(2007-2008 swim year)
Previous Years: 2005-2006 2006-2007
NCSA
Junior Nationals (March 18-22, 2008)
The
NCSA Junior Nationals swim meet was held at the Orlando YMCA in
On
Wednesday she competed in the 200 back and 200 fly. Seeded 124th in the back, she
dropped two seconds from her previous best time swum at Maryland Champs just
two weeks ago, swimming a AAAA time of 2:05.21 and finishing 57th. Seeded 49th in the fly, she shaved
over three seconds from her personal best time, swimming a
AAAA time of 2:02.28. She finished in a
tie for fourteenth, thus qualifying for the consolation finals heat. Swimming that evening, she finished twelfth
overall with a AAAA time of 2:18.31 and shaved three seconds from her previous
best long course meters time.
On
Thursday, Jackie swam a time trial for the 400 IM in short course yards format. She swam a personal best time of 4:35.55
(AAA), again shaving four seconds from her previous best time swum at Maryland
Champs two weeks ago.
On
Friday, Jackie competed in the 100 back and 100 butterfly. Seeded 191st in the 100 back,
Jackie swam 58.15, breaking a minute for the first time. Her AAAA time was good for a 46th place
finish. She then swam another AAAA time
in the butterfly, finishing 30th in 56.42, quite an improvement over
her 149th place seed. For her
last event of the week, Jackie swam a 200 back time trial in long course
meters. Her AAA time of 2:26.26 eclipsed
her previous best time by nearly four seconds.
All
seven of Jackie’s swims set new Raiders team records in both the 15-18 Girls
and OPEN Girls categories. In addition, her
split in the 100 fly (26.62) set new team records in the 50 fly, making a total
of twelve new short course yards records and four in long course meters. Jackie also qualified to swim at the meet
again next year, posting qualifying times in the 50 back, 100 back, 200 back,
50 fly, 100 fly, and 200 fly, and a bonus qualifying time in the 400 IM. Even more impressive, she qualified for the
Speedo Long Course Junior Nationals which will be held in
Congratulations
to Jackie on a great meet and to all Raiders on a very successful 2007-2008
short course season!
Spring
Sectionals (March 13-16, 2008)
Four Raiders qualified to
compete in individual events at the four-day meet officially known as the
Speedo Championship Series Eastern Zone South Region which was held at the
All of the Raiders were
rooting for Mike Biffel as he
attempted to qualify for Junior Nationals.
In the 100 back, Mike swam a AAA time of 1:02.16 in prelims, over two
seconds faster than his personal best and less than a second from a JNats cut, and finished 16th. He set new 15-18 and Open team records in the
event, shaving nearly a half second from Bobby Rose’s 2004 times. He also finished 16th at finals
with a time of 1:02.68. Mike came even
closer in the 200 back, swimming a AAA time of 2:12.42
in prelims, finishing twelfth. His time
was a heartbreaking three hundredths off of the JNats
cut! Nevertheless, it was nearly five
seconds faster than his personal best, eclipsing his own team records in the
event. Swimming that night, Mike
finished eleventh overall with a time of 2:12.98.
Also swimming for the boys in
individual events, Nathan Stephens finished
31st in the 100 breast with a AA time of
1:12.27. In his 50 free bonus event,
Nathan swam a personal best AA time of 27.20 and finished 96th. The quartet of Mike Biffel, Nathan Stephens,
Curt Albert, and Jake Quartuccio swam two relays. They finished seventeenth in the 4x50 medley
relay with a time of 1:56.79 and fourteenth in the 4x100 medley relay with a
time of 4:15.66. Both are new team
records. Mike’s leadoff leg in the 200
medley relay (29.24) also lowered his own team records in the 50 back.
For the girls, the best
performance was the 4x100 medley relay.
The foursome of Jackie Hynson,
Christine Dunleavy,
Kathleen Lyon, and Sarah Grigg finished sixteenth in the
event, establishing the Raider team record with a time of 4:47.48. In individual events, Kathleen Lyon swam a AA 1:10.03 (63rd)
in the 100 fly, an A 2:38.14 (52nd) in the 200 fly, and a AA 1:03.67
(88th) in her 100 free bonus event.
Jackie Hynson elected to not
swim any individual events since she was preparing to compete at Junior
Nationals in a few days. However, she swam a personal best in the 100 back as
the lead leg in the medley relay. Her
AAA time of 1:08.47 is a bonus qualifying time for Junior Nationals and lowered
her own 15-18 and Open team records by over four seconds,
Swimmers who have achieved
a B time but less than a Maryland Champs qualifying time are eligible to
compete at Maryland Junior Champs. The
meet was held at St. Mary’s College and hosted by CBAC. Thirty-seven swimmers represented the Raiders
at the meet. Nine-year-old Hannah Hagadorn
sparked the Raiders with three firsts, a second, and two thirds, including her
first A time!
Curt Albert,
Charlie Campbell, Alexander Chung, Susan Duncan, Marlena Fernandez,
Paul Michael Hutnyan,
Matthew Michela,
Samuel Miller, Alex Nguyen, Gus Paras, James
Quartuccio, Andy Snider, Elena Swick,
and Sarah Woodruff swam personal
best times in all of their events!
Congratulations also to Javi Frontanes for breaking a minute in the 100 free for the
first time and to Gus Paras and Andy
Snider for breaking two minutes in the 200 free.
Four team records were
broken. Andrew Nguyen continued his record-breaking performance from last
weekend’s Maryland Champs, eclipsing by over three seconds Christian Ritacco’s 2001 record in the 200 free, shaving .38 from
Christian Ritacco’s 2002 record in the 50 breast and
lowering by two seconds his own record in the 200 IM. For 11-12 Boys, Austin Fisher shaved nearly a second from Dakota Hinely’s record in the 200 back.
