Winter Qualifier recap
Forty-nine Hammerheads raced at the 2017 Winter Qualifier in Lawrence, KS. The team swam to 70% best times, including 26 new District cuts and two new Championship cuts! On to the highlights…
80% Best Times or Better
- Erik Bergstrom (7/7) 100% - Grant Bergstrom (8/8) 100%
- Lucas Blahnik (9/9) 100% - Owen Blahnik (6/7) 85.7%
- Colin Bralley (5/5) 100% - Collin Burton (5/5) 100%
- Claire Conrad (8/9) 89% - Evan Crim (5/5) 100%
- Dakota Cruz (4/4) 100% - Ray Fugett (6/6) 100%
- Zach Gerdes (5/6) 83% - Kim Greene (3/3) 100%
- Ella Houts (3/3) 100% - Roman Lewis (3/3) 100%
- Gage McClanahan (4/5) 80% - Wyatt Morgan (3/3) 100%
- Brandon Murguia (4/4) 100% - Lucas Nichols (3/3) 100%
- Zach Schneider (3/3) 100% - Carson Smith (6/7) 85.7%
- Isaac Stewart (1/1) 100% - Abigale Stidham (2/2) 100%
- Justin Woodland (2/2) 100%
Notable Swims
- Erik Bergstrom cut 7 seconds on his 200 back and 200 IM, plus dropping 39 seconds on his way to a District cut in the 500 free, and making Districts in the 100 free and 100 fly.
- Grant Bergstrom raced to Districts in the 100 back, and made Districts in the: 500 free with a 23 second cut, 16 seconds in the 200 back, 8 seconds in the 100 fly, 12 seconds in the 200 IM, and 14 seconds in the 200 breast.
- Lucas Blahnik raced to a 7 second cut in the 50 free, 19 seconds in the 100 back, 24 seconds in the 100 breast, 19 in the 100 fly, and a huge 50 second drop in the 200 IM.
- Owen Blahnik cut 9 seconds to make Districts in the 100 back.
- Colin Bralley raced his first 100 free, 100 breast, and 100 IM.
- Claire Conrad dropped over 8 seconds in her 200 IM.
- Evan Crim sprinted to a trio of District times in the 100 free, 50 breast, and 100 fly.
- Dakota Cruz raced her first 100 back.
- Jacob Duckworth cut 8 seconds in his 200 free.
- Drew Franklin made a pair of District cuts in the 100 free and 50 back, plus cutting 17 seconds in his 200 IM.
- Ray Fugett sprinted to an 11 second improvement in his 200 free.
- Zach Gerdes raced his first 100 IM and 200 free.
- Jon Greene raced to an 8 second drop in the 200 IM.
- Grace Hanson made her District cut in the 100 fly, and swam her first 200 breast.
- Ella Houts dropped 11 seconds in her 200 free.
- Ethan Houts cut over 17 seconds in the 500 free.
- Ava Hughbanks sprinted to Districts with a 16 second cut in the 100 fly, and raced her first 200 IM.
- Ava Johnson swam her first 200 breast, and cut 7 seconds in her 200 IM.
- Patrick Lee cut 7 seconds on his 200 free, and made Districts in his 200 back.
- Kaelie Link made Districts in her 200 free.
- Alex Lucas swam his first 200 free.
- Gage McClanahan cut nearly 20 seconds to make Districts in his 200 IM, plus cutting 10 seconds in his 100 breast.
- Wyatt Morgan made District cuts in the 100 breast and 200 IM, plus making Districts and cutting 12 seconds in the 200 fly.
- Brandon Murguia raced to Districts in the 100 free, cut 15 seconds in his 200 IM, and swam his first 200 breast and 200 fly.
- Lucas Nichols cut over 9 seconds in his 100 breast, and swam his first 200 free.
- Emma Owen earned her District cut in the 200 breast, and dropped 8 seconds in her 400 IM.
- Clay Pilliard sprinted to Championships in the 100 breast.
- Zach Schneider cut nearly 10 seconds to make Districts in his 200 fly, and raced his first 200 breast.
- Carson Smith dropped 14 seconds in his 200 IM, and cut 10 seconds in his 200 free.
- Henry Snider earned his Championship cut with an 8 second drop in the 200 IM.
- Trevor Stammler raced his first 200 fly.
- Isaac Stewart swam his first 50 free.
- Abigale Stidham swam her first meet as a Hammerhead, racing the 50 free and 50 breast.
- Justin Woodland raced his first 50 free and 100 back.
