The Yorktown Swim Club scored 61 points over the weekend to finish 24th at the 2011 Long Course Meters Senior State Meet in Indianapolis.
The Tigers received some high level performances at the IU Natatorium. Former IU swimmer Colin Hoffman raced to a 3rd place finish in the 100 breast, going 1:05.44 to qualify for the USA Swimming Junior Nationals! Colin's effort also broke the YSC record previously held by Brenden Butler. Colin also scored in the 200 breast, going 2:50.39 for 24th place.
Larah Beaver also put her name on YSC's list of Junior National qualifiers in the 100 back, racing to a lifetime best in 1:05.45. Larah broke her own club record in the event in the morning preliminaries, going 1:05.51, then bested it again in a championship field that included several current IU and Purdue swimmers. Larah also scored in the 200 back, going 2:27.22 for 20th place.
Hunter Hoffman did his part to pad the YSC score, too. Hunter's 14th in the 50 free (24.50) and 17th in the 100 breast (1:08.94) added scoring punch to the Tigers' bottom line.
The squad of Scott Heavilon, Adam Voss and the Hoffman brothers teamed up to dent the scoreboard in the 400 medley relay, touching the wall in 4:18.34 to grab 19th place.
Jessica Extine and Caroline Grasso also competed in multiple events for the Tigers, but did not score.
Great job by all of the Tigers and their coaches, Laura Slight and Matt Routh.
Next up for YSC? The Age Group State Meet this weekend, also at the venerable IU Natatorium. Good luck to all of our swimmers.
GO TIGERS!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
SHE DID IT--KELSI HALL GOING TO OLYMPIC TRIALS!
The most prolific sprinter in YHS/YSC history has added an impressive achievement to her swimming resume. Kelsi Hall has qualified to compete in the 50-meter free at the 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS!
The 21-year old senior-to-be at the University of Miami roared to a runner-up finish last weekend at the Southern Zone Sectional meet in Gainesville, Florida. Kelsi's 26.06 in the 'A' final put her under the trials cut of 26.39, after she posted a heart wrenching 26.40 in the prelims. This young lady is a talented and determined athlete who just won't taken no for an answer, and she proved it again a week ago. Bet against her at your own risk!
Kelsi's parents, Tom and Shari Hall, say she has her confidence and swagger back. And that should strike fear in the rest of the sprinters in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2011-12 NCAA season. She's gonna make a strong run at an ACC championship and a berth in the NCAA Meet next winter, folks.
Until then, way to go, Kelsi! See you in Omaha in June of 2012.
GO TIGERS!
The 21-year old senior-to-be at the University of Miami roared to a runner-up finish last weekend at the Southern Zone Sectional meet in Gainesville, Florida. Kelsi's 26.06 in the 'A' final put her under the trials cut of 26.39, after she posted a heart wrenching 26.40 in the prelims. This young lady is a talented and determined athlete who just won't taken no for an answer, and she proved it again a week ago. Bet against her at your own risk!
Kelsi's parents, Tom and Shari Hall, say she has her confidence and swagger back. And that should strike fear in the rest of the sprinters in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2011-12 NCAA season. She's gonna make a strong run at an ACC championship and a berth in the NCAA Meet next winter, folks.
Until then, way to go, Kelsi! See you in Omaha in June of 2012.
GO TIGERS!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
AMONG THE FINEST IN THE COUNTRY
Earlier this month, I wrote about the individual honors being won this post-season by our Yorktown High School swimmers and divers. But now the YHS program is being lauded for its work in the classroom from top to bottom.
Each year, the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) and Kiefer name Scholar Teams from all over the United States. The awards are based on cumulative grade point averages, with Gold teams having GPA's between 3.750-4.000, Silver teams between 3.500-3.749, and Bronze teams between 3.200-3.499. There is no hiding anybody--EVERY member of a team counts.
Well, the YHS boys and girls have distinguished themselves again. BOTH teams have won Bronze level awards for the 2010-11 season. The boys cranked out a team GPA of 3.424, with the girls right behind them with a 3.400 effort.
Think back to all the nights these kids came home from two practices and a full day of school in between, and THEN finished their assignments. They bust their humps--ALL of us should be proud of the efforts made by every last one of them.
Congratulations, and well done.
GO TIGERS!
Each year, the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) and Kiefer name Scholar Teams from all over the United States. The awards are based on cumulative grade point averages, with Gold teams having GPA's between 3.750-4.000, Silver teams between 3.500-3.749, and Bronze teams between 3.200-3.499. There is no hiding anybody--EVERY member of a team counts.