Top eight finishes and new
BB or better times follow:
Curt Albert (16): Thirds 100 breast (1:07.72, A)
and 200 fly (2:10.84, A); fourths 200 breast (2:30.72, BB) and 200 IM (2:08.29,
AA); fifths 50 free (24.00, AA) and 200 back (2:05.77, AA); A 100 free (53.57)
and 200 free (1:55.91)
Amanda Caballero (12): First 100
back (1:11.86, A); seventh 200 breast (3:04.24, BB)
Charlie Campbell (12): BB 50 free
(29.88) and 100 free (1:07.64)
Alexander Chung (14): Second 500 free (5:59.12, BB);
sevenths 50 free (26.98, BB) and 200 free (2:12.29, BB)
Audrey Donahue (13): BB 200 back (2:39.46)
Marlena Fernandez (14): BB 50 free
(28.95) and 200 free (2:21.54)
Austin Fisher (12): Fourth 200 back (2:46.38, BB)
Christian Fisher (9): Firsts 50 free (32.85, BB) and
100 back (1:21.31, A); second 50 breast (43.10, BB); fifth 50 fly (39.51, BB)
Javi Frontanes
(14):
First 100 fly (1:04.02, BB); sixth 100 free (58.84, BB)
Sarah Grigg (18): Third 50 free (26.93, AA);
sixths 100 free (58.99, A) and 100 fly (1:05.62, A); seventh 100 back (1:07.22,
BB); eighths 200 back (2:24.03, BB) and 200 IM (2:24.02, A)
Tyler Grigg (15): Fourth 200 fly (2:36.15, B);
seventh 400 IM (5:08.95, BB); BB 50 free (27.22) and 200 free (2:05.86)
Hannah Hagadorn (9): Firsts 100
back (1:26.00, BB), 50 fly (38.40, BB), and 100 IM (1:26.01, BB); second 50
back (37.86, A); thirds 50 free (33.15, BB) and 100 free (1:16.01, BB)
Jamie Hibbert (17): BB 100 free
(58.19)
Paul Michael Hutnyan (17): BB 100 free
(56.81)
Patrick Jackman (15): BB 50 free
(26.44) and 100 free (58.67)
Allison Kvien (15): BB 50 free
(29.95) and 100 breast (1:21.71)
Kendall McMillen (14): BB 50 free
(28.92), 100 free (1:04.63), 200 free (2:22.46), 100 back (1:10.04), 200 back
(2:32.37), and 200 breast (2:56.43)
Matthew Michela (17): Fifth 200 fly
(2:15.30, BB); BB 100 free (55.37), 500 free (5:31.24), 100 back (1:01.86), and
200 IM (2:14.07)
Kourtney Miller (11): Eighth 500
free (6:39.37, BB); BB 50 free (31.19), 50 back (35.92), 100 back (1:20.80), 50
fly (34.93), and 100 IM (1:20.84)
Leann Miller (13): Second 100 fly (1:06.01, A); thirds
50 free (27.28, AA) and 400 IM (5:06.47, A); fourth 500 free (5:42.50, A);
fifths 200 free (2:09.93, A), 100 back (1:07.73, A), and 200 IM (2:25.16, A); eighth
200 back (2:26.61, A); BB 200 breast (2:53.28, BB)
Samuel Miller (12): First 50 free (28.29, A); BB 100 free (1:07.28), 50 back (35.42), and
50 fly (34.52)
Mackay Mismash (14): Sixth 50 free
(26.97, BB); seventh 100 back (1:09.63, BB); eighths 100 free (1:00.29, BB) and
100 fly (1:13.12, B)
Jonathan Mitchell (12): Seventh 50
free (28.92, BB); BB 100 free (1:06.00) and 50 breast (40.35)
Andrew Nguyen (9): Firsts 200 free (2:40.11, BB);
50 breast (41.85, A), and 200 IM (2:56.04, BB); second 100 breast (1:35.93,
BB); fourth 100 fly (1:31.88, BB)
Gus Paras (15): Fourths 200
free (1:57.64, A) and 500 free (5:18.22, A); fifth 200 back (2:15.94, BB);
sixth 100 free (55.19, A); sevenths 100 fly (1:03.37, BB) and 200 IM (2:14.59,
A); BB 50 free (25.81) and 100 back (1:04.32)
James Quartuccio (14): Fourth 500
free (6:15.70, B)
Andy Snider (16): Second 100 breast (1:07.42,
A); third 200 breast (2:27.00, A); A 50 free (25.18), 100 free (54.22), and 200
free (1:59.65); BB 100 fly (1:01.37) and 200 IM (2:16.26)
Elena Swick (15): A 50 free
(28.10); BB 100 free (1:01.82), 200 free (2:17.00), and 100 fly (1:10.62)
Anna Wells (15): Fifth 100 fly (1:08.11, BB); sixth 50 free
(27.43, A); eighth 500 free (5:56.50, BB); BB 100 back (1:09.50)
Sarah Woodruff (11): BB 50 free (31.17)
Eleven Raiders qualified to
compete at the four-day championship meet held at the
Several new championship
meet qualifying times were achieved during the competition. Jackie
Hynson swam a NCSA Junior Nationals bonus qualifying time in the 200
back. She also qualified for Sectionals
in the 100 back and 400 IM for the first time.
Also qualifying for Sectionals was the 4x100 Medley Relay comprised of Mike Biffel, Nathan Stephens, Curt Albert,
and Jake Quartuccio.
The seesaw battle for the
9-10 Boys 50 Back record continued with both Christian Fisher and Andrew Nguyen
swimming faster than the existing record of 37.48 set by Christian less than a
month ago. Christian Fisher claimed the new record with a time of 36.60, just
missing a AA time by one hundredth of a second! Andrew
Nguyen set two records of his own, however.
He knocked twenty-four hundredths from his record in the 100 back and
over two seconds from his record in the 100 IM.
Jackie Hynson lowered three
of her own 15-18 records, shaving over a second from the 100 back, over four seconds
from the 200 back, and nearly three seconds from the
400 IM. For 15-18 Boys, Mike Biffel knocked nearly two seconds
from his own record in the 200 back and over two second from Andy Ericson’s
2003 record in the 400 IM. All of the
records set by Jackie and Mike were also team records in the Open category,
making a total of thirteen records broken at the meet.
