Winter Showdown Recap
NLU hosted 494 swimmers at the Winter Showdown meet in Gladstone. Ninety-nine Hammerheads raced to 332 best times, 46 new District cuts, 33 new Champs-Bonus cuts, 23 new Champs cuts and 3 new Sectionals-Bonus cuts. Thanks to all of our families who volunteered their time this past weekend.
Also – it was brought to our attention that some of the information in the past few recaps may have been incorrect. After further research, we discovered some incorrect files had been uploaded, thus giving us false information on our reports. If your swimmer attends practice this week, have them check their mailbox for their most up-to-date times and what end-of-season meets they qualified for. We are also updating the bulletin board in the lobby/viewing area. Although we are still asking that parents not enter the facility at this time, your swimmer can refer to the board.
80% Best Times or Better
-Blake Allen 3/3 (100%) -Melo Anthony 1/1 (100%)
-Eden Bettis 3/3 (100%) -Levi Bettis 3/3 (100%)
-Alexandra Claerhout Nuttal 2/2 (100%) -Isabelle Collop 7/7 (100%)
-Grace Crigger 3/3 (100%) -Noelle Diehl 2/2 (100%)
-Claire Dierker 6/7 (86%) -Finn Harrold 4/4 (100%)
-Findlay Hume 6/6 (100%) -Arielle Janssens 3/3 (100%)
-Emmy Jeffries 5/6 (83%) -Henry Johnson 2/2 (100%)
-Kurtis Kastner 1/1 (100%) -Grace Keane 6/7 (86%)
-David Keightley 6/6 (100%) -Gage McClanahan 6/7 (86%)
-Kian McHugh 3/3 (100%) -Gabriel Meitler 5/6 (83%)
-Tavin Nachlinger 4/4 (100%) -Molly Purinton 5/5 (100%)
-Kemper Roberts 7/7 (100%) -Slone Seidl 4/4 (100%)
-Anderson Sibley 7/7 (100%) -Henry Snider 4/5 (80%)
-Kai Soo 7/7 (100%) -Isaac Stewart 7/8 (88%)
-Jack Vaden 4/4 (100%) -Justin Woodland 8/8 (100%)
-Johnny Woodruff 7/7 (100%) -Ethan Zheng 5/5 (100%)
-Jacob Zupan 7/7 (100%)
Notable Swims
-Blake Allen swam in his first meet as a Hammerhead
-Eden Bettis swam her first 100 Back and 50 Fly
-Levi Bettis swam his first 50 Fly and picked up a Champs time in his 100 Breast
-Reagan Bollinger picked up 2 new Districts cuts for her 50 Free and 100 Fly and shaved over 15 seconds to earn a Bonus cut in her 200 IM
-Alex Briggs earned 2 new Bonus cuts for his 200 Back and 200 Breast
-Madeline Briggs raced to a Bonus cut in her 50 Back and a District time in her 50 Breast
-Logan Broek is the proud owner of a new Champs time in his 100 Free and a Bonus time in his 200 Free
-Christian Burton tried 50 Fly and 100 Free for the first time
-Collin Burton grabbed a District time for his 100 Back
-McKenzie Chandler swam her first 500 Free
-Isabelle Collop raced in her first meet as a Hammerhead and punched her ticket to Districts the first time she swam 50 Breast and 100 Breast
-Grace Crigger has 2 new District cuts: 200 Breast and 100 Fly
-Elisa DeCaro cruised to a Champs time in her 200 Back and a Bonus time in her 50 Free
-Noelle Diehl swam 100 Back and 50 Back for the first time
-Claire Dierker earned 2 new Districts times in her 100 IM and 100 Fly and Bonus cut in her 50 Free
-Isaac Dierker grabbed a Bonus time for his 400 IM and a District time in his 1000 Free
-Alex Foot picked up 2 new District times: 100 Free and 100 Back
-Zach Gerdes got a District time for his 50 Free
-Kim Greene sprinted to 2 new Champs times in her 100 Back and 200 IM
-Finn Harrold swam in his first meet as a Hammerhead and picked up 2 District times in his 100 Free and 100 Breast