Well, the YHS boys and girls have distinguished themselves again. BOTH teams have won Bronze level awards for the 2010-11 season. The boys cranked out a team GPA of 3.424, with the girls right behind them with a 3.400 effort.
Think back to all the nights these kids came home from two practices and a full day of school in between, and THEN finished their assignments. They bust their humps--ALL of us should be proud of the efforts made by every last one of them.
Congratulations, and well done.
GO TIGERS!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
THEY AREN'T JUST SWIMMERS
The people who add names to the banners that hang in the Tiger pool are gonna be busy again soon. FIVE more Yorktown swimmers have had their Academic All-American applications approved by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for the 2010-11 season--Rachel Reising, Joe Eskew, Michael Heavilon, Joseph Railey and Adam Voss.
Earning Academic All-American status is VERY difficult. It's an honor based on career achievement in both the classroom and pool. Each recipient must earn a minimum 3.75/4.0 GPA in seven out of eight high school semesters; each one must earn a letter in swimming as a senior; and each one must graduate from his/her school.
Swimming is a grueling enough sport by itself--add the typically difficult course loads these kids carry, and you can imagine how hard they've worked for this recognition. Below you'll find a list of Yorktown's All-Americans and Academic All-Americans over the years, in alphabetical order.
Congratulations to the newest honorees, and GO TIGERS!
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ALL-AMERICANS: Wells Arwood, Kurt Barttrum, Larah Beaver, Ashley Bevans, Maggie Bird, Brenden Butler, Alex Clark, Shay Daberko, Jordan Extine, Dan Farrell, Darik Hall, Kelsi Hall, Hunter Hoffman, Alex Keller, Sarah Kowalski, Jill Lockhart, Jenna Long, Eric Mattingly, Katie Mitsch, Kristin Mitsch, Nick Reising, Matt Routh, Kyle Ruth, Katie Simmons, Laura Swander, Kasey Tolbert, Kiley Tolbert, Adam Voss and Zach Williams.
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS: Nick Baim, Maggie Bird, Julia Boyce, Suzanne Boyce, Kenny Brown, Brenden Butler, Sarah Clevenger, Joe Eskew, Dan Farrell, Michael Heavilon, Claire Laverty, Amber Main, Katie Mitsch, Jeff Neff, Joseph Railey, Katie Reising, Nick Reising, Rachel Reising, Brandon Roberts, Matt Routh, Rachel Shaw, Carson Slater, Harrison Slater, Shelley Smith, Michael Stocker, Charlie Sursa, David Tobin, and Adam Voss.
Earning Academic All-American status is VERY difficult. It's an honor based on career achievement in both the classroom and pool. Each recipient must earn a minimum 3.75/4.0 GPA in seven out of eight high school semesters; each one must earn a letter in swimming as a senior; and each one must graduate from his/her school.
Swimming is a grueling enough sport by itself--add the typically difficult course loads these kids carry, and you can imagine how hard they've worked for this recognition. Below you'll find a list of Yorktown's All-Americans and Academic All-Americans over the years, in alphabetical order.
Congratulations to the newest honorees, and GO TIGERS!
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ALL-AMERICANS: Wells Arwood, Kurt Barttrum, Larah Beaver, Ashley Bevans, Maggie Bird, Brenden Butler, Alex Clark, Shay Daberko, Jordan Extine, Dan Farrell, Darik Hall, Kelsi Hall, Hunter Hoffman, Alex Keller, Sarah Kowalski, Jill Lockhart, Jenna Long, Eric Mattingly, Katie Mitsch, Kristin Mitsch, Nick Reising, Matt Routh, Kyle Ruth, Katie Simmons, Laura Swander, Kasey Tolbert, Kiley Tolbert, Adam Voss and Zach Williams.
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS: Nick Baim, Maggie Bird, Julia Boyce, Suzanne Boyce, Kenny Brown, Brenden Butler, Sarah Clevenger, Joe Eskew, Dan Farrell, Michael Heavilon, Claire Laverty, Amber Main, Katie Mitsch, Jeff Neff, Joseph Railey, Katie Reising, Nick Reising, Rachel Reising, Brandon Roberts, Matt Routh, Rachel Shaw, Carson Slater, Harrison Slater, Shelley Smith, Michael Stocker, Charlie Sursa, David Tobin, and Adam Voss.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
HALL CLOSE TO PUNCHING TICKET TO OMAHA
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials are less than a year away now, and a former Yorktown standout appears to be well on her way to being part of the excitement at Omaha's Qwest Center.