The All-Maryland Team
(swimmers with NCSA Junior Nationals cuts) and Maryland All-Star Age Group Team
(swimmers with first or second place finishes at Maryland Champs who are not
All-Maryland) were published at the end of the meet. Swimmers and their coaches receive jackets
for the accomplishment. Jackie Hynson was named to the
All-Maryland Team for the second time. Finishes
for those who made finals and new personal best times follow:
Curt Albert (16): Sixteenth 100 back (57.28, AA)
Mike Biffel (18): Fifth 200 back (1:55.39, AAA);
sixth 100 back (54.79, AAA); thirteenth 400 IM (4:19.09, AAA); AA 200 free
(1:50.33) and 200 IM (2:01.67)
Amanda Caballero (12): AA 50 back
(32.09)
Christian Fisher (9): A 50 back (36.60)
Jackie Hynson (17): Third 100 back (1:00.16, AAA);
fourth 200 back (2:07.21, AAA); seventh 200 fly (2:09.40, AAA); twelfth 400 IM
(4:39.82, AAA)
Kathleen Lyon (16): Twelfth 100 fly (1:00.65,
AAA); AAA 200 free (1:59.51); AA 100 free (56.19)
Andrew Nguyen (9): A 50 back (37.19), 100 back
(1:21.15), and 100 IM (1:20.31)
Jake Quartuccio (18): Sixteenth 1650 free (17:41.33,
A), AA 100 free (51.93), 500 free (5:02.36), and 400 IM (4:29.95)
RAYS
Last Chance Meet (February 9-10, 2008)
In the last opportunity to
qualify for Maryland Champs and Maryland Junior Champs, thirty-five Raiders competed
in the two-day meet at Regency Park Sports in
This time it was Christian Fisher’s turn to reclaim the
9-10 Boys 50 back record, shaving nearly a second from the time Andrew Nguyen
set in December. It was also an A time
and Christian’s first Maryland Champs cut.
Amanda Caballero also
qualified for Maryland Champs for the first time, swimming an A time in the
11-12 50 back. In his first time
swimming the 25 breast, Abe Melendez
shaved over two seconds from Andrew Berry’s record. Congratulations as well to Paul Michael Hutnyan
who broke the minute mark in the 100 free for the first time.
Four team relay records
were also broken. The quartet of Merriam Hagadorn,
Gaby Thompson, Emma Parker, and Tamara Wheater swam 1:28.47, shaving over four seconds from
the 8&Under 100 Free Relay record set earlier this year. They also established the 8&Under 100
Medley Relay record in 1:39.45 with Tamara on back, Emma on breast, Merriam on
fly, and Gaby on free. McKenzie Olup,
Amanda Caballero, Sarah Woodruff, and Kourtney Miller eclipsed the 11-12 200 Free Relay record from 2006 by a
second, swimming 2:03.65. In the 200
Medley Relay, Amanda Caballero, McKenzie Olup,
Amy Kvien,
and Kourtney Miller shaved three tenths from the
2006 record, swimming 2:17.41.
Congratulations to Paul Michael Hutnyan,
Emma Parker, and Zach Payne who swam personal bests in all
of their events. Also, welcome to Jessie Amos who debuted with the
Raiders. Top eight individual finishes
and new BB or better times follow:
Amanda Caballero (12): Second 50
back (33.01, A); fourth 100 back (1:13.18, A); fifth 200 back (2:41.40, BB); BB
50 free (30.06) and 50 breast (40.57)
Austin Fisher (12): Third 200 back (2:47.62, B);
fourth 100 back (1:17.36, BB); sevenths 100 free (1:08.13, B) and 50 fly
(38.61); eighths 100 breast (1:46.68) and 100 IM (1:24.09, B)
Christian Fisher (9): Fourths 50 back (37.48, A),
100 back (1:24.78, BB), 50 breast (44.77, BB), and 100 breast (1:36.39, BB);
fifth 50 fly (39.16, BB); sixths 50 free (34.13, BB) and 100 IM (1:26.75, BB);
BB 100 free (1:16.61)
Hannah Hagadorn (9): Sixths 100
back (1:29.51, BB) and 200 IM (3:18.56, BB); eighth 50 back (39.57, BB); BB 50
free (33.64) and 100 free (1:19.20)
Merriam Hagadorn (8): Third 25 back
(22.08); fourth 25 fly (23.31); fifths 100 free (1:41.04) and 50 back (51.96);
seventh 25 free (18.80); eighth 25 breast (26.91)
Xavier Hall (13): Seventh 200 back (3:09.06)
Paul Michael Hutnyan (17): Fifth 200
back (2:38.70); sixths 100 back (1:14.02) and 200 IM (2:32.90, B); sevenths 100
free (57.86, BB) and 200 free (2:10.15, B); eighth 100 breast (1:20.09)
Amy Kvien (12): BB 100 IM
(1:20.08)
Abe Melendez (8): Seconds 100 free (1:37.39) and
25 back (21.62); thirds 50 free (42.43), 25 back (21.62), 50 back (49.58), and
25 breast (25.53); eighth 25 free (22.22)
Jacob Miller (7): First 100 free (1:31.24);
seconds 25 free (17.10), 50 free (30.55), 200 free (3:32.70), 50 back (45.86),
and 25 fly (20.25); third 25 back (21.85)
Kourtney Miller (11): Seventh 200
back (2:54.31, B); BB 200 free (2:30.35)
