HLA Swimmers are Making a Splash . . .
2007-2008 Short Course HLA Awards
| 8 & Under | ||
| Outstanding Swimmer | Michael Ayars | Sydney Schneider |
| Most Improved Swimmer | Keegan Schuhart | Shelby Mullendore |
| 9 & 10 | ||
| Outstanding Swimmer | Kody Barber | Alexa Goldenstein |
| Most Improved Swimmer | Carter Lyons | Sara Meyers |
| 11 & 12 | ||
| Outstanding Swimmer | Jacob Pales | Alexis Altmaier |
| Most Improved Swimmer | Alex Kuszak | Emily Delka |
| Honorable Mention Outstanding Swimmer | Chantel Rosenboom | |
| Honorable Mention Most Improved Swimmer | Rachel Nissen | |
| 13 & 14 | ||
| Outstanding Swimmer | Zachary Rathjen | Merdedith Wekesser |
| Most Improved Swimmer | Hunter Day | Amanda Walz |
| Thunder Award | ||
| Alex Kuszak | ||
| Senior Awards | ||
| Sam Bach , Steven Ebers , Nolan Ediger , Adam Frederick , Andrea Frederick , Steve Ganz , Blake Hoffmeyer , Kylie Hubbell , Shelby Knobel , Lindsey Mota , Garret Schrock , Katherine Steinberger , Logan Sutton , and Weston Woldt | ||
Great Swims!Note: Complete results for meets can be found in the Results & Records section.
Division I Meet
Heartland Aquatics finished in 4th place overall at the Division I meet, a great finish to the short course season! In addition to this great team finish, there were 22 club individual and 8 club relay records set at the meet! Special congratulations to our swimmers that finished in the top 10 of their age groups:
| Swimmer | Age Group | Rank | |
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Sydney Schneider Shelby Mullendore Michael Ayars Keegan Schuchart Conor Kearns Alexa Goldenstein Chantel Rosenboom Kera Barber Jacob Molacek Alex Kuszak Meredith Wekesser Timmy Gladyshev Aaron Henry |
8 & U Girls 8 & U Girls 8 & U Boys 8 & U Boys 8 & U Boys 9-10 Girls 11-12 Girls 11-12 Girls 11-12 Boys 11-12 Boys 13-14 Girls 13-14 Boys 15 & O Boys |
1st 2nd 3rd 7th 9th 2nd 6th 10th 1st 8th 10th 8th 3rd |
Division II Meet
HLA swimmers earned a total of 19 new Division I cuts, 67 medals, and 114 personal best times! Elizabeth Shipman also won the high point award for the 15 and Over Girls division. Way to go!!!
Sectionals Meet
At the Sectionals meet in Columbia, Missouri, HLA swimmers achieved 15 personal bests and set 5 HLA individual records and 3 HLA relay records! Congratulations to Ryan Bubb, Nick Caruso, Mattea Fosbender, Aaron Henry, Andrew Nelson, and Logan Sutton on some outstanding performances!
Allstars Meet
Eight HLA swimmers qualified to represtent Midwestern Swimming at the 2008 All Stars meet in Lawrence, Kansas. Congratulations to Alexis Altmaier, Kera Barber, Alexa Goldenstein, Alex Kuszak, Jacob Molacek, Jacob Pales, Chantel Rosenboom, and Meredith Wekesser on their outstanding performances!
In the News
Congratulations to Mattea Fosbender and Miki Freese!
Mattea, a junior at Lincoln East, and Miki, a sophomore at Lincoln Southwest, were selected to be on the Journal Star's girls winter all-city swim team. See the story on the Lincoln Journal Star website.
Congratulations to Jackson Carter, Aaron Henry and Ryan Bubb!
Aaron, a junior at Lincoln Southeast, and Jackson and Ryan, sophomores at Lincoln East, were selected to be on the Journal Star's boys winter all-city swim team. See the story on the Lincoln Journal Star website.
Congratulations to Miki Freese!
Miki, a sophomore at Lincoln Southwest, was the Channel 10/11 Prep Athlete of the week February 27, 2008. Miki delivered the 1st State Swimming Championship in her high school's history by winning the Girls 100-yard backstroke at the State Swimming Meet. See the story on the KOLN/KGIN website.
Congratulations to Ryan Bubb!
Ryan, a sophomore at Lincoln East High School, was the Channel 10/11 Prep Athlete of the week February 7, 2008. See the story on the KOLN/KGIN website.
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