Age Group Sectionals Recap

AGS is a qualifying meet for the western section. From Alaska to Hawaii, Oregon to Montana, 174 teams brought over 1700 kids from around the region bring the fastest age group swimmers to compete at one of the best pools in the nation. The qualifying times are tough to make, generally the times will rank you in the top 40 kids for your age-group for that particular event.  This year we had 13 Waves compete, ranking the team 53^rd, with over a dozen top 8 finishes.  The meet was awesome, despite trying to get over the pass and dealing with i weather, everyone made it over, raced their races, and walked away proud of what they had done. 

Here is a list of some of the highlights for each kid.

Jared Geschke was 100% best times, shattering his personal bests in the both the 50 and 100 breast.  Both times placed him top 25.

Robby Jones swam 100% best times, highlighting the meet with a 5^th place finish in the 50 free, breaking the team record.  He also swam the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly.  All were best times by a great margin.

Tommy Madill raced in the 100 breast, 50 fly, 50 breast, and100 IM.  He rocked all top 25 finishes, dropping time in the 100 breast and 100 IM, and qualifying for the AGS meet next year in the next age group up!

Matthew Norman swam in his first every AGS meet, racing in the 50 Fly, and 50 Free.  After dropping 4 seconds in the last month to qualify for the meet, it was a fantastic experience to go.

Alli Bumann raced 100% best times, swimming 4 relays, leading off with best times in the backstrokes, and dropped huge in the 500 and 1650.  She placed 5^th in the 500 and 3^rd in the 1650. 

Hazel Jenkins raced to a team record in the 200 fly, breaking the old one by over 2 seconds, and swam very well in both the 200 and 400 IM, and 100 Fly.

Izzy Madill blasted the first day of the meet with the 200 Fly and 400IM, both strong swims placing her in the top 25, then domindated relays, going best times in ¾ relays!

Sakaiya McCoy raced the 400IM, 500, and 1650.  She broke the old team record, in the mile on her way to placing 4^th!  She also dropped 4 seconds in the 500, crushing her heet in the last 200 yards.

Meghan Merrick swam almost all best times, all but 1 relay splits were best times, and her 200 free was a best by over 2 seconds.  She placed 14^th in the 1650.

Makenzie Norman was a beast, she placed top 8 in the 50, 100, and 200 free.  She qualified for Zones this summer in the 50 and 100 free, while swimming 100% best times for the weekend.

Delaney Phillips broke the team record in the 100 Breast, qualifying for Zones and placed 8^th the 50 breast, ending her meet with an awesome race. 

Taylor Brown came over to be a part of the 4 relays, racing very very well.  In the 200 Free she dropped 5 seconds, and she dropped almost 1 seconds in her 100 free, making sure she broke the 1:00! 

Emma Thompson was one of a few 9 year olds at the meet(maybe 10 out of 1700 kids).  She walked in, had an amazing experience seeing the 1990 Goodwill Games pool, and raced the 50 fly and 50 free.