Leann Miller (13): Firsts 1000 free (12:01.91, A)
and 1650 free (19:53.76, A); fifths 100 back (1:09.82, BB) and 400 IM (5:16.20,
A); sixth 100 fly (1:09.69, BB)
Jonathan Mitchell (12): Third 50 free
(30.43, BB); fifth 50 back (38.04, B); sixths 50 fly (38.53, B) and 100 IM
(1:19.97, B); sevenths 200 free (2:39.69) and 50 breast (42.25, B)
Andrew Nguyen (9): Second 100 fly (1:33.93, BB); thirds
50 fly (37.91, BB) and 200 IM (3:03.55, BB); fifths 50 breast (45.50, BB) and
100 IM (1:26.22, BB); sixths 200 free (2:47.53, BB) and 50 back (37.86, A)
Anthony Nguyen (6): Fourths 25 breast (29.18) and
25 fly (24.39); fifths 100 free (2:05.22), 25 back (25.42), and 100 IM
(2:16.70); sixth 25 free (21.30)
McKenzie Olup (12): Third 50
breast (35.66, AA); fourth 100 IM (1:12.57, A); sixths 50 free (29.13, A) and
50 back (34.83, BB); eighths 100 free (1:05.51, BB) and 50 fly (33.93, BB)
Emma Parker (7): Seventh 50 breast (1:00.54); eighths 100 free
(2:00.02) and 25 fly (26.56)
Elyse Quartuccio (12): Seventh 200
breast (3:13.04, B)
Jake Quartuccio (18): First 1000 free (10.53.38, A)
and 200 back (2:13.05, BB); seconds 100 free (53.03, A), 1650 free (17:55.44,
A), 100 back (1:03.66, BB) and 200 IM (2:12.40, A); thirds 200 free (1:54.69,
A) and 100 fly (1:00.46, BB)
Andy Snider (16): First 200 breast (2:34.78,
BB); third 100 breast (1:08.64, A); fourths 100 free (55.08, A), 200 back
(2:22.12, BB), 100 fly (1:02.55, BB), and 200 IM (2:18.70, BB)
Charlotte Taft (17): Sixth 200 IM (2:35.67, BB);
sevenths 50 free (27.38, A) and 100 free (1:00.32, A)
Gaby Thompson (7): Seventh 50 free (46.18);
eighth 100 IM (2:24.70)
CBAC
Odd Age Group Meet (January 25-27,
2008)
Over fifty Raiders traveled
to St. Mary’s College to compete at the annual Odd Age Meet hosted by
CBAC. Age groups for this meet are
7&Under, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, and
16&Over. Mike Biffel led the Raiders with seven personal bests, six gold
medals, and a record-setting swim in the 200 backstroke, shaving over a second
from his own 15-18 and Open records. Curt Albert was not far behind with six
top-three finishes, personal bests in all eight events, and his first-ever
Maryland Champs cuts.
The younger boys were not
to be outdone. Seven-year-old Jacob Miller, eight-year-old Abe Melendez, and nine-year-old Andrew Nguyen all had stellar
performances. Abe eclipsed Jacob Coghan’s 2002 50 back record by three seconds and Jacob
Miller’s 100 back record by thirty-one hundredths (1:44.01). His 50 back time of
46.65 is a B time for 10&under boys!
Jacob set four team records, shaving a second from his own record in the
50 free, five seconds from Andrew Tominack’s 2004
record in the 100 free, nearly a second from Andrew Tominack’s
50 fly record, and establishing the record in the 100 fly. Jacob also claimed four firsts and one second
in individual events and swam three 10&under B times! Andrew Nguyen knocked three seconds from
Christian Ritacco’s 2002 record in the 9-10 Boys 100
free, nearly four seconds from his own record in the 100 back, over a second
from his own record in the 50 fly, and twenty seconds from Christian’s record
in the 200 IM!
The last two of the
fourteen new team records were swum by twelve-year-old McKenzie Olup. Swimming the 200 breast for the first time, she
eclipsed by five seconds the team record Christine Carpenter set at the same
meet six years ago. She also shaved
seven tenths from her own record in the 100 breast.
Others who swam personal
bests in all of their events were Ethan
Chung, Audrey Donahue, Susan Duncan, Sydney Fuller, Patrick Jackman, Abe
Melendez, Kourtney Miller, Leann Miller, Jonathan
Mitchell, Connor Muncie, Anthony Nguyen, Gus Paras, Grant Pate, Elyse Quartuccio,
and Andy Snider. Congratulations to Leann Miller who broke a minute for the first time in the 100 free,
qualifying for Maryland Champs. Welcome
to Charlie Campbell who swam a BB
time in his Raiders debut. Others
swimming with the Raiders for the first time were Lauren Dickerson and Sean
Powers. Top eight individual finishes
and new BB or better times follow:
Curt Albert (16): Seconds 200 back (2:08.76, A),
100 fly (56.76, AA), and 200 IM (2:10.23, A); thirds 200 free (1:59.38, A), 100
back (58.86, A), and 200 fly (2:11.90, A); fourth 50 free (24.42); fifth 100
free (54.09, A)
Mike Biffel (18): Firsts 100 free (51.24, AA),
