Good morning!
Last night our kids fought hard, but fell short at Gettysvue 374 to 320. All in all, it was a FANTASTIC meet. Here are our highlights:
-THREE DQ's!!!! THREE! That is nuts. Huge testament to the level of focus our kids brought to the meet.
-A+ attitude by our kids. Lots of smiles and no tears. The kids supported each other and cheered on their teammates ... I was very pleased to see that!
-THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS. We can't have successful meets without volunteers. Special shout out to Patricia, Martha, and Janet.
-Shout outs by age:
-- 8 and unders
----- Grayson White for doing all four strokes LEGALLY
----- Caylen Conley for putting herself out there in the butterfly and swimming lights out!
-- 9 - 10's
----- Jack Wagner went after the 100 IM, touching out for the win
----- All our 9-10 girls. Karley Weigel, Lucy Addicks, and Kylie Cox. These three girls dominated this age group, winning all five of the individual races
-- 11 - 12's
----- Connor Brunson winning all four of his races (special shout of to the two 9-10 boys, Cooper Cameron and Harrison Thompson, joining Connor and Wyatt in the 200 Free Relay)
----- Morgan Allen winning all four of her races (special shout out to 200 Free Relay touching out to win it at the end)
-- 13 - 14's
----- Blaine Allen blew up at this meet. He showed incredible versatility by performing in all four strokes!
----- Alex Bobo stepped up huge again at this meet, swimming the 200 IM and then performing at a high level in her other two individual races!
-- 15 - 18's
------ Stephen Martin is our default winner on the boys side ... he's a stud
------ Mary Grace Isaacs, the 13-14 year old, who stepped up and filled the spot on two of our 15-18 relays!
All in all... a fantastic meet. We're looking forward to some strong practices going into our next meet on July 7th at Oak Ridge!
Thank you all for everything you do!!!!!!!!
Sam