North Divisionals
DAQ finished 2nd at the North Divisional Championship Meet held in Athens, Georgia. This is the team's highest ranking and most points scored. The team scored over 3000 points. The point total was a team effort by all the athletes that attended the meet.
Top Eight Finishers:
D.J. Boutte- 4th in 100 free and 5th in the 50 free
Leni Clark- 6th in 200 breast, 6th in 100 breast, and 8th in 200 fly
Robert Cushing- 8th in 50 breast
Cash DeLoache- 7th in 100 free, 5th in 200 back, 7th in 100 fly, 4th in 200 fly, and 7th in 50 free
Lorin Dent- 7th in 200 I.M., 7th in 500 free
Scott Dent- 7th in the 1650
Shani Edmond- 6th in 25 back
Dean Farris- 8th in 200 I.M., 7th in 500 free, 4th in 100 free, 4th in 100 back, 3rd in in 50 fly, 7th in 200 free, 3rd in 50 back , and 4th in 50 free
Jackson Ford- 8th in 100 I.M., 3rd in 100 breast, 7th in 100 back, 4th in 50 breast, and 6th in 50 back
Lauren Ford- 6th in 500 free, 6th in 50 free, and 8th in 100 free
Noamie Gutekunst- 6th in 100 breast, 8th in 100 back, and 6th in 50 breast
Leona Harper- 2nd in 200 I.M., 2nd in 500 free, 3rd in 100 I.M., 3rd in 50 free, 4th in 100 breast, 4th in 100 fly, 2nd in 200 free, 6th in 50 breast, 3rd in 50 fly, and 2nd in 100 free
Margo Hays- 1st in 200 I.M., 1st in 100 I.M., 1st in 100 breast, and 2nd in 500 free
Caroline Hubbard- 7th in 50 fly
Devyn Hughes- 1st in 100 breast,6th in 400 I.M., 5th in 200 I.M., 3rd in 200 breast, and 8th in 100 back
Kyjani Jones- 6th in 100 free
Jacob Jordan- 5th in 200 breast, 7th in 100 breast, and 8th in 200 fly
Sam Kim- 1st in 50 breast, 6th in 200 I.M., 6th in 500 free, 4th in 100 I.M., 2nd in 100 breast, 5th in 50 fly, 6th in 100 fly, and 7th in 50 free
Maddie Ledet- 1st in 50 fly, 5th in 200 I.M., 4th in 500 free, 8th in 100 I.M., 8th in 50 free, 5th in 50 back, 2nd in 100 fly, 8th in 200 free, and 8th in 50 breast
Christian Leonardo- 2nd in 200 breast, and 4th in 100 breast
Lisa Medford- 7th in 100 fly
Trey Middleton- 7th in 50 fly, 7th in 25 fly, and 8th in 50 free
John Mitchell- 7th in 50 back
Max Mitchell- 7th in 400 I.M., 4th in 500 free, 3rd in 100 free, 7th in 200 I.M., 3rd in 100 fly, 3rd in 200 fly, and 4th in 50 free, 3rd in 200 free
Anna Newman- 8th in 100 back, and 7th in 50 back
Caroline Olson- 4th in 200 I.M., 4th in 500 free, 3rd in 100 free, 2nd in 100 back, 2nd in 50 fly, 2nd in 200 free, 2nd in 50 back, and 2nd in 50 free
James Paxton- 8th in 200 I.M.
