Frosty Frolic Re-cap
Twenty-seven Hammerheads headed to the Frosty Frolic in Topeka December 1-3. The team won 2nd place, there were 67 best times, 2 new Senior Champs cuts, 2 new District cuts, 1 Bonus, 1 Champs cut and a new team record. Several of our Hammerheads won trophies for high point in their age group:
1st Place: 15&Over Boys – Isaac Dierker, 13-14 Girls – Piper Kobs, 11-12 Girls – Neala McHugh, 9-10 Boys – Kian McHugh. 2nd Place: 13-14 Girls – Claire Dierker, 11-12 Boys – Jake Maiseroulle. 3rd Place: 13-14 Girls (for the sweep!) – Clara Wilson
80% Best Times or Better
- Wyatt Allen (6/7) 86% -Alex Foot (4/4) 100%
-Jackson Graham (4/4) 100% -Nicholas Schumate (4/4) 100%
-Clark Williams (3/3) 100%
High Point
Piper Kobs – 220
Neala McHugh – 204
Isaac Dierker - 172
Time Drops
Wyatt Allen – 15.31 over 5 events
Alex Foot – 12.21 over 4 events
Alexandra Claerhout – 9.28 over 1 event
Notable Swims
- Alexandra Claerhout shaved over 9 seconds in her 50 Fly.
-Maxen Claerhout swam to 3rd place in his 50 Back.
-Claire Dierker swam to 2nd place in 4 events and 3rd place in 3 events. She earned 2nd place in the 13-14 girls age group.
-Isaac Dierker was victorious in 7 of his events and swam to 2nd in one. He earned the high point award for 15&Over Boys.
-Alex Foot swam to 3rd in 3 events and picked up 2 new Senior Champs cuts.
-Jackson Graham swam in his first meet as a hammerhead.
-Sophia Hall swam her first 500 Free.
-Jack Jeppson was victorious in his 25 Fly and swam to 2nd place in his 25 Free.
-Piper Kobs was first to the wall in 7 of her events and swam to 2nd place in 4 events. She earned the high point award for 13-14 Girls and picked up a new team record in the 50 Fly: 28.40
-Jake Maiseroulle swam to first in 7 events and 2nd place in 1 event. He earned the 2nd place high point award for 11-12 Boys.
-Kian McHugh swam to victory in 5 of his events, 2nd in 1 event and 3rd in 2 events. He finished the meet with a new Champs cut in the 50 Fly and the 9-10 Boys High Point trophy.
-Not to be outdone by her brother, Neala McHugh also took home a High Point trophy for her 11-12 Girls age group. She swam to 6 victories, 4 2nd places and 1 3rd.
-Brady Poss swam to 2nd in 50 Fly and 3rd in 50 Back.
-Zoe Prado punched her ticket to Districts with a cut in the 50 Free.
-Clark Williams was victorious in his 25 Breast.
-Neil Williams upgraded his 50 Breast from a Districts cut to a Champs Bonus cut.
-Clara Wilson finished in 3rd place overall for 13-14 Girls. She swam to 3rd in 3 events, and swam her first 400 IM, earning a Districts cut while doing so.
-Griffin Wilson swam to 2nd in his 50 Fly and 3rd in his 50 Breast.
New Team Record
Piper Kobs – 13-14 Girls 50 Fly – 28.40