200 free (1:51.82, AA), 100 back (54.10, AAA), 200 back (1:57.19, AAA), 200 fly
(2:05.82, A), and 200 IM (2:02.05, AA); second 100 breast (1:07.39, A); fourth
100 fly (57.03, A)
Amanda Caballero (12): A 100 back
(1:13.27); BB 50 free (30.17), 100 free (1:04.94), 200 back (2:41.57), 200
breast (3:08.02), and 200 IM (2:46.19)
Charlie Campbell (12): BB 50 free
(30.17)
Audrey Donahue (13): BB 100 free (1:04.86) and 200
free (2:22.71)
Sydney Fuller (11): Seventh 50 free (30.43, BB);
BB 100 back (1:19.40) and 50 breast (40.90)
Sarah Grigg (18): Fifth 100 fly (1:05.47, A);
eighths 200 free (2:08.93, A) and 100 back (1:07.76, BB)
Tyler Grigg (15): Third 100 fly (1:04.49, BB);
sixth 500 free (5:29.67, BB); eighth 100 back (1:09.08); BB 200 free (2:07.87)
Hannah Hagadorn (9): Fourths 50
breast (46.00, BB), 100 fly (1:41.54, BB), and 100 IM (1:24.76, BB); fifth 50
free (34.62, BB)
Jackie Hynson (17): Firsts 100 fly (1:00.26, AAA)
and 200 fly (2:10.33, AAA); second 100 back (1:02.59, AA); third 200 IM
(2:16.35, AA); fourth 100 breast (1:17.15, BB); fifth
50 free (26.49, AA); seventh 100 free (57.34, AA)
Patrick Jackman (14): BB 50 free
(26.86)
Blair Johnson (16): Second 200 breast (2:52.15,
BB); seventh 200 fly (2:49.55, B); BB 200 free (2:17.70) and 200 IM (2:37.44)
Kathleen Lyon (16): Seconds 200 free (2:02.74,
AA), 100 fly (1:00.76, AAA), and 200 fly (2:19.57, AA); third 100 free (56.59,
AA); fourth 200 IM (2:17.30, AA); fifth 200 back (2:23.43, A)
Kendall McMillen (14): BB 100 free
(1:05.01) and 200 free (2:24.95)
Jacob Miller (7): Firsts 50 free (38.22, B), 100
free (1:26.10, B), 50 fly (48.03), and 100 fly (2:07.98); second 50 back
(47.84, B)
Kourtney Miller (11): BB 50 free
(31.55), 500 free (6:38.61), and 50 back (35.97)
Leann Miller (13): Third 100 free (58.86, AA);
fourths 100 back (1:07.92, A) and 400 IM (5:04.88, AA), fifths 50 free (27.64,
A), 200 free (2:10.92, A), and 100 fly (1:08.03, A); seventh 200 back (2:28.52,
BB); BB 100 breast (1:20.90)
Jonathan Mitchell (12): BB 50 free
(30.11)
Andrew Nguyen (9): Firsts 100 free (1:10.64, A),
50 fly (37.52, BB), and 200 IM (2:58.08, BB); seconds 100 back (1:21.39, A),
100 breast (1:34.40, BB), 100 fly (1:33.98, BB), and 100 IM (1:23.25, BB)
Anthony Nguyen (6): Thirds 50 free (45.38), 50
back (51.94), 50 breast (59.39); fourth 50 fly (1:11.58)
McKenzie Olup (12): Fourth 100
breast (1:17.18, AA); A 200 breast (2:52.54); BB 100 free (1:03.28), 200 back
(2:49.31), and 200 IM (2:46.16)
Gus Paras (15): Second 400 IM
(4:55.34, BB); fifths 200 free (2:01.77, BB) and 500 free (5:24.10, A); sixths
100 free (55.76, BB), 100 back (1:06.07, BB), and 200 IM (2:19.05, BB);
sevenths 200 back (2:20.02, BB) and 100 fly (1:05.33, BB); BB 50 free (26.27)
Emma Parker (7): Second 50 breast (1:01.35); fifth 50 free
(49.57)
Kelsey Payne (5): Sixth 100 free (2:26.62);
eighth 50 free (1:03.58)
Elyse Quartuccio (12): BB 50 free
(31.78)
Jake Quartuccio (17): Firsts 50 free (24.01, A), 500
free (5:08.10, A), and 400 IM (4:38.57, A); second 200 fly (2:10.20, BB); third
200 back (2:11.42, BB); fifth 100 breast (1:11.25, BB)
Andy Snider (16): First 200 breast (2:30.91,
BB); fifth 100 back (1:05.12, BB); sixth 100 free (55.09, A); eighth 200 free
(2:05.74, BB)
Gaby Thompson (7): Thirds 100 free (1:51.03) and
50 back (1:01.33); fourth 50 free (49.17); fifth 50 breast (1:19.86)
Anna Wells (15): Third 500 free (5:41.97, A); sixths 50 free
(27.37, A) and 100 free (59.08, A); eighth 200 free (2:09.55, A); BB 200 back
(2:32.86)
Tamara Wheater (7): Second 50
back (56.70); third 50 fly (1:14.37); fifth 100 free (2:08.26); sixth 50 free
(53.98)
Shannon Woodruff (9): Sixth 100 free (1:23.54, B)
Thirty-eight Raiders
competed at the three day invitational hosted by ASC at the Arundel Olympic
Swim Center in
Seven-year-old Jacob Miller also broke two team
records. He lowered Andrew Tominack’s 8&Under 50 free record from 2004 by nearly a
second, swimming 39.68, and shattered Matt Cooke’s 2002 record in the 100 back
by nearly seven seconds, swimming 1:44.01.
Congratulations to Em Dale, Allison Duncan, Kendall McMillen, and Madi Mismash who swam personal bests in all events. Special congratulations to Jake Quartuccio who broke the minute
mark in the 100 fly for the first time. Also,
welcome to Natalie Griffin who
competed for the Raiders for the first time.
