Movemeber Invite Recap
39 Hammerheads competed in the Movember Invitational in Lenexa. The team earned 168 new best times, 8 new District cuts, 10 new Bonus cuts, 11 new Champs cuts and 2 AAA times. On to the highlights…
80% Best Times or Better
{athletes listed here dropped time in 80% or more of their legally swam events}
(improved events/total events)
-Nick Bracken (10/11) 91% -Ashton Canovi (1/1) 100%
-Gracie Hayes (4/5) 80% -Jacob Hibbs (6/6) 100%
-Arielle Janssens (2/2) 100% -Megan Kindle (7/8) 86%
-Olivia Kindle (8/9) 89% -Roman Lewis (12/12) 100%
-Addisen McNally (8/8) 100% -Raphael Realina (12/12) 100%
-Kieran Ross (6/6) 100% -Breckyn Shaw (6/6) 100%
-Jack Vaden (3/3) 100% -Jacob Wright (5/5) 100%
Notable Swims
{athletes listed here swan an event for the first time, dropped 7 seconds or more in a single event, achieved a time standard for the first time in an event, swam to victory or placed top 8 in a prelim/finals or championship meet, broke a record or other noteworthy accomplishments}
-Nick Bracken returned to finals in 4 events and earned a new Champs cut in his 100 Fly
-Leah Bradley picked up a pair of Districts cuts in her 50 Free and 50 Fly
-Claire Conrad cruised her way through her first 400 IM and picked up a new District cut in her 100 Back
-Elisa DeCaro picked up a Bonus cut while swimming her first 500 Free and followed that by picking up her District cut swimming her first 200 Breast. She returned to finals in 2 events.
-Gracie Hayes swam her first 500 Free
-Makaila Hayes returned to finals in 5 of her events
-Justin Hendricks swam his first 100 Fly
-Jacob Hibbs competed in his first 200 Free and 100 Free
-Ricky Hoover swam in 2 events in finals
-Jia Hurst cruised to a Bonus cut while swimming her first 500 Free
-Chase Kindle grabbed a Bonus cut in his 50 Free
-Megan Kindle earned a District time while trying the 400 IM for the first time. She also picked up a Bonus cut for her 200 Back while swimming in finals
-Olivia Kindle couldn’t go home to the Kindle house without a new cut for herself: a Bonus time in the 50 Free. She returned to finals in 2 events.
-Roman Lewis returned to finals in 6 events – picking up Champs cuts in 5 and a Bonus cut in 1 event.
-Gage McClanahan returned to finals in 2 events
-Addison McNally dropped an impressive 15+ seconds in her 100 Back
-Sarah Miner returned to finals in 5 events, earning 2 AAA times in her 500 Free and 200 Free and a Bonus time for her 100 Fly along the way. She was victorious for her age group in her 1650 Free.
-Teagan Mitchell collected a Bonus time for her finish in the 100 Back
-Chloe Myers returned to finals in 3 events
-Leo Nguyen swam his first 500 Free
-Evelyn Obenauf dropped an insane 13+ seconds in her 100 IM
-Clay Pilliard competed in finals in3 events
-Melanie Puszczak swam her first 100 Back and followed that by collecting 2 new District cuts in her 200 Breast and 200 IM
-Raphael Realina dropped an obscene amount of time to return to finals in 5 events and collect 4 new Champs cuts and 2 new Bonus cuts along the way
-Hannah Stewart swam finals in 4 events and earned her Champs cut in 100 Fly in prelims and continued to improve her time at finals
-Isaac Stewart shaved over 19 seconds in his 500 Free
-Jack Vaden returned to finals in his 200 Breast
-Jacob Wright picked up some new distance events this weekend! He tried 500 Free for the first time and not only swam his first 200 Fly but returned to finals to do it again that night. He also punched his ticket to Districts earning a trip in his 50 Free