Erika Redding- 5th in 200 breast, 7th in 100 fly, 8th in 100 breast, and 8th in 50 free
Lindsay Schroeder- 7th in 100 I.M. , 7th in 25 back, 8th in 50 fly, 6th in 50 back, and 8th in 50 free
J.T. Talley- 6th 200 I.M., 5th in 200 back, 6th in 100 fly, and 3rd in 100 back
Alex Taylor- 1st in 500 free, 1st in 100 I.M., 2nd in 200 I.M., 3rd in 100 free, 2nd in 100 back, 2nd in 200 free, 5th in 100 fly, and 2nd in 50 free
Leila Taylor-1st in 50 back, 3rd in 200 I.M., 2nd in 100 I.M., 4th in 50 free, 5th in 100 breast, 6th in 200 free, 3rd in 50 breast, 6th in 50 fly, and 4th in 100 free
MaryKatheryn Terry- 6th in 500 free, 4th in 100 free, 3rd in 100 fly, 6th in 200 free, 7th in 100 back, and 2nd in 50 free
Max Walker- 4th in 200 I.M., 3rd in 100 I.M., 6th in 50 back, 2nd in 100 fly, 8th in 50 breast, 4th in 100 back, and 4th in 50 fly
Junior Nationals:
DAQ qualified 4 swimmers to represent the team at Junior Nationals held in Orlando, Florida.
Swimmers Qualified in the following events:
Max Mitchell- 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 fly, 100 free, and 50 free
Devyn Hughes- 100 breast, 200 breast, 50 breast, and 200 I.M.
J.T. Talley- 100 back, 50 back, 100 fly, 50 fly
Relays: DAQ Qualified in the following relays- 200 medley, 400 medley, 200 free, and 400 free relay
Relay Qualifiers; D.J. Boutte, Devyn Hughes, J.T. Talley, and Max Mitchell
Age Group Sectionals:
DAQ swimmers sat the pool on fire when they swam in Charlotte North Carolina. The team sent the following 10 swimmers to represent the tigersharks- Dean Farris, Jackson Ford, Lauren Ford, Leona Harper, Margo Hays, Maddie Ledet, John Mitchell, Alex Taylor, Leila Taylor, and Max Walker.
Meet Results:
Margo Hays- 1st in 200 breaststroke, 9th in 400 I.M., 9th in 100 breast, 4th in 100 I.M., 3rd in 50 breast, and 4th in 200 I.M.
Dean Farris- 11th in 200 free, 6th in 50 fly, 6th in 100 I.M., 15th in 100 fly, 8th in 100 free, 11th in 50 back, 6th in 50 free, and 11th in 200 I.M.
Jackson Ford- 7th in 50, 100, and 200 breast
Leona Harper- 14th in 100 free
Maddie Ledet- 15th in 100 fly
Alex Taylor- 4th in 400 I.M., 3rd in 200 free, 9th in 100 breast, 2nd in 200 back, 5th in 100 free, 3rd in 50 back, 4th in 500 free, 4th in 50 free, 2nd in 100 back, and 4th in the 200 I.M.
Senior Sectionals:
DAQ was represented by 4 swimmers at the senior sectional meet held at the Tracey Caulkins pool in Nashville Tennessee. The swimmers representing DAQ included: D.J. Boutte, Devyn Hughes, Max Mitchell, and James Talley.
The team had a great showing finaling in several events, and picking up more junior national time standards.
Meet Results:
D.J. Boutte- 26th in 50 free, and 16th in the 100 free.
Devyn Hughes- 21st in 200 breast.
Max Mitchell- 17th in 200 fly, and 10th in 100 free (Qualified for Junior Nationals in 200 fly)
Boys 400 free relay- Qualified for Junior Nationals (Devyn Hughes, Max Mitchell, James Talley, and D.J. Boutte)
14 & Unders State:
The 14 & unders swam out of their minds at the State Championships held in Savannah. The team finished 6th overall and 2nd in the medium team division. The team had its highest team score ever scoring over a 1000 points. Highlights from the meet included:
Alex Taylor: HIGH POINT WINNER 11/12 boys and State Champion in 4 events (100 I.M., 200 I.M., 400 I.M., and 100 Back) he also posted 4 top 10 times in the country. His results in other events include- 2nd in 200 back, 4th in the 1000 free, 5th in the 200 free, 2nd in the 100 free, and 4th in the 100 breast.
Margo Hays: State Champion in the 50 Breastroke. Her other results include- 3rd in 200 I.M., 11th in 200 free, 3rd in 200 breast, 7th in 400 I.M., 3rd in 100 I.M., 10th in 100 free, and 2nd in the 100 breast.