Miami University Hurricane Kelsi Hall recently smoked the field in a long course meters event in Florida, swimming the 50 free in :26.42. That's just .03 of a second off the Trials qualifying cut of :26.39, a standard Kelsi should surpass over the next 11 months as she prepares for her senior season with the 'Canes.
Hall won three consecutive IHSAA state championships in the 50-yard free during her Yorktown High School career. Her :22.92 in 2007 still stands as the second fastest time ever recorded in that event in the 37-year history of the girls State Meet.
In fact, Hall's YHS school record in the 50 free (:22.85) is FASTER than Lacey Boutwell's state record :22.90, but state records can only be established at the IHSAA State Meet.
Hall is one of several former and current Yorktown swimmers who have legitimate shots at earning their way into the Olympic Trials next June. This should be a VERY interesting year ahead.
Good luck to Kelsi and everyone else training hard to make their mark in Nebraska.
GO TIGERS!
Miami University Hurricane Kelsi Hall recently smoked the field in a long course meters event in Florida, swimming the 50 free in :26.42. That's just .03 of a second off the Trials qualifying cut of :26.39, a standard Kelsi should surpass over the next 11 months as she prepares for her senior season with the 'Canes.
Hall won three consecutive IHSAA state championships in the 50-yard free during her Yorktown High School career. Her :22.92 in 2007 still stands as the second fastest time ever recorded in that event in the 37-year history of the girls State Meet.
In fact, Hall's YHS school record in the 50 free (:22.85) is FASTER than Lacey Boutwell's state record :22.90, but state records can only be established at the IHSAA State Meet.
Hall is one of several former and current Yorktown swimmers who have legitimate shots at earning their way into the Olympic Trials next June. This should be a VERY interesting year ahead.
Good luck to Kelsi and everyone else training hard to make their mark in Nebraska.
GO TIGERS!
Monday, July 4, 2011
DAN'S FISH FRY A HUGE SUCCESS!
Trying anything for the first time can create great anxiety. But for those of us who took part in Saturday's fundraiser for the Yorktown Swim Club, that anxiety quickly turned to relief and satisfaction for a job well done. How well?
We fed more than 325 people on Saturday, folks!
That's roughly DOUBLE the number of people who bought tickets in advance for Dan's Fish Fry. In fact, there were times during Saturday's dinner that most of the seats were full in the Yorktown United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. That's quite a testament (no pun intended) to all the hard work put in by parents and swimmers, planning and carrying out this fundraiser.
YSC members and supporters donated hundreds of man-hours to make this event a success. A special thank you to Phil Bonneau, whose two sons are long gone from the club. He went through hell and back to provide the portable generator that powered up the frying operation on Saturday. And a special thanks to the church as well. None of this would have been possible without contributions from each and every one of you!
Our job is not finished, though. We must continue to brainstorm more fundraising and outreach ideas to strengthen our club's financial health, while rebuilding our numbers in the water. Many more ideas were being hatched in the fish breading trailer on Saturday, so we're off to a good, creative start.
Our focus now has to be on maintaining the momentum we built over the weekend. As in any successful race, we're off to a strong start. NOW we have to FINISH!
Great job Saturday, folks. GO TIGERS!
We fed more than 325 people on Saturday, folks!
That's roughly DOUBLE the number of people who bought tickets in advance for Dan's Fish Fry. In fact, there were times during Saturday's dinner that most of the seats were full in the Yorktown United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. That's quite a testament (no pun intended) to all the hard work put in by parents and swimmers, planning and carrying out this fundraiser.
YSC members and supporters donated hundreds of man-hours to make this event a success. A special thank you to Phil Bonneau, whose two sons are long gone from the club. He went through hell and back to provide the portable generator that powered up the frying operation on Saturday. And a special thanks to the church as well. None of this would have been possible without contributions from each and every one of you!
Our job is not finished, though. We must continue to brainstorm more fundraising and outreach ideas to strengthen our club's financial health, while rebuilding our numbers in the water. Many more ideas were being hatched in the fish breading trailer on Saturday, so we're off to a good, creative start.
Our focus now has to be on maintaining the momentum we built over the weekend. As in any successful race, we're off to a strong start. NOW we have to FINISH!
Great job Saturday, folks. GO TIGERS!
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