Monday, April 11, 2011

AquaBears Banquet

The AquaBears celebrated their season this past weekend with a banquet attended by over 80 people including representatives from Academic Success, Jimmy Henderson and Michael Kallsen, and our Faculty Representative, Dr. Michael Mills.

Senior Tori Gutt (Scholar Athlete; Swimmer of the Year), Senior Kelly Schmeckpeper-Cook (Diver of the Year), Sophomore Allison Scott (Most Inspirational) and Freshman Renee Stephens (Most Improved) were honored with the four awards which the team votes on.

Also honored were this year's captains who passed the torch to next year's captain Tatum Boehnke, who will be joined by a Team Council selected by Tatum and the Coaching Staff.

The following is a list of the 2010-2011 AquaBears accomplishments:

·        Achieved team Cumulative GPA of 3.08
·        Finished at .500 for dual meet wins
·        Finished 6th at the MPSF Championships, beating Cal State Bakersfield, who beat us by 70 points last year. 
·        We were 98% for season best performances at MPSF
·        8 new school records, Tori Gutt in the 100, 200 Breast and 400 IM, and Kelly Schmeckpeper-Cook on 1M and 3M, 200 Medley Relay (Sammy Leonard, Amanda Donegan, Gina Riggle, and JJ Smith), 400 Medley Relay (Sammy Leonard, Tori Gutt, Courtney Van Oost, and Gina Riggle), and 200 Free relay (Gina Riggle, Jamie Byrne, Kira Alger, and JJ Smith)
·        33 New All Time Top 10 Athletes
·        49 New All Time Top 10 Performances
·        1 NCAA B Cut (Tori in the 200 Breaststroke) and 2 NCAA Zone E Qualifiers (Kelly and Sara Moldenhauer).
·        Tori will be our first Honorable Mention Scholar All American, which requires a NCAA B cut and a minimum 3.5 GPA.
·        Inducted our first ever hall of fame diver, Sabra Moss who dove here 1993-96.
·        And in recruiting we have committed 16 new athletes, and still waiting 3 decisions.  

Seniors Kelly, Alisha, Alana & Tori
Thank you to all who have supported the AquaBears this season, from near and afar.  We wish this year's graduating class of Tori Gutt, Alana Dauman, Alisha Dauman and Kelly Schmeckpeper-Cook only the best in their future endeavors and look forward to seeing them at Alumni events in the future. 

The AquaBears are looking towards next year............




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