CSP Wins Division I Championship
Another Division I Championship has come and gone, and CSP Tideriders are once again on top. Typical of the winter we have had this year, the weather came in to play again on Sunday of this meet. The force that our team showed on Sunday, showed the commitment our coaches, families and swimmers have. A key to Sunday was being able to field all of our relays. In fact all weekend long, we did not lose one relay to DQ. This is an important factor when you realize that relays are double points for each relay that places. We won three of the six age groups (10 & Under Girls and Boys and 13 – 14 Girls) and came in second in another (13 – 14 Boys). In a meet where the final score between first and second was only 153 points, every point counts.
Special thanks goes out to our officials who worked all weekend, Joanne Graham, Tania Hillmer,Rob Jurotich and Kelly Porter. Without officials, we would not be able to hold these meets!
Some interesting numbers from the meet include:
CSP had 20% of the entrants
CSP had 22% of the total individual swims
CSP had 23% of the total relays
CSP had the lowest % of no shows from the Top 5 teams
While as a team, CSP was outstanding, we also had some great individual accomplishments as well. Madeleine Collier was second in the 10 & Under Girls High Point, and broke her own 50 Free team record leading off the 200 Free Relay. Henry Hardeman placed 3rd in the 10 & Under Boys High Point. Evie Mauze finished 2nd in the 13 – 14 Girls Age Group and teamed with Katie Brodersen, Natalie Crocker and Brigid Andrews to set the Girls 13 – 14 800 Free Relay team record.
Qualifying for the Central Zone Championship Meet in August, with a USA AAA time, were Anna Scott Baur, Natalie Crocker, Peri George, Matthew Hillmer, Christina Jurotich, Abbey Owenby, Evan Parres, Drew Willmann and Graham Zucker.
CSP ran away with both the 10 & Under Girls and the 10 & Under Boys Age Group. They were aided with some fantastic relay performances, which included winning all four relays, and also a first and second place finish for the 10 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay, and first and third finishes for the other three relays.
Maya Esparza, Anna Scott Baur, Madeleine Collier and Sophie Henriksen teamed to win the 200 Medley Relay, while Sarah Donohue, Ingrid Stahl, Karissa Kantz and Sophie Thompson finished in third. Also competing in the 200 Medley Relays were Margaret Beimdiek, Kaia Mills-Lee, Izzy Destefano and Katherine Roderick, and Sophia King, Morgan Hast, Sara Dodson and Francesca Westendorf, and McClain Suelthaus, Katherine Bias, Sammie Esparza and Chloe Hagemann. On the Boys side, Graham Zucker, Eric Ji, Henry Hardeman and Maddoc McGowan won, while Lee Naber, Dean Schwager, Ethan Nagasako and Ryan Mauney were third. Also swimming in the boys Medley Relays were Graham Mills, Nolan Alper-Esko, Graham Fredman and Andrew Smock, and Cameron McCrary, Steven Busch, Collin Logsdon and Brendan O’Meara.
In the Free Relays, Madeleine led off with a record breaking 50 Free, and teamed with Anna Scott, Sophie T and Maya to win, while Sarah, Sophie H, Karissa and Sammie finished third. Also swimming relays were Izzy, Margaret, Katherine and Francesca, and Chloe, Ingrid, McClain and Sara. On the boy’s side, the winning team was Maddoc, Dean, Henry and Lee, while Graham Z, Ryan, Eric and Graham F finished in second. Also swimming the Free Relays for the boys were Nolan, Andrew, Brendan and Graham M, and Cameron, Steven, Ethan and Collin.
Individually, winning events for the 10 & Unders were Anna Scott Baur and Maddoc McGowan. Placing in the Top 8 were Madeleine Collier, Sarah Donohue, Maya Esparza, Henry Hardeman, Sophie Henriksen, Eric Ji, Karissa Kantz, Lee Naber, Ethan Nagasako, Ingrid Stahl, Sophie Thompson and Graham Zucker. Finishing in the Top 16 were Nolan Alper-Esko, Margaret Beimdiek, Steven Busch, Izzy Destefano, Sammie Esparza, Graham Fredman, Ryan Mauney, Cameron McCrary, Graham Mills, Kaia Mills-Lee, Dean Schwager and Andrew Smock. Also swimming with the 10 & Unders was Katie Murdoch.
In the 11 – 12 Year Old Age Group, we had more relays to swim and were able to hold on and score each and every one of them. In the 200 Medley Relays, for the girls, Meaghan Cannon, Lauren Beard, Kaitlyn Rowbottom and Elisabeth Ragan finished 7th, while Maddie Palatt, Molly Nikkel, Meghan Bryan and Sophie Fredman finished 8th. Also swimming in the 200 Medley Relays were Caroline Roderick, Madigan Kinsey, Olivia Morales and Parker Hagemann. For the boys, Drew Willmann, Andrew O’Brien, Koji Barrette and Colin Fitzgerald were 5th, while Michael Tu, Ben Evra, Ethan Doll and Nathan Lin were 10th.
