The Sectional Championships marked the end of a very long championship
season for many of our swimmers. We had
many outstanding swims and personal best times. Here are just a few of the highlights’.
Morgan Reyna’s split in the 800
free relay - Morgan went into the meet never having been under the 2:00 barrier
in the 200 free. To say she stepped up
may be an understatement. Her split time of 1:55.23 was nearly 8 seconds under her
individual personal best.
Audrey Orange’s 200 free –
In prelims Audrey had a valiant effort by going out hard and holding her lead to
the end. During finals Audrey tweaked
her race strategy; although she still went out as fast as in prelims she was
able to come back a whole 2 seconds faster on the last 50. Her time of 1:50.62
makes her the 3rd fastest Dad’s Club girl in history.
Chris Hung’s 200 breast – Chris
broke the 2:10 barrier with a time of 2:08.35. This earned Chris a swim in finals
and his second NCSA Junior National qualifying time.
Emma Stephenson’s 100 free, 100
fly, 100 back trifecta– Not only did
Emma score in all three of these events she also broke the 15-16 and Open team
records in each one of them. Her time of
53.84 in the 100 fly makes Emma our first girl to go under 54 seconds.
Ellie Vincent’s and Kaley Hoffman’s 200 IM – Ellie and Kaley both had outstanding
swims during finals. Kaley took control
of her heat early in the race and continued to grow her lead until the finish.
In the end Kaley outswam her nearest competitor by nearly 4 seconds. Ellie also won her finals heat, but did not
take over the lead until after 125 yards. By the end of the race Ellie had put
over 2 seconds between her and second place.
Our top individual point scorers are as followed:
Clayton Bobo 60 points, Emma Stephenson 53, and Cooper Wozencraft 34 points.
The following swimmers achieved new NCSA Junior National qualifying times.
Sydney Buchman – 100 breast
Caleb Duncan – 100 free
Chris Hung – 200 breast
Team Records
Emma Stephenson
100 Free 15-16 – 50.09 and 100 Free Open – 50.09
100 Back 15-16 – 55.41 and 100 Back Open – 55.41
100 Fly 15-16 – 53.84 and 100 Fly Open – 53.84
200 Fly 15-16 – 2:01.47
Audrey Orange, Emma Stephenson,
Sydney Buchman, Kaley Hoffman
400 Free Relay - 3:26.49