Top eight individual finishes and new BB or better times follow:
Mike Biffel (18): Third 200 back (1:59.65, AA);
fifth 100 back (54.92, AAA); A 200 fly (2:09.16)
Amanda Caballero (12): BB 100 IM (1:16.18)
Allison Duncan (12): BB 100 IM (1:19.93)
Christian Fisher (9): BB 50 back (39.22) and 100
breast (1:38.43)
Sydney Fuller (11): BB 100 IM (1:18.35)
Tyler Grigg (15): BB 100 free (57.69) and 200 IM
(2:24.41)
Hannah Hagadorn (9): BB 100 IM
(1:27.03)
Jackie Hynson (17): First 200 fly (2:09.18, AAA); seconds
100 fly (59.09, AAA) and 400 IM (4:44.48, AAA); fifth 100 back (1:02.15, AA)
Patrick Jackman (14): BB 50 free
(27.59)
Kathleen Lyon (16): Second 200 fly (2:10.11, AAA);
fourth 100 fly (1:00.12, AAA); fifth 400 IM (4:48.22, AA); sixth 200 IM
(2:16.49, AA); eighths 200 free (2:00.33, AAA) and 500 free (5:19.42, AA)
Kendall McMillen (14): BB 100 free
(1:06.71), 100 back (1:11.27), 200 back (2:33.90), 200 breast (3:00.22), and
200 IM (2:41.91)
Matthew Michela (17): BB 50 free
(25.77)
Leann Miller (13): A 100 free (1:01.69) and 400
IM (5:17.56); BB 200 back (2:31.48) and 200 fly (2:36.86)
Sam Miller (12): BB 50 free (29.21)
Andrew Nguyen (9): Seventh 50 free (31.64, A) and
100 breast (1:35.75, BB); A 50 back (38.39); BB 100 back (1:25.27), 100 fly
(1:27.96), and 100 IM (1:22.90)
Jake Quartuccio (17): Eighth 100 free (10:42.20, A);
A 50 free (24.18) and 100 fly (59.05)
Anna Wells (15): BB 200 back (2:32.87)
Sharks
Feeding Frenzy (December 1-2, 2007)
Fourteen Raiders competed
at the two-day meet for B and under swimmers hosted by the Quantico Sharks at Regency
Park Sports in
One team record was broken
at the meet when seven-year-old Jacob
Miller shaved sixteen hundredths from his own record in the 8&Under 25
free. Top eight individual finishes and
new B or better times follow:
Allison Kvien (15): Second 50
free (30.08, BB); thirds 200 free (2:22.39, BB) and 100 back (1:17.65, B)
Amy Kvien (12): Second 50 free (31.38, BB); eighths 200 free
(2:35.87, B) and 200 IM (2:57.97, B)
Kendall McMillen (14): Firsts 100
free (1:07.07, BB), 200 back (2:35.05, BB), and 100 breast (1:22.03, BB)
Abe Melendez (8): Fourth 25 back (21.94); sixth
25 fly (24.06); sevenths 25 free (19.57) and 50 free (42.89)
Jacob Miller (7): Fourths 25 free (18.38) and 50
fly (50.96); fifth 25 fly (23.03); sixth 100 free (1:34.78); seventh 100 IM
(1:55.42)
Jonathan Mitchell (12): Sixth 50 free
(31.03, B)
Sally Owen (8): Fourth 100 free (1:34.96); sixths 50 free
(43.63) and 25 fly (24.26); seventh 50 breast (56.45)
Gaby Thompson (6): Thirds 25 free (22.56) and 50
free (51.80); sixth 50 back (1:06.05); seventh 25 back (29.91)
Shannon Woodruff (9): B 50 free (36.71)
Raider Signs Division I Scholarship Offer (November 21, 2007)
Congratulations
to senior Jackie Hynson who today
signed a National Letter of Intent to attend NCAA Division I Oakland University
in Rochester, Michigan.
Jackie is a distinguished honor student at
Jackie joins a successful Golden Grizzlies squad, the eight-time reigning
Summit League champions for both men’s and women’s swimming.
For the complete
newspaper article on Jackie’s signing (including photos), click on the
following:
CBAC
Fall Warm-up Meet (November 10-11, 2007)
Forty-four Raiders competed
at the two-day meet hosted by CBAC at St. Mary’s College. The Raiders were led by Mike Biffel who finished no lower than sixth, including a first,
three seconds, and a third, swam six personal best times, and broke the two
minute mark in the 200 backstroke. His
time of 1:58.62 eclipsed Bobby Rose’s team records from 2003 (both 15-18 and
Open Boys categories) by nearly two seconds.
He also broke the minute mark in the 100 fly for the first time.
Three other Raiders also
broke records, making a total of nine individual team records broken at the
meet. In his first time swimming the 100
back, nine-year-old Christian Fisher
shattered Patrick Jackman’s 2003 team record by over
seven seconds. He also shaved seven
hundredths from Christian Ritacco’s 2001 record in
the 50 free. Ten-year-old Kourtney Miller broke McKenzie Olup’s 200 free record by over a
second, Audrey Donahue’s 200 IM record by nearly two seconds, and her own 500
free record by nearly three seconds. Brooke
Branham’s 50 breast and Ashley Warren’s 100 breast records were lowered by more
than one and three seconds, respectively, by twelve-year-old McKenzie Olup.
Team relay records also
fell. The quartet of Samuel Miller, Austin Fisher, Jonathan
Mitchell, and Luke Payne knocked
ten seconds off of the 11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay record set just two weeks ago,
swimming a time of 2:10.18. In the 13-14
200 Medley Relay, Matthew Cooke, Alexander Chung, Dakota Hinely, and James Quartuccio shaved two seconds from a 2006 record, swimming a
time of 2:11.40.
Congratulations to Matthew Cooke, Austin Fisher, Sydney Fuller, Xavier Hall, Dakota Hinely, McKenzie
Olup, Grant
Pate, and Zach Payne who swam
personal bests in all events. Special
congratulations to Dakota Hinely who broke a minute in the 100 free for the first
time. Finally, welcome to Susan Duncan, Samuel Miller, and Tyler Westervelt who made their short course debut with the
Raiders. Top eight individual finishes
