Eleven swimmers went down to Bartlesville, Ok to race at the Meet of Champions swim meet January 17-19. It was a prelims/finals meet at a fantastic 6-lane facility that even aired the Chiefs football game during warm-up! 80% Best Times or Better Preston Carlson (6/6) 100% Jack Jeppson (10/10) 100% Top 6 – Point Totals Jack Jeppson – 4 points Neala McHugh – 6 points Rainier Realina – 6 points Neil Williams – 19 points Clara Wilson – 7 points Griffin Wilson – 22 points Notable Swims We had 5...

Thirty-six Hammerheads raced at the TSA True Blue Igloo. This is a prelim/final meet, and is a great tune-up for the team leading into the Championship season! NLU walked away with 111 best times, 90 top-16 finishes, 8 District cuts, 5 Bonus cuts, and 4 new Champ cuts! Way to go! On to the highlights… 80% Best Times or Better Nino Adrignola (1/1) 100% Logan Broek (9/9) 100% Alexandra Claerhout (2/2) 100% Leandro Crippa (6/6) 100% Chase Kindle (3/3) 100% Matt McManus (3/3) 100% Jeffrey Older (7/7) 100% Rainier Realina...

Twenty-seven Hammerheads raced at the 2024 NLU Future Stars 10&U meet in Gladstone, MO. The team swam to 68% best times and a handful of new cuts! On to the highlights… 80% Best Times or Better Noah Alkreidly (1/1) 100% Gigi Castagno (1/1) 100% Malayna Cox (5/5) 100% Hudson Hackett (3/3) 100% Charline Hanriot (2/2) 100% Adalind McManus (5/5) 100% Fallon Moore (3/3) 100% Shaan Patel (1/1) 100% Natalie Penney (4/5) 80% Madeleine Pike (2/2) 100% Emsley Wells (3/3) 100% Charlotte Worlety (5/5) 100% Notable Swims Gigi Castagno raced her...

Thirty-four Hammerheads journeyed to the DSMY Snow Globe Classic in Des Moines, IA. The team raced to 100 best times, nine new District cuts, two Bonus cuts, 10 Championship cuts, and one new team record! On to the highlights… 80% Best Times or Better Britton Carlson (2/2) 100% Ricky Hoover (4/4) 100% Owen Pudenz (4/5) 80% Phil Shekleton (7/8) 87.5% Neil Williams (5/6) 83% Jake Zupan (5/5) 100% Notable Swims Britton Carlson raced her first 100 back. Preston Carlson sprinted to a big 7 second drop in his 50 fly....

Seventy-five Hammerheads competed at the 2024 CNS Gobbler Invite in Gladstone, MO. The team raced to 70% best times, 1 new record, 24 District cuts, 18 Bonus cuts, 12 Championship cuts, and 2 Sectional cuts! On to the highlights…. 80% Best Times or Better Wyatt Allen (6/6) 100% Harper Bowser (8/10) 80% Ray Canzonere (7/8) 87.5% Britton Carlson (5/5) 100% Preston Carlson (7/7) 100% Jace Cooper-Prohaska (3/3) 100% Noelle Diehl (6/7) 85.7% Holden Downey (5/6) 83% Charlotte Easley (6/6) 100% Justin Hendricks (6/6) 100% Harper Hoopes (7/8) 87.5% Jack Jeppson...

Thirty-five Hammerheads raced at the CSC Jim DeVine Invite at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. NLU cruised to 64% best times, with six new District times, nine Bonus cuts, five Champ cuts, three AAA times, and one new team record! On to the highlights…. 80% Best Times or Better Wyatt Allen (6/7) 85.7% Kiefer Conrad (7/7) 100% Hudson Hackett (2/2) 100% Warren Jones (3/3) 100% Weston Larsen (3/3) 100% Julian Locke (7/8) 87.5% Harmony Lucas (1/1) 100% Norra Miller-Abreu (4/4) 100% Natalie Penney (8/8) 100% Isaac Stewart (7/8) 87.5% Logan Summers...

Nineteen Hammerheads journeyed to Drury Natatorium in Springfield, MO to race in the SPA Fall Classic. Our swimmers raced to 73 best times, four new District cuts, two new Championship cuts, and two new Sectional cuts! On to the highlights… 80% Best Times or Better: Myla Lewis (2/2) 100% Notable Swims: Raymond Canzonere sprinted to a couple of big time drops—23 seconds in his 200IM, and 12 seconds in his 100 fly—and raced his first 200 back. Nyema Clemons splashed to a District time in her 100 back, and raced...

Eighty-eight Hammerheads raced at the 2024 NLU Sprint Decathlon in Gladstone, MO! Our team sprinted to an incredible 79% best times, with 475 personal bests, 55 new District cuts, 14 new Championship Bonus cuts, and 25 new Championship cuts! On to the highlights… Congratulations to our Decathlon winners: 9-10 Girls – Malayna Cox (2nd) 11-12 Boys – Leo Nguyen (1st) 13-14 Boys – Isaac Stewart (1st) 13-14 Girls – Elaina Wells (3rd) 15&O Boys – Zach Mendez (1st) 15&O Girls – Hannah Stewart (2nd) *Please note, only legal swims are...

NLU sent 22 swimmers to the Missouri Valley Short Course Age Group Champs in Topeka February 29-March 3. There were 63 Best Times, 8 new Champs cuts and a new relay record. High Point Piper Kobs – 85 Jake Maiseroulle – 47 Noah Greenlee - 38 Time Drops Kennedy Roberts – 15.92 seconds over 3 events Isaac Stewart – 12.83 seconds over 8 events Logan Broek – 12.55 seconds over 5 events Notable Swims - Harper Bowser swam to 2/2 100% Best Times -Madeline Briggs returned to Finals in 100...

25 swimmers competed at the Missouri Valley Short Course Senior Championships in Topeka February 22-24. There were 74 Best Times, 2 new Sectionals cuts, 1 new Futures cut and 4 new records (3 of which beat 12 year old records!) 80% Best Times or Better -Alex Foot (6/7) 86% -Justin Hendricks (5/5) 100% -Henry Johnson (6/7) 86% -Roger Jones (4/4) 100% -Brady Scammen (6/7) 86% High Point Zach Mendez – 101 Raphael Realina – 66 Garrison Wells - 43 Time Drops Alex Foot – 42.52 seconds over 6 events Brady...