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30 top times of all time, a new school record, 4 entries to the state meet were accomplished by the 2024 section team. What an incredible 3 days and I couldn't be more proud to be the coach for this team. It all started with the 200 medley relay swimming to a 2nd place finish to punched their ticket to next weeks state meet. Caleb Cregan led off with a fantastic backstroke leg giving way to Benno Schuhbauer swimming the breaststroke then Tyler Celotta the butterfly, and Joe Murray follwed...
For the fourth year in a row, Centennial came out on top of the twelve team Northwest Suburban Conference Junior Varsity Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. The victory did not come easily as the Cougars spent most of the meet chasing the Elks for the top spot. It was not until the 100 Backstroke, when Brennan Nielson, Chase Horstman, Quinlan Wells, Brendan Chretien, and Danny Grieman took the 2nd through 6th place finishes, respectively, that the championship was firmly in Centennial hands. More important than the win, the Cougars’ success...
On Tuesday February 6th, 2023 The cougar swim and dive team recorded a program high 7th win of the season by defeating Irondale 104-82. It proved to be a true team win in that the cougars only won 5 of 12 events with 2 of those being relays. Isaac Nguyen (500 free), Blake Thorson (diving), and Caleb Cregan (100 backstroke) were the lone individual 1st place finishers. This meet was a tune up for both JV champs and Sections as many athletes were swimming the events they will finish the...
Centennial celebrated the swimming careers of its eight seniors at its last home meet of the 2023-24 season. The evening began with each senior saying a few words before the start of the meet in locker-room to the Cougar athletes. These short speeches given by the eight upperclassmen greatly motivated the team to perform at a high level against Anoka, and Centennial’s coaching staff was very pleased at the results. At the conclusion of the meet, the Cougars had 62 personal best performances and outscored the Tornadoes in 10 of...
The Centennial Boys Swimming and Diving Team helped feed hungary people in Haiti on January 27, 2024 by bagging and packing 11,448 meals at Feed My Starving Children in Coon Rapids. Besides a fun afternoon volunteering at the nonprofit Christian organization, the team's coaching staff and parent chaperons agreed that the service project was great bonding event for the Cougar athletes. More importantly, Centennial's swimmers and divers put together enough meals to feed 31 Haitians for one year.
Before the start of the January 25, 2024 meet with Champlin Park, Head Coach Pete Crawford told his coaching staff that it looks like the Cougars should win the meet, but there could be surprises. Crawford stated that “my past experiences with the Rebels is that they often pull out hidden talent when we swim them or their known talent often swim exceptionally well against us”. With this meet being Champlin Park’s Senior Night, the Cougar Coaching staff braced itself for the unexpected. Coach Pete’s warnings proved to be well...
For the third year in a row, Centennial’s seventh, eighth and ninth graders won the Red, White and Blue Invitational meet hosted by Blaine. The competition was tough this year, and seeing the depth sported by the top four teams, it looks like the Cougars will be facing some great competition in the years to come. Head Coach Pete Crawford was very pleased at the many amazing time drops that the Cougars experienced at this invitational. After the meet he mentioned to a few parents that “it is fun to...
Prior to the meet with Coon Rapids, Head Coach Pete Crawford told his swimmers that “competing against Coon Rapids allows me to put together a line-up that will give you the opportunity to swim events that you are not use too. It gives both me as a coach and you as athletes the chance to discover new talents and abilities that the team has.” Despite swimming line-up that was different from the ones used in the past two meets, the Cougars dominated the Cardinals in eight of the twelve events...
For the second year in a row Centennial placed third, after Duluth and Andover, in the eight team Section 7AA True Team Meet on January 13, 2024. Junior Joe Murray brought home the Cougars only first place finish by swimming a personal best time of 23.48 in the 50 Freestyle. Centennial’s highest scoring event though was the 100 Backstroke where Junior Caleb Creagan took home a second place medal, Freshman Benno Schuhbauaer captured a fourth place medal and Freshman Grant Page earned a sixth place medal. Medals were also won...
Centennial's January 11th, 2024 dual meet against Maple Grove proved to be the Cougars' biggest change so far this season. With its 97 point to 86 point loss, the Cougars hopes of getting to conference championship meet came to an end. Reflecting on the meet, Assistant Coach Kevin Setterholm stated that “there were many close races and often times the Cougars were the stronger swimmers, but again and again the Maple Grove athletes outperformed the Cougars with faster and more powerful turns.” All three of Centennials' swimming coaches were quick...