In the 400 Medley Relays, Meaghan, Lauren, Kaitlyn and Elisabeth were 6th, while Caroline, Molly, Maddie and Sophie were 10th. For the Boys, Drew, Andrew, Colin and Koji finished in 4th, while Michael, Ben, Ethan and Nathan were 7th.
In the 200 Free Relays, Elizabeth Wiese, Meaghan, Lauren and Caroline were a 7th place finisher, while Carly Fesler, Sophie, Elisabeth and Parker finished in 8th. Also swimming were Kaitlyn, Maddie, Meghan and Lily Ragan. For the Boys, Drew, Andrew, Colin and Hutton Murdoch finished 4th, while Nathan, Ethan, Michael and Ben Blinder finished in 9th.
In the 400 Free Relays, for the girls, Lauren, Elizabeth, Elisabeth and Meaghan were 7th, while Kaitlyn, Sophie, Caroline and Carly were 8th. For the Boys, Drew, Andrew, Colin and Hutton were 5th, while Ben B, Ethan, Nathan and Michael were 9th.
Winning individual events for the 11 – 12 Year Olds were Andrew O’Brien, while placing in the Top 8 for were Meaghan Cannon and Drew Willmann. Finishing in the Top 16 were Koji Barrette, Lauren Beard, Benjamin Blinder, Ben Evra, Colin Fitzgerald, Sophie Fredman, Elisabeth Ragan, Caroline Roderick and Kaitlyn Rowbottom. Audrey Dino, Jackson Fox, Reed Grimm, Katie He, Amelia Koch and Isabella Sanchez also competed in the 11 – 12 Year Old Age Group.
The 13 -14 Age Group had many great relay performances, beginning with the record breaking 800 Free Relay on Friday night of Evie, Natalie, Brigid and Katie, while Peri George, Abbey Owenby, Cami Nourie and Claire Brouillet were 4th. For the Boys, Matthew Hillmer, Evan Parres, Sam Porter and Jack Bodnar teamed up for a third place finish, while Alex Benduski, Lucas Doll, Wil Welch and Michael Raskin were 6th.
In the 200 Free Relays, Christina Jurotich, Natalie, Evie and Brigid finished second, while Riley Deutsch, Peri, Abbey and Corrine Michael were 9th. Also swimming in the 200 Free Relays were Katie Knapp, Megan Ross, Cami and Katie B, and Claire, Alex Fox, Alexa Kouvelis and Allie Hickenbotham, and Riley Schelp, Nicole Beard, Taylor Korte and Caroline Liekweg. For the Boys, Evan, Lucas, Jack and Sam teamed up to finish third, while William Bias, Wil, Aaron Garner and Matthew were 6th.
In the 400 Free Relays, Christina, Natalie, Evie and Brigid were second, while Abbey, Peri, Katie B and Corinne were 7th for the girls. For the boys, Evan, Jack, Lucas and Matthew were second, while Alex, Sam, Wil and Aaron were 5th.
In the 200 Medley Relays, Evie, Natalie, Peri and Christina were second, while Riley, Abbey, Katie B and Brigid were 9th. Also swimming in the Medley Relays were Caroline Davis, Katie K, Allie and Corinne, and Claire, Megan, Cami and Taylor, and Alexa, Alex, Nicole and Caroline. For the Boys, Alex, Matthew, Evan and Lucas were 5th, while Aaron, Michael, Wil and Jack were 9th. Also competing with the Boys were Sam, Will Young, Reid Rogers and Jacob Varela.
In the 400 Medley Relays, Evie, Christina, Peri and Natalie were third, while Riley, Abbey, Katie and Brigid were 7th. For the Boys, Alex, Matthew, Evan and Sam were 5th, while Lucas, Michael, Wil and Jack were 8th.
Winning events in the 13 – 14 Age Group was Evie Mauze, while placing in the Top 8 were Brigid Andrews, Katie Brodersen, Natalie Crocker, Riley Deutsch, Aaron Garner, Peri George, Allie Hickenbotham, Matthew Hillmer, Christina Jurotich, Todd Kriss, Caroline Liekweg, Abbey Owenby and Evan Parres. Finishing in the Top 16 were Nicole Beard, Alex Benduski, Jack Bodnar, Claire Brouillet, Caroline Davis, Lucas Doll, Alex Fox, Matthew Graham, Bailey Hahn, Katie Knapp, Alexa Kouvelis, Corinne Michael, Cami Nourie, Sam Porter, Michael Raskin, Megan Ross and Wil Welch. Also swimming with the 13 – 14 Age Group were Lauren Bell and Andrea Morales.
Congratulations to the CSP Tideriders to their second straight Division I Championship!
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