and new BB or better times follow:
Curt Albert (16): Fourth 200 IM (2:12.48, A);
sixths 500 free (5:41.31, BB) and 100 back (1:00.36, A); sevenths 200 back
(2:11.79), 200 breast (2:33.07, BB), and 100 fly (59.07, A); BB 100 breast
(1:12.13)
Mike Biffel (18): First 100 fly (56.58, AA);
seconds 100 back (54.89, AAA), 200 back (1:58.62, AA), and 200 IM (2:05.28);
third 200 free (1:54.27, A); fourth 100 free (51.39, AA); sixth 50 free (24.06,
A)
Amanda Caballero (12): Seventh 50
back (34.32, BB); BB 100 free (1:06.48)
Alexander Chung (14): BB 100 free (1:01.02)
Christian Fisher (9): Fourths 100 back (1:26.35, BB)
and 50 breast (45.70, BB); sixths 50 free (33.75, BB) and 100 IM (1:26.32)
Sydney Fuller (11): BB 100 breast (1:26.53)
Jamie Hibbert (17): BB 100 free
(58.76)
Dakota Hinely (14): Second 100
back (1:04.23, A); BB 50 free (26.70) and 100 free (58.39)
Jackie Hynson (17): Firsts 100 fly (59.76, AAA)
and 200 fly (2:10.33, AAA); seconds 100 free (55.65, AAA), 200 IM (2:17.85,
AA), and 400 IM (4:49.90, AA); fifth 50 free (26.50, AA)
Blair Johnson (16): BB 100 breast (1:20.54)
Kathleen Lyon (16): First 200 free (2:01.27, AA);
second 200 fly (2:14.99, AA); thirds 500 free (5:27.82, AA) and 200 IM
(2:19.58, AA); fourths 100 fly (1:02.08, AA) and 400 IM (4:52.84, AA); fifth
100 free (57.13, AA)
Kendall McMillen (14): Seventh 200
breast (3:01.35, BB); BB 50 free (29.50) and 100 back (1:13.29)
Matthew Michela (17): BB 100 fly (1:02.70)
Kourtney Miller (10): Second 200
free (2:40.22, BB); third 500 free (7:08.00, BB); fifth 50 free (33.25, BB); sixths
100 fly (1:29.31, BB) and 200 IM (3:04.01, BB); seventh 100 free (1:14.89, BB)
Leann Miller (13): Third 200 fly (2:37.71, BB);
fourth 100 fly (1:09.22, BB); sixth 400 IM (5:19.37, A); seventh 500 free
(5:54.73, BB); A 200 IM (2:30.40); BB 100 back (1:10.93)
Samuel Miller (12): Seventh 50 free (29.90, BB);
eighth 50 breast (44.89)
McKenzie Olup (12): Firsts 50
breast (35.21, AA) and 100 breast (1:17.87, AA); sixth 100 back (1:14.72, A); A
100 IM (1:13.91); BB 100 free (1:03.94), 50 back (36.61), and 50 fly (33.87)
Jake Quartuccio (17): Seventh 100 breast (1:09.43,
BB); eighths 100 free (52.77, A) and 200 back (2:14.12, BB)
Andy Snider (16): Sixth 200 fly (2:38.98);
seventh 500 free (5:44.17, BB); eighth 100 breast (1:09.88, BB); BB 50 free
(25.71) and 200 free (2:06.22)
Nathan Stephens (18): First 100 breast (1:08.86, AA)
Tyler Westervelt (17): A 50 free
(24.20); BB 100 free (54.63), 200 free (2:06.69), and 100 back (1:04.49)
Raiders
Friendship Meet (October 27, 2007)
The Raiders hosted a
tri-meet with the CBAC and
Nine-year-old Christian Fisher made a dynamite debut
with the Raiders, posting BB times in all four events and winning three! He also broke the Raiders team record for
9-10 Boys 50 back, shaving 2.46 seconds from the record Andrew Nguyen set just
two weeks ago. Three other Raiders also
broke individual team records. Jacob Miller eclipsed Jacob Coghan’s records from 2002 in the 8&Under 25 free and
25 butterfly.
Sister Kourtney Miller broke Audrey’s Donahue’s 9-10
Girls record from 2005 in the 50 butterfly by over a second. Nine-year-old Andrew Nguyen shaved .33 secs from the
record he set just two weeks ago in the 50 butterfly.
Others making their short
course debut with the Raiders were Jeffrey
Bell, Ethan Chung, Alex Dale, Em Dale, Austin Fisher, Connor Gay, Joe Higgs, Keely Hollyfield, Allison Kvien,
Amy Kvien,
Abe Melendez, Madi Mismash, Emma Parker, Josh Schaeffer,
Elena Seaton, Jeffrey Seaton, Bradley
Tipper, Tamara Wheater,
and Abby Wilson.
Several relay records were
also established or broken. The Girls
8&Under 100 free relay record was established by Merriam Hagadorn, Tamara Wheater, Chase McClure, and Emma
Parker in 1:33.09, the Boys 8&Under 100 free relay record was
established by Jacob Miller, Abe Melendez, Nate Wilson,
and Anthony Nguyen in 1:26.05, and
the Boys 13-14 200 free relay was established by Zach Payne, James Quartuccio,
Grant Pate, and Jeffrey Bell in 2:13.89. The
quartet of Kourtney Miller, Hannah Hagadorn, Shannon Woodruff, and Kaylee Payne swam
the 10&Under 200 free relay in 2:39.52, shattering the previous record by
27 seconds! Tré
Johnson, Xavier Hall, Alex Nguyen,
and Luke Payne shaved two seconds
from the team record in the Boys 11-12 200 free relay, swimming a time of
2:20.03, and Leann Miller, Ashley Warren, Elena Swick, and Kendall McMillen knocked eight seconds
from the Girls 13-14 200 free relay, swimming 1:56.22. Top four individual finishes and new BB or
better times follow:
Amanda Caballero (12): First 50 back
(34.96, BB) and 50 breast (41.49, B); BB 200 free relay leadoff (30.38) and 200
free (2:28.31)
Alexander Chung (14): BB 50 free (28.08)
Alex Dale (12): Third 50 breast (43.26, B); fourth 50 fly
(42.32)
Audrey Donahue (13): BB 100 free (1:05.90) and 200
IM (2:42.81)
Allison Duncan (12): Fourth 50 free (32.55, B)
Marlena Fernandez (13): BB 100 free
(1:05.65)
Austin Fisher (12): Thirds 50 free (33.51), 50
back (38.20, B), and 50 fly (41.52)
Christian Fisher (9): Firsts 50 free (34.53, BB), 50
back (39.30, BB), and 50 breast (45.53, BB); second 50 fly (41.60, BB)
Jeremy Fleming (16): Fourths 100 free (58.25, BB)
