Where to begin?  We had high expectations for the IES Junior Champs Meet this year, and we were blown away by how far our swimmers exceeded them.  40 swimmers made the trek down to Moscow last weekend, and we came home with our 2^nd straight Junior Championship Trophy!  Everyone had a great time, with some exciting relays, fun cheers, and the satisfaction of swimming fast.

Here are some highlights:

We scored 723 points as a team, beating the 2^nd place team by 170 points.  Before the races began on Friday, we had projected that we would win, but by only 90 points.  That shows you how many swimmers improved their seeding and scored points in their events. 

Dividing our 723 team points by our 40 swimmers gives us an average of 18.1 points per swimmer—that’s huge!

Here was how a few swimmers finished in the race for high point (swimmer of the meet—those who score the most cumulative points during the weekend):

8 & Under Girls: Rachael Deobald—4^th place with 27 points

8 & Under Boys: Tommy Madill—3^rd place with 46 points

8 & Under Boys: Ryan Foote—5^th place with 30 points

9-10 Boys: Evan Childears—3^rd place with 31 points

11-12 Girls: Makenna Endebrock—2^nd place with 42 points

11-12 Girls: Claire Vogelsang—3^rd place with 39 points

11-12 Girls: Marissa Stapleton—4^th place with 36 points

11-12 Boys: Blake Howell—4^th place with 36 points

Swimmers set a few records as well:

8 & Under Boys 100 Yard Medley Relay: Tommy Madill, Josh Millet, Ryan Foote, Andrew Sonneland—Team Record

8 & Under Boys 25 Yard Freestyle, 50 Yard Freestyle, 25 Yard Backstroke, and 50 Yard Butterfly: Tommy Madill—Team Records

11-12 Girls 50 Yard Butterfly: Samantha Orahood—IES Junior Champs Meet Record (finished in 2^nd place)

11-12 Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: Claire Vogelsang—IES Junior Champs Meet Record

11-12 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Eric Foote, Brandon Merrick, Blake Howell, Robby Jones—IES Junior Champs Meet Record

11-12 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Brandon Merrick—IES Junior Champs Meet Record

Last, but not least, here were our medalists at the meet:

Rachael Deobald: Gold—8&U Girls 25 Breast; Silver—50 Breast.

Abi Millet: Gold—9-10 Girls 100 Breast.

Hannah Faulwell: Bronze—9-10 Girls 100 Back.

Makenna Endebrock: Gold—11-12 Girls 200 Free, 100 IM, & 200 IM.

Marissa Stapleton: Gold—11-12 Girls 100 Free; Silver—100 Breast; Bronze—50 Fly.

Claire Vogelsang: Gold—11-12 Girls 50 Back, 100 Back, & 100 Breast; Silver—200 IM.

Samantha Orahood: Silver—11-12 Girls 50 Fly; Bronze—50 Free.

Samantha Sentenn: Bronze—11-12 Girls 50 Back.

Rachel Brown: Gold—13-14 Girls 200 Free; Silver—200 IM.

Tommy Madill: Gold—8&U Boys 50 Breast, & 100 IM; Silver—25 Free, 50 Free, 25 Back, 50 Back.

Ryan Foote: Silver—8&U Boys 100 Free; Bronze—100 IM, 50 Back, & 50 Fly.

Josh Millet: Bronze—8&U Boys 25 Breast & 25 Fly.

Evan Childears: Silver—9-10 Boys 50 Back; Bronze—100 IM.

Brandon Merrick: Gold—11-12 Boys 500 Free; Silver—50 Breast.

Eric Foote: Silver—11-12 Boys 500 Free, 200 IM, & 100 Fly.

Blake Howell: Silver—11-12 Boys 100 Back & 50 Fly; Bronze—50 Free & 100 IM.

Nate Endebrock: Gold—13-14 Boys 100 Breast & 200 Breast.

Conner Hickey: Gold—13-14 Boys 200 Back & 200 Fly.

Jono Williams: Silver—13-14 Boys 200 Back & 100 Breast.

Nick Peterson Bronze—13-14 Boys 100 Back.

Sam Richardson: Bronze—13-14 Boys 50 Free.

If you would like to check out more results, please click here.

Keddy & Ariana