-Ricky Hoover raced his first 200 Fly and grabbed a Bonus times while doing so
-Findlay Hume swam in his first NLU meet and earned a District time in all 6 of his events
-Jia Hurst is the proud owner of 3 new Champs cuts: 100, 200 and 500 Free
-Arielle Janssens earned a Champs time in her 500 Free and Bonus for her 100 Fly
-Emmy Jeffries shaved over 11 seconds in 2 different events: 100 IM and 50 Breast
-Grace Keane dropped over 11 seconds in her 100 IM to win that event
-David Keightley picked up District times in all 6 of his events
-Megan Kindle swam her first 200 Breast and earned a Bonus time swimming her first 200 Fly
-Roman Lewis earned 2 new Champs cuts in his 500 Free and 400 IM and 2 new Bonus cuts for his 200 Back and 200 Fly
-Harmony Lucas has a new District time for her 50 Fly
-Jake Maiseroulle raced to a Champs time in his 50 Back, Bonus times in his 100 IM and 100 Back and a District time in his 100 Fly
-Gage McClanahan grabbed a District time in his 100 Breast
-Jacey McGraw swam 400 IM for the first time and now holds a Champs time in that event. She also earned a District cut for her 1000 Free
-Neala McHugh earned a Bonus time in her 50 Fly and a District time in her 100 Free
-Gabriel Meitler raced to a District time in his 50 Fly
-Sarah Miner earned Bonus cuts for her first time swimming the 200 Breast, 400 IM and 200 Fly
-Teagan Mitchell raced to 2 Bonus cuts in 50 Fly and 50 Back
-Tavin Nachlinger raced in his first meet as a Hammerhead and punched his ticket to Districts swimming the 100 Free
-Lucas Nichols earned a Bonus time in his 50 Free
-Joslyn Perry made a Champs time in her 50 Back
-Clay Pilliard raced to 2 Champs times in 1000 Free and 200 Fly, a Bonus time in 200 Breast and a Districts time in 100 Breast
-Molly Purinton earned a Districts time in her 100 Back and shaved over 10 seconds in her 200 IM
-Melanie Puszczak earned a Districts time in her 100 Free and swam her first 200 Free
-Rainier Realina has a new Districts time for his 50 Back
-Raphael Realina swam his first 1000 Free and earned Districts while doing it
-Kemper Roberts sprinted to 4 shiny new Champs times: 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 IM and after a 8+ second drop – his 400 IM
-Kennedy Roberts earned Bonus times for the 100 IM and 50 Free. She dropped over 11 seconds in her 500 Free
-Kieran Ross has a new Districts time for 50 Back
-Anderson Sibley swam his first 100 IM and 200 Free and earned a Districts time in his 100 Back. He also shaved over 13 seconds in his 100 Free
-Henry Snider dazzled the crowd with 5/5 victories – three of which earned his Sectional Bonus times – 100 Breast, 50 Free and 200 IM. He earned a Champs time for his 100 Free
-Kai Soo tried 200 Back for the first time and earned a Bonus time while doing so
-Octavious Soriano grabbed a District time for 100 Free
-Jack Stanley earned 3 new Bonus times for 500 Free, 100 Free and 50 Free
-Isaac Stewart added 2 new Champs times this past weekend: 100 IM and 50 Back
-Makenna Toyne tried 50 Breast and 50 Fly for the first time
-Karder Walburn swam his first 100 IM and 100 Free
-Johnny Woodruff swam 7 times and earned 3 Districts and 4 Bonus times over the course of the weekend
-Anthony Zablielski tried 50 Fly for the first time
-Ethan Zheng dropped over 7 seconds in his 100 Breast
-Jacob Zupan swam his first 200 Back
