EKC May Mayhem Re-cap
Thirty-four swimmers competed in the EKC May Mayhem meet in Lenexa May 19-20. There were 123 best times, 24 District cuts, 17 Bonus cuts, 13 Champs cuts, a Sectionals cut and 3 new records!
80% Best Times or Better
-Lucy Chute (3/3) 100% -Isabelle Collop (6/6) 100%
-Alex Foot (6/6) 100% -Peyton Frost (3/3) 100%
-Asher Gellis (6/6) 100% -Rowan Gellis (6/6) 100%
-Sophia Hall (6/6) 100% -Justin Hendricks (3/3) 100%
-Julian Locke (5/5) 100% -Jake Maiseroulle (6/7) 86%
-Mia Sulzen (5/5) 100% -Makenna Toyne (4/4) 100%
-Addyson Trowbridge (3/3) 100% -Elaina Wells (6/6) 100%
-Gabriel Wells (6/6) 100%
Notable Swims
-Wyatt Allen picked up a District cut in 50 Fly
-Lucy Chute swam in her first long course meet!
-Isabelle Collop shaved over 18 seconds in her 50 Fly and almost 9 seconds in her 100 Free.
-Claire Dierker swam her first 200 Back and earned a Bonus cut and her first 200 Breast and swam to a Champs cut
-Isaac Dierker earned 3 new District cuts in 800 Free, 50 Free and 200 IM.
-Alex Foot dropped over 16 seconds in his 200 Back for a new Districts time. He also swam his first 200 Breast and earned a Districts time while doing so. He earned Bonus cuts in 100 Fly and 100 Free.
-Peyton Frost swam in her first long course meet!
-Asher Gellis swam 4 new events: 200 IM, 400 Free, 100 Back and 200 Breast. He shaved over 10 seconds in his 100 Breast and picked up a District cut in his 50 Breast.
-Rowan Gellis swam 3 new events: 200 Back, 200 IM and 200 Free. She shaved over 20 seconds in her 200 Breast for a Districts cut and also earned a District time in her 100 Breast.
-Sophia Hall swam in her first long course meet and picked up 3 new Districts cuts in 50 Free, 50 Back and 100 Fly and a Bonus time in her 50 Fly.
-Gracie Hayes swam her first 400 IM , dropped over 10 seconds in her 100 Back and earned a Bonus cut in her 100 Breast.
-Justin Hendricks earned a new Districts cut in 100 Breast.
-Jakeb Kobs earned a Districts cut in 200 Back.
-Julian Locke swam in his first long course meet and picked up 4 new Districts cuts: 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Back and 100 Free and a Champs cut in 100 Breast.
-Jake Maiseroulle swam his first 400 IM and shaved over 9 seconds in his 50 Fly to earn a Champs cut. He also earned Bonus cuts in the following events: 50 Free, 400 Free (after an over 45 second cut!), 100 Breast (after a 17+ second cut!) and 200 Free (after an almost 21 second cut!)
-Jacey McGraw swam her first 400 IM to earn a Bonus time.
-Neala McHugh swam her first 200 Back to earn a Champs cut and her first 200 Breast to earn a Bonus cut. She also dropped over 11 seconds in 100 Fly for a Champs cut and almost 14 seconds in her 200 Free for a Bonus time.
-Zach Mendez dropped over 23 seconds in his 800 Free to not only earn a Champs cut and 1st place but a new team record, as well! He also dropped over 10 seconds in his 400 Free (1st place!) for a Champs cut and scored one in 200 Back, as well.
-Rainier Realina dropped over 17 seconds in his 200 IM.
-Raphael Realina swam his first 1500 Free and 200 Fly for Districts cuts in both events. He also picked up a Bonus cut in 200 Free and raced to 1st place in 200 IM and 200 Breast.
-Kennedy Roberts picked up a District time swimming the 800 Free for her first time!
-Isaac Stewart shaved over 10 seconds to earn a new team record in the 800 Free. He also improved his team record in the 50 Free and picked up Champs cuts in 50 Fly and 200 Breast.
-Mia Sulzen swam in her first long course meet!
-Makenna Toyne swam her first 50 Breast, 50 Back and 100 Free.
-Addyson Trowbridge swam in her first long course meet!
-Elaina Wells swam in her first meet as a Hammerhead and picked up 2 new Districts cuts in 50 Free and 100 Fly.
-Gabriel Wells swam in his first meet as a Hammerhead and earned Districts cuts in 200 IM and 100 Fly, a Bonus cut in 100 Free, a Champs cut in 100 Breast and a Sectionals cut in 50 Free. He also raced to 1st place in 50 Breast.
-Neil Williams grabbed a new Bonus cut in 50 Back and a new Champs cut in 100 Breast.
New Team Records
Zach Mendez – 15&Over Boys – 800 Free – 9:02.26
Isaac Stewart – 11-12 Boys – 800 Free – 10:26.02
Isaac Stewart – 11-12 Boys – 50 Free – 28.09
