroke (59.68).
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