Dean Farris: 9th in 200 I.M., 3rd in 50 free, 6th in 200 back, 10th in 200 free, 7th in 50 fly, 9th in 100 I.M., 6th in 100 free, and 3rd in 50 back
Jackson Ford: 8th in 50 breast, 15th in 100 back, 6th in 200 breast, 16th in 100 I.M., 8th in 100 breast, and 15th in 50 back
Lauren Ford: 10th in 500 free, 9th in 200 free, and 8th in 50 free
Leona Harper: 9th in 500 free, 10th in 200 I.M., 4th in 100 free, 3rd in 200 free, 7th in 100 I.M., and 5th in the 50 free
Maddie Ledet: 8th in 500 free, 13th in 200 I.M., 2nd in 100 fly, 11th in 200 free, and 8th in 50 fly
Anna Newman: 5th in 500 free, 9th in 200 I.M., 8th in 100 fly, 2nd in 50 back, 13th in 200 free, 14th in 100 I.M., and 3rd in 100 back
Leila Taylor: 7th in 200 I.M., 11th in 100 free, 2nd in 50 breast, 16th in 50 back, 11th in 100 I.M., 8th in 100 breast, and 7th in the 50 free
MaryKathryn Terry: 16th in 50 free
Max Walker: 10th in 50 back, 13th in 100 breast, and 11th in 100 back
Relays:
10 & under girls: 200 free relay 2nd ( Leona Harper, Leila Taylor, Lauren Ford, and Maddie Ledet), 200 medley relay 2nd (Anna Newman, Leila Taylor, Maddie Ledet, and Leona Harper)
11/12 boys: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay 3rd ( Devan Boutte, Alex Taylor, Jackson Ford, Dean Farris)
Everyone contributed to the team points the state team included: Katherine Athanassiades, Devan Boutte, Matthew Alston, Daniel Boutte, Aubri Black, Jessye, Brinks, Maddie Riggs, Robert Cushing, Cash DeLoache, Lorin Dent, Andrew Downs, Asha Evans, Dean Farris, Jackson Ford, Lauren Ford, Naomie Gutekunst, Leona Harper, Margo Hays, Mary Hays, Caroline Hubbard, Jacob Jordan, Maddie Ledet, Christian Leonardo, Lisa Medford, Lydia Medford, Leah Middleton, John Mitchell, Anna Newman, Caroline Olson, James Paxton, Catarina Prestia, Alex taylor, Leila Taylor, MaryKathryn Terry, and Max Walker
DAQ Swimmers Swim Well At High School State:
The Dekalb Aquatics swimmers had impressive swims at the A-AAAA State High School Championships held at Westminster. Despite the three weather delays of the meet and longer taper than expected the swimmers swam outstanding. Swimmers from DAQ representing their High Schools included: Erika Redding (Wesminster), Barri Jones (Grady), Leni Clark (Paideia), Jen Farris (Paideia), Malaika Gutekunst (Druid Hills), Scott Dent (Decatur), Max Mitchell (Chamblee), Clarke Ruska (Woodward), Addison Lange (Druid Hills), Edward Finley-Price (Druid Hills), Corey Balenger (Galloway), James Talley (Our Lady of Mercy), Devyn Hughes (Greater Atlanta Christian), and D.J. Boutte (Greater Atlanta Christian).
Top eight finishers:
Max Mitchell: 2nd 100 fly, 5th 50 free
James Talley: 3rd 100 fly, 5th 100 back
D.J. Boutte: 4th 100 free, 7th 50 free
Devyn Hughes: 5th 200 I.M., 5th 100 breaststroke
Corey Balenger: 6th 500 free
Max Mitchell and James Talley picked up junior national qualifying times. Both guys qualified in the 100 fly and James also in the 100 back.
The following swimmers also picked All American honors: Max Mitchell, Devyn Hughes, and D.J. Boutte
For state meet results go to: www.ghssca.com