and 200 IM (2:33.57, B)
Hannah Hagadorn (9): Third 50 fly
(41.92, BB); fourths 50 back (42.53, BB) and 100 IM (1:33.37, BB)
Merriam Hagadorn (7): Third 25
breast (26.80)
Jamie Hibbert (17): Seconds 50
free (26.21, BB) and 100 breast (1:14.16, B); BB 100 free (58.88)
Joe Higgs (17): Fourth 100 breast (1:19.22)
Jackie Hynson (17): Firsts 100 back (1:04.23, A),
200 fly (2:13.84, AA), and 200 IM (2:21.84, A); third 100 breast (1:17.17, BB)
Patrick Jackman (14): Third 100
back (1:15.11, B); BB 50 free (28.06)
Blair Johnson (16): Fourth 200 breast (2:54.60,
BB); BB 200 IM (2:40.57)
Tré Johnson
(12):
Second 50 free (33.50)
Amy Kvien (12): Second 50
back (39.20, B); fourth 50 fly (34.30, BB)
Kathleen Lyon (16): Firsts 100 free (57.52, AA),
200 back (2:26.46, BB), and 100 fly (1:03.55, AA)
Chase McClure (8): Seconds 25 free (18.89) and 25
breast (26.63); third 25 fly (27.18)
Kendall McMillen (13): BB 100 back
(1:13.67), 200 breast (3:00.44), and 200 IM (2:42.55)
Abe Melendez (8): Second 25 fly (23.69)
Matthew Michela (17): First 200
back (2:21.51, B); third 200 IM (2:24.05, B); fourths 200 free (2:07.95, BB)
and 100 fly (1:04.61, B)
Jacob Miller (7): Firsts 25 free (18.54), 25
back (22.31), and 25 fly (21.46); third 25 breast (34.55)
Kourtney Miller (10): Firsts 50
free (33.95, BB), 50 fly (35.69, A), and 100 IM (1:24.05, BB); second 50 breast
(46.15, BB)
Leann Miller (13): BB 100 fly
(1:10.69)
Mackay Mismash (13): Third 50 free
(26.56, A); fourth 100 back (1:15.91); BB 100 free (1:00.96)
Andrew Nguyen (9): First 50 fly (39.09, BB);
seconds 50 free (34.74, BB), 50 back (40.26, BB), and 50 breast (45.69, BB)
Anthony Nguyen (5): Second 25 breast (29.12);
third 25 fly (30.09)
Timmy Olsen (9): Fourth 50 fly (1:07.51)
Ryan Palmer (16): Third 100 breast (1:15.38, B)
Elyse Quartuccio (12): Fourth 50
breast (43.18, B)
Jake Quartuccio (17): First 100 free (53.62, A) and
200 free (1:56.27, A); seconds 200 breast (2:37.18, BB) and 200 fly (2:17.73,
BB)
Elena Seaton (9): Fourth 50 breast (48.79, B)
Nathan Stephens (18): Firsts 50 free (24.45, A) and
200 breast (2:26.66, A); seconds 100 free (53.86, A) and 100 fly (1:03.66, BB)
Elena Swick (14): Fourth 200
back (2:44.42, B); BB 50 free (29.04)
Charlotte Taft (16): Second 100 free (59.57, A)
Bradley Tipper (16): First 100 breast (1:13.96,
BB); fourth 50 free (27.36, BB); BB 100 free (59.75)
Ashley Warren (13): BB 100 breast (1:20.28)
Tamara Wheater (6): Fourths 25
back (24.83) and 25 fly (28.20)
Nate Wilson (7): First 25 breast (28.68); seconds 25 free
(20.74) and 25 back (24.91)
Victor
12&Under Invitational (October
13-14, 2007)
Twenty-four
Raiders competed at the
Meanwhile,
nine-year-old newcomer Andrew Nguyen
swam five BB times, all of them top-four finishes. Andrew also set three team
records in his short course debut, shaving over a second from Blake Clift’s
9-10 Boys 50 butterfly record and eclipsing Christian Ritacco’s
records from 2002 in the 50 back and 100 IM by .34 and .57 seconds,
respectively. Also making their short
course debut with the Raiders were Susan
Duncan, Ashlynn Hall, Xavier Hall, Alex Nguyen, Anthony Nguyen, Sally Owen, Miata Reese, and
Gaby Thompson. Top eight finishes and new B or better times
follow:
Amanda Caballero (12): Firsts 100 free (1:07.01, BB), 50 back
(33.82, A), and 100 breast (1:27.46, BB); second 100 back (1:17.93, BB); thirds
50 free (31.21, BB) and 100 IM (1:18.06, BB)
Allison Duncan (12): Third 200 IM (2:59,38, B); fourth 50 fly
(36.82, B); sixths 100 free (1:12.22, B) and 50 breast (42.98, B); eighth 100
back (1:22.76, B)
Libby Exline
(10): Eighth 100 breast (2:07.74)
Hannah Hagadorn
(9): Third 50 breast (47.56, BB); fourths 100 free
(1:22.59, B) and 100 back (1:39.55, B); sixths 50 free (34.31, BB), 50 back
(42.69, BB), and 50 fly (40.79, BB)
Merriam Hagadorn
(7): First 25 back (23.32); seconds 25 free
(19.32) and 25 fly (23.09)
Xavier Hall (12): Fifth 100 back (1:33.65)
Jonathan Mitchell (12): Eighth 100 back (1:51.44)
Alex Nguyen (11): Sixth 50 back (40.90); seventh 50 breast
(45.67)
Andrew Nguyen (9): First 50 back (41.76, BB); second 50 fly
(39.42, BB); thirds 100 free (1:17.66, BB) and 100 IM (1:25.92, BB); fourth 50
breast (43.70, BB)
Sally Owen (8): Fourth 25 fly (25.25); sixth 25 back (24.78)
Kaylee Payne (9): B 100 free (1:28.89) and 50
back (48.72)
Gaby Thompson (6): Sixth 25 fly (38.32)
Sarah Woodruff (11): Seventh 50 back (41.77); eighth 50 fly
(44.05); B 50 free (33.29)
Shannon Woodruff (9): B 100 free (1:30.28)
Scholastic All Americans (October 10, 2007)
USA Swimming announced the
2006-2007 Scholastic All Americans today.
Raider Jackie Hynson was
among the 43 Maryland LSC swimmers and 1,287 swimmers nationwide named to this
prestigious team. Student athletes who
have completed their sophomore year of high school qualify for this honor by
maintaining a 3.5 or higher GPA in academic subjects and competing in an
individual event at a nationally-recognized swim meet (Sectionals or
higher). Jackie is a senior at
Congratulations to Jackie!
WAC/BAC/ODAC/Raiders
Quad Meet (September 29, 2007)
The
2007-2008 Short Course Season got underway on September 29th when
the Williamsburg Aquatics Club hosted a quad meet at