Gators Drop Times, Finish Season
Beavercreek, OH (July 5, 2004) Pushing through the wakes at Cardinal Hill were the swimmers of the Germantown Gators swim team. Not only did the team continue to rack up top three finishes, but they finished out a great season.
"Everything went really well. All the kids dropped more time and it was a good night with no rain," Coach Grace Keister said.
The 100 Medley teams continued their winning ways as they hit the wall with four (4) first and second place finishes. The first place finishers were Michael Bowman, Daniel Day, Kyle Inloes, and Alec Bordenkircher in the eight and under division; Abby Roberson, Mallory Wright, Cody Fox, and Taylor Weidle in the 9-10 division; Cali Thomas, Nicole Wells, Kylee Dickey, and Katie Cope in the 11-12 division and Sally Wright, Rori Thomas, Polly Enochs, and Rebecca Neitman in the 13-14 division.
Second place finisher were Olivia Blanton, Shelby Inloes, Morgan Hadley, and Debbie Inman in the 9-10 division; Clayton Williams, Stephen Waite, Connor Staiger and Jonathan Pohl in the 9-10 boys division; Kevin Fox, Benjamin Riegel, Logan Eshbaugh, and Ross Swartz in the 11-12 boys division and Christian Garner, Jessy Hess, Skylar Arstingstall, and Angela Mikesell in the 13-14 division.
The remainder of the relay teams were also spectacular bringing in points from almost every age division.
The eight and under boys and girls took first in the 100 free relay and the girls (Corrinda Williams, Morgan Cocherhand, Savannah Randolph, and Sydney Pearson) also took second in the event.
The first place finishers were Sarah Landis, Anna Pohl, Danielle Johnson, and Samantha Combs. On the boy's side, the first place finishers were Michael Bowman, Tucker Parks Kyle Inloes, and Daniel Day.
In the 9-10 age group, the girls took first (Mallory Wright, Debbie Inman, Cody Fox, Taylor Weidle) and second (Morgan Hadley, Abby Roberson, Madeline Parks, and Shelby Inloes), while Jonathan Pohl, Stephen Waite, Clayton Williams, and Connor Staiger took first on the boys side.
Continuing on in the 100 relay, the 11-12 division took the top three finishes, as the girls took first Nicole Wells, Kylee Dickey, Calie Thomas, and Tessa Parks), while the boys took second (Ross Swartz, Kevin Fox, Logan Eshbaugh, and Benjamin Riegel) and third (Noah Randolph, Michael Waite, Alec Bordenkirche,r and Cody Borton).
Polly Enochs, Rebecca Neitman, Sally Wright, and Rori Thomas (13-14) finished for first place in the 200 free relay, while Amanda Angel, Skylar Arstingstall, Allison Mikesell, and Stephanie Reid (15-18) claimed the gold in their division.
The boys (Jay Mikesell, Gage Borton, David Swartz, and Karl Staiger)15-18 group also claimed first place.
Individual places kept the points being tagged onto the Gators score after Taylor Weidle (age 10), Connor Staiger (10), Calie Thomas (12), Sally Wright (13), and Stephanie Reid (17) finished first in the 100 IM.
Second place finishers in the 100 IM included: Cody Fox (10), Kylee Dickey (12) and Rebecca Neitman (14).
Going on to the 25 free events, first place finishers included Morgan Cockerman (6), Samantha Combs (8), Daniel Day (7), Taylor Weidle (10), and Tessa Parks (12). Runner ups were Kei Thomas (5), Michael Waite (5), Sarah Landis (7), Tucker Parks (7), and Benjamin Riegel (11).
In the 50 free the lone first place finisher was Rori Thomas (14), but Christina Garner (14), Jay Mikesell (13), Allison Mikesell (16), and Karl Staiger (15) pulled out with second place finishes.
There were three champions in the 50 breast; Rori Thomas (14), David Swartz (14), and Stephanie Reid (17). Jessy Hess (14) came out of the event with a second place finish.
Nicole Wells (11) and Benjamin Riegel were the two second place finishers of the 25 breast.
The 25 back events brought in some promising points for the Gators as Morgan Cocherhan (6), Michael Waite (5), Danielle Johnson (7), Daniel Day (7), and Tessa Parks touched the wall in first place.
Runner ups during the event were Kei Thomas, Michael Bowman (7), Cody Fox, Clayton Williams, Kylee Dickey, and Kevin Fox (12).
Sally Wright took first in the 50 back while Polly Enochs and Karl Staiger took second place. During the 50 free Abby Roberson (9) and Cali Thomas (12) each touched the wall in first.
Moving up to the older age groups, in the 100 free, the Gators claimed two first place finishes (Sally Wright and David Swartz) and two second place finishes (Rebecca Neitman and Allison Mikesell).
The remaining events were the 25 and 50 fly. Danielle Johnson, Kyle Inloes, and Tessa Parks took the gold during the 25 fly, while Sarah Landis, Michael Bowman, Cody Fox and Connor Staiger came in the second spot.
In the 50 fly, Rori Thomas and Stephanie Reid finished first while Poly Enochs took second.
Looking back over the season Keister is pleased with the improvement she has seen.
"We've improved a lot. A lot of the kids have done phenomenal and all the new swimmers have learned all four strokes. Because the younger kids are now familiar with all the strokes, they are improving at a faster rate," Keister said.
Now the Championships are on the way and Keister told the kids to just go out there and have fun.
"I think they're really excited and as long as they have fun I know they will do well," Keister noted.
"We will have a regular practice schedule and next week is spirit week. We will also have a big spaghetti dinner on Friday night," Keister added.
This Saturday will be the Germantown Gators will be competing in the Championships in West Carrollton.
"I told them that they should just go out there and do their best and most of all just have fun. It's the end of the season and try to enjoy the day," Keister commented.
