Yorktown - Athletes of the Meet

Congratulations to Abraham Zimmerman and Anna Miller for being named athletes of the week for our meet against Yorktown.

Abraham was selected on the basis of his strong performances in both his individual events and relays. Abraham won both the 200 and 100 freestyle, and swam a strong anchor leg to the first-place 400-yard freestyle relay. Abraham's times were among the fastest of the season. And he continues to give every indication that he will be a force at the conference, region and state levels this season.

Anna earned recognition on the strength of both her swims as well. Anna's times in the 100 butterfly and 100 breast are right on her personal bests from last year. Despite starting the season late due to injury, Anna continues to get stronger and faster each week. She is poised to have a strong championship season and will surprise many swimmers at conferences this year.

Honorable mention goes out to a number of athletes who deserve special recognition for their efforts tonight:

• Joel Hines -- Joel was the only male diver available for this meet and he certainly came through for the team. His dives were strong all meet and he helped carry the team by earning a solid third-place finish.
• Maddie August -- Maddie had her best meet as a Warhawk tonight. She hit a number of dives throughout the night and posted one of her best-ever scores. Her hard work and dedication to the team earned valuable points that helped the team keep the meet close.
• Kyle Wu -- Kyle continued to impress with strong performances in both the 200 IM and 500 free. He was just edged out in both events but showed tremendous closing speed in both races. He is continuing to enjoy one of the finest freshman seasons in a long time.
• Jason Bookstaver -- Jason had a strong performance in his first individual event of the season. His time in the 200 freestyle was more than 12 seconds faster than last year's time. Jason continues to grow stronger and his hard work is clearly paying off for both him and the team.
• Garrett Smith -- Garrett's 100 fly was well on its way to a significant drop in time. Despite slipping on the wall in his last turn Garrett still finished with a very strong time that was close to his personal best. Garrett continues to improve and will be looking to score important points for the team at conferences.
• Mallory Dyson -- Mallory had another very strong meet. He split in the 200 medley relay was one of the fastest all year. She also battled through sore shoulders to win both the 50 free and 100 backstroke.
• Sarah Carmen -- Sarah earned a personal best time in the 100 breaststroke tonight. In a meet where many swimmers were off of their best times Sarah managed to put forth a personal best. Her positive attitude and strong work ethic continue to help her get stronger and improve her times.