March Mania recap

Danielle Stoermann

Sixty-eight Hammerheads raced at the March Mania Invite hosted by Empire in Gladstone, MO. The team swam to 219 best times, 22 District cuts, 8 Bonus cuts, and 17 Championship cuts! What a great prelim/final meet! On to the highlights…

 

80% Best Times or Better

- Reagan Bollinger (4/5) 80%                        - Madeline Briggs (4/5) 80%

- Isabell Butler (4/5) 80%                               - Livia Campanella (2/2) 100%

- Evan Carter (4/5) 80%                  - Grace Crigger (3/3) 100%

- Claire Dierker (5/5) 100%                            - Daphne Erickson (2/2) 100%

- Alex Foot (5/5) 100%                    - Abby Foster (4/5) 80%

- Kim Greene (6/6) 100%                               - Gracie Hayes (4/5) 80%

- Jia Hurst (4/5) 100%                      - Arielle Janssens (2/2) 100%

- Alivia Kleuskens (2/2) 100%                       - Harmony Lucas (4/4) 100%

- Gage McClanahan (5/5) 100%                   - Zach Mendez (5/6) 83%

- Sarah Miner (11/12) 91.6%                        - Leo Nguyen (4/5) 80%

- Sean Nguyen (5/6) 83%                               - Joslyn Perry (4/5) 80%

- Kennedy Roberts (4/5) 80%                       - Kieran Ross (6/6) 100%

- Octavious Soriano (3/3) 100%                   - Emily Wills (5/5) 100%

- Camden Youngblood (4/5) 80%                                - Jake Zupan (6/7) 85.7%

 

Notable Swims

- Spencer Adams raced to a District cut in the 200 free.

- Reagan Bollinger dropped a huge 33 seconds in the 200 IM.

- Nick Bracken cut 23 seconds in the 500 free, and raced to a Champ cut in the 200 fly.

- Madeline Briggs cut 7 seconds for a District cut in the 100 free.

- Tyler Briggs sprinted to Champ cuts in the 500 free and 100 IM, and took home a bronze in the 200 IM.

- Isabell Butler dropped nearly 10 seconds in her 200 IM.

- Livia Campanella cut over 7 seconds in the 200 free.

- Evan Carter raced his first 100 free.

- McKenzie Chandler swam her first 500 free.

- Claire Conrad took top-8 in the 200 breast with a 7 second cut.

- Grace Crigger swam her first 200 free and 200 breast, and made Districts in the 50 free and 200 breast.

- Elisa DeCaro raced her first 200 back for a District cut.

-  Claire Dierker sprinted to a Champ cut with a 9 second drop in the 200 free, and picked up a Bonus time in the 50 back.

- Daphne Erickson raced her first 100 free and 50 back.

- Alex Foot swam his first 500 free and raced to top-8 in the 200 back.

- Abby Foster cut over 7 seconds in her 100 back.

- Lore Gibson sprinted to top-8 in the 50 free.

- Amelia Gray grabbed a District time in the 50 free.

- Kim Greene picked up a Bonus cut in the 100 fly.

- Gracie Hayes cut 10 seconds in her 200 free, cut another 10 in her 200 IM, and raced her first 200 breast.

- Makaila Hayes sprinted to a Champ cut in the 500 free.

- Jia Hurst made a Bonus cut in the 50 fly, cut 8 seconds to make Districts in the 200 IM, and swam her first 100 breast.

- Cole James cruised to a Champ cut in the 200 IM.

- Arielle Janssens swam to a pair of Bonus times in the 100 fly and 50 free.

- Katie Jones sprinted to Districts in her 200 free, and raced her first 200 fly.

- Alivia Kleuskens swam her first 50 fly and 50 free.

- Harmony Lucas raced to District times in the 100 back and 100 free.

- Gage McClanahan dropped 13 seconds in his 200 free and grabbed a District cut in the 100 free.

- Neala McHugh sprinted to a 12 second cut and Districts in the 100 breast, and raced her first 500 free.

- Zach Mendez swam his first 500 free to earn a District cut, and made Districts in the 50 free.

- Mollie Miner raced her first 400 IM and made a District time.

- Sarah Miner grabbed a Champ cut in her first 1650 swim, dropped 21 seconds in her 500 free, took home gold in the 200 back, dropped 7 seconds in her 200 IM, and earned a pair of bronze medals in the 100 free and 100 IM.

- Teagan Mitchell sprinted to an 8 second cut for Champs in her 200 free.

- Chloe Myers was victorious in the 50 free and 100 breast, made Champs in her 100 back, and placed top-8 in the 100 fly, 200 breast, and 100 back.

- Leo Nguyen swam his first 100 back and made a District cut.

- Sean Nguyen raced his first 500 free for a District time, made a Bonus cut in the 50 free.

- Joslyn Perry swam her first 100 IM.

- Clay Pilliard raced to a silver medal in the 200 back, and placed top-8 in the 200 free, 100 free, and 100 back.

- Bobby Pohl swam his first 200 breast and 200 IM.

- Rainier Realina raced to a Bonus cut in the 100 breast, and a District cut in the 50 free.

- Raphael Realina sprinted to Champ cuts in the 200 back and 100 back.

- Kemper Roberts crushed his 500 free with a 23 second drop for a Champ cut, won the 200 breast, got a Champ cut in the 200 free, and placed top-8 in the 200 free, 50 free, 100 fly, and 50 back.

- Kennedy Roberts raced to Champ cuts in her 50 fly, 100 back, and 100 breast.

- Kieran Ross grabbed a Bonus cut in the 50 breast to finish top-8, and earned a District cut in the 100 breast.

- Henry Snider earned a bronze in the 100 free.

- Megan Soriano swam her first 100 IM.

- Hannah Stewart dropped 7 seconds in her 400 IM.

- Isaac Stewart sprinted to a 7 second drop for a Champ time in the 200 IM, and cut a big 21 seconds in the 500 free.

- Jack Vaden swam his first 200 free and 200 back, and cut a huge 20 seconds in the 100 back.

- Emily Wills picked up a District time in the 100 breast.

- Camden Youngblood dropped 7 seconds for a District cut in the 200 back, raced to District cuts in the 200 breast and 200 IM, and raced her first 200 breast.

- Jake Zupan swam his first 200 breast.

 

New Team Records

- 11-12 Girls’ 1650 Free – Sarah Miner (19:27.02)