CSC Jim Devine Memorial Invite Re-cap
Twenty-three hammerheads competed at the CSC Jim Devine Memorial Invite in Columbia October 27-29. There were 66 Best Times, 3 new Districts Cuts, 4 new Bonus Cuts, 1 new Champs Cut, 1 new Senior Champs Cut, 1 new Sectionals Bonus Cuts, 2 Sectionals Cuts and 2 new team records.
80% Best Times or Better
{athletes listed here dropped time in 80% or more of their legally swam events}
(improved events/total events)
- Deacon Gutshall (1/1) 100% -Sophia Hall (4/4) 100%
-Jack Jeppson (3/3) 100% -Jakeb Kobs (5/6) 83%
-Piper Kobs (8/8) 100% -Harmony Lucas (3/3) 100%
-Zach Mendez (7/7) 100%
High Point
{New to this season! We will feature the 3 swimmers who earned the most points for the team for each meet. If the host team doesn’t score the meet, we will awards points to the top 16 kids on a typical scale where 1st=20, 2nd=17, 3rd-8th are 16-11 points, 9th=9, 10th=7, 11th-16th=6-1}
Zach Mendez – 101
Piper Kobs - 82
Jack Jeppson - 24
Time Drops
{New to this season! We will feature the 3 swimmers with the most time dropped per meet}
Zach Mendez – 63.54 seconds over 7 events
Raymond Canzonere – 55.04 seconds over 4 events
Sophia Hall – 27.33 seconds over 4 events
Notable Swims
{athletes listed here swam an event for the first time, dropped 8 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}
- Raymond Canzonere dropped over 51 seconds in his 200 Free and swam his first 100 Fly.
-Elisa DeCaro picked up a new Senior Champs cut in her 500 Free after she shaved over 23 seconds.
-Claire Dierker finished in the Top 8 in her 1000 Free.
-Deacon Gutshall picked up a Sectionals cut in his 1000 Free after placing 5th and dropping over 21 seconds.
-Sophia Hall cut over 15 seconds in her 200 Free and picked up a new Districts cut in her 100 Back.
-Jack Jeppson finished with 2 events in the Top 8: 25 Back and 25 Breast.
-Piper Kobs finished in the Top 8 in 4 of her events: 200 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free and she was victorious in the 200 Fly.
-Harmony Lucas picked up a new Bonus cut in the 100 Free.
-Kian McHugh picked up a new Bonus cut in the 50 Back.
-Neala McHugh shaved almost 13 seconds in her 500 Free.
-Zach Mendez picked up a new team record in the 1650 Free (mile) when he shaved almost 41 seconds to place 2nd. He also shaved over 14 seconds in the 1000 Free to improve his team record and earn silver. He picked up a new Sectionals cut in the 100 Free and a Sectionals Bonus cut in the 100 Back. He placed in the Top 8 in 6 of his 7 events – victorious in the 200 Free.
-Kennedy Roberts picked up a new Bonus cut in the 100 Free.
-Isaac Stewart added a new Champs cut to his list in the 200 IM.
-Griffin Wilson swam his first 100 Breast and earned a Districts cut while doing so. He also picked up a Bonus time in the 50 Fly.
New Team Records
Zach Mendez – 15 & Over 1000 Free – 9:32.58
Zach Mendez – 15 & Over 1650 Free – 15